Festivals and vrats — April 2009
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
This month
| Date | Tithi at sunrise | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 01-04-2009 Wednesday |
Shashthi, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 6 |
| 02-04-2009 Thursday |
Saptami, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 7 |
| 03-04-2009 Friday |
Ashtami, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Ram Navami · Observed at middayFestival Navratri, day 8Festival Navratri, day 9 |
| 05-04-2009 Sunday |
Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Vrat Kamada Ekadashi |
| 07-04-2009 Tuesday |
Trayodashi, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 09-04-2009 Thursday |
Purnima, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Hanuman JayantiVrat Purnima |
| 13-04-2009 Monday |
Chaturthi, Krishna Paksha Vaishakha |
Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise |
| 14-04-2009 Tuesday |
Panchami, Krishna Paksha Vaishakha |
Sankranti Mesha Sankranti (Baisakhi) · 00:46 |
| 21-04-2009 Tuesday |
Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Vaishakha |
Vrat Varuthini Ekadashi |
| 22-04-2009 Wednesday |
Dwadashi, Krishna Paksha Vaishakha |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 23-04-2009 Thursday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Vaishakha |
Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
| 25-04-2009 Saturday |
Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Vaishakha |
Vrat Amavasya |
| 27-04-2009 Monday |
Tritiya, Shukla Paksha Vaishakha |
Festival Akshaya Tritiya |
Every day of the month
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-04-2009 | Shashthi | Mrigashira | 06:14 | 18:28 |
| 02-04-2009 | Saptami | Ardra | 06:14 | 18:28 |
| 03-04-2009 | Ashtami | Punarvasu | 06:13 | 18:28 |
| 04-04-2009 | Dashami | Pushya | 06:13 | 18:28 |
| 05-04-2009 | Ekadashi | Ashlesha | 06:12 | 18:28 |
| 06-04-2009 | Dwadashi | Magha | 06:11 | 18:28 |
| 07-04-2009 | Trayodashi | Purva Phalguni | 06:11 | 18:28 |
| 08-04-2009 | Chaturdashi | Uttara Phalguni | 06:10 | 18:28 |
| 09-04-2009 | Purnima | Hasta | 06:10 | 18:28 |
| 10-04-2009 | Pratipada | Chitra | 06:09 | 18:28 |
| 11-04-2009 | Dwitiya | Swati | 06:09 | 18:28 |
| 12-04-2009 | Tritiya | Vishakha | 06:08 | 18:28 |
| 13-04-2009 | Chaturthi | Anuradha | 06:08 | 18:28 |
| 14-04-2009 | Panchami | Jyeshtha | 06:07 | 18:28 |
| 15-04-2009 | Shashthi | Mula | 06:07 | 18:28 |
| 16-04-2009 | Saptami | Purva Ashadha | 06:06 | 18:28 |
| 17-04-2009 | Ashtami | Uttara Ashadha | 06:06 | 18:28 |
| 18-04-2009 | Ashtami | Uttara Ashadha | 06:05 | 18:28 |
| 19-04-2009 | Navami | Shravana | 06:05 | 18:28 |
| 20-04-2009 | Dashami | Dhanishta | 06:04 | 18:28 |
| 21-04-2009 | Ekadashi | Shatabhisha | 06:04 | 18:28 |
| 22-04-2009 | Dwadashi | Purva Bhadrapada | 06:03 | 18:28 |
| 23-04-2009 | Trayodashi | Uttara Bhadrapada | 06:03 | 18:28 |
| 24-04-2009 | Chaturdashi | Revati | 06:02 | 18:28 |
| 25-04-2009 | Amavasya | Ashwini | 06:02 | 18:28 |
| 26-04-2009 | Pratipada | Bharani | 06:02 | 18:28 |
| 27-04-2009 | Tritiya | Krittika | 06:01 | 18:28 |
| 28-04-2009 | Chaturthi | Rohini | 06:01 | 18:28 |
| 29-04-2009 | Panchami | Ardra | 06:00 | 18:28 |
| 30-04-2009 | Shashthi | Punarvasu | 06:00 | 18:29 |
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.