Festivals and vrats — May 1981
Rājkot, Gujarat, India
This month
| Date | Tithi at sunrise | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 02-05-1981 Saturday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Vaishakha |
Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
| 04-05-1981 Monday |
Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Vaishakha |
Vrat Amavasya |
| 06-05-1981 Wednesday |
Tritiya, Shukla Paksha Vaishakha |
Festival Akshaya Tritiya |
| 14-05-1981 Thursday |
Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Vaishakha |
Vrat Mohini EkadashiSankranti Vrishabha Sankranti · 17:26 |
| 16-05-1981 Saturday |
Trayodashi, Shukla Paksha Vaishakha |
Vrat Shani Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 18-05-1981 Monday |
Purnima, Shukla Paksha Vaishakha |
Festival Buddha PurnimaVrat Purnima |
| 22-05-1981 Friday |
Tritiya, Krishna Paksha Jyeshtha |
Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise |
| 30-05-1981 Saturday |
Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Jyeshtha |
Vrat Apara Ekadashi |
| 31-05-1981 Sunday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Jyeshtha |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
Every day of the month
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-05-1981 | Dwadashi | Purva Bhadrapada | 06:14 | 19:13 |
| 02-05-1981 | Trayodashi | Revati | 06:14 | 19:13 |
| 03-05-1981 | Chaturdashi | Ashwini | 06:13 | 19:14 |
| 04-05-1981 | Amavasya | Bharani | 06:12 | 19:14 |
| 05-05-1981 | Dwitiya | Krittika | 06:12 | 19:15 |
| 06-05-1981 | Tritiya | Rohini | 06:11 | 19:15 |
| 07-05-1981 | Chaturthi | Mrigashira | 06:11 | 19:15 |
| 08-05-1981 | Panchami | Ardra | 06:10 | 19:16 |
| 09-05-1981 | Shashthi | Punarvasu | 06:09 | 19:16 |
| 10-05-1981 | Saptami | Pushya | 06:09 | 19:17 |
| 11-05-1981 | Ashtami | Ashlesha | 06:08 | 19:17 |
| 12-05-1981 | Navami | Magha | 06:08 | 19:18 |
| 13-05-1981 | Dashami | Purva Phalguni | 06:07 | 19:18 |
| 14-05-1981 | Ekadashi | Uttara Phalguni | 06:07 | 19:19 |
| 15-05-1981 | Dwadashi | Hasta | 06:06 | 19:19 |
| 16-05-1981 | Trayodashi | Chitra | 06:06 | 19:19 |
| 17-05-1981 | Chaturdashi | Swati | 06:06 | 19:20 |
| 18-05-1981 | Purnima | Vishakha | 06:05 | 19:20 |
| 19-05-1981 | Pratipada | Anuradha | 06:05 | 19:21 |
| 20-05-1981 | Pratipada | Anuradha | 06:05 | 19:21 |
| 21-05-1981 | Dwitiya | Jyeshtha | 06:04 | 19:22 |
| 22-05-1981 | Tritiya | Mula | 06:04 | 19:22 |
| 23-05-1981 | Chaturthi | Purva Ashadha | 06:04 | 19:23 |
| 24-05-1981 | Panchami | Uttara Ashadha | 06:03 | 19:23 |
| 25-05-1981 | Shashthi | Shravana | 06:03 | 19:23 |
| 26-05-1981 | Saptami | Dhanishta | 06:03 | 19:24 |
| 27-05-1981 | Ashtami | Shatabhisha | 06:03 | 19:24 |
| 28-05-1981 | Navami | Purva Bhadrapada | 06:02 | 19:25 |
| 29-05-1981 | Dashami | Uttara Bhadrapada | 06:02 | 19:25 |
| 30-05-1981 | Ekadashi | Revati | 06:02 | 19:26 |
| 31-05-1981 | Trayodashi | Ashwini | 06:02 | 19:26 |
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.