Festivals and vrats — April 1997
Surat, Sūrat, Gujarat, India
This month
| Date | Tithi at sunrise | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 05-04-1997 Saturday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Chaitra |
Vrat Shani Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
| 07-04-1997 Monday |
Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Chaitra |
Vrat Amavasya |
| 08-04-1997 Tuesday |
Pratipada, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Chaitra Navratri begins · Gudi Padwa · Ugadi |
| 09-04-1997 Wednesday |
Dwitiya, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 2 |
| 10-04-1997 Thursday |
Tritiya, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 3 |
| 11-04-1997 Friday |
Chaturthi, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 4 |
| 12-04-1997 Saturday |
Panchami, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 5 |
| 13-04-1997 Sunday |
Shashthi, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 6Sankranti Mesha Sankranti (Baisakhi) · 22:50 |
| 14-04-1997 Monday |
Saptami, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 7 |
| 15-04-1997 Tuesday |
Ashtami, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Ram Navami · Observed at middayFestival Navratri, day 8 |
| 16-04-1997 Wednesday |
Navami, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Navratri, day 9 |
| 18-04-1997 Friday |
Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Vrat Kamada Ekadashi |
| 20-04-1997 Sunday |
Trayodashi, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 22-04-1997 Tuesday |
Purnima, Shukla Paksha Chaitra |
Festival Hanuman JayantiVrat Purnima |
| 26-04-1997 Saturday |
Chaturthi, Krishna Paksha Vaishakha |
Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise |
Every day of the month
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-04-1997 | Ashtami | Purva Ashadha | 06:31 | 18:53 |
| 02-04-1997 | Navami | Uttara Ashadha | 06:31 | 18:53 |
| 03-04-1997 | Dashami | Shravana | 06:30 | 18:54 |
| 04-04-1997 | Dwadashi | Dhanishta | 06:29 | 18:54 |
| 05-04-1997 | Trayodashi | Shatabhisha | 06:28 | 18:54 |
| 06-04-1997 | Chaturdashi | Purva Bhadrapada | 06:27 | 18:55 |
| 07-04-1997 | Amavasya | Revati | 06:26 | 18:55 |
| 08-04-1997 | Pratipada | Ashwini | 06:25 | 18:55 |
| 09-04-1997 | Dwitiya | Bharani | 06:24 | 18:56 |
| 10-04-1997 | Tritiya | Krittika | 06:23 | 18:56 |
| 11-04-1997 | Chaturthi | Rohini | 06:23 | 18:56 |
| 12-04-1997 | Panchami | Mrigashira | 06:22 | 18:57 |
| 13-04-1997 | Shashthi | Ardra | 06:21 | 18:57 |
| 14-04-1997 | Saptami | Punarvasu | 06:20 | 18:57 |
| 15-04-1997 | Ashtami | Pushya | 06:19 | 18:58 |
| 16-04-1997 | Navami | Ashlesha | 06:18 | 18:58 |
| 17-04-1997 | Dashami | Ashlesha | 06:18 | 18:58 |
| 18-04-1997 | Ekadashi | Magha | 06:17 | 18:59 |
| 19-04-1997 | Dwadashi | Purva Phalguni | 06:16 | 18:59 |
| 20-04-1997 | Trayodashi | Uttara Phalguni | 06:15 | 18:59 |
| 21-04-1997 | Chaturdashi | Hasta | 06:15 | 19:00 |
| 22-04-1997 | Purnima | Chitra | 06:14 | 19:00 |
| 23-04-1997 | Pratipada | Swati | 06:13 | 19:00 |
| 24-04-1997 | Dwitiya | Vishakha | 06:12 | 19:01 |
| 25-04-1997 | Tritiya | Anuradha | 06:12 | 19:01 |
| 26-04-1997 | Chaturthi | Jyeshtha | 06:11 | 19:01 |
| 27-04-1997 | Panchami | Mula | 06:10 | 19:02 |
| 28-04-1997 | Shashthi | Purva Ashadha | 06:09 | 19:02 |
| 29-04-1997 | Saptami | Uttara Ashadha | 06:09 | 19:03 |
| 30-04-1997 | Ashtami | Shravana | 06:08 | 19:03 |
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.