SEPTEMBER 2008
4 (Th) Pancami, Appearance of Srimati Sita Thakurani (Sri Advaita's consort)
5 (Fr) Sasti, Lalita Sasti
7 (Su) Astami, Radhastami: Appearance of Srimati Radharani (fast till noon)
10 (We) Ekadasi, fast for Parsva Ekadasi
11 (Th) Dvadasi, Break fast 07:37 - 09:44, Sri Vamana Dvadasi: Appearance of Lord Vamanadeva
(fast till noon on the Ekadasi, feast today), appearance of Srila Jiva Gosvami
12 (Fr) Trayodasi, appearance of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura (fast till noon)
13 (Sa) Caturdasi, Ananta Caturdasi Vrata, disappearance of Srila Haridasa Thakura
14 (Su) Purnima, Sri Visvarupa Mahotsava, acceptance of sannyasa by Srila Prabhupada
Third month of Caturmasya begins (milk fast for one month), beginning of Padmanabha Masa (Padmanabha month)
16 (Tu) Dvitiya, Kanya Sankranti (Sun enters Virgo)
21 (Su) Saptami, Srila Prabhupada's arrival in the USA
25 (Th) Dvadasi, fast for Indira Ekadasi
26 (Fr) Trayodasi, Break fast 05:44 - 09:44
All righty, so how is it that the calendar here says Ekadasi was today (well, yesterday, Thursday), and the one Madan Gopal made says it was Wednesday?
I've been living on fruit for two days!
Wednesday my coworkers said the fast was on dvadasi, I check on TV and it coincides, so i ate some grains at night. Today I've fasted again, I go to see the parana on Madan's calendar, and it says it was this morning!
I use to follow calendar from this site http://www.iskcongbc.org/vcal/Traditional....mp;Gaurabda=522
I don't know what kind of version of calendar he has but according to this calendar Dvadasi was 25 (Th) and it was the day for fasting. If there is any better version to use I surely will follow
All righty, so how is it that the calendar here says Ekadasi was today (well, yesterday, Thursday), and the one Madan Gopal made says it was Wednesday?
Madan Gopal made different versions of calendar for devotees from different parts of the world. Maybe you took one that was meant for Europe?
OCTOBER
6 (Mo) Saptami, Durga Puja
9 (Th) Dasami, Ramacandra Vijayotsava, Appearance of Sri Madhvacarya
10 (Fr) Ekadasi, fast for Pasankusa Ekadasi
11 (Sa) Dvadasi, fast break 06:14 - 10:02, disappearance of Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami, Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami and Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami
14 (Tu) Purnima, Sri Krsna Saradiya Rasayatra, disappearance of Sri Murari Gupta, Laksmi Puja, beginning of the fourth month of Caturmasya (urad dal fast for one month), beginning of Damodara Masa (month of Damodara).
16 (Th) Dvitiya, Tula Sankranti (Sun enters Libra)
18 (Sa) Pancami, disappearance of Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura
21 (Tu) Astami, Appearance of Radha Kunda, Snana Dana, Bahulastami
22 (We) Navami, appearance of Virabhadra
24 (Fr) Ekadasi, fast for Rama Ekadasi
25 (Sa) Dvadasi, fast break 06:28 - 10:05
28 (Tu) Amavasya, Dipa dana, Dipavali (Kali Puja)
29 (We) Pratipat, Govardhana Puja, Go Puja, Go Krida, (Worship of Govardhana Hill), Bali Daityaraja Puja, appearance of Sri Rasikananda;
30 (Th) Dvitiya, disappearance of Sri Vasudeva Ghosh
November 2008
1 (Sa) Caturthi, disappearance of Srila Prabhupada (fast till noon)
6 (Th) Astami, Gopastami, Gosthastami, disappearance of Sri Gadadhara Dasa Gosvami, Sri Dhananjaya Pandita and Sri Srinivasa Acarya
7 (Fr) Navami, Jagaddhatri Puja
9 (Su) Ekadasi, fast for Utthana Ekadasi, disappearance of Srila Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji (fast till noon, feast tomorrow), Bhisma Pancaka
10 (Mo) Dvadasi, break fast 06:21 - 07:11
