Calendar Year 2012, Vikram Samvat 2068-69

Main Festivals and Events in Omkarananda Ashram-Temple

Winterthur, Switzerland
2012 Day Month Paksha Tithi Festival/Event

Jan 01 Jan 04

Sun Wed

Posha Posha

Shukla Shukla

8 (Ashtami) 11 (Ek!dashi)

New Year Omkarananda Mah!sam!dhi Day Havan and Pujan Ekadashi Sankr!nti Vasant Panchami Mah! Shivar!tri Holi Chaitri Navar!tri R!m Navami Mah!vir Jayanti Hanum!n Jayanti Good Friday Akshaya Trit#y! Parashur!m Jazant# @dya Shankar! Jayanti Sri R!m!nuj!ch!rya Buddha Jayanti-Buddha Purnim! N!rad Jayanti G!yatri Jayanti Dev Shayani Ek!dashi Ch!turm!s Vrata starts Guru P%rnima Raksh! Bandhan Krishna Janm!shtami Ganesh Chaturthi

Jan 14

Sat

Posha Mah! Mah! F!lgun Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra Chaitra Vaish!kha

Krishna

5 (Panchami) / 6 (Shashthi) 5 (Panchami) 13 (Trayodashi) 15 (P%rnim!) 1 (Pratipad!) 9 (Navami) 13 (Trayodashi) 15 (P%rnim!) 15 (P%rnim!) 3 (Trit#y!)

Jan 28 Feb 20 Mar 07 Mar 23 Apr 01 Apr 04 Apr 06 Apr 06 Apr 24

Sat Mon Wed Fri Sun Wed Fri Fri Tues

Shukla Krishna Shukla Shukla Shukla Shukla Shukla Shukla Shukla

Apr 26 Apr 27 May 06 May 06 Jun 01 Jun 30

Thurs Vaish!kha Fri Sun Sun Fri Sat Vaish!kha Vaish!kha Vaish!kha Jyeshth! Ash!dh Ash!dh Shr!van Shr!van Bh!drapad Bh!drapad Bh!drapad

Shukla Shukla Shukla Krishna Shukla Shukla

5 (Panchami) 6 (Shashthi) 15 (P%rnim!) 1 (Pratipad!) 11 (Ek!dashi) 11 (Ek!dashi)

July 03 Aug 02 Aug 10 Sep 19 Sep 28 Oct 02

Tues Thurs Fri Thurs Fri Tues

Shukla Shukla Krishna Shukla Shukla Krishna

15 (P%rnim!) 15 (P%rnim!) 8 (Ashtami) 4 (Chaturthi)

14 (Chaturdashi) Anant Chaturdashi 2 (Dvitiy!) Mah!tm! G!ndhi Jayanti

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Calendar Year 2012, Vikram Samvat 2068-69

Main Festivals and Events in Omkarananda Ashram-Temple
Winterthur, Switzerland
2012 Day Month Paksha Tithi Festival/Event

Oct 16 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 24

Tues Sun Mon Wed

Ashwin Ashwin Ashwin Ashwin

Shukla Krishna Krishna Krishna

1 (Pratipad!) 7 (Saptami) 8 (Ashtami) 10 (Dashami)

Navar!tri Sarasvati @v!han Durg! Ashtami Vijay! Dashami Shirdi S!i B!b! Punya Tithi Sharad P%rnim! Guru Dv!dashi / W!gh B!ras Dhan Theras (Trayodashi)

Oct 29 Nov 10 Nov 11 Nov 12 Nov 13 Nov 14 Nov 14 Nov 15 Nov 18 Nov 19 Nov 24

Mon Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Wed Thurs Sun Mon Sat

Ashwin Ashwin Ashwin Ashwin Ashwin K!rtik K!rtik K!rtik K!rtik K!rtik K!rtik

Shukla Krishna Krishna Krishna Krishna Shukla Shukla Shukla Shukla Shukla Shukla

15 (P%rnim!) 12 (Dv!dasha) 13 (Trayodashi)

