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Biggest misconception is “Indian Hindu festivals observance date in the Indian calendar / panchang is applicable for all location in world”. We contact our parents in India to find the festival observance dates. Some use their favorite Panchangam brought from India to find an observance date for an Indian festival. In reality observance dates from Indian Panchangam is valid only in India and is not transferrable to other locations. If the earth is flat we can use Indian calendar everywhere in the world. If the earth is flat then Sun & Moon will rise all places at the same time, and no need of time zones and hence Indian Panchangam can be used everywhere in the world but the trouble is the earth is round and the Sun does not rise at the same time, or set at the same time all over the world. Additionally, we have time zones and time differenes. Due to the time zones/differences there is another misconception that as USA/Canada and Europe is behind in time then Festival will come a day later in USA/Canada and Europe. This is absurd. One needs to learn mathematics to remove the confusion. If Seattle/Vancouver/California is 13 hours 30 minutes behind Indian Standard Time and say an event is occurring in India (For example One day International Cricket match at 8 AM in India then will it be the previous day in USA/Canada or the next day? If you think next day then it is not a live telecast. It is just a relay. To arrive the time you’ll subtract 13 hours 30 minutes from 8 AM. Which gives 6 hours 30 PM the previous day in USA/Canada. Same rule is applied here. Tithis, Nakshatras, Yoga and Karana ends at the same instance all over the world (Like any celestial event). After having tithi and nakshatra endtimes, the rules used to determine festivals in India are applied for overseas panchangam. This requires extensive knowledge of Panchangam Agama (Shastras) with mathematical knowledge to calculate Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga and Karana, Day (Vaar) and Local factors like Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise, and Moonset. Hence, sometimes festivals may appear on the same day as India or a day before in the countries west of India. Where as in the countries east of India the festival may appear on the same date as India or a day later. There is a basic difference between English date and Hindu Date: The English date and the day (Sunday, Monday, etc.) changes at the midnight. Hindu day (Vaar) also doesn't change at the midnight. But changes at the sunrise, a Hindu day is from one sunrise to another. The Hindu date or tithi (the festival falls in to) doesn't change at the midnight. o The Hindu date (tithi -- depends on the positions of sun and the moon at any given time) changes anytime as celestial bodies keep moving. o The Tithi duration is the time it takes for the longitudinal angle between the moon and the sun to increase by 12°. Hence it varies from approximately 19 to approximately 26 hours. It can change anytime between one Sunrise to another Sunrise. If a tithi ends today at 23:02 it doesn't mean that next tithi will end tomorrow at the same time. It can end at 18:00, 18:09 or 20:27. Panchangam contains two types of calculations: Local coordinates like longitude and latitude. (The earth is kinda round and horizon will vary from place to place on earth. Hence these calculation may vary from the place to place.): Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise, Moonset Geocentric astronomical phenomenon (The planetary positions will be different for every second) like: (The tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana are based on this set of calculations): Positions of Sun, Moon etc. The astronomical phenomenon happens instantly at the same moment on the earth and hence thithis, nakshatra will end at the same time / instance all over the world and we have to convert them to the local standard time. When an astronomical phenomina occurs and it's occurs all over the world at the same instance. One has to converts timings into their respective timezone. The planets don't wait for sunrise or sunset at the particular place. They just keep moving, like earth is moving around the Sun. Hence the distance we call it tithi (quotient or the result of the division = (sun - moon)/12.0) can change at any time. So new thithi can change at 6:00 AM, 6:32 AM, or 11:57 PM or any time during the day. There is no fix tithi ending time like English date and hence they are not associated with the English date. Planets are calculated from the center of the earth -- Geocentric. Hence, their position at the given time (at the same instance) will be same all over the world (After subtracting the time difference). If we want to observe any celestial event, we need to convert it to our local time, same goes for thithi, nakshatra, yoga and karna positions are same at any given time in the world. So Indian panchang makers convert this to Indian time. The very same say we need to covert it to our time zone for America (PST/PDT, CST/CDT, MST/MDT, EST/EDT). After adding the time difference they'll assign to the resulting English date. Hence, when the calendar is made of India the date they mention is when that tithi will end as per the English date in India. If you take the same date and time use it anywhere in the world as it is then we have a wrong result because of the time difference. The time difference between the India and the London is 5 hours 30 minutes, Time difference between Seattle, WA and India is 13 hours 30 minutes. The planets don't remain static during that time. They keep on moving and hence at the same time. If you add and subtract the time difference from the Indian calendar you'll arrive at the time when that tithi will change in your locality too. For example: October 17th 2008 the Ashwayuja (Ashwin) Krishna Paksha / Poornimant Kartik Krishna paksha tithi Tritiya ends at 16:39:21 Indian Standard Time, and chturthi starts. That means at 16:00 hours there is tritiya still prevailing in India. Now on October 17th 2008 in Seattle, WA at the 16:00 hours we won't have tritiya at that time. We already have chaturthi started why? a) Planets keep on moving.... 13 hours have passed and the position of sun and moon have changed. So what time Tritiya will end in Seattle? The time difference is 13 hours 30 minutes (with one our day light saving time it gives the difference of 12 hours 30 minutes from IST). So, let's subtract 12 hours 30 minutes from the 16:39:21. That gives us 04:09:21 AM on October 17th. So on October 17th after that time we'll have chaturthi tithi and before we have tritiya. The same way if tithi ends at 8:39 AM on Sept 12 in India it will end at 20:09 PM on Sept 11th in Seattle. The same way Western Australia is 8 hours ahead of GMT and hence the chaturthi will end there at 12:09 PM on Sept 12th. The planets don't wait for appropriate tithi to arrive on some English date at any location in the world. If it really did we won't have any days and nights (If it happens then celestial bodies will remain static in sky). The earth is round and it keeps moving, we have days and nights. It doesn't wait for tithi or festivals to arrive in your timezone. Time never waits for anyone. It goes on. The sun doesn't rise instantly at the same time all over the world Hence we need to convert the tithi, nakshatra, yoga, and karana time to local standard time. After we know what time a given tithi ends it's a time to decide festival dates for each region. How festivals are determined? Each festival has a different rule, for example: Ganesh Chaturthi. Sankathara chaturthi, Janmashtami, Mahashivaratri, Karwa Chauth, etc. Ganesha chaturthi has to be oserved when the chaturthi tithi is observed during the 3/5th part of the dinmana. The dinmana is the difference of local sunset and the sunrise. The karwa chauth and the sankathara chaturthi the chaturthi tithi must be prevailing during the moonrise time. If one thithi is observed at the moonrise time in India it may or may not be observed during the moonrise time on the same day in the different part of the world. It may be very well observed on the previous day if you are in America or the next day if you are in Japan, Fiji, Australia, or it may very well could be observed on the same day as India, due to different sunrise times, different sunset, moonrise timings and tithi timings requires a separate panchangam for different places. If panchang makers in India cannot prepare printed panchang for each and every place, increasing printing costs etc. Hence, they just make panchang for the one of the city in India. Given that example even the IST remains same for Kashmir to Kanyakumari and from Kutch to West Bengal the festival dates could be very well different. Sankathara chaturthi moon rise time is important, same thing for karwa chauth. Moonrise in New Delhi on a given date is at 19:36 and in West Bengal, Kolkatta is at 19:25 PM. Now tritiya ends at 19:32 PM IST. So Kolkatta will celebrate karwa chauth/sankathara chaturthi on the next day where as people in New Delhi will celebrate on the same day.

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Biggest misconception is “Indian Hindu festivals observance date in the Indian calendar / panchang is applicable for all location in world”. We contact our parents in India to find the festival observance dates. Some use their favorite Panchangam brought from India to find an observance date for an Indian festival. In reality observance dates from Indian Panchangam is valid only in India and is not transferrable to other locations. If the earth is flat we can use Indian calendar everywhere in the world. If the earth is flat then Sun & Moon will rise all places at the same time, and no need of time zones and hence Indian Panchangam can be used everywhere in the world but the trouble is the earth is round and the Sun does not rise at the same time, or set at the same time all over the world. Additionally, we have time zones and time differenes. Due to the time zones/differences there is another misconception that as USA/Canada and Europe is behind in time then Festival will come a day later in USA/Canada and Europe. This is absurd. One needs to learn mathematics to remove the confusion. If Seattle/Vancouver/California is 13 hours 30 minutes behind Indian Standard Time and say an event is occurring in India (For example One day International Cricket match at 8 AM in India then will it be the previous day in USA/Canada or the next day? If you think next day then it is not a live telecast. It is just a relay. To arrive the time you’ll subtract 13 hours 30 minutes from 8 AM. Which gives 6 hours 30 PM the previous day in USA/Canada. Same rule is applied here. Tithis, Nakshatras, Yoga and Karana ends at the same instance all over the world (Like any celestial event). After having tithi and nakshatra endtimes, the rules used to determine festivals in India are applied for overseas panchangam. This requires extensive knowledge of Panchangam Agama (Shastras) with mathematical knowledge to calculate Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga and Karana, Day (Vaar) and Local factors like Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise, and Moonset. Hence, sometimes festivals may appear on the same day as India or a day before in the countries west of India. Where as in the countries east of India the festival may appear on the same date as India or a day later.

There is a basic difference between English date and Hindu Date:

The English date and the day (Sunday, Monday, etc.) changes at the midnight. Hindu day (Vaar) also doesn't change at the midnight. But changes at the sunrise, a Hindu day is from one sunrise to another.

The Hindu date or tithi (the festival falls in to) doesn't change at the midnight. o The Hindu date (tithi -- depends on the positions of sun and the moon at any given time) changes anytime as celestial bodies keep moving. o The Tithi duration is the time it takes for the longitudinal angle between the moon and the sun to increase by 12°. Hence it varies from approximately 19 to approximately 26 hours. It can change anytime

between one Sunrise to another Sunrise. If a tithi ends today at 23:02 it doesn't mean that next tithi will end tomorrow at the same time. It can end at 18:00, 18:09 or 20:27.

Panchangam contains two types of calculations:

Local coordinates like longitude and latitude. (The earth is kinda round and horizon will vary from place to place on earth. Hence these calculation may vary from the place to place.): Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise, Moonset

Geocentric astronomical phenomenon (The planetary positions will be different for every second) like: (The tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana are based on this set of calculations): Positions of Sun, Moon etc.

The astronomical phenomenon happens instantly at the same moment on the earth and hence thithis, nakshatra will end at the same time / instance all over the world and we have to convert them to the local standard time. When an astronomical phenomina occurs and it's occurs all over the world at the same instance. One has to converts timings into their respective timezone. The planets don't wait for sunrise or sunset at the particular place. They just keep moving, like earth is moving around the Sun. Hence the distance we call it tithi (quotient or the result of the division = (sun - moon)/12.0) can change at any time. So new thithi can change at 6:00 AM, 6:32 AM, or 11:57 PM or any time during the day. There is no fix tithi ending time like English date and hence they are not associated with the English date.

Planets are calculated from the center of the earth -- Geocentric. Hence, their position at the given time (at the same instance) will be same all over the world (After subtracting the time difference). If we want to observe any celestial event, we need to convert it to our local time, same goes for thithi, nakshatra, yoga and karna positions are same at any given time in the world. So Indian panchang makers convert this to Indian time. The very same say we need to covert it to our time zone for America (PST/PDT, CST/CDT, MST/MDT, EST/EDT). After adding the time difference they'll assign to the resulting English date. Hence, when the calendar is made of India the date they mention is when that tithi will end as per the English date in India. If you take the same date and time use it anywhere in the world as it is then we have a wrong result because of the time difference. The time difference between the India and the London is 5 hours 30 minutes, Time difference between Seattle, WA and India is 13 hours 30 minutes. The planets don't remain static during that time. They keep on moving and hence at the same time. If you add and subtract the time difference from the Indian calendar you'll arrive at the time when that tithi will change in your locality too.

For example: October 17th 2008 the Ashwayuja (Ashwin) Krishna Paksha / Poornimant Kartik Krishna paksha tithi Tritiya ends at 16:39:21 Indian Standard Time, and chturthi starts. That means at 16:00 hours there is tritiya still prevailing in India. Now on October 17th 2008 in Seattle, WA at the 16:00 hours we won't have tritiya at that time. We already have chaturthi started why? a) Planets keep on moving.... 13 hours have passed and the position of sun and moon have changed. So what time Tritiya will end in Seattle? The time difference is 13 hours 30 minutes (with one our day light saving time it gives the difference of 12 hours 30 minutes from IST). So, let's subtract 12 hours 30 minutes from the 16:39:21. That gives us 04:09:21 AM on October 17th. So on October 17th after that time we'll have chaturthi tithi and before we have tritiya. The same way if tithi ends at 8:39 AM on Sept 12 in India it will end at 20:09 PM on Sept 11th in Seattle. The same way Western Australia is 8 hours ahead of GMT and hence the chaturthi will end there at 12:09 PM on Sept 12th. The planets don't wait for appropriate tithi to arrive on some English date at any location in the world. If it really did we won't have any days and nights (If it happens then celestial bodies will remain static in sky). The earth is round and it keeps moving, we have days and nights. It doesn't wait for tithi or festivals to arrive in your timezone. Time never waits for anyone. It goes on. The sun doesn't rise instantly at the same time all over the world Hence we need to convert the tithi, nakshatra, yoga, and karana time to local standard time. After we know what time a given tithi ends it's a time to decide festival dates for each region.

