Rulings · Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa
| Date | Observance | Decided by | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 2 Jan | Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī | Caturthī is current at moonrise. | Determinate |
| Sun 9 Jan | Saphalā Ekādaśī | Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. | Determinate |
| Tue 11 Jan | Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata | Trayodaśī covers 83 of 83 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Wed 12 Jan | Śivarātri | Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. | Determinate |
| Thu 13 Jan | Bhogi | Kept the day before Pongal. | Determinate |
| Fri 14 Jan | Pongal | The Sun enters Makara on this day, before sunset. | Determinate |
| Fri 14 Jan | Makara Saṅkrānti | The Sun enters Makara on this day, counted from midnight. | Determinate |
| Sat 15 Jan | Mattu Pongal | Kept the day after Pongal. | Determinate |
| Tue 18 Jan | Vināyaka Caturthī | Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Tue 25 Jan | Putradā Ekādaśī | Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. | Determinate |
| Wed 26 Jan | Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata | Trayodaśī covers 85 of 85 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Mon 31 Jan | Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī | Caturthī is current at moonrise. | Determinate |
| Tue 8 Feb | Ṣaṭtilā Ekādaśī | Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. | Determinate |
| Thu 10 Feb | Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata | Trayodaśī covers 87 of 87 minutes of pradoṣa. | Boundary |
| Thu 10 Feb | Śivarātri | Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. | Boundary |
| Fri 11 Feb | Yama Tarpaṇa | Caturdaśī covers 87 of 87 minutes of aruṇodaya. | Determinate |
| Wed 16 Feb | Vināyaka Caturthī | Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Wed 23 Feb | Śukla Ekādaśī | Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. | Determinate |
| Thu 24 Feb | Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata | Trayodaśī does not reach pradoṣa on either day. | Boundary |
| Wed 2 Mar | Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī | Caturthī is current at moonrise. | Determinate |
| Thu 10 Mar | Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī | Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. | Determinate |
| Fri 11 Mar | Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata | Trayodaśī covers 93 of 93 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Sat 12 Mar | Śivarātri | Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. | Determinate |
| Fri 18 Mar | Vināyaka Caturthī | Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Fri 25 Mar | Āmalakī Ekādaśī | Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. | Determinate |
| Sat 26 Mar | Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata | Trayodaśī covers 96 of 96 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Mon 28 Mar | Holikā Dahana | Pūrṇimā covers 143 of 143 minutes of sāyāhna. | Determinate |
| Tue 29 Mar | Holī | Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. | Determinate |
| Tue 29 Mar | Vasantotsava | Pratipadā holds at sunrise. | Determinate |
| Thu 31 Mar | Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī | Caturthī is current at moonrise. | Determinate |
| Tue 5 Apr | Śītalāṣṭamī | Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Sat 9 Apr | Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī | Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. | Determinate |
| Sun 10 Apr | Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata | Trayodaśī covers 99 of 99 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Mon 11 Apr | Śivarātri | Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. | Determinate |
| Wed 13 Apr | Vaiśākhī | The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. | Determinate |
| Wed 13 Apr | Navarātrārambha (Caitra)Chaitra Navratri | Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Fri 15 Apr | Gaurī TṛtīyāGangaur | Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Fri 15 Apr | Saubhāgya Śayana Vrata | Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Sat 16 Apr | Vināyaka Caturthī | Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Sun 17 Apr | Lakṣmī Pañcamī | Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Wed 20 Apr | Bhavānī Utpatti | Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Thu 21 Apr | Rāma Navamī | Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Sat 23 Apr | Kāmadā Ekādaśī | Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. | Determinate |
| Sun 24 Apr | Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata | Trayodaśī covers 102 of 102 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Mon 25 Apr | Anaṅga Trayodaśī | Trayodaśī does not reach madhyāhna on either day. | Determinate |