14 (Chaturdashi) Narak Chaturdashi / Hanum!n P%jan 30 (Am!vasya) 1 (Pratipad!) 1 (Pratipad!) 2 (Dvitiy!) 5 (Panchami) 6 (Shashthi) 11 (Ek!dashi) Dip!vali / Sh!rad! P%jan / Lakshmi P%jan N%tan Varsha N%tan Varsha-Annakt Samvat 2069

Bh!i Beej (Sisters invite brothers for meal) L!bha Pa]chami Jalar!m Jayanti Dev %thi Ek!dashi / Tulasi Viv!ha Ch!turm!s ends Dev Div!li / Guru Nanak Jayanti Datt!treya Jayanti X-mas - Omkarananda Jayanti Silvester

Nov 28 Dec 28 Dec 25 Dec 31

Wed Fri Tues Mon

K!rtik

Shukla

15 (P%rnim!) 15 (P%rnim!) 12 (Dv!dashi) 3 (Trit#y!)

M!rgashirsha Shukla M!rgashirsha Shukla M!rgashirsha Krishna

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YEAR 2012 EK@DASHI VIKRAM SAMVAT 2068-69

Date Jan 05 Jan 19 Feb 03 Feb 18 Mar 04 Mar 18 Apr 03 Apr 17 May 02 May 16 Jun 01 Jun 15 Jun 30 July 14 July 29 Aug 13 Aug 27 Sep 12 Sep 26 Oct 11 Oct 25 Nov 10 Nov 24 Day Thurs Thurs Fri Sat Sun Sun Tues Tues Wed Wed Fri Fri Sat Sat Sun Mon Mon Wed Wed Thurs Thurs Sat Sat Month Posha Posha Mah! Mah! Falgun Falgun Chaitra Chaitra Vaish!kha Vaish!kha Jyeshtha Jyeshtha Ash!dha Ash!dha Shr!van Shr!van Adhik-Bh!drapada Adhik-Bh!drapada Neej-Bh!drapada Neej-Bh!drapada Ashwin Ashwin K!rtik K!rtik M!rgashirsha Paksha Shukla Krishna Shukla Krishna Shukla Krishna Shukla Krishna Shukla Krishna Shukla Krishna Shukla Krishna Shukla Krishna Shukla Krishna Shukla Krishna Shukla Krishna Shukla Tithi Name 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 Putrad!-Ek!dash# Shattil!-Ek!dash# Jay!-Ek!dash# Vijay!-Ek!dash# Am!lk#-Ek!dash# P!pmochani-Ek!dash# Kamad!-Ek!dash# Var%thin#-Ek!dash# Mohin#-Ek!dash# Apar!-Ek!dash# Bhim-Ek!dash# / G!yatri-Jayant# Yogin#-Ek!dash# Devshayan#-Ek!dash# K!mik!-Ek!dash# Pavitr!-Ek!dash# Aj!-Ek!dash# Kamal!-Ek!dash# Kamal!-Ek!dash# Jalazin#-Ek!dash# Indira-Ek!dash# P!sh!nkush!-Ek!dash# Ram!-Ek!dash# Prabodhin#-Ek!dash# Dev ^thi-Ek!dash# Utpatti-Ek!dash# Mokshad!-Ek!dash# Geeta-Jayant#

FULL MOON - P%rnim! 2012, Vikram Samvat 2068-2069

Date Jan 09 Feb 07 Mar 08 Apr 06 May 06 Jun 04 July 03 July 20 Aug 02 Aug 17 Aug 31 Sep 29 Oct 12 Nov 28 Dec 28 Day Mon Tues Thurs Fri Sun Mon Tues Fri Thurs Tues Fri Sat Mon Wed Fri Month Posha Mah! Falgun Chaitra Vaish!kha Jyeshtha Ash!dha Shr!van Shr!van Shr!van Adhik-Bh!drapada Neej-Bh!drapada Ashwin K!rtik M!rgashirsha Paksha Shukla Shukla Shukla Shukla Shukla Shukla Shukla Shukla Shukla Krishna Shukla Shukla Shukla Shukla Shukla Tithi 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1 15 30 15 15 15 15 15 Praushthapad# P%rnim! Sharad P%rnim! Dev-Div!li / Tulsi-Viv!ha ends Datta-Jayant# Name Posh#-P%rnim! M!gh#-P%rnim! Dhuleti-Holi Hanum!n-Jayant# / Good Friday Buddha-Jayant# Vats!vitr#-Vrat ends Guru-P%rnim! Pratipad! Raksh!bandhan Am!v!sy! Shravan ends Shravan starts