How festivals are determined? Each festival has a different rule, for example: Ganesh Chaturthi. Sankathara chaturthi, Janmashtami, Mahashivaratri, Karwa Chauth, etc. Ganesha chaturthi has to be oserved when the chaturthi tithi is observed during the 3/5th part of the dinmana. The dinmana is the difference of local sunset and the sunrise. The karwa chauth and the sankathara chaturthi the chaturthi tithi must be prevailing during the moonrise time. If one thithi is observed at the moonrise time in India it may or may not be observed during the moonrise time on the same day in the different part of the world. It may be very well observed on the previous day if you are in America or the next day if you are in Japan, Fiji, Australia, or it may very well could be observed on the same day as India, due to different sunrise times, different sunset, moonrise timings and tithi timings requires a separate panchangam for different places. If panchang makers in India cannot prepare printed panchang for each and every place, increasing printing costs etc. Hence, they just make panchang for the one of the city in India. Given that example even the IST remains same for Kashmir to Kanyakumari and from Kutch to West Bengal the festival dates could be very well different. Sankathara chaturthi moon rise time is important, same thing for karwa chauth. Moonrise in New Delhi on a given date is at 19:36 and in West Bengal, Kolkatta is at 19:25 PM. Now tritiya ends at 19:32 PM IST. So Kolkatta will celebrate karwa chauth/sankathara chaturthi on the next day where as people in New Delhi will celebrate on the same day.

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वशिष्ठ॥ यशमिन ्पके्ष यत्र काले येन दृग्गशितैक्यि।् दृश्यते तेन पके्षि कुयााशिथ्याशिशनिायि॥् Biggest misconception is “Indian Hindu festivals observance date in the Indian calendar / panchang is applicable for all location in world”. Many people contact their parents to find the observance dates for Indian Hindu festivals. Some use their favorite panchangam from india to find an observance date for an Indian festival. In reality observance dates from indian panchangam is valid only in India and is not transferrable to other locations.

THE INDIAN DATE – TITHI: What is Indian date – Tithi? Why it is different from an English date? Why it is not exactly 24 hours? The Indian date or Tithi is “A lunar day, or the time it takes for the longitudinal angle between the Moon and the Sun to increase by 12°. Tithis begin at varying times of day and vary in duration from approximately 19 to approximately 26 hours”.This definition clearly says an Indian Tithi is based on the following: Daily motions and celestial longitude positions of the Sun and the Moon. Hence it is a celestial event and they

begin and end at the same instance all over the world. Because longitudes of the Sun and the Moon isn’t local to one particular country. They happen at the same instance. Longitudes of the Sun and the Moon are calculated from the center of the Earth.

The distance between them is measured in terms of degrees of longitudes and maximum degrees in a circle or ellipse is 360 degrees.

Each day is 12 degree distance between the Sun and the Moon. Length of English date is fixed – 24 hours whereas Tithis begin at varying times of day and vary in

duration from approximately 19 to 26 hours. This is because the elliptical orbit of the earth and the Moon. Tithis can start and end anytime unlike English date that starts and end at midnight. The start and end times of Tithis are calculated using astronomical formula (for determining longitude

positions of the Sun and the Moon from the center of the earth). These times are usually as per UTC (Universal Time Coordinated – aka GMT).

Time difference to your country is applied to arrive at Tithi start ending times as per your country. When one Tithi ends the next Tithi starts.

FESTIVAL DETERMINATION: Each festival has a unique rule. These rules are written in Sanskrit as a part of dharmashastra or agama. For example one of the rule for the Karwa Chauth is: “The Karwa Chauth celebrated on the 4th Tithi of Ashwin Krishna paksha or Purnimant Karthik Krishna Paksha when the Tithi exists during the Moon rise”. Another rule for Ganesh Chaturthi says: “The Ganesh Chaturthi is observed when the Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi Tithi exists during the madhyahana (noon) time”. Likewise different rules exist for each festival. The noon, the midnight and other parts of the day cannot be calculated as per fixed clock time. These are based on local sunrise and local sunset. Hence, a festival observance date calculations requires Tithi begin and end times, Daily local Sunrise and sunset timings, Daily Moonrise and Moonset timings – These are always dependent on longitude, latitude, and altitude. Tithi begin and end times are calculated using the center of the earth using universal time and then later converted to local timezone.

Hence the festival dates you see in Indian calendar prepared in India from your local place is calculated based on your local place’s longitude, latitude. Hence it cannot be used outside of India. Panchangkartas (people who make panchangas) interpret these rules on the panchangas they have prepared using the astronomical formulae. Your pundit who performs puja at your home/temple may or may not know these lengthy rules and/or astronomical formulae, or some websites that show day to day panchang.

TIMINGS LISTED IN THE CALENDAR: The Tithi & Nakshatra times indicate a time when the Tithi or Nakshatra ends. The Panchanga uses the Vedic definition of a day, i.e., A day starts with Sunrise and ends with the subsequent Sunrise. Thus, a Tithi with a time of 29:00 indicates that the Tithi ends past midnight but before the next Sunrise at 5:00 AM (29:00 – 24:00) on the next calendar day. Hence 24:00 means 00:00 hours of the next day, 25:00 means 1:00 AM of the next day, and 29:00 means 5:00 AM of the next day. This is standard time notation for any Panchangam. The time for Sun’s Sankramana is when Sun will enter that rasi or sign on that day. eg. Makara 4:36 means Sun is entering Makara rasi at 4 hour 36 minute. All other times are the ending times. Please refer to the following hour guide to determine when Tithi or Nakshatra end times mentioned in the panchanga. The top row is hours and then the bottom row is what time they get translated to with reference to an English date.

23:xx 24:xx 25:xx 26:xx 27:xx 28:xx 29:xx 30:xx 31:xx

11:xx PM Same date

0:xx AM next date

1:xx AM next date

2:xx AM next date

3:xx AM next date

4:xx AM next date

5:xx AM next date

6:xx AM next date

7:xx AM next date

Here if the hour number is greater than 12 it means PM. When the hour number is greater than 23 then it ends on the next English date before sunrise, that means subtract 24 hours from hour to get exact time and take next English date. For example tithi Amavasya ends at 26:36 on 19th March 2015 it means it really ends past midnight of 19th March 2015 but before next day sunrise of 20th March. Here it ends at 2:36 AM on 20th March. I know this is little complex but English Dates don’t exactly map to Hindu Day and Date. Hindu day is from one sunrise to another and Hindu Date don’t start at midnight.

The season occur based on earth’s position around the Sun. This is due to Earth’s

tilt of 23.45 degrees. The Earth circles around Sun with this tilt. When the tilt is facing the Sun we get summer and when the tilt is away from the Sun we get winter. Because of this tilt it seems like the Sun travels north and south of the equator. The Uttarayana is the Sun appearing to move north. The Dakshinayana is the Sun appearing to move towards South. This causes rise to seasons and dependent on equinoxes and solstices.

There is a common misconception that Makara Samkranti is the Uttarayana. This is because at one point in time Sayana and Nirayana Zodiac were same. Every year equinoxes slides by 50 seconds due to precision of equinoxes, giving birth to Ayanamsha and causing Makara Samkranti to slide further. As a result if you think Makara Samkranti is uttarayana then as it is sliding it will come in June after 9000 years. However Makara Samkranti still holds importance in our Rutuals as a Samkranti. All Drika Panchanga makers will use the position of the tropical Sun to determine Uttarayana and Dakshinayana. Hence January 14th isn’t Uttarayana. Actual Uttarayana occurs on December 21st/22nd of every year. Some people observe uttarayana and daskshinayana based on Nirayana positions of sun (although it’s not as per Drik Siddhanta) and we respect that. The same goes for Rutu. Rutus are always observed based on Tropical position of Sun but some observe based on Lunar month and some on Nirayana Sun. We at mypanchang.com are drika panchanga and Tropical positions for Ayana and Ritu as per Drika Sidddhanta. Note: We have used Dharmasindhu for festival determination and others may use other agamas and hence could be a differences in dates.

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YEAR: DURMUKHI AYANA: UTTARA RITU: SHISHIRA-VASANTA

SOURMANA: MAKARA-KUMBHA

CHANDRAMANA: MAGA-PHALGUNA TAMIL: THAI -MASI

Panchanga by mypanchang.com calculated as per Vancouver, BC, Canada’s Longitude & Latitude.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday MUHURTHA GIVEN HERE ARE

ONLY FOR REFERENCE, PLESAE CHECK WITH

ASTROLOGER TO MAKE SURE IT

MATCHES WITH YOUR RASI, STAR AND LAGNA SHUDDHI.

1 VASANT PANCHAMI

3 RATHA SAPTAMI 9 THAI POOSAM 10 LUNAR ECLIPSE 24 MAHA SHIVARATRI 26 SOLAR ECLIPSE (NOT SEEN)

VISHNU SAHARANAMAM IS

RECITED ON BHISHMA EKADASHI. IT IS SAID THAT LORD KRISHNA

GAVE DIVINE KNOWLEDGE OF

VISHNU SAHASRANAMA TO

BHISHMA ON THIS DAY.

MAGHA S PANCHAMI 12:50 U.BHADRA 08:36 REVATI 31:41

1

VASANT PANCHAMI MASA SKANDA SHASTHI

GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESHA, VEHICLE WEDDINGS

SHASHTHI 11:12 ASHVINI 30:31 2

SAPTAMI 09:20 ASHTAMI 31:15 BHARANI 29:09

3

RATHA SAPTAMI BHISHMA ASTHAMI MASA DURGASTHAMI SHUBHA DINA TILL 9 AM

NAVAMI 29:00 KRITTIKA 27:37 4

MADHAVA NAVAMI

DASHAMI 26:39 ROHINI 25:59 5

GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESHA, VEHICLE

EKADASHI 24:17 MRIGASHIRSHA 24:19 6

BHISHMA EKADASHI GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESHA

DVADASHI 21:59 AARDRA 22:43 7

TRAYODASHI 19:51 PUNARVASU 21:18 8

PRADOSHAM

CHATURDASHI 18:00 PUSHYA 20:09 9

THAI POOSAM SATYANARAYANA VRATAM

SHUBHA DINA

PURNIMA 16:32 ASLESHA 19:24 10

BHAIRAVI JAYANTHI LUNAR ECLIPSE

2:34 PM – 6:53 PM

MAGHA K PRATHAMA 15:34 MAGHA 19:09

11

TN: THIRUMAZHIS GOOD FOR WEDDINGS

DVITIIYA 15:11 P.PHALGUNI 19:29 12 KUMBHA SANKRAMANA 07:11

TRITIIYA 15:27 U.PHALGUNI 20:26 13

SANKATAHARA CHATURTHI FAMILY DAY (CANADA)

CHATURTHI 16:22 HASTA 22:02 14

PANCHAMI 17:53 CHITRA 24:11 15

SHASHTHI 19:55 SVAATI 26:47 16

SAPTAMI 22:18 VISHAAKHA 29:40 17

SHUBHA DINA AFTER 9:30 AM

ASHTAMI 24:48 ANURAADHA ALL DAY 18

VASANTHA RITU

NAVAMI 27:11 ANURAADHA 08:36 19

DASHAMI 29:15 JYESHTHA 11:22 20

GOOD FOR WEDDINGS 11:30-16:15

EKADASHI 30:50 MULA 13:47 21 VIJAYA SMARTHA EKADASHI

SHUBHA DINA GOOD FOR WEDDINGS

DVADASHI ALL DAY P.SHADHA 15:41 22 VIJAYA VAISHNAVA EKADASHI

DVADASHI 07:48 U.SHADA 16:59 23

PRADOSHAM

TRAYODASHI 08:08 SHRAVANA 17:40 24

MAHA SHIVARATRI

CHATURDASI

7:50 AMAVASYA 30:58 DHANISHTA 17:46

25 AMAVASYA TARPANAM

PHALGUNA S PRATHAMA 29:36 SATABHISA 17:19

26

ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE NOT VISIBLE

DVITIIYA 27:50 P.BHADRAPADA 16:26 27

SHUBHA DINA GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESHA

TRITIIYA 25:47 U.BHADRAPADA 15:13 28

SHUBHA DINA GOOD FOR WEDDINGS, VEHICLE

THAIPUSAM IS A DAY OF PRAYERS

AND PENANCE. DEDICATED TO

LORD SUBRAMANIAM, ALSO

KNOWN AS LORD MURUGAN, KARTIKEYA SWAMI.

ALL NIGHT PUJA IS DONE ON

MAHA SHIVARATRI FEBRUARY

24TH 2017. SOME TEMPLES

PERFORM SHIVA PARVATI

WEDDINGS ON THIS DAY.