| Mon 25 Apr | Viṣṇudamanaka Caturdaśī | Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Tue 26 Apr | Caitrī Pūrṇimā | Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Sat 30 Apr | Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī | Caturthī is current at moonrise. | Determinate |
| Sun 8 May | Varūthinī Ekādaśī | Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. | Determinate |
| Tue 10 May | Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata | Trayodaśī covers 105 of 105 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Tue 10 May | Śivarātri | Caturdaśī covers 41 of 48 minutes of niśītha. | Determinate |
| Sat 14 May | Paraśurāma Jayantī | Tṛtīyā covers 105 of 105 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Sun 15 May | Akṣaya Tṛtīyā | Tṛtīyā covers 217 of 217 minutes of pūrvāhṇa. | Determinate |
| Mon 16 May | Vināyaka Caturthī | Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Tue 17 May | Śaṅkara Jayantī | Pañcamī does not reach madhyāhna on either day. | Determinate |
| Wed 18 May | GaṅgotpattiGanga Saptami | Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Sun 22 May | Mohinī Ekādaśī | Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. | Determinate |
| Mon 23 May | Paraśurāma Dvādaśī | Dvādaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Mon 23 May | Rukmiṇī Dvādaśī | Dvādaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Tue 24 May | Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata | Trayodaśī covers 107 of 107 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Wed 25 May | Nṛsiṃha CaturdaśīNarasimha Jayanti | Caturdaśī covers 107 of 107 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Thu 26 May | Buddha Pūrṇimā | Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Thu 26 May | Sampat Gaurī Vrata | Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Mon 30 May | Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī | Caturthī is current at moonrise. | Determinate |
| Tue 7 Jun | Aparā Ekādaśī | Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. | Determinate |
| Wed 8 Jun | Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata | Trayodaśī covers 108 of 108 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Thu 9 Jun | Śivarātri | Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. | Determinate |
| Mon 13 Jun | Rambhā Tṛtīyā | Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Tue 14 Jun | Vināyaka Caturthī | Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Thu 16 Jun | Araṇya Gaurī Vrata | Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Thu 16 Jun | Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī (Jyaiṣṭha) | Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Mon 20 Jun | Nirjalā Ekādaśī | Ekādaśī touches no sunrise; it is kept on the day it falls. | Boundary |
| Tue 21 Jun | Śrī Rāma Dvādaśī | Dvādaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Wed 22 Jun | Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata | Trayodaśī covers 108 of 108 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Fri 24 Jun | Vaṭa Sāvitrī Vrata | Pūrṇimā covers 108 of 108 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Tue 28 Jun | Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī | Caturthī is current at moonrise. | Determinate |
| Wed 6 Jul | Yoginī Ekādaśī | Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. | Determinate |
| Fri 8 Jul | Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata | Trayodaśī covers 108 of 108 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Fri 8 Jul | Śivarātri | Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. | Determinate |
| Mon 11 Jul | Rathayātrā | Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Wed 13 Jul | Vināyaka Caturthī | Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Thu 14 Jul | Skanda Pañcamī | Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Sat 16 Jul | Vivasvat Saptamī | Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Wed 20 Jul | Hariśayanī Ekādaśī | Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. | Determinate |
| Fri 22 Jul | Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata | Trayodaśī covers 106 of 106 minutes of pradoṣa. | Boundary |
| Sun 24 Jul | Vyāsa Pūjā | Pūrṇimā covers 129 of 129 minutes of the first three muhūrtas after sunrise. | Determinate |
| Sun 24 Jul | Guru Pūrṇimā | Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Sun 24 Jul | Kokilā Vrata | Pūrṇimā covers 129 of 129 minutes of sāyāhna. | Determinate |
| Sun 24 Jul | Śiva Śayanotsava | Pūrṇimā covers 106 of 106 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Tue 26 Jul | Aśūnya Śayana Vrata (Āṣāḍha) | Dvitīyā is current at moonrise. | Determinate |
