Festivals and vrats — April 2016
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
This month
| Date | Tithi at sunrise | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 05-04-2016 Tuesday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Chaitra |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
| 07-04-2016 Thursday |
Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Chaitra |
Vrat Amavasya |
| 08-04-2016 Friday |
Pratipada, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Chaitra Navratri begins · Gudi Padwa · Ugadi |
| 09-04-2016 Saturday |
Dwitiya, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 2Festival Navratri, day 3 |
| 10-04-2016 Sunday |
Chaturthi, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 4 |
| 11-04-2016 Monday |
Panchami, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 5 |
| 12-04-2016 Tuesday |
Shashthi, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 6 |
| 13-04-2016 Wednesday |
Saptami, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 7Sankranti Mesha Sankranti (Baisakhi) · 19:48 |
| 14-04-2016 Thursday |
Ashtami, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 8 |
| 15-04-2016 Friday |
Navami, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Ram Navami · Observed at middayFestival Navratri, day 9 |
| 17-04-2016 Sunday |
Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Vrat Kamada Ekadashi |
| 19-04-2016 Tuesday |
Trayodashi, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 22-04-2016 Friday |
Purnima, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Hanuman JayantiVrat Purnima |
| 25-04-2016 Monday |
Tritiya, Krishna Paksha Vaishakha |
Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise |
Every day of the month
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-04-2016 | Ashtami | Purva Ashadha | 06:18 | 18:42 |
| 02-04-2016 | Navami | Uttara Ashadha | 06:17 | 18:42 |
| 03-04-2016 | Dashami | Shravana | 06:17 | 18:43 |
| 04-04-2016 | Dwadashi | Dhanishta | 06:16 | 18:43 |
| 05-04-2016 | Trayodashi | Shatabhisha | 06:15 | 18:43 |
| 06-04-2016 | Chaturdashi | Purva Bhadrapada | 06:14 | 18:44 |
| 07-04-2016 | Amavasya | Revati | 06:13 | 18:44 |
| 08-04-2016 | Pratipada | Ashwini | 06:12 | 18:44 |
| 09-04-2016 | Dwitiya | Bharani | 06:11 | 18:45 |
| 10-04-2016 | Chaturthi | Krittika | 06:10 | 18:45 |
| 11-04-2016 | Panchami | Rohini | 06:09 | 18:45 |
| 12-04-2016 | Shashthi | Mrigashira | 06:08 | 18:46 |
| 13-04-2016 | Saptami | Ardra | 06:07 | 18:46 |
| 14-04-2016 | Ashtami | Punarvasu | 06:07 | 18:47 |
| 15-04-2016 | Navami | Pushya | 06:06 | 18:47 |
| 16-04-2016 | Dashami | Ashlesha | 06:05 | 18:47 |
| 17-04-2016 | Ekadashi | Magha | 06:04 | 18:48 |
| 18-04-2016 | Dwadashi | Purva Phalguni | 06:03 | 18:48 |
| 19-04-2016 | Trayodashi | Uttara Phalguni | 06:02 | 18:49 |
| 20-04-2016 | Chaturdashi | Hasta | 06:01 | 18:49 |
| 21-04-2016 | Chaturdashi | Chitra | 06:01 | 18:49 |
| 22-04-2016 | Purnima | Chitra | 06:00 | 18:50 |
| 23-04-2016 | Pratipada | Swati | 05:59 | 18:50 |
| 24-04-2016 | Dwitiya | Vishakha | 05:58 | 18:51 |
| 25-04-2016 | Tritiya | Anuradha | 05:58 | 18:51 |
| 26-04-2016 | Chaturthi | Jyeshtha | 05:57 | 18:51 |
| 27-04-2016 | Panchami | Mula | 05:56 | 18:52 |
| 28-04-2016 | Shashthi | Purva Ashadha | 05:55 | 18:52 |
| 29-04-2016 | Saptami | Uttara Ashadha | 05:55 | 18:53 |
| 30-04-2016 | Ashtami | Shravana | 05:54 | 18:53 |
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.