SARASWATI POOJA IS DONE ON

VASANT PANCHAMI FEBRUARY

1ST AND CONSIDERED VERY

AUSPICIOUS DAY TO START NEW

THINGS

RECITE OR LISTEN TO ADITYA

HRIDAYAM OR ARUNA PRSNA ON

FEBRUARY 3RD 2017 RATHA

SAPTAMI. IT IS THE DAY OF

WORSHIPPING SURYA

NARAYANA

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YEAR: DURMUKHI-HEVILAMBI AYANA: UTTARA RITU: VASANTA

SOURMANA: KUMBHA-MINA

CHANDRAMANA: PHALGUNA-CHAITRA TAMIL: MASI-PANGUNI

Panchanga by mypanchang.com calculated as per Vancouver, BC, Canada’s Longitude & Latitude.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

UGADI KING : MARS

MINISTER: GURU

MUHURTHA GIVEN HERE ARE

ONLY FOR REFERENCE, PLESAE CHECK WITH

ASTROLOGER TO MAKE SURE IT

MATCHES WITH YOUR RASI, STAR AND LAGNA SHUDDHI.

5 HOLASTHAKA STARTS

11 HOLIKA DAHAN 14 KARADYAN NOMBU 17 RANGA PANCHAMI 28 HINDU NEW YEAR, NAVARATRI 30 GANGAUR PUJA

PHALGUNA S CHATURTHI 23:33 REVATI 13:46

1

MASA VINAYAKA CHATURTHI GOOD FOR VEHICLE TILL NOON

PANCHAMI 21:13 ASHVINI 12:11 2

SHASHTHI 18:53 BHARANI 10:34 3

MASA SKANDA SHASTHI SHUBHA DINA

SAPTAMI 16:37 KRITTIKA 08:59 4

ASHTAMI 14:29 ROHINI 07:31 MRIGASHIRSHA 30:12

5

MASA DURGASTHAMI HOLASTHAKA BEGINS

NAVAMI 12:32 AARDRA 29:06 6

DASHAMI 10:48 PUNARVASU 28:15 7

TN: KULASEKHARA

EKADASHI 09:19 PUSHYA 27:42 8

AMALAKI EKADASHI

DVADASHI 08:09 ASLESHA 27:28 9

PRADOSHAM

TRAYODASHI 07:20 MAGHA 27:37 10

MAASI MAGHAM NATARAJA ABHISHEKAM

CHATURDASHI 06:54 P.PHALGUNI 29:11 11

HOLIKA DAHAN SATYANARAYANA VRATAM

PURNIMA 07:53 U.PHALGUNI 30:12 12

LAKSHMI JAYANTHI RANGAWALI HOLI

SHUBHA DINA

PHALGUNA K PRATHAMA 08:22 HASTA ALL DAY

13

DVITIIYA 09:19 HASTA 07:42 14

MINA SANKRAMANA 05:06 KARADYAN NOMBU

TRITIIYA 10:47 CHITRA 09:40 15

SANKATAHARA CHATURTHI SHUBHA DINA AFTER 10 AM

CHATURTHI 12:41 SVAATI 12:04 16

PANCHAMI 14:56 VISHAAKHA 14:49 17

RANGA PANCHAMI

SHASHTHI 17:23 ANURAADHA 17:44 18

GOOD FOR WEDDINGS UPTO 17:15

SAPTAMI 19:49 JYESHTHA 20:39 19

ASHTAMI 22:02 MULA 23:21 20

SHITALA ASTHAMI

NAVAMI 23:48 P.SHADHA 25:37 21

DASHAMI 24:57 U.SHADA 27:17 22

GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESHA, VEHICLE TILL 12:15 PM

EKADASHI 25:23 SHRAVANA 28:15 23

PAPAMOCHINI EKADASHI

DVADASHI 25:03 DHANISHTA 28:28 24

SHUBHA DINA GOOD FOR VEHICLE

TRAYODASHI 23:59 SATABHISA 27:58 25

PRADOSHAM MASA SHIVARATRI

CHATURDASHI 22:14 P.BHADRAPADA 26:50 26

AMAVASYA 19:57 U.BHADRA 25:10 27

AMAVASYA TARPANAM

CHAITRA S PRATHAMA 17:15 REVATI 23:09

28

HEVALAMBI UGADI GUDI PADWA

CHAITRA NAVARATRI SHUBHA DINA

DVITIIYA 14:17 ASHVINI 20:54 29

TRITIIYA 11:12 BHARANI 18:35 30

MASA VINAYAKA CHATURTHI GOWRI TRITIYA GANGAUR PUJA

CHATURTHI 08:11 PANCHAMI 29:20 KRITTIKA 16:23

31

NAG PANCHAMI (PUNJAB)

KARDYAN NOMBU IS LIKE KARWA

CHAUTH OR VATA SAVITRI

VRATAM PERFORMED FOR LONG

LIFE OF HUSBAND. IT IS ALSO

KNOWN AS SAVITRI NOMBU. PERFORMED IN TAMILNADU.

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YEAR: HEVILAMBI AYANA: UTTARA RITU: VASANTA-GRISHMA

SOURMANA: MINA-MESHA

CHANDRAMANA: CHAITRA-VAISHAKHA TAMIL: PANGUNI-CHITTIRAI

Panchanga by mypanchang.com calculated as per Vancouver, BC, Canada’s Longitude & Latitude.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday PANCHAMI 12:19 AARDRA 18:07 30

MASA SKANDA SHASTHI SANKARA JAYANTHI

RAMANUJA JAYANTHI (TAMIL)

MUHURTHA GIVEN HERE ARE

ONLY FOR REFERENCE, PLESAE CHECK WITH

ASTROLOGER TO MAKE SURE IT

MATCHES WITH YOUR RASI, STAR AND LAGNA SHUDDHI.

3 DURGA ASTHAMI

4 RAMA NAVAMI 10 HANUMAN JAYANTHI 13 TAMIL NEW YEAR, BAISAKHI 14 VISHU KANI 28 AKSHAYA TRITIYA 30 SANARA JAYANTHI

RAMA NAVAMI: CELEBRATIONS

ARE DOING BY DOING ABHISHEK

AND SITA RAMA WEDDING

(KALYANAM) IN THE EVENING.

SRI VALLABHACHARYA WAS

VAISHNAVA SAINT FOUNDER OF

PUSHTI MARGYIYA SAMPRADAYA

IN THE BRAJ REGION OF INDIA.

ADI SHANKARA IS FOUNDER OF

ADVITA PHILOSOPHY – NON

DUALISAM, RAMANUJACHARYA

IS FOUNDER OF VISHISTHA

ADVAITA – QUALIFIED NON-DUALISM.

CHAITRA S SHASHTHI 26:46 ROHINI 14:23

1

MASA SKANDA SHASTHI

SAPTAMI 24:35 MRIGASHIRSHA 12:44 2

ASHTAMI 22:50 AARDRA 11:29 3

DURGASTHAMI ASHOKASTHAMI

NAVAMI 21:34 PUNARVASU 10:41 4

SRI RAMA NAVAMI CHAITRA NAVARATRI ENDS

DASHAMI 20:45 PUSHYA 10:22 5

GOOD FOR VEHICLE PAST 9:20 AM

EKADASHI 20:25 ASLESHA 10:30 6

KAMADA EKADASHI

DVADASHI 20:30 MAGHA 11:04 7

TRAYODASHI 21:00 P.PHALGUNI 12:02 8

PRADOSHAM MAHAVIR JAYANTHI

CHATURDASHI 21:53 U.PHALGUNI 13:24 9

SHUBHA DINA

PURNIMA 23:08 HASTA 15:07 10

SATYANARAYANA VRATAM

HANUMAN JAYANTHI GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESHA, VEHICLE

CHAITRA K PRATHAMA 24:44 CHITRA 17:11

11

SHUBHA DINA

DVITIIYA 26:40 SVAATI 19:35 12

SHUBHA DINA GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESHA

TRITIIYA 28:53 VISHAAKHA 22:16 13 MESHA SANKRAMANA 13:38

TAMIL NEW YEAR BAISAKHI

ORIYA NEW YEAR

CHATURTHI ALL DAY ANURAADHA 25:10 14

SANKATAHARA CHATURTHI POHELA BAISAKH VISHU KANI, BIHU

CHATURTHI 07:18 JYESHTHA 28:08 15

SHUBHA DINA

PANCHAMI 09:46 MULA ALL DAY 16

GOOD FOR WEDDINGS

SHASHTHI 12:06 MULA 07:03 17

SAPTAMI 14:07 P.SHADHA 09:40 18

ASHTAMI 15:36 U.SHADA 11:50 19

GRISHMA RITU

NAVAMI 16:25 SHRAVANA 13:21 20

SHUBHA DINA NATARAJA ABHISHEKAM

DASHAMI 16:25 DHANISHTA 14:06 21

EKADASHI 15:34 SATABHISA 14:02 22

VARUTHINI EKADASHI VALLABHACHARYA JAYANTHI

DVADASHI 13:56 P.BHADRAPADA 13:10 23

PRADOSHAM

TRAYODASHI 11:34 U.BHADRAPADA 11:35 24

MASA SHIVARATRI

CHATURDASHI

08:38 AMAVASYA 29:16 REVATI 09:25

25

AMAVASYA TARPANAM

VAISHAKHA S PRATHAMA 25:39 ASHVINI 06:50 BHARANI 28:00

26

DVITIIYA 21:59 KRITTIKA 25:09 27

TRITIIYA 18:26 ROHINI 22:26 28

AKSHAYA TRITIYA PARASURAM JAYANTHI

BASAVA JAYANTHI GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESH,

MARRIAGE, VEHICLE

CHATURTHI 15:09 MRIGASHIRSHA 20:03 29

MASA VINAYAKA CHATURTHI SHUBHA DINA

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YEAR: HEVILAMBI AYANA: UTTARA RITU: GRISHMA

SOURMANA: MESHA-VRISHABHA

CHANDRAMANA: VAISHAKHA-JYESTHAA TAMIL: CHITTIRAI-VAIKASI

Panchanga by mypanchang.com calculated as per Vancouver, BC, Canada’s Longitude & Latitude.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday MUHURTHA GIVEN HERE ARE

ONLY FOR REFERENCE, PLESAE CHECK WITH

ASTROLOGER TO MAKE SURE IT

MATCHES WITH YOUR RASI, STAR AND LAGNA SHUDDHI.

VAISHAKHA S SHASHTHI 10:02 PUNARVASU 16:46

1

RAMANUJA JAYANTHI

SAPTAMI 08:22 PUSHYA 16:02 2

ASHTAMI 07:21 ASLESHA 15:58 3

MASA DURGASTHAMI SITA JAYANTHI

BAGALAMUKHI JAYANTHI SHUBHA DINA

NAVAMI 07:00 MAGHA 16:32 4

DASHAMI 07:14 P.PHALGUNI 17:39 5

VASAVI JAYANTHI

EKADASHI 08:00 U.PHALGUNI 19:14 6

MOHINI EKADASHI SATYANARAYANA SWAMI KALYANAM GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESHA VEHICLE

DVADASHI 09:12 HASTA 21:13 7

PRADOSHAM

TRAYODASHI 10:46 CHITRA 23:31 8

NRISIMHA JAYANTHI

TN: MADHURAKAVI GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESHA,

VEHICLE TILL 10 AM

CHATURDASHI 12:37 SVAATI 26:04 9

SATYANARAYANA VRATAM KURMA JAYANTHI

PURNIMA 14:42 VISHAAKHA 28:49 10

ANNAMACHARYA JAYANTHI BUDDHA JAYANTHI

VAISHAKHA K PRATHAMA 16:58 ANURAADHA ALL DAY

11

DVITIIYA 19:21 ANURAADHA 07:43 12

SHUBHA DINA

TRITIIYA 21:47 JYESHTHA 10:41 13

SANKATAHARA CHATURTHI

CHATURTHI 24:08 MULA 13:38 14 VRISABH SANKRAMANA 10:31

PANCHAMI 26:17 P.SHADHA 16:26 15

SHASHTHI 28:01 U.SHADA 18:55 16

SHUBHA DINA

SAPTAMI 29:12 SHRAVANA 20:56 17

ASHTAMI ALL DAY DHANISHTA 22:18 18

ASHTAMI 05:41 NAVAMI 29:21 SATABHISA 22:54

19

DASHAMI 28:12 P.BHADRAPADA 22:41 20

HANUMAT JAYANTHI

EKADASHI 26:14 U.BHADRAPADA 21:40 21

APARA EKADASHI SHUBHA DINA

GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESHA, VEHICLE WEDDINGS

DVADASHI 23:33 REVATI 19:54 22

VICTORIA DAY SHUBHA DINA

GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESHA, WEDDINGS

TRAYODASHI 20:18 ASHVINI 17:32 23

PRADOSHAM MASA SHIVARATRI

CHATURDASHI 16:38 BHARANI 14:44 24

AMAVASYA TARPANAM

AMAVASYA 12:44 KRITTIKA 11:40 25

SHANI JAYANTHI

JYESHTHA S PRATHAMA 08:48 DVITIIYA 29:01 ROHINI 08:34

26

TRITIIYA 25:34 MRIGASHIRSHA 05:37 AARDRA 27:01

27

RAMBHA TRITIYA

CHATURTHI 22:37 PUNARVASU 24:54 28

MASA VINAYAKA CHATURTHI SHUBHA DINA

PANCHAMI 20:17 PUSHYA 23:27 29

SHUBHA DINA GOOD FOR VEHICLE

SHASHTHI 18:40 ASLESHA 22:43 30

MASA SKANDA SHASTHI SITALA SASTHI

SHUBHA DINA

SAPTAMI 17:50 MAGHA 22:45 31 GOOD FOR WEDDINGS PAST 11:11 AM

THE MARRIAGE OF SHIVA AND PARVATI IS CELEBRATED AS SITALA

SASTHI. IT IS CELEBRATED AS A CARNIVAL, IN WHICH PEOPLE AND

ARTISTS FROM DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE PARTICIPATE, MAKING IT

MORE BEAUTIFUL AND BRINGING OUT THE TRUE COLOUR OF LIFE. (UTKAL BRAHMIN TRADITION SINCES AGES).