| Thu 28 Jul | Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī | Caturthī is current at moonrise. | Determinate |
| Fri 5 Aug | Kāmikā Ekādaśī | Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. | Determinate |
| Sat 6 Aug | Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata | Trayodaśī covers 104 of 104 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Sun 7 Aug | Śivarātri | Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. | Determinate |
| Thu 11 Aug | Madhusravā TṛtīyāHariyali Teej | Tṛtīyā does not reach madhyāhna on either day. | Determinate |
| Thu 11 Aug | Vināyaka Caturthī | Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Fri 12 Aug | Nāga Pañcamī | Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Fri 19 Aug | Putradā Ekādaśī | Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. | Determinate |
| Fri 19 Aug | Dāmodara Dvādaśī | Dvādaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Sat 20 Aug | Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata | Trayodaśī covers 102 of 102 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Tue 23 Aug | Rakṣā BandhanaRakhi | The second half of Pūrṇimā covers 628 of 1439 minutes of the day. | Boundary |
| Tue 23 Aug | Ṛṣi Tarpaṇa | Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Thu 25 Aug | Aśūnya Śayana Vrata | Dvitīyā is current at moonrise. | Determinate |
| Fri 26 Aug | Kajjalī TṛtīyāKajari Teej | Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Sat 27 Aug | Bahulā Caturthī | Caturthī covers 137 of 137 minutes of sāyāhna. | Determinate |
| Sat 27 Aug | Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī | Caturthī is current at moonrise. | Determinate |
| Mon 29 Aug | Hala Ṣaṣṭhī | Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Tue 30 Aug | Śītalā Saptamī | Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Wed 31 Aug | Janmāṣṭamī | Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. | Determinate |
| Sat 3 Sep | Ajā Ekādaśī | Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. | Determinate |
| Sun 4 Sep | Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata | Trayodaśī covers 99 of 99 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Mon 5 Sep | Aghora Caturdaśī | Caturdaśī covers 99 of 99 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Mon 5 Sep | Śivarātri | Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. | Determinate |
| Wed 7 Sep | Rudra Vrata | Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Fri 9 Sep | Haritālikā VrataHartalika Teej | Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Sat 10 Sep | Gaṇeśa Caturthī | Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Sun 11 Sep | Ṛṣi Pañcamī | Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Mon 12 Sep | Sūrya Ṣaṣṭhī (Bhādrapada) | Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Tue 13 Sep | Muktābharaṇa Vrata | Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Wed 14 Sep | Rādhāṣṭamī | Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Sat 17 Sep | Parivartanī Ekādaśī | Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. | Determinate |
| Sun 18 Sep | Vāmana Jayantī | Dvādaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Mon 19 Sep | Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata | Trayodaśī covers 96 of 96 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Tue 20 Sep | Ananta Caturdaśī | Caturdaśī covers 144 of 144 minutes of the first three muhūrtas after sunrise. | Determinate |
| Sun 25 Sep | Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī | Caturthī is current at moonrise. | Determinate |
| Tue 27 Sep | Candra Ṣaṣṭhī | Ṣaṣṭhī is current at moonrise. | Determinate |
| Thu 29 Sep | JitāṣṭamīJitiya | Aṣṭamī covers 94 of 94 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Thu 29 Sep | Mahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana | Aṣṭamī is current at moonrise. | Determinate |
| Sun 2 Oct | Indirā Ekādaśī | Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. | Determinate |
| Tue 4 Oct | Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata | Trayodaśī covers 85 of 93 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Tue 4 Oct | Śivarātri | Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. | Determinate |
| Thu 6 Oct | Mahālaya AmāvāsyāSarvapitṛ Amāvāsyā | Amāvasyā covers 4 of 149 minutes of aparāhṇa. | Boundary |
| Fri 7 Oct | NavarātrārambhaNavratri | Pratipadā does not reach madhyāhna on either day. | Determinate |
| Sun 9 Oct | Vināyaka Caturthī | Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Thu 13 Oct | Durgā Saptamī | Saptamī covers 50 of 50 minutes of the first muhūrta after sunrise. | Determinate |
