Festivals and vrats — April 1959
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
This month
| Date | Tithi at sunrise | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 03-04-1959 Friday |
Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Chaitra |
Vrat Papmochani Ekadashi |
| 05-04-1959 Sunday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Chaitra |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 06-04-1959 Monday |
Chaturdashi, Krishna Paksha Chaitra |
Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
| 08-04-1959 Wednesday |
Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Chaitra |
Vrat Amavasya |
| 09-04-1959 Thursday |
Pratipada, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Chaitra Navratri begins · Gudi Padwa · Ugadi |
| 10-04-1959 Friday |
Dwitiya, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 2 |
| 11-04-1959 Saturday |
Tritiya, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 3 |
| 12-04-1959 Sunday |
Chaturthi, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 4 |
| 13-04-1959 Monday |
Panchami, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 5 |
| 14-04-1959 Tuesday |
Shashthi, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 6Sankranti Mesha Sankranti (Baisakhi) · 05:03 |
| 15-04-1959 Wednesday |
Saptami, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 7 |
| 16-04-1959 Thursday |
Ashtami, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 8 |
| 17-04-1959 Friday |
Navami, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Ram Navami · Observed at middayFestival Navratri, day 9 |
| 19-04-1959 Sunday |
Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Vrat Kamada Ekadashi |
| 23-04-1959 Thursday |
Purnima, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Hanuman JayantiVrat Purnima |
Every day of the month
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-04-1959 | Navami | Purva Ashadha | 06:05 | 18:20 |
| 02-04-1959 | Dashami | Uttara Ashadha | 06:04 | 18:20 |
| 03-04-1959 | Ekadashi | Shravana | 06:04 | 18:20 |
| 04-04-1959 | Dwadashi | Dhanishta | 06:03 | 18:20 |
| 05-04-1959 | Trayodashi | Shatabhisha | 06:02 | 18:20 |
| 06-04-1959 | Chaturdashi | Purva Bhadrapada | 06:02 | 18:20 |
| 07-04-1959 | Chaturdashi | Uttara Bhadrapada | 06:01 | 18:21 |
| 08-04-1959 | Amavasya | Revati | 06:01 | 18:21 |
| 09-04-1959 | Pratipada | Ashwini | 06:00 | 18:21 |
| 10-04-1959 | Dwitiya | Bharani | 05:59 | 18:21 |
| 11-04-1959 | Tritiya | Krittika | 05:59 | 18:21 |
| 12-04-1959 | Chaturthi | Rohini | 05:58 | 18:21 |
| 13-04-1959 | Panchami | Rohini | 05:57 | 18:21 |
| 14-04-1959 | Shashthi | Mrigashira | 05:57 | 18:21 |
| 15-04-1959 | Saptami | Ardra | 05:56 | 18:21 |
| 16-04-1959 | Ashtami | Punarvasu | 05:56 | 18:21 |
| 17-04-1959 | Navami | Pushya | 05:55 | 18:21 |
| 18-04-1959 | Dashami | Ashlesha | 05:54 | 18:22 |
| 19-04-1959 | Ekadashi | Magha | 05:54 | 18:22 |
| 20-04-1959 | Dwadashi | Purva Phalguni | 05:53 | 18:22 |
| 21-04-1959 | Trayodashi | Uttara Phalguni | 05:53 | 18:22 |
| 22-04-1959 | Chaturdashi | Hasta | 05:52 | 18:22 |
| 23-04-1959 | Purnima | Chitra | 05:52 | 18:22 |
| 24-04-1959 | Pratipada | Vishakha | 05:51 | 18:22 |
| 25-04-1959 | Tritiya | Anuradha | 05:51 | 18:22 |
| 26-04-1959 | Chaturthi | Jyeshtha | 05:50 | 18:23 |
| 27-04-1959 | Panchami | Mula | 05:50 | 18:23 |
| 28-04-1959 | Shashthi | Purva Ashadha | 05:49 | 18:23 |
| 29-04-1959 | Saptami | Uttara Ashadha | 05:49 | 18:23 |
| 30-04-1959 | Ashtami | Shravana | 05:48 | 18:23 |
Months are named the purnimanta way used across North India; the dark fortnight belongs to the month that follows the Purnima. A festival is kept on the day its tithi stands at the moment it is observed — sunrise for most, dusk for Diwali and Holika Dahan, midnight for Janmashtami and Shivaratri, moonrise for Karwa Chauth — and local custom sometimes differs by a day. Ask your family priest when in doubt.