1 RAMANUJA JAYANTHI

3 SITA JAYANTHI 8 NRISIMHA JAYANTHI 10 ANNAMACHARYA JAYANTHI 20 HANUMAT JAYANTHI 25 SHANI JAYANTHI

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YEAR: HEVILAMBI AYANA: UTTARA-DAKSHINA RITU: GRISHMA-VARSHA

SOURMANA: VRISHABHA-MITHUNA

CHANDRAMANA: JYESTHAA-ASHADHA TAMIL: VAIKASI-AANI

Panchanga by mypanchang.com calculated as per Vancouver, BC, Canada’s Longitude & Latitude.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday SHANI RETROGRADES IN

VRISCHIKA ON JUNE 20TH MUHURTHA GIVEN HERE ARE

ONLY FOR REFERENCE, PLESAE CHECK WITH

ASTROLOGER TO MAKE SURE IT

MATCHES WITH YOUR RASI, STAR AND LAGNA SHUDDHI.

3 GANGA DASHHARA

4 NIRJALA EKADASHI 8 VATA SAVITRI VRATAM 15 RAJA PARBA (ODISHA) 20 SHANI RETRO VRISCHIKA 28 KUMARA SHASTHI

VATA SAVITRI VRATAM IS DONE

BY HINDU LADIES FOR LONGER

LIFE OF THEIR HUSBAND, THERE

ARE DIFFERENT VRATS

OBSERVED IN DIFFERENT PARTS

OF INDIA IN THIS REGARD

JYESHTHA S ASHTAMI 17:45 P.PHALGUNI 23:31

1

MASA DURGASTHAMI

NAVAMI 18:21 U.PHALGUNI 24:56 2

DASHAMI 19:33 HASTA 26:54 3

GANGA DASHHARA

EKADASHI 21:13 CHITRA ALL DAY 4

NIRJALA EKADASHI

DVADASHI 23:13 CHITRA 05:17 5

GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESHA, WEDDINGS AFTER 5:30 AM

TRAYODASHI 25:26 SVAATI 07:57 6

PRADOSHAM SHUBHA DINA

GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESHA, WEDDINGS TILL 7:57 AM

CHATURDASHI 27:46 VISHAAKHA 10:48 7

TN: NAAM

PURNIMA ALL DAY ANURAADHA 13:44 8

SATYANARAYANA VRATAM VATA SAVITRI VRATAM

PURNIMA 06:09 JYESHTHA 16:41 9

JYESHTHA K PRATHAMA 08:30 MULA 19:35

10

GOOD FOR WEDDINGS

DVITIIYA 10:45 P.SHADHA 22:20 11

TRITIIYA 12:48 U.SHADA 24:52 12

SANKATAHARA CHATURTHI

CHATURTHI 14:33 SHRAVANA 27:03 13

PANCHAMI 15:52 DHANISHTA 28:45 14 MITHUN SANKRAMANA 17:06

SHASHTHI 16:38 SATABHISA ALL DAY 15

RAJA PARBA (ODISHA)

SAPTAMI 16:45 SATABHISA 05:52 16

SHUBHA DINA

ASHTAMI 16:08 P.BHADRAPADA 06:17 17 GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESHA VEHICLE

WEDDING 6:17 – 16:08

NAVAMI 14:47 U.BHADRAPADA 05:59 REVATI 28:56

18

DASHAMI 12:42 ASHVINI 27:13 19

GOOD FOR VEHICLE PAST 1 PM

EKADASHI 09:58 BHARANI 24:57 20

YOGINI EKADASHI SHANI VRISCHIKA 20:06

DAKSHINAYANA VARSHA RITU

DVADASHI 06:44 TRAYODASHI 27:08 KRITTIKA 22:15

21

PRADOSHAM

CHATURDASHI 23:20 ROHINI 19:19 22

MASA SHIVARATRI

AMAVASYA 19:30 MRIGASIRSHA 16:19 23

AMAVASYA TARPANAM

ASHAADHA S PRATHAMA 15:51 AARDRA 13:27

24

DVITIIYA 12:31 PUNARVASU 10:55 25

RATHAYATRA

TRITIIYA 09:42 PUSHYA 08:52 26

MASA VINAYAKA CHATURTHI GOOD FOR VEHICLE TILL 8:52 AM

CHATURTHI 07:30 ASLESHA 07:27 27

PANCHAMI 06:03 MAGHA 06:47 28

MASA SKANDA SHASTHI KUMARA SHASTHI

SHASHTHI 05:23 P.PHALGUNI 06:53 29

NATARAJA ABHISHEKAM

SAPTAMI 05:30 U.PHALGUNI 07:45 30

NIRJALA EKADASHI MEANS

FASTING ON EKADASHI WITHOUT

EVEN A DROP OF WATER. THIS

WAS DONE BY 2ND PANDAVA

BROTHER CALLED BHIMASENA.

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SOURMANA: MITHUNA-KARKA

CHANDRAMANA: ASHADHA-SHRAVANA TAMIL: AANI-AADI

Panchanga by mypanchang.com calculated as per Vancouver, BC, Canada’s Longitude & Latitude.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday ASHTAMI 21:17 SVAATI 21:09 30

MASA DURGASTHAMI GOOD FOR WEDDING, GRIHA

PRAVESHA AFTER 8:30 AM

NAVAMI 23:23 VISHAAKHA 23:51 31

MUHURTHA GIVEN HERE ARE

ONLY FOR REFERENCE, PLESAE CHECK WITH

ASTROLOGER TO MAKE SURE IT

MATCHES WITH YOUR RASI, STAR AND LAGNA SHUDDHI.

4 SHAYANA EKADASHI

8 GURU PURNIMA 9 NORTH INDIAN SHRAVAN MASA 10 FIRST N.I. SHRAVAN SOMAVAR 22 HARIYALI AMAVAS 27 NAAG/GARUDA PANCHAMI 29 TULSIDAS JAYANTHI

GURU PURNIMA IS THE DAY WHEN

SRI VED VYASA WAS BORN TO

SAGE PARASHARA &

FISHERMAN'S DAUGHTER

SATYAVATI. HE IS THE AUTHOR

OF MAHABHARATA.

IT IS BELIEVED THAT LORD

VISHNU FALLS ASLEEP ON

SHAYANA EKADASHI IN KSHIRA

SAGARA (CAN ALSO KNOWN AS A

MILKY OCEAN) FOR 4 MONTHS.

ASHAADHA S ASHTAMI 06:21 HASTA 09:20

1

MASA DURGASTHAMI CANADA DAY

NAVAMI 07:49 CHITRA 11:30 2

DASHAMI 09:45 SVAATI 14:05 3

TN: PERIYA GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESH, VEHICLE

WEDDINGS

EKADASHI 11:59 VISHAAKHA 16:56 4

SHAYANA EKADASHI

DVADASHI 14:22 ANURAADHA 19:54 5

PRADOSHAM SHUBHA DINA

TRAYODASHI 16:44 JYESHTHA 22:51 6

CHATURDASHI 19:01 MULA 25:40 7

PURNIMA 21:06 P.SHADHA 28:18 8

SATYANARAYANA VRATAM GURU PURNIMA

SHUBHA DINA AFTER 8:10 AM

ASHAADHA K PRATHAMA 22:56 U.SHADA ALL DAY

9

NORTH INDIA SRAVANA MASA

PRARAMBHA

DVITIIYA 24:26 U.SHADA 06:39 10

NORTH INDIAN SRAVANA SOMAVARA SHUBHA DINA

TRITIIYA 25:34 SHRAVANA 08:41 11

SHUBHA DINA TILL 1 PM GOOD FOR VEHICLE TILL 1 PM

CHATURTHI 26:15 DHANISHTA 10:19 12

SANKATAHARA CHATURTHI

PANCHAMI 26:26 SATABHISA 11:30 13

SHUBHA DINA

SHASHTHI 26:04 P.BHADRAPADA 12:11 14

SHUBHA DINA

SAPTAMI 25:07 U.BHADRAPADA 12:18 15

GOOD FOR VEHICLE PAST 2 PM

ASHTAMI 23:35 REVATI 11:50 16 KARKA SANKRAMANA 03:58

NAVAMI 21:30 ASHVINI 10:48 17

NORTH INDIAN SRAVANA SOMAVARA

DASHAMI 18:55 BHARANI 09:15 18

EKADASHI 15:57 KRITTIKA 07:15 ROHINI 28:55

19

KAMIKA EKADASHI

DVADASHI 12:42 MRIGASHIRSHA 26:23 20

PRADOSHAM

TRAYODASHI 09:19 AARDRA 23:49 21

MASA SHIVARATRI

CHATURDASHI

05:57 AMAVASYA 26:45 PUNARVASU 21:23

22

AMAVASYA TARPANAM HARIYALI AMAVASYA

SHRAVANA S PRATHAMA 23:52 PUSHYA 19:13

23

SHUBHA DINA

DVITIIYA 21:27 ASLESHA 17:30 24

SRAVANA SOMAVARA SHUBHA DINA

TRITIIYA 19:38 MAGHA 16:21 25

SHUBHA DINA AFTER 7:30 AM

CHATURTHI 18:31 P.PHALGUNI 15:53 26

MASA VINAYAKA CHATURTHI TN: ANDAL

PANCHAMI 18:08 U.PHALGUNI 16:09 27

NAAG PANCHAMI GARUDA PANCHAMI

GOOD FOR WEDDINGS, VEHICLE

SHASHTHI 18:31 HASTA 17:10 28

MASA SKANDA SHASTHI SRI KALKI JAYANTHI

SHUBHA DINA GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESHA,

WEDDINGS

SAPTAMI 19:36 CHITRA 18:53 29

TULSIDAS JAYANTHI GOOD FOR VEHICLE

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SOURMANA: KARKA-SIMHA

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

UPAKARMA CANNOT BE PERFORMED WHEN ECLIPSE IS

VISIBLE BUT IN NORTH AMERICA AUG 7 PARTIAL LUNAR

ECLIPSE NOT VISIBLE. IT IS VISIBLE IN EUROPE, AFRICA

AND ASIA, WHERE UPAKARMA WILL NOT BE PERFORMED

ON AUGUST 7TH BUT ON ANOTHER DATE.

SHRAVANA S DASHAMI 25:44 ANURAADHA 26:46

1

GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESHA, VEHICLE WEDDINGS

EKADASHI 28:07 JYESHTHA 29:43 2 PAVITRA SMARTHA EKADASHI

AADI PERUKKU

DVADASHI ALL DAY MULA ALL DAY 3

PAVITRA VAISHNAVA

EKADASHI

DVADASHI 06:22 MULA 08:32 4

PRADOSHAM VARA LAKSHMI VRATAM

TRAYODASHI 08:21 P.SHADHA 11:05 5

CHATURDASHI 09:58 U.SHADA 13:16 6

SATYANARAYANA VRATAM

PURNIMA 11:10 SHRAVANA 15:02 7

SRAVANA SOMAVARA RIK YAJUR UPAKARMA

RAKSHA BANDHAN ECLIPSE NOT VISIBLE

BRITISH COLUMBIA DAY SHUBHA DINA, GOOD FOR VEHICLE

SHRAVANA K PRATHAMA 11:55 DHANISHTA 16:22

8

GAYATRI JAPAM NORTH INDIAN SRAVANA

MASA ENDS

DVITIIYA 12:13 SATABHISA 17:16 9

SHUBHA DINA

TRITIIYA 12:03 P.BHADRAPADA 17:42 10

SANKATAHARA CHATURTHI KAJALI TRITIYA

BAHULA CHATURTHI

CHATURTHI 11:27 U.BHADRAPADA 17:44 11

PANCHAMI 10:26 REVATI 17:20 12

NAAG PANCHAMI RANDHAN CHHATH

SHASHTHI 09:02 ASHVINI 16:34 13

SHITALA SATAM

SAPTAMI 07:15 ASHTAMI 29:09 BHARANI 15:26

14

SRAVANA SOMAVARA

KRISHNA JANMASTAMI

NAVAMI 26:47 KRITTIKA 14:01 15

GOPAL KALA AADI KARTIKAI

DASHAMI 24:13 ROHINI 12:20 16 SIMHA SANKRAMANA 12:21

SHUBHA DINA

EKADASHI 21:31 MRIGASHIRSHA 10:29 17

AJA EKADASHI RAHU KARKA 23:31

DVADASHI 18:47 AARDRA 08:33 18

PRADOSHAM SHUBHA DINA

TRAYODASHI 16:08 PUNARVASU 06:39 PUSHYA 28:52

19

MASA SHIVARATRI

CHATURDASHI 13:40 ASLESHA 27:21 20

AMAVASYA TARPANAM

AMAVASYA 11:30 MAGHA 26:13 21

SRAVANA SOMAVARA PITHORI AMAVASYA

TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE 9:10 AM – 11:37 AM

BHADRAPADA S PRATHAMA 09:45 P.PHALGUNI 25:34

22

SHARAD RITU

DVITIIYA 08:32 U.PHALGUNI 25:30 23

TRITIIYA 07:57 HASTA 26:05 24

MASA VINAYAKA CHATURTHI SAMAVEDA UPAKARMA

HARITALIKA GOWRI HABBA

GANESH CHATURTHI GOOD FOR VEHICLE

CHATURTHI 08:01 CHITRA 27:21 25

RISHI PANCHAMI

PANCHAMI 08:47 SVAATI 29:14 26

MASA SKANDA SHASTHI SHUBHA DINA

GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESHA, VEHICLE WEDDINGS

SHASHTHI 10:11 VISHAAKHA ALL DAY 27

SAPTAMI 12:06 VISHAAKHA 07:40 28 MAHALAKSHMI VRAT BEGINS

ASHTAMI 14:23 ANURAADHA 10:27 29

MASA DURGASTHAMI RADHA ASTHAMI

GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESHA, WEDDINGS AFTER 12:06 PM

NAVAMI 16:47 JYESHTHA 13:23 30

DASHAMI 19:06 MULA 16:17 31

SHUBHA DINA GOOD FOR WEDDINGS

4 VARA LAKSHMI VRATAM

7 RIK YAJUR UPAKARMA, RAKHI 10 KAJALI TRITIYA (TEEJADI) 14 KRISHNA JANMASTHAMI 17 RAHU KARKA 21 SOLAR ECLIPSE 24 HARITALIKA GANESH CHATURTHI

MUHURTHA GIVEN HERE ARE

ONLY FOR REFERENCE, PLESAE

CHECK WITH ASTROLOGER TO

MAKE SURE IT MATCHES WITH

YOUR RASI, STAR AND LAGNA

SHUDDHI.

