Festivals and vrats — April 2018
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
This month
| Date | Tithi at sunrise | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 03-04-2018 Tuesday |
Tritiya, Krishna Paksha Vaishakha |
Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise |
| 12-04-2018 Thursday |
Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Vaishakha |
Vrat Varuthini Ekadashi |
| 13-04-2018 Friday |
Dwadashi, Krishna Paksha Vaishakha |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 14-04-2018 Saturday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Vaishakha |
Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita)Sankranti Mesha Sankranti (Baisakhi) · 08:12 |
| 16-04-2018 Monday |
Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Vaishakha |
Vrat Amavasya |
| 18-04-2018 Wednesday |
Tritiya, Shukla Paksha Vaishakha |
Festival Akshaya Tritiya |
| 26-04-2018 Thursday |
Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Vaishakha |
Vrat Mohini Ekadashi |
| 27-04-2018 Friday |
Dwadashi, Shukla Paksha Vaishakha |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 30-04-2018 Monday |
Purnima, Shukla Paksha Vaishakha |
Festival Buddha PurnimaVrat Purnima |
Every day of the month
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-04-2018 | Pratipada | Chitra | 06:05 | 18:20 |
| 02-04-2018 | Dwitiya | Swati | 06:04 | 18:20 |
| 03-04-2018 | Tritiya | Swati | 06:03 | 18:20 |
| 04-04-2018 | Chaturthi | Vishakha | 06:03 | 18:20 |
| 05-04-2018 | Panchami | Anuradha | 06:02 | 18:20 |
| 06-04-2018 | Shashthi | Jyeshtha | 06:01 | 18:21 |
| 07-04-2018 | Saptami | Mula | 06:01 | 18:21 |
| 08-04-2018 | Ashtami | Purva Ashadha | 06:00 | 18:21 |
| 09-04-2018 | Navami | Uttara Ashadha | 05:59 | 18:21 |
| 10-04-2018 | Dashami | Shravana | 05:59 | 18:21 |
| 11-04-2018 | Dashami | Dhanishta | 05:58 | 18:21 |
| 12-04-2018 | Ekadashi | Shatabhisha | 05:58 | 18:21 |
| 13-04-2018 | Dwadashi | Purva Bhadrapada | 05:57 | 18:21 |
| 14-04-2018 | Trayodashi | Uttara Bhadrapada | 05:56 | 18:21 |
| 15-04-2018 | Chaturdashi | Revati | 05:56 | 18:21 |
| 16-04-2018 | Amavasya | Ashwini | 05:55 | 18:21 |
| 17-04-2018 | Dwitiya | Bharani | 05:55 | 18:22 |
| 18-04-2018 | Tritiya | Krittika | 05:54 | 18:22 |
| 19-04-2018 | Chaturthi | Rohini | 05:54 | 18:22 |
| 20-04-2018 | Panchami | Mrigashira | 05:53 | 18:22 |
| 21-04-2018 | Shashthi | Ardra | 05:52 | 18:22 |
| 22-04-2018 | Saptami | Punarvasu | 05:52 | 18:22 |
| 23-04-2018 | Ashtami | Pushya | 05:51 | 18:22 |
| 24-04-2018 | Navami | Ashlesha | 05:51 | 18:22 |
| 25-04-2018 | Dashami | Magha | 05:50 | 18:23 |
| 26-04-2018 | Ekadashi | Purva Phalguni | 05:50 | 18:23 |
| 27-04-2018 | Dwadashi | Uttara Phalguni | 05:49 | 18:23 |
| 28-04-2018 | Trayodashi | Hasta | 05:49 | 18:23 |
| 29-04-2018 | Chaturdashi | Chitra | 05:48 | 18:23 |
| 30-04-2018 | Purnima | Swati | 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.