11 (Tu) Caturdasi, disappearance of Sri Bhugarbha Gosvami and Sri Kasisvara Pandita
12 (We) Purnima, Sri Krsna Rasayatra, Tulasi-Saligrama Vivaha (marriage), appearance of Sri Nimbarkacarya, end of Caturmasya, beginning of Keśava Masa
13 (Th) Pratipat, Katyayani Vrata begins
15 (Sa) Tritiya, Vrscika Sankranti (Sun enters Scorpio)
22 (Sa) Ekadasi, fast for Utpanna Ekadasi, disappearance of Sri Narahari Sarakara Thakura
23 (Su) Dvadasi, break fast 08:15 – 09:57, disappearance of Sri Kaliya Krsnadasa
24 (Mo) Trayodasi, disappearance of Sri Saranga Thakura
DECEMBER 2008
3 (We) Sasti, Odana Sasthi
8 (Mo) Ekadasi, fast for Moksada Ekadasi, Advent of Srimad Bhagavad-gita
9 (Tu) Dvadasi, break fast 06:47 - 10:06
12 (Fr) Purnima, end of Katyayani Vrata, beginning of Narayana Masa
15 (Mo) Caturthi, disappearance of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura (fast till noon), Dhanus Sankranti (Sun enters Sagittarius)
22 (Mo) Ekadasi, fast for Saphala Ekadasi, disappearance of Śri Devananda Pandita
23 (Tu) Dvadasi, break fast 06:56 - 10:13
24 (We) Trayodasi, disappearance of Sri Mahesa Pandita and Sri Uddharana Datta Thakura
27 (Sa) Pratipat, appearance of Sri Locana Dasa Thakura
30 (Tu) Tritiya, disappearance of Srila Jiva Gosvami and Sri Jagadisa Pandita
JANUARY 2009
7 (We) Ekadasi (Trisprsa Mahadvadasi), fast for Putrada Ekadasi
8 (Th) Trayodasi, break fast 06:59 - 10:20, appearance of Sri Jagadisa Pandita
10 (Sa) Purnima, Sri Krsna Pusya Abhiseka, beginning of Madhava Masa
13 (Tu) Tritiya, Makara Sankranti (Sun enters Capricorn), Ganga Sagara Mela
15 (Th) Sasti, disappearance of Sri Ramacandra Kaviraja, appearance of Śrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami and disappearance of Śri Jayadeva Gosvami
16 (Fr) Saptami, disappearance of Sri Locana Dasa Thakura
21 (We) Ekadasi, fast for Sat-tila Ekadasi
22 (Th) Dvadasi, break fast 06:56 - 10:22
30 (Fr) Pancami, Vasanta Pancami, appearance of Srimati Visnupriya Devi, Sarasvati Puja, disappearance of Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura, appearance of Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi, Sri Raghunandana Thakura and Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami.
FEBRUARY 2009 - GAURA PURNIMA
1 (Su) Saptami, Appearance of Sri Advaita Acarya (fast till noon)
2 (Mo) Astami, Bhismastami
3 (Tu) Navami, Disappearance of Sri Madhvacarya
4 (We) Dasami, Disappearance of Sri Ramanujacarya
5 (Th) Ekadasi, Fast for Bhaimi Ekadasi
6 (Fr) Dvadasi, Break fast 07:08 - 10:38, Varaha Dvadasi: Appearance of Lord Varahadeva (fast till noon on the Ekadasi, feast today)
7 (Sa) Trayodasi, Nityananda Trayodasi: Appearance of Sri Nityananda Prabhu (fast till noon)
9 (Mo) Pratipat, Sri Krsna Madhura Utsava, Appearance of Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura
12 (Th) Caturthi, Kumbha Sankranti (Sun enters Aquarius)
13 (Fr) Pancami, Disappearance of Sri Purusottama Das Thakura, Appearance of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura (fast till noon), Disappearance of Srila Gour Govinda Swami
20 (Fr) Ekadasi, Fast for Vijaya Ekadasi
21 (Sa) Dvadasi, Break fast 06:51 - 10:32, Disappearance of Sri Isvara Puri
23 (Mo) Caturdasi, Siva Ratri
25 (We) Pratipat, Disappearance of Srila Jagannatha Dasa Babaji and Sri Rasikananda
28 (Sa) Caturthi, Appearance of Sri Purusottama Dasa Thakura
MARCH
7 (Sa) Dvadasi, Fast for Amalaki Vrata Ekadasi, Disappearance of Sri Madhavendra Puri
8 (Su) Trayodasi, Break fast 06:30 - 10:23
9 (Mo) Caturdasi, Vyasa Puja of Guru Maharaja
10 (Tu) Purnima, Appearance of Śri Gauranga Mahaprabhu *** Gaura Purnima *** (fast till moonrise) (Festival of Jagannatha Misra observed on following day)