Gurupushy!m&t Yog
June 21 July 19 Aug 16 Thurs Thurs Thurs Starts 04:16 AM Starts 10:46 AM Till 7:21 PM

ECLIPSES 2012
May 20 Jun 04 Sun Mon

(During time period of eclipse or on that day, recite Gayatri-Mantra)

Dec 10 Dec 23

Mon Sun

Krishna Shukla

11 11

Vaish!kha Am!v!sy! Jyeshtha P%rnim!

Annular Solar Eclipse Lunar Eclipse

Calendar Year 2012, Vikram Samvat 2068-2069

Vin!yak Chaturthi / Sankashta Chaturthi
Date Jan 13 Jan 27 Feb 11 Feb 26 Mar 11 Mar 26 Apr 10 Apr 25 May 09 May 25 Jun 07 Jun 23 July 07 July 23 Aug 12 Aug 21 Sep 04 Sep 19 Oct 04 Oct 18 Nov 03 Nov 17 Dec 02 Dec 16 Day Fri Fri Sat Sun Sun Mon Tues Wed Wed Fri Thurs Sat Sat Mon Sun Tues Tues Wed Thurs Thurs Sat Sat Sun Sun Maas Posh Mah! Mah! F!lgun F!lgun Chaitra Paksha Krishna Shukla Krishna Shukla Krishna Shukla Krishna Shukla Krishna Shukla Krishna Shukla Krishna Shukla Krishna Shukla Krishna Shukla Krishna Shukla Krishna Shukla Krishna Shukla Tithi 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Sankashta Chaturthi Vin!yak Chaturthi Sankashta Chaturthi Vin!yak Chaturthi Sankashta Chaturthi Vin!yak Chaturthi Sankashta Chaturthi Vin!yak Chaturthi Sankashta Chaturthi Vin!yak Chaturthi Sankashta Chaturthi Vin!yak Chaturthi Sankashta Chaturthi Vin!yak Chaturthi Sankashta Chaturthi Vin!yak Chaturthi Sankashta Chaturthi Ganesha Chaturthi Sankashta Chaturthi Vin!yak Chaturthi Sankashta Chaturthi Vin!yak Chaturthi Sankashta Chaturthi Vin!yak Chaturthi

Calendar Year 2012, Vikram Samvat 2068-2069

Durg! Ashthami
Date Jan 01 Jan 31 Mar 01 Mar 31 Apr 29 May 29 Jun 27 July 26 Aug 24 Sep 23 Oct 22 Nov 21 Dec 20 Day Sun Tues Thurs Sat Sun Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sun Mon Wed Thurs Maas Posh Mah! F!lgun Chaitra Vaish!kh Jyeshtha Ash!dha Shr!van Adhik-Bh!drapada Neej-Bh!drapada Ashwin K!rtik M!rgashirsha Paksha Shukla Shukla Shukla Shukla Shukla Shukla Shukla Shukla Shukla Shukla Shukla Shukla Shukla Tithi 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Durg! Ashthami Durg! Ashthami Durg! Ashthami Durg! Ashthami Durg! Ashthami Durg! Ashthami Durg! Ashthami Durg! Ashthami Durg! Ashthami Durg! Ashthami Durg! Ashthami (Navar!tri) Durg! Ashthami Durg! Ashthami

Chaitra
Vaish!kh Vaish!kh Jyeshtha Jyeshtha Ash!dha Ash!dha Shr!van Shr!van Adhik-Bh!drapada Adhik-Bh!drapada Neej-Bh!drapada Neej-Bh!drapada Ashwin Ashwin K!rtik K!rtik M!rgashirsha