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SOURMANA: SIMHA-KANYA

CHANDRAMANA: BHADRAPADA-ASHVAYUJA TAMIL: AVANI-PURUTTASI

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday MUHURTHA GIVEN HERE ARE

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MATCHES WITH YOUR RASI, STAR AND LAGNA SHUDDHI.

3 THIRU ONAM

6 SHRADDHA PAKSHA START 11 GURU TULA 19 SHRADDHA PAKSHA ENDS 20 SHARAD NAVARATRI STARTS 28 DURGA ASTHAMI, NAVAMI 30 VIJAYA DASHAMI

ONAM IS CELEBRATED IN

KERALA. IT IS THE HARVEST

FESTIVAL AND ALSO CELEBRATES

ASURA KING BALI

CHAKRAVARTI'S VISIT FROM

PATALA LOKA.

LORD VISHNU INCARNATED ON

EARTH AS A VAMANA ON VAMANA

DWADASHI DAY TO GIVE MOKSHA

TO ASURA KING BALI & TO HELP

GODS WHO LOST POWER TO BALI.

NAVARATRI IS CELEBRATED TO

WORSHIP SHAKTI – THE FEMININE

POWER. THE DIVINE ENERGY, CREATOR AND MENIFESTES

UNIVERSE.

BHADRAPADA S EKADASHI 21:08 P.SHADHA 18:54

1

PADMA EKADASHI

DVADASHI 22:42 U.SHADA 21:07 2

VAMANA DVADASHI GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESHA,

WEDDINGS

TRAYODASHI 23:44 SHRAVANA 22:48 3

PRADOSHAM

ONAM SHUBHA DINA

GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESHA VEHICLE

CHATURDASHI 24:11 DHANISHTA 23:54 4

ANANT CHATURDASHI LABOR DAY

NATARAJA ABHISHEKAM

PURNIMA 24:02 SHATABHISA

24:26

5

SATYANARAYANA VRATAM PURNIMA SHRADDHA

BHADRAPADA K PRATHAMA 23:22 P.BHADRAPADA 24:27

6

MAHALAYA BEGINS

DVITIIYA 22:14 U.BHADRAPADA 24:01 7

SHUBHA DINA

TRITIIYA 20:43 REVATI 23:12 8

SANKATAHARA CHATURTHI

CHATURTHI 18:54 ASHVINI 22:07 9

PANCHAMI 16:53 BHARANI 20:50 10

BHARANI SHRADDHAM

SHASHTHI 14:45 KRITTIKA 19:26 11

GURU TULA 15:32

SAPTAMI 12:32 ROHINI 17:58 12

ASHTAMI 10:18 MRIGASHIRSHA 16:30 13

MAHALAKSHI VRAT ENDS SOWBHAGYAVATI SHRADDHA

JIVITPUTRIKA (JITIYA)

NAVAMI 08:06 DASHAMI 30:00 AARDRA 15:05

14

EKADASHI 28:00 PUNARVASU 13:46 15

INDIRA EKADASHI SHUBHA DINA TILL 13:30

DVADASHI 26:12 PUSHYA 12:35 16 KANYA SANKRAMANA 12:14

SANYASI SHRADDHA

TRAYODASHI 24:38 ASLESHA 11:36 17

PRADOSHAM MASA SHIVARATRI

MAGHA TRAYODASHI

CHATURDASHI 23:22 MAGHA 10:53 18

APAMRITYU SHRADDHA

AMAVASYA 22:29 P.PHALGUNI 10:30 19

AMAVASYA TARPANAM SARVA PITRU SHRADDHA

MAHALAYA ENDS BATHUKAMMA STARTS

AASHVAYUJA S PRATHAMA 22:04 U.PHALGUNI 10:32

20

SHARAD NAVARATRI SHUBHA DINA

DVITIIYA 22:11 HASTA 11:04 21

TRITIIYA 22:53 CHITRA 12:07 22

CHATURTHI 24:09 SVAATI 13:45 23

MASA VINAYAKA CHATURTHI SHUBHA DINA TILL 11:27

GOOD FOR VEHICLE TILL 11:27

PANCHAMI 25:57 VISHAAKHA 15:55 24

UPANGALALITHA VRATAM

SHASHTHI 28:11 ANURAADHA 18:33 25

MASA SKANDA SHASTHI

SAPTAMI 30:38 JYESHTHA 21:27 26

ASHTAMI ALL DAY MULA 24:27 27

SARASWATI AHVAHAN

ASHTAMI 09:06 P.SHADHA 27:18 28

DURGASTHAMI MAHA NAVAMI

SARASWATI POOJA SADDULA BATHUKAMMA

NAVAMI 11:20 U.SHADA 29:45 29

MAHA NAVAMI (BALIDAN)

DASHAMI 13:06 SHRAVANA ALL DAY 30

VIJAYA DASHAMI DUSSERA

SHUBHA DINA GOOD FOR VEHICLE

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SOURMANA: KANYA-TULA

CHANDRAMANA: ASHVAYUJA-KARTHIKA TAMIL: PURUTTASI-AIPPASI

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday AASHVAYUJA S EKADASHI 14:14 SHRAVANA 07:39

1

PASANKUSA EKADASHI SHUBHA DINA AFTER 14:30

GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESHA, VEHICLE AFTER 14:30

DVADASHI 14:39 DHANISHTA 08:52 2

PRADOSHAM SHUBHA DINA

GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESHA

TRAYODASHI 14:19 SATABHISA 09:22 3

NATARAJA ABHISHEKAM

CHATURDASHI 13:17 P.BHADRAPADA 09:09 4

SATYANARAYANA VRATAM

SHARAD PURNIMA

PURNIMA 11:40 U.BHADRA 08:20 REVATI 31:01

5

VALMIKI JAYANTHI

AASHVAYUJA K PRATHAMA 09:33 DVITIIYA 31:06 ASHVINI 29:21

6

TRITIIYA 28:28 BHARANI 27:28 7

CHATURTHI 25:46 KRITTIKA 25:32 8

SANKATAHARA CHATURTHI ALTA TADDE

KARWA CHAUTH

PANCHAMI 23:08 ROHINI 23:39 9

THANKSGIVING (CANADA)

SHASHTHI 20:39 MRIGASHIRSHA 21:56 10

SHUBHA DINA

SAPTAMI 18:26 AARDRA 20:27 11

AHOI ASTHAMI SHUBHA DINA AFTER 7:31 AM

ASHTAMI 16:29 PUNARVASU 19:16 12

NAVAMI 14:51 PUSHYA 18:23 13

DASHAMI 13:33 ASLESHA 17:50 14

EKADASHI 12:35 MAGHA 17:36 15

RAMAA EKADASHI GOVATSA DVADASHI

DVADASHI 11:56 P.PHALGUNI 17:42 16

PRADOSHAM DHANATERAS LAKSHMI

POOJA SHUBHA DINA

TRAYODASHI 11:39 U.PHALGUNI 18:08 17

TULA SANKRAMANA 00:10 DHANVATARI JAYANTHI

MASA SHIVARATRI KALI CHAUDASH

CHATURDASHI 11:43 HASTA 18:56 18

AMAVASYA TARPANAM NARAKA CHATURDASHI

DIWALI LAKSHMI POOJA

AMAVASYA 12:12 CHITRA 20:09 19

DIWALI ABHYANG SNANA DHOKO (GUJ)

GOWARDHAN PUJA KEDARESHWAR VRATAM

KARTIKA S PRATHAMA 13:07 SVAATI 21:47

20

GUJARATI NEW YEAR SKANDA SHASTHI

CELEBRATIONS BEGINS SHUBHA DINA

DVITIIYA 14:30 VISHAAKHA 23:53 21

YAMA DVITIYA BHAIYA DOOJ

TRITIIYA 16:21 ANURAADHA 26:23 22

HEMANT RITU

CHATURTHI 18:36 JYESHTHA 29:15 23

MASA VINAYAKA CHATURTHI NAGULA CHAVITHI

PANCHAMI 21:08 MULA ALL DAY 24

LABH PANCHAMI

SHASHTHI 23:45 MULA 08:18 25

MASA SKANDA SHASTHI SKANDA SHASTHI

SHANI DHANUSH 21:09

SAPTAMI 26:15 P.SHADHA 11:22 26

SHUBHA DINA

ASHTAMI 28:21 U.SHADA 14:12 27

MASA DURGASTHAMI GOPA ASTHAMI

NAVAMI 29:50 SHRAVANA 16:33 28

TN: POIGAI SHUBHA DINA TILL 16:30

DASHAMI 30:34 DHANISHTA 18:14 29

TN: BOOTHATH

EKADASHI 30:26 SATABHISA 19:07 30

UTHANA EKADASHI TN: PEY

DVADASHI 29:27 P.BHADRAPADA 19:11 31

TULSI VIVAH PRARAMBHA

SKANDA SHASTHI IS DEDICATED

TO LORD SKANDA (KARTIKEYA). IT IS BELIEVED THAT HE

ANNIHILATED DEMON TARAKA ON

THIS DAY.

4 SHARAD PURNIMA KOJAGIRI

8 KARWA CHAUTH 11 AHOI ASTHAMI 16 DHANTERAS LAKSHMI PUJA 17 KALI CHAUDASH 18 NARAK CHATURDASHI DIWALI 19 GOWARDHAN PUJA

19 KEDARESHWARA VRATA

20 GUJARATI NEW YEAR 24 LABHA PANCHAMI 25 CHHATH, SKANDA SHASTHI 27 GOPA ASTHAMI 30 UTHANA EKADASHI 31 TULASI VIVAHA BEGINS

MUHURTHA GIVEN HERE ARE

ONLY FOR REFERENCE, PLESAE

CHECK WITH ASTROLOGER TO

MAKE SURE IT MATCHES WITH

YOUR RASI, STAR AND LAGNA

SHUDDHI.

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SOURMANA: TULA-VRISCHIKA

CHANDRAMANA: KARTHIKA-MARGASIRA TAMIL: AIPPASI-KARTHIKAI

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday MUHURTHA GIVEN HERE ARE

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3 KARTHIKA PURNIMA

10 KALASTHAMI 16 AYYAPPA MANDALA PUJA BEGIN 24 KUKKE SUBRAMANYAM SHASTHI 27 MITRA SAPTAMI 29 GEETA JAYANTHI

TULASI VIVAHA BEGINS FROM

DWADASHI, A DAY AFTER

UTHANA EKADASHI WHEN LORD

VISHNU WAKES UP. VIVAHA CAN

BE DONE ANY DAY TILL PURNIMA.