| Thu 13 Oct | MahāṣṭamīDurga Ashtami | Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Fri 14 Oct | Mahānavamī | Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Sat 15 Oct | Vijayā DaśamīDussehra | Daśamī with Śravaṇa covers 298 of 760 minutes of the day time. | Determinate |
| Mon 17 Oct | Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī | Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. | Determinate |
| Wed 19 Oct | Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata | Trayodaśī covers 90 of 90 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Tue 25 Oct | Karaka CaturthīKarwa Chauth | Caturthī is current at moonrise. | Determinate |
| Tue 25 Oct | Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī | Caturthī is current at moonrise. | Determinate |
| Fri 28 Oct | Ahoyī Aṣṭamī | Aṣṭamī is current at moonrise. | Determinate |
| Tue 1 Nov | Ramā Ekādaśī | Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. | Determinate |
| Tue 1 Nov | Govatsa DvādaśīVasu Baras | Dvādaśī covers 87 of 87 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Wed 2 Nov | Yama Dīpadāna | Trayodaśī covers 87 of 87 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Wed 2 Nov | Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata | Trayodaśī covers 87 of 87 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Thu 3 Nov | Naraka CaturdaśīChoti Diwali | Caturdaśī covers 55 of 87 minutes of aruṇodaya. | Determinate |
| Thu 3 Nov | Śivarātri | Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. | Determinate |
| Fri 4 Nov | Lakṣmī PūjāDiwali | Amāvasyā covers 87 of 87 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Fri 4 Nov | Kālī Pūjā | Amāvasyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. | Determinate |
| Sat 5 Nov | Govardhana Pūjā | Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Sat 5 Nov | Bali Pūjā | Pratipadā covers 87 of 87 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Sat 5 Nov | Dyūta Pratipad | Pratipadā covers 264 of 264 minutes of pūrvāhṇa. | Determinate |
| Sun 6 Nov | Yama DvitīyāBhai Dooj | Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Tue 8 Nov | Nāga Caturthī | Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Tue 8 Nov | Vināyaka Caturthī | Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Thu 10 Nov | Sūrya ṢaṣṭhīChhath | Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Sat 12 Nov | Gopāṣṭamī | Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Sun 13 Nov | Durgā Navamī | Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Mon 14 Nov | Akṣaya NavamīAmla Navami | Navamī covers 260 of 267 minutes of pūrvāhṇa. | Boundary |
| Wed 16 Nov | Prabodhinī Ekādaśī | Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. | Determinate |
| Thu 17 Nov | Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata | Trayodaśī covers 85 of 85 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Sat 19 Nov | Rāsayātrā | Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. | Determinate |
| Sun 20 Nov | Kārtikī Pūrṇimā | Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Wed 23 Nov | Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī | Caturthī is current at moonrise. | Determinate |
| Wed 30 Nov | Utpannā Ekādaśī | Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. | Determinate |
| Thu 1 Dec | Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata | Trayodaśī covers 83 of 83 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Fri 2 Dec | Śivarātri | Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. | Determinate |
| Thu 8 Dec | Vināyaka Caturthī | Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Fri 9 Dec | Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa) | Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Sat 10 Dec | Campā Ṣaṣṭhī | Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Sat 10 Dec | Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī | Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Sun 11 Dec | Mitra Saptamī | Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Fri 16 Dec | Mokṣadā Ekādaśī | Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. | Determinate |
| Fri 16 Dec | Akhaṇḍa Dvādaśī | Dvādaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. | Determinate |
| Sat 17 Dec | Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata | Trayodaśī covers 82 of 82 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Mon 19 Dec | DattātreyotpattiDatta Jayanti | Pūrṇimā covers 82 of 82 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
| Thu 22 Dec | Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī | Caturthī is current at moonrise. | Determinate |
| Thu 29 Dec | Saphalā Ekādaśī | Ekādaśī touches no sunrise; it is kept on the day it falls. | Determinate |
| Sat 31 Dec | Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata | Trayodaśī covers 82 of 82 minutes of pradoṣa. | Determinate |
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