Festivals and vrats — May 1956
Rasapūdipalem, Visākhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
This month
| Date | Tithi at sunrise | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 06-05-1956 Sunday |
Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Vaishakha |
Vrat Varuthini Ekadashi |
| 08-05-1956 Tuesday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Vaishakha |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
| 10-05-1956 Thursday |
Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Vaishakha |
Vrat Amavasya |
| 13-05-1956 Sunday |
Tritiya, Shukla Paksha Vaishakha |
Festival Akshaya Tritiya |
| 14-05-1956 Monday |
Chaturthi, Shukla Paksha Vaishakha |
Sankranti Vrishabha Sankranti · 07:32 |
| 20-05-1956 Sunday |
Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Vaishakha |
Vrat Mohini Ekadashi |
| 21-05-1956 Monday |
Dwadashi, Shukla Paksha Vaishakha |
Vrat Som Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 24-05-1956 Thursday |
Purnima, Shukla Paksha Vaishakha |
Festival Buddha PurnimaVrat Purnima |
| 28-05-1956 Monday |
Chaturthi, Krishna Paksha Jyeshtha |
Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise |
Every day of the month
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-05-1956 | Shashthi | Purva Ashadha | 05:30 | 18:17 |
| 02-05-1956 | Saptami | Uttara Ashadha | 05:29 | 18:17 |
| 03-05-1956 | Ashtami | Shravana | 05:29 | 18:18 |
| 04-05-1956 | Navami | Dhanishta | 05:28 | 18:18 |
| 05-05-1956 | Dashami | Shatabhisha | 05:28 | 18:18 |
| 06-05-1956 | Ekadashi | Purva Bhadrapada | 05:27 | 18:19 |
| 07-05-1956 | Dwadashi | Uttara Bhadrapada | 05:27 | 18:19 |
| 08-05-1956 | Trayodashi | Revati | 05:26 | 18:19 |
| 09-05-1956 | Chaturdashi | Ashwini | 05:26 | 18:20 |
| 10-05-1956 | Amavasya | Bharani | 05:25 | 18:20 |
| 11-05-1956 | Pratipada | Krittika | 05:25 | 18:20 |
| 12-05-1956 | Dwitiya | Rohini | 05:25 | 18:21 |
| 13-05-1956 | Tritiya | Mrigashira | 05:24 | 18:21 |
| 14-05-1956 | Chaturthi | Ardra | 05:24 | 18:21 |
| 15-05-1956 | Shashthi | Punarvasu | 05:24 | 18:22 |
| 16-05-1956 | Saptami | Pushya | 05:23 | 18:22 |
| 17-05-1956 | Ashtami | Ashlesha | 05:23 | 18:22 |
| 18-05-1956 | Navami | Purva Phalguni | 05:23 | 18:23 |
| 19-05-1956 | Dashami | Uttara Phalguni | 05:22 | 18:23 |
| 20-05-1956 | Ekadashi | Hasta | 05:22 | 18:23 |
| 21-05-1956 | Dwadashi | Chitra | 05:22 | 18:24 |
| 22-05-1956 | Trayodashi | Swati | 05:22 | 18:24 |
| 23-05-1956 | Chaturdashi | Swati | 05:21 | 18:24 |
| 24-05-1956 | Purnima | Vishakha | 05:21 | 18:25 |
| 25-05-1956 | Pratipada | Anuradha | 05:21 | 18:25 |
| 26-05-1956 | Dwitiya | Jyeshtha | 05:21 | 18:26 |
| 27-05-1956 | Tritiya | Mula | 05:21 | 18:26 |
| 28-05-1956 | Chaturthi | Purva Ashadha | 05:21 | 18:26 |
| 29-05-1956 | Chaturthi | Uttara Ashadha | 05:20 | 18:27 |
| 30-05-1956 | Panchami | Shravana | 05:20 | 18:27 |
| 31-05-1956 | Shashthi | Dhanishta | 05:20 | 18:27 |
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.