KARTIKA S TRAYODASHI 27:41 U.BHADRAPADA 18:26

1

PRADOSHAM SHUBHA DINA

CHATURDASHI 25:17 REVATI 16:59 2

VAIKUNTH CHATURDASI SHUBHA DINA

PURNIMA 22:22 ASHVINI 14:59 3

SATYANARAYANA VRATAM KARTHIKA PURNIMA

TULSI VIVAH CELEB. ENDS

KARTIKA K PRATHAMA 19:09 BHARANI 12:36

4

DVITIIYA 14:48 KRITTIKA 09:01 ROHINI 30:25

5

TRITIIYA 11:29 MRIGASHIRSHA 27:59 6

SANKATAHARA CHATURTHI SHUBHA DINA AFTER 11:30

CHATURTHI 08:21 PANCHAMI 29:33 AARDRA 25:52

7

SHASHTHI 27:11 PUNARVASU 24:09 8

SAPTAMI 25:20 PUSHYA 22:55 9

SHUBHA DINA AFTER 14:30

ASHTAMI 24:00 ASLESHA 22:13 10

KALASTHAMI

NAVAMI 23:12 MAGHA 22:02 11

REMEMBERANCE DAY (CANADA)

DASHAMI 22:55 P.PHALGUNI 22:21 12

EKADASHI 23:05 U.PHALGUNI 23:06 13

UTPANNA EKADASHI

DVADASHI 23:40 HASTA 24:16 14

GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESHA, WEDDINGS AFTER 8:24 AM

TRAYODASHI 24:39 CHITRA 25:48 15 VRISCHIK SANKRAMANA 22:57

PRADOSHAM

CHATURDASHI 26:00 SVAATI 27:41 16

MASA SHIVARATRI AYYAPPA MANDALA POOJA

BEGIN

AMAVASYA 27:42 VISHAAKHA 29:54 17

AMAVASYA TARPANAM

MARGASIRA S PRATHAMA 29:44 ANURAADHA ALL DAY

18

DVITIIYA ALL DAY ANURAADHA 08:27 19

DVITIIYA 08:06 JYESHTHA 11:17 20

TRITIIYA 10:42 MULA 14:21 21

MASA VINAYAKA CHATURTHI SHUBHA DINA

GOOD FOR WEDDINGS TILL 14:21

CHATURTHI 13:25 P.SHADHA 17:29 22

PANCHAMI 16:04 U.SHADA 20:33 23

GOOD FOR WEDDINGS, VEHICLE

SHASHTHI 18:27 SHRAVANA 23:19 24

MASA SKANDA SHASTHI KUKKE SUBRAMANYAM

SHASTHI SHUBHA DINA 18:15

GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESHA

SAPTAMI 20:21 DHANISHTA 25:34 25

MITRA SAPTAMI GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESHA, VEHICLE

WEDDINGS

ASHTAMI 21:32 SATABHISA 27:07 26

MASA DURGASTHAMI GOOD FOR GRIHA PRAVESHA

PAST 9:02 AM

NAVAMI 21:54 P.BHADRAPADA 27:51 27

DASHAMI 21:21 U.BHADRAPADA 27:42 28

EKADASHI 19:56 REVATI 26:43 29

MOKSHADA EKADASHI GEETA JAYANTHI

DVADASHI 17:43 ASHVINI 24:58 30

PRADOSHAM SHUBHA DINA

GEETA JAYANTHI IS THE DAY

WHEN LORD KRISHNA GAVE

KNOWLEDGE OF SRIMAD

BHAGWAD GEETA TO ARJUNA.

LORD AYYAPPA ALSO KNOWN AS

HARIHARA PUTRA'S VRAT IS

PERFORMED FOR 41 DAYS

STARTING FROM A DAY WHEN SUN

ENTERS SCORPIO OBSERVED TO

VISIT SABARIMALA TEMPLE.

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SOURMANA: VRISCHIKA-DHANUSHA

CHANDRAMANA: MARGASIRA-PUSHYA TAMIL: KARTHIKAI-MARGHAZHI

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday CHATURDASHI 22:14 MRIGASHIRSHA 25:23 31

MUHURTHA GIVEN HERE ARE

ONLY FOR REFERENCE, PLESAE CHECK WITH

ASTROLOGER TO MAKE SURE IT

MATCHES WITH YOUR RASI, STAR AND LAGNA SHUDDHI.

1 MAHA BHARANI DEEPAM

2 KARTIKAI DEEPAM, DATTATREYA J 2 SARVALAYA DEEPAM 15 DHANURMASA BEGINS 17 VAKULA AMAVASYA 28 VAIKUNTHA EKADASHI

KARTHIGAI FESTIVAL IS FAMOUS

IN TIRUVANNAMALAI, ON THIS

DAY, A HUGE FIRE LAMP IS LIT UP

ON THE HILL VISIBLE FOR

SEVERAL KILOMETERS AROUND.

MARGHAZHI MOOLAM IS THE

INCARNATION OF LORD

HANUMANA AS PER TAMIL

CALENDAR. LORD HANUMAN

ABHISHEKAM AND VADA MALA

OFFERED THIS DAY.

MARGASIRA S TRAYODASHI 14:50 BHARANI 22:37

1

MAHA BHARANI DEEPAM

CHATURDSI

11:27 PURNIMA 31:47 KRITTIKA 19:51

2

SATYANARAYANA VRATAM KARTIKAI DEEPAM

DATTATREYA JAYANTHI TN: THIRUMANGAI

MARGASIRA K PRATHAMA 27:59 ROHINI 16:51

3

TN: THIRUPPAN

DVITIIYA 24:16 MRIGASHIRSHA 13:49 4

SHUBHA DINA

TRITIIYA 20:48 AARDRA 10:58 5

CHATURTHI 17:45 PUNARVASU 08:26 PUSHYA 30:24

6

SANKATAHARA CHATURTHI

PANCHAMI 15:15 ASLESHA 28:57 7

SHUBHA DINA

SHASHTHI 13:22 MAGHA 28:11 8

SAPTAMI 12:11 P.PHALGUNI 28:05 9

ASHTAMI 11:41 U.PHALGUNI 28:39 10

SHUBHA DINA

NAVAMI 11:52 HASTA 29:48 11

DASHAMI 12:38 CHITRA 31:28 12

EKADASHI 13:55 SVAATI ALL DAY 13

SAPHALA EKADASHI

DVADASHI 15:38 SVAATI 09:34 14

TRAYODASHI 17:40 VISHAAKHA 12:00 15 DHANUS SANKRAMANA 13:35

PRADOSHAM MASA SHIVARATRI

DHANURMASA BEGINS

CHATURDASHI 19:59 ANURAADHA 14:42 16

AMAVASYA 22:30 JYESHTHA 17:37 17

AMAVASYA TARPANAM VAKULA AMAVASYA

PAUSHA S PRATHAMA 25:09 MULA 20:39

18

MARGHAZHI MOOLAM

DVITIIYA 27:50 P.SHADHA 23:45 19

TRITIIYA 30:28 U.SHADA 26:48 20

CHATURTHI ALL DAY SHRAVANA 29:41 21

MASA VINAYAKA CHATURTHI UTTARAYANA BEGINS

SHISHIRA RUTU

CHATURTHI 08:52 DHANISHTA ALL DAY 22

PANCHAMI 10:55 DHANISHTA 08:13 23

MASA SKANDA SHASTHI SHUBHA DINA TILL 10:30 AM

SHASHTHI 12:25 SATABHISA 10:16 24

SHUBHA DINA TILL 17:30

SAPTAMI 13:13 P.BHADRAPADA 11:39 25

CHRISTMAS

ASHTAMI 13:14 U.BHADRAPADA 12:17 26

MASA DURGASTHAMI BOXING DAY SHUBHA DINA

NAVAMI 12:25 REVATI 12:07 27

DASHAMI 10:47 ASHVINI 11:08 28

VAIKUNTHA SMARTHA

EKADASHI

EKADASHI 08:24 DVADASHI 29:25 BHARANI 09:26 KRITTIKA 31:08

29

VAIKUNTHA VAISHNAVA

EKADASHI

TRAYODASHI 25:58 ROHINI 28:23 30

PRADOSHAM SHUBHA DINA

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2 09:11 10:13 13:37 14:48 13:47 15:10 18:07 19:44 16:49 18:39 11:11 13:10 19:18 21:19 13:18 15:10 09:51 11:31 08:42 10:08 14:08 15:21 09:55 10:58

3 14:21 15:23 11:15 12:26 11:01 12:24 08:23 10:01 13:09 15:00 09:11 11:11 07:15 09:15 15:10 17:02 18:09 19:48 15:52 17:18 11:43 12:55 15:10 16:13

4 12:17 13:20 10:03 11:15 09:36 11:00 16:31 18:09 15:00 16:51 19:10 21:10 17:17 19:17 11:26 13:18 08:13 09:52 13:00 14:26 10:31 11:43 08:54 09:57

5 13:20 14:23 16:02 17:14 16:36 18:01 13:15 14:53 11:18 13:09 07:10 09:11 13:16 15:17 09:34 11:26 16:27 18:06 14:25 15:50 15:30 16:42 14:08 15:10

6 11:16 12:18 08:49 10:02 08:09 09:34 14:54 16:32 09:26 11:17 17:12 19:12 15:17 17:17 18:51 20:42 13:10 14:48 11:35 13:00 08:21 09:33 12:03 13:05

7 10:13 11:16 14:52 16:05 15:14 16:39 11:35 13:14 18:45 20:36 13:11 15:12 11:17 13:17 07:45 09:36 14:47 16:25 10:11 11:35 14:17 15:28 13:06 14:08

8 15:28 16:31 12:26 13:40 12:23 13:49 09:55 11:34 07:32 09:24 15:12 17:12 09:17 11:17 16:58 18:48 11:32 13:09 17:10 18:34 11:55 13:06 11:02 12:04

9 09:10 10:13 13:40 14:54 13:49 15:15 18:14 19:55 16:54 18:47 11:11 13:11 19:16 21:15 13:17 15:07 09:55 11:32 08:49 10:12 13:06 14:16 10:01 11:03

10 14:27 15:30 11:12 12:27 10:56 12:23 08:12 09:52 13:09 15:02 09:10 11:11 07:19 09:18 15:06 16:56 17:57 19:34 15:44 17:07 10:46 11:56 15:10 16:12

11 12:20 13:24 09:58 11:12 09:28 10:55 16:36 18:17 15:02 16:55 19:15 21:16 17:16 19:15 11:27 13:17 08:20 09:56 12:58 14:21 09:37 10:46 09:01 10:02

12 13:25 14:29 16:11 17:26 17:44 19:12 13:13 14:55 11:15 13:09 07:09 09:10 13:17 15:16 09:39 11:28 16:18 17:54 14:20 15:42 15:23 16:32 14:09 15:10

13 11:17 12:21 08:40 09:56 08:58 10:26 14:55 16:37 09:21 11:15 17:14 19:16 15:16 17:15 18:41 20:30 13:07 14:42 11:36 12:58 08:30 09:39 12:06 13:08

14 10:13 11:17 14:58 16:14 16:18 17:47 11:30 13:13 18:52 20:46 13:12 15:14 11:19 13:18 07:52 09:40 14:41 16:16 10:15 11:36 14:13 15:21 13:08 14:09

15 15:36 16:41 12:26 13:43 13:21 14:50 09:47 11:30 07:25 09:19 15:14 17:15 09:21 11:19 16:51 18:38 11:32 13:06 16:59 18:20 11:56 13:04 11:06 12:07

16 09:07 10:12 13:43 15:00 14:50 16:19 18:22 20:05 16:59 18:54 11:12 13:13 19:12 21:09 13:16 15:03 09:59 11:33 08:57 10:17 13:04 14:12 10:06 11:07

17 14:33 15:38 11:09 12:26 11:51 13:21 08:01 09:44 13:09 15:04 09:10 11:12 07:25 09:22 15:02 16:49 17:45 19:18 15:36 16:56 10:50 11:57 15:11 16:13

18 12:23 13:28 09:51 11:09 10:20 11:50 16:40 18:24 15:05 17:00 19:17 21:19 17:13 19:10 11:29 13:15 08:27 10:00 12:57 14:16 09:43 10:50 09:06 10:07

19 13:29 14:35 16:20 17:38 17:52 19:23 13:11 14:56 11:13 13:09 07:09 09:11 13:18 15:15 09:43 11:29 16:10 17:42 14:15 15:34 15:17 16:24 14:11 15:12

20 11:17 12:23 08:31 09:49 08:46 10:18 14:56 16:41 09:16 11:13 17:16 19:18 15:15 17:12 18:31 20:17 13:05 14:37 11:38 12:56 08:39 09:45 12:10 13:11

21 10:11 11:17 15:04 16:22 16:23 17:54 11:26 13:11 18:59 20:55 13:14 15:15 11:21 13:18 07:59 09:44 14:36 16:07 10:20 11:38 14:10 15:16 13:11 14:12

22 15:44 16:51 12:26 13:45 13:19 14:51 09:39 11:25 07:18 09:15 15:15 17:17 09:26 11:22 16:43 18:28 11:33 13:04 16:49 18:06 11:58 13:04 11:10 12:11

23 09:03 10:10 13:45 15:05 14:51 16:24 18:30 20:16 17:04 19:01 11:13 13:14 19:06 21:02 13:14 14:58 10:03 11:33 09:05 10:22 13:04 14:09 10:09 11:10

24 14:39 15:47 11:05 12:25 11:46 13:19 07:50 09:37 13:09 15:07 09:12 11:13 07:31 09:27 14:57 16:41 17:33 19:03 15:29 16:46 10:54 11:59 15:15 16:16

25 12:25 13:33 09:44 11:05 10:11 11:45 16:45 18:32 15:07 17:05 19:19 21:20 17:09 19:04 11:30 13:13 08:34 10:04 12:56 14:12 09:49 10:54 09:09 10:10

26 13:33 14:41 16:28 17:49 17:59 19:33 13:10 14:58 11:11 13:09 07:11 09:12 13:18 15:13 09:47 11:30 16:01 17:30 14:11 15:27 15:13 16:17 14:15 15:16

27 11:17 12:25 08:20 09:42 08:35 10:09 14:58 16:46 09:13 11:11 17:17 19:19 15:13 17:07 18:20 20:03 13:02 14:31 11:40 12:55 08:47 09:51 12:13 13:15

28 10:07 11:16 15:09 16:31 16:27 18:02 11:22 13:10 19:05 21:04 13:15 15:16 11:24 13:18 08:06 09:48 14:30 15:58 10:25 11:40 14:08 15:12 13:15 14:16

29 15:53 17:03 13:17 14:52 09:32 11:21 07:14 09:12 15:16 17:17 09:30 11:24 16:35 18:17 11:34 13:02 16:39 17:53 12:00 13:04 11:13 12:14

30 08:57 10:06 14:52 16:28 18:37 20:26 17:08 19:07 11:15 13:16 18:59 20:53 13:12 14:53 10:07 11:34 09:13 10:27 13:04 14:08 10:12 11:13

31 14:46 15:56 11:40 13:16 13:10 15:09 07:38 09:31 14:52 16:33 15:23 16:36 15:20 16:22

Panchanga by mypanchang.com calculated as per Vancouver, BC, Canada’s Longitude & Latitude.

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2 08:09 16:24 07:43 17:09 06:53 17:56 06:48 19:44 05:50 20:29 05:12 21:09 05:13 21:19 05:47 20:48 06:32 19:50 07:15 18:46 08:04 17:47 07:49 16:14

3 08:09 16:25 07:41 17:11 06:51 17:57 06:46 19:46 05:48 20:31 05:11 21:10 05:14 21:18 05:49 20:47 06:33 19:48 07:17 18:44 08:05 17:45 07:50 16:13

4 08:08 16:26 07:40 17:13 06:49 17:59 06:44 19:47 05:46 20:32 05:11 21:10 05:15 21:18 05:50 20:45 06:34 19:46 07:18 18:42 08:07 17:44 07:52 16:13

5 08:08 16:27 07:38 17:14 06:47 18:01 06:41 19:49 05:45 20:34 05:10 21:11 05:15 21:17 05:52 20:43 06:36 19:44 07:20 18:40 07:09 16:42 07:53 16:13

6 08:08 16:29 07:37 17:16 06:45 18:02 06:39 19:50 05:43 20:35 05:10 21:12 05:16 21:17 05:53 20:42 06:37 19:42 07:21 18:38 07:10 16:41 07:54 16:12

7 08:08 16:30 07:35 17:18 06:43 18:04 06:37 19:52 05:41 20:36 05:09 21:13 05:17 21:16 05:54 20:40 06:39 19:40 07:23 18:36 07:12 16:39 07:55 16:12

8 08:07 16:31 07:34 17:19 06:41 18:05 06:35 19:53 05:40 20:38 05:09 21:14 05:18 21:16 05:56 20:38 06:40 19:38 07:24 18:34 07:13 16:38 07:56 16:12

9 08:07 16:32 07:32 17:21 06:39 18:07 06:33 19:55 05:38 20:39 05:09 21:14 05:19 21:15 05:57 20:37 06:42 19:36 07:26 18:32 07:15 16:36 07:57 16:12

10 08:06 16:34 07:30 17:23 06:36 18:09 06:31 19:56 05:37 20:41 05:08 21:15 05:20 21:14 05:59 20:35 06:43 19:34 07:27 18:30 07:17 16:35 07:58 16:12

11 08:06 16:35 07:29 17:25 06:34 18:10 06:29 19:58 05:35 20:42 05:08 21:16 05:21 21:14 06:00 20:33 06:44 19:31 07:29 18:28 07:18 16:33 07:59 16:12

12 08:05 16:36 07:27 17:26 07:32 19:12 06:27 19:59 05:34 20:44 05:08 21:16 05:22 21:13 06:01 20:31 06:46 19:29 07:30 18:26 07:20 16:32 08:00 16:12

13 08:04 16:38 07:25 17:28 07:30 19:13 06:25 20:01 05:33 20:45 05:08 21:17 05:23 21:12 06:03 20:30 06:47 19:27 07:32 18:24 07:21 16:31 08:01 16:12

14 08:04 16:39 07:23 17:30 07:28 19:15 06:23 20:02 05:31 20:46 05:08 21:17 05:24 21:11 06:04 20:28 06:49 19:25 07:33 18:22 07:23 16:29 08:02 16:12

15 08:03 16:41 07:22 17:31 07:26 19:16 06:21 20:04 05:30 20:48 05:08 21:18 05:25 21:10 06:06 20:26 06:50 19:23 07:35 18:20 07:25 16:28 08:03 16:12

16 08:02 16:42 07:20 17:33 07:24 19:18 06:19 20:05 05:29 20:49 05:08 21:18 05:26 21:09 06:07 20:24 06:52 19:21 07:36 18:18 07:26 16:27 08:03 16:12

17 08:01 16:44 07:18 17:35 07:22 19:20 06:17 20:07 05:27 20:50 05:08 21:18 05:27 21:09 06:09 20:22 06:53 19:18 07:38 18:16 07:28 16:26 08:04 16:13

18 08:00 16:45 07:16 17:36 07:20 19:21 06:15 20:08 05:26 20:52 05:08 21:19 05:28 21:08 06:10 20:20 06:55 19:16 07:40 18:14 07:29 16:25 08:05 16:13

19 08:00 16:47 07:14 17:38 07:17 19:23 06:13 20:10 05:25 20:53 05:08 21:19 05:29 21:06 06:11 20:19 06:56 19:14 07:41 18:12 07:31 16:24 08:05 16:13

20 07:59 16:48 07:12 17:40 07:15 19:24 06:11 20:11 05:24 20:54 05:08 21:19 05:31 21:05 06:13 20:17 06:57 19:12 07:43 18:10 07:32 16:23 08:06 16:14

21 07:58 16:50 07:11 17:41 07:13 19:26 06:09 20:13 05:22 20:55 05:08 21:20 05:32 21:04 06:14 20:15 06:59 19:10 07:44 18:08 07:34 16:22 08:06 16:14

22 07:57 16:51 07:09 17:43 07:11 19:27 06:07 20:14 05:21 20:57 05:08 21:20 05:33 21:03 06:16 20:13 07:00 19:08 07:46 18:06 07:35 16:21 08:07 16:15

23 07:55 16:53 07:07 17:44 07:09 19:29 06:06 20:16 05:20 20:58 05:09 21:20 05:34 21:02 06:17 20:11 07:02 19:06 07:48 18:04 07:37 16:20 08:07 16:15

24 07:54 16:54 07:05 17:46 07:07 19:30 06:04 20:17 05:19 20:59 05:09 21:20 05:36 21:01 06:19 20:09 07:03 19:03 07:49 18:02 07:38 16:19 08:08 16:16

25 07:53 16:56 07:03 17:48 07:05 19:32 06:02 20:19 05:18 21:00 05:09 21:20 05:37 20:59 06:20 20:07 07:05 19:01 07:51 18:01 07:40 16:18 08:08 16:17

26 07:52 16:58 07:01 17:49 07:03 19:33 06:00 20:20 05:17 21:01 05:10 21:20 05:38 20:58 06:21 20:05 07:06 18:59 07:52 17:59 07:41 16:17 08:08 16:17

27 07:51 16:59 06:59 17:51 07:00 19:35 05:58 20:22 05:16 21:03 05:10 21:20 05:39 20:57 06:23 20:03 07:08 18:57 07:54 17:57 07:43 16:17 08:09 16:18

28 07:50 17:01 06:57 17:53 06:58 19:36 05:56 20:23 05:16 21:04 05:11 21:20 05:41 20:55 06:24 20:01 07:09 18:55 07:56 17:55 07:44 16:16 08:09 16:19

29 07:48 17:03 06:56 19:38 05:55 20:25 05:15 21:05 05:11 21:19 05:42 20:54 06:26 19:59 07:11 18:53 07:57 17:53 07:45 16:15 08:09 16:20

30 07:47 17:04 06:54 19:39 05:53 20:26 05:14 21:06 05:12 21:19 05:43 20:53 06:27 19:57 07:12 18:51 07:59 17:52 07:47 16:15 08:09 16:21

31 07:46 17:06 06:52 19:41 05:13 21:07 05:45 20:51 06:29 19:55 08:00 17:50 08:09 16:22

Panchanga by mypanchang.com calculated as per Vancouver, BC, Canada’s Longitude & Latitude.

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Jan Feb Mar April May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

1 12:16 13:18 08:55 10:05 08:17 09:40 14:53 16:29 11:20 13:09 05:13 07:12 15:17 17:17 09:32 11:25 16:32 18:12 13:01 14:28 09:15 10:29 14:08 15:11

2 11:14 12:16 07:43 08:54 06:53 08:16 13:16 14:53 09:29 11:19 17:09 19:09 13:16 15:17 07:40 09:33 14:51 16:31 11:34 13:01 08:04 09:17 13:05 14:08

3 10:13 11:15 14:49 16:00 15:11 16:34 11:38 13:16 07:38 09:29 15:10 17:10 11:16 13:16 05:49 07:41 13:11 14:50 10:09 11:34 15:20 16:33 12:02 13:05

4 09:11 10:13 13:38 14:49 13:48 15:12 09:59 11:37 05:46 07:37 13:11 15:11 09:15 11:16 17:01 18:53 11:31 13:10 08:44 10:09 14:07 15:19 11:00 12:02

5 08:08 09:11 12:26 13:38 12:24 13:48 08:20 09:58 16:51 18:42 11:11 13:11 07:16 09:16 15:09 17:00 09:53 11:31 07:20 08:45 11:55 13:07 09:58 11:00

6 14:23 15:26 11:14 12:26 10:59 12:24 06:39 08:18 15:01 16:52 09:10 11:11 05:16 07:16 13:17 15:08 08:15 09:53 15:49 17:13 10:44 11:55 08:56 09:59

7 13:21 14:24 10:01 11:14 09:33 10:58 16:33 18:12 13:09 15:01 07:10 09:10 17:17 19:16 11:26 13:17 06:39 08:16 14:23 15:48 09:34 10:44 07:55 08:57

8 12:19 13:22 08:47 10:00 08:06 09:32 14:54 16:34 11:17 13:09 05:09 07:10 15:17 17:16 09:36 11:27 16:23 18:01 12:59 14:23 08:24 09:34 14:08 15:10

9 11:16 12:19 07:32 08:46 06:39 08:05 13:14 14:54 09:24 11:16 17:13 19:14 13:17 15:17 07:47 09:37 14:45 16:22 11:35 12:59 07:15 08:25 13:06 14:08

10 10:13 11:16 14:55 16:09 15:16 16:42 11:33 13:14 07:30 09:23 15:12 17:13 11:18 13:17 05:59 07:48 13:08 14:45 10:13 11:36 14:15 15:25 12:05 13:07

11 09:09 10:13 13:41 14:56 13:49 15:16 09:51 11:32 05:35 07:29 13:12 15:13 09:19 11:18 16:55 18:44 11:32 13:08 08:51 10:13 13:05 14:15 11:04 12:05

12 08:05 09:09 12:27 13:41 13:22 14:49 08:09 09:50 16:56 18:50 11:11 13:12 07:21 09:20 15:05 16:54 09:57 11:32 07:30 08:52 11:56 13:05 10:03 11:04

13 14:29 15:34 11:11 12:26 11:54 13:22 06:25 08:07 15:03 16:57 09:10 11:11 05:23 07:21 13:16 15:05 08:22 09:57 15:41 17:02 10:47 11:56 09:02 10:04

14 13:26 14:30 09:55 11:11 10:25 11:53 16:37 18:20 13:09 15:03 07:09 09:10 17:14 19:13 11:28 13:16 06:49 08:23 14:18 15:39 09:40 10:48 08:02 09:03

15 12:22 13:26 08:38 09:54 08:55 10:24 14:55 16:38 11:14 13:09 05:08 07:09 15:16 17:14 09:41 11:28 16:15 17:49 12:57 14:18 08:33 09:40 14:10 15:11

16 11:17 12:22 07:20 08:36 07:24 08:53 13:12 14:55 09:19 11:14 17:15 19:17 13:18 15:16 07:54 09:41 14:40 16:13 11:37 12:57 07:26 08:34 13:09 14:10

17 10:12 11:17 15:00 16:17 16:20 17:50 11:28 13:12 07:23 09:18 15:14 17:16 11:20 13:18 06:09 07:55 13:06 14:39 10:17 11:37 14:11 15:19 12:08 13:09

18 09:06 10:12 13:44 15:01 14:50 16:21 09:43 11:28 05:26 07:22 13:13 15:15 09:23 11:20 16:48 18:34 11:33 13:05 08:59 10:18 13:04 14:11 11:08 12:09

19 08:00 09:05 12:26 13:44 13:20 14:51 07:58 09:42 17:01 18:57 11:12 13:13 07:27 09:24 15:01 16:47 10:01 11:33 07:41 09:00 11:57 13:04 10:07 11:08

20 14:36 15:42 11:08 12:26 11:49 13:20 06:11 07:56 15:05 17:02 09:11 11:12 05:31 07:27 13:15 15:00 08:29 10:01 15:33 16:51 10:51 11:57 09:07 10:08

21 13:30 14:37 09:48 11:07 10:16 11:48 16:42 18:27 13:09 15:06 07:10 09:11 17:11 19:08 11:29 13:14 06:59 08:30 14:14 15:32 09:46 10:52 08:06 09:07

22 12:24 13:31 08:28 09:47 08:43 10:15 14:57 16:43 11:12 13:09 05:08 07:10 15:14 17:11 09:45 11:30 16:06 17:37 12:56 14:14 08:41 09:47 14:13 15:14

23 11:17 12:24 07:07 08:26 07:09 08:41 13:11 14:57 09:15 11:12 17:17 19:18 13:18 15:14 08:01 09:46 14:34 16:05 11:39 12:56 07:37 08:42 13:12 14:13

24 10:09 11:17 15:06 16:26 16:24 17:57 11:24 13:10 07:17 09:14 15:16 17:17 11:22 13:18 06:19 08:02 13:03 14:33 10:22 11:39 14:09 15:14 12:12 13:13

25 09:01 10:09 13:46 15:07 14:52 16:25 09:36 11:23 05:18 07:16 13:15 15:16 09:27 11:23 16:40 18:23 11:33 13:03 09:07 10:23 13:04 14:09 11:11 12:12

26 07:52 09:00 12:25 13:46 13:18 14:52 07:48 09:35 17:05 19:03 11:14 13:15 07:33 09:28 14:56 16:39 10:04 11:34 07:52 09:08 11:59 13:04 10:11 11:12

27 14:42 15:51 11:03 12:25 11:43 13:18 05:58 07:46 15:08 17:06 09:13 11:14 05:39 07:34 13:13 14:55 08:36 10:05 15:26 16:42 10:55 12:00 09:10 10:11

28 13:34 14:43 09:41 11:03 10:08 11:43 16:47 18:35 13:10 15:08 07:12 09:13 17:07 19:01 11:30 13:13 07:09 08:37 14:10 15:25 09:52 10:56 08:09 09:10

29 12:25 13:35 08:31 10:07 14:58 16:47 11:11 13:10 05:11 07:12 15:12 17:06 09:49 11:31 15:57 17:25 12:55 14:10 08:49 09:53 14:17 15:18

30 11:16 12:26 06:54 08:30 13:10 14:59 09:12 11:11 17:17 19:18 13:18 15:12 08:08 09:50 14:29 15:56 11:41 12:55 07:47 08:50 13:16 14:18

31 10:06 11:16 16:29 18:05 07:12 09:12 11:25 13:18 06:29 08:09 10:28 11:42 12:15 13:17

Panchanga by mypanchang.com calculated as per Vancouver, BC, Canada’s Longitude & Latitude.

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13:38-14:32 17:16-18:02 12:36-13:15

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2 12:33-13:06

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10:34-11:18

14:59-15:43 18:01-18:52

08:45-09:44

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08:23-09:27

13:42-14:46 19:10-20:14 12:48-13:48

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07:25-08:18

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11:18-11:57

15:11-15:50

07:49-08:23

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10:01-10:40

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4 12:01-12:34 07:40-08:18

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16:15-17:08 12:37-13:23

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13:39-14:38

13:43-14:47

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09:13-10:06

24:05-24:49

11:06-11:52

15:39-16:24 15:26-16:04

09:33-10:06

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6 09:48-10:21

12:35-13:08

12:46-13:24

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24:23-24:55

10:36-11:41

17:01-18:05 18:43-19:42 12:43-13:36

09:36-10:22

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12:14-12:52

14:08-14:46 11:46-12:20

7 08:08-08:41

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08:59-09:44

23:07-23:57

09:16-10:09

13:41-14:34 18:37-19:37 12:39-13:43

08:29-09:33

13:49-14:53

13:47-14:46

16:44-17:43

10:59-11:51

16:12-17:04

07:23-08:08

08:08-08:52

09:05-09:43

22:29-23:27

10:41-11:14

14:00-14:33

8 15:24-15:57 12:07-12:46 12:00-12:46 06:35-07:28

07:28-08:22

13:39-14:39

16:38-17:38

10:31-11:35

16:56-18:01

05:18-06:22

06:22-07:26

08:52-09:51

24:22-24:59

09:16-10:08

13:35-14:27 17:04-17:49 11:37-12:14

09:35-10:08

12:21-12:54

9 12:36-13:10

14:17-14:51

10:48-11:28

14:44-15:23

10:28-11:14

15:03-15:49 18:08-19:01

08:39-09:39

24:14-24:50

08:22-09:26

13:44-14:48 19:08-20:11 12:48-13:46

06:42-07:33

07:33-08:25

13:21-14:05

15:34-16:18

10:22-10:59

14:06-14:44

07:57-08:30

08:30-09:03

10 09:48-10:21

22:46-23:49

09:29-10:08

12:46-13:26

08:55-09:41

12:46-13:32

13:40-14:34

16:21-17:15 12:39-13:39

05:08-06:13

06:13-07:17

13:49-14:53

17:00-18:04

10:51-11:49

16:41-17:40 17:51-18:42

09:40-10:24

23:41-24:33

09:08-09:45

12:14-12:51 15:06-15:39

11 12:03-12:37 07:29-08:08

08:08-08:48

06:34-07:21

07:21-08:07

09:11-10:05

24:09-24:51

10:38-11:38

16:40-17:41 19:07-20:11

08:31-09:35

24:29-25:01

08:55-09:53

13:46-14:44

13:33-14:25

16:07-16:58 12:36-13:20

07:18-07:55

07:55-08:32

12:22-12:55

14:00-14:33

12 10:55-11:30

14:20-14:54 16:06-16:46 17:38-18:25 12:46-13:40

08:36-09:36

13:39-14:40

13:44-14:49

16:58-18:03 12:46-13:49

06:01-06:59

06:59-07:57

09:19-10:09

24:00-24:46

11:09-11:52

15:31-16:14 15:18-15:55

09:38-10:11

22:31-23:35

13 09:47-10:21

12:38-13:12

12:47-13:27

14:47-15:27

13:45-14:32

16:06-16:53

10:57-11:51

16:23-17:18

05:33-06:33

06:33-07:34

08:22-09:26

24:25-24:56

10:39-11:43

16:59-18:02 18:34-19:32 12:42-13:33

09:42-10:26

13:19-14:03

12:14-12:51

14:04-14:41 11:50-12:23

14 08:04-08:38

08:38-09:12

09:25-10:05

23:02-23:58

09:49-10:37

24:07-24:56

09:07-10:01

13:40-14:35 18:44-19:45 12:40-13:45

08:33-09:36

13:49-14:52

13:45-14:42

16:38-17:35

11:01-11:51

16:03-16:54

07:33-08:17

08:17-09:00

09:12-09:49

22:27-23:27

10:45-11:18

14:01-14:34

15 15:32-16:06 12:06-12:47 12:57-13:45 06:21-07:16

07:16-08:11

13:39-14:41

16:43-17:44

10:31-11:36

16:59-18:04

05:25-06:28

06:28-07:31

08:58-09:55

24:18-24:57

09:21-10:11

13:32-14:22 16:54-17:37 11:38-12:15

09:40-10:13

12:24-12:56

16 12:39-13:14

14:23-14:58

10:44-11:25

14:49-15:30

11:22-12:09

16:08-16:55 18:15-19:10

08:33-09:34

24:16-24:51

08:22-09:26

13:45-14:50 19:04-20:07 12:47-13:44

06:52-07:42

07:42-08:32

13:18-14:01

15:27-16:09

10:26-11:02

14:03-14:39

08:03-08:36

08:36-09:09

17 09:46-10:21

22:50-23:51

09:21-10:02

12:47-13:28

09:45-10:33

13:45-14:32

13:40-14:35

16:25-17:21 12:38-13:40

05:08-06:12

06:12-07:17

13:49-14:52

16:57-18:00

10:53-11:50

16:35-17:32 17:39-18:29

09:46-10:28

23:37-24:31

09:15-09:51

12:15-12:51 15:07-15:40

18 12:05-12:40 07:16-07:57

07:57-08:39

07:20-08:08

08:08-08:56

09:02-09:57

24:10-24:51

10:35-11:36

16:45-17:46 19:09-20:14

08:36-09:39

24:28-25:02

09:00-09:57

13:44-14:40

13:30-14:20

15:59-16:48 12:36-13:18

07:29-08:05

08:05-08:41

12:25-12:58

14:03-14:35

19 10:55-11:30

14:26-15:01 16:15-16:56 17:46-18:34 12:44-13:39

08:30-09:32

13:40-14:42

13:46-14:51

17:00-18:05 12:47-13:49

06:11-07:08

07:08-08:04

09:24-10:13

23:55-24:42

11:11-11:53

15:24-16:06 15:13-15:48

09:43-10:15

22:34-23:38

20 09:45-10:20

12:41-13:16

12:47-13:29

14:52-15:34

13:44-14:33

16:10-16:58

10:51-11:47

16:27-17:23

05:24-06:26

06:26-07:28

08:22-09:27

24:27-24:58

10:42-11:45

16:56-17:58 18:24-19:20 12:40-13:29

09:48-10:30

13:17-13:59

12:15-12:51

14:01-14:37 11:54-12:26

21 07:58-08:33

08:33-09:09

09:17-09:59

23:04-23:58

09:40-10:29

24:08-24:55

08:58-09:54

13:39-14:35 18:51-19:53 12:41-13:46

08:38-09:40

13:49-14:51

13:42-14:39

16:31-17:27

11:03-11:51

15:55-16:44

07:44-08:26

08:26-09:07

09:19-09:55

22:27-23:28

10:49-11:22

14:04-14:37

22 15:40-16:16 12:05-12:47 12:55-13:44 06:07-07:04

07:04-08:00

13:40-14:43

16:47-17:50

10:32-11:37

17:01-18:05

05:33-06:35

06:35-07:37

09:03-09:59

24:14-24:55

09:26-10:14

13:28-14:17 16:43-17:25 11:41-12:16

09:44-10:17

12:27-13:00

23 12:42-13:18

14:30-15:05

10:39-11:22

14:54-15:37

11:16-12:05

16:11-17:01 18:22-19:19

08:28-09:30

24:18-24:52

08:23-09:28

13:47-14:51 18:58-20:00 12:46-13:42

07:02-07:50

07:50-08:38

13:16-13:58

15:20-16:01

10:31-11:06

14:00-14:35

08:07-08:40

08:40-09:12

24 09:42-10:18

22:54-23:54

09:13-09:56

12:47-13:30

09:35-10:25

13:43-14:33

13:39-14:36

16:30-17:27 12:38-13:41

05:09-06:14

06:14-07:18

13:49-14:51

16:54-17:56

10:55-11:51

16:27-17:23 17:27-18:15

09:52-10:33

23:34-24:29

09:22-09:57

12:16-12:51 15:11-15:43

25 12:07-12:43 07:03-07:46

07:46-08:29

07:05-07:54

07:54-08:44

08:53-09:50

24:11-24:50

10:32-11:35

16:49-17:52 19:10-20:15

08:41-09:43

24:27-25:01

09:05-10:00

13:41-14:36

13:27-14:15

15:50-16:38 12:35-13:16

07:40-08:14

08:14-08:49

12:29-13:01

14:06-14:39

26 10:54-11:30

14:32-15:09 16:23-17:06 17:53-18:43 12:41-13:39

08:26-09:29

13:41-14:44

13:47-14:52

17:01-18:06 12:47-13:49

06:21-07:16

07:16-08:11

09:29-10:16

23:51-24:39

11:14-11:55

15:17-15:57 15:09-15:43

09:46-10:19

22:38-23:41

27 09:41-10:17

12:43-13:20

12:47-13:30

14:57-15:41

13:43-14:33

16:14-17:04

10:46-11:44

16:32-17:29

05:16-06:20

06:20-07:23

08:24-09:29

24:28-25:00

10:45-11:46

16:52-17:53 18:13-19:08 12:39-13:26

09:55-10:35

13:16-13:56

12:17-12:51

14:00-14:34 11:57-12:30

28 07:50-08:26

08:26-09:03

09:08-09:52

23:06-23:58

09:30-10:20

24:08-24:54

08:50-09:48

13:39-14:37 18:57-20:00 12:43-13:48

08:44-09:45

13:49-14:50

13:40-14:34

16:23-17:17

11:04-11:51

15:47-16:34

07:56-08:36

08:36-09:16

09:26-10:00

22:28-23:30

10:52-11:25

14:08-14:41

29 15:49-16:26 12:52-13:42 05:55-06:53

06:53-07:51

13:41-14:45

16:51-17:55

10:34-11:39

17:01-18:06

05:42-06:43

06:43-07:44

09:08-10:03

24:10-24:52

09:31-10:18

13:25-14:12 16:34-17:14 11:43-12:17

09:47-10:20

12:31-13:03

30 12:44-13:21

14:36-15:13

11:09-12:00

16:15-17:06 18:30-19:28

08:24-09:28

24:21-24:53

08:25-09:30

13:48-14:52 18:51-19:52 12:45-13:39

07:12-07:59

07:59-08:45

13:15-13:55

15:14-15:53

10:36-11:10

13:59-14:33

08:09-08:42

08:42-09:14

31 09:38-10:15

22:57-23:56

09:26-10:17

13:42-14:33 12:38-13:42

13:48-14:49

16:49-17:50

10:57-11:51

16:20-17:13

09:58-10:38

23:31-24:28 15:16-15:49