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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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April 1986

Chaitra · Vikram Samvat 2043 · Kolkata
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1Krishna Ashtami from 13:57Ashtami2Krishna Navami from 12:08Navami3Krishna Dashami from 10:43Dashami4Krishna Ekadashi from 09:43Ekadashi5Krishna Dwadashi from 09:11DwadashiPapamochani Ekadashi6Krishna Trayodashi from 09:06TrayodashiPradosh Vrat7Krishna Chaturdashi from 09:28ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri8Krishna Amavasya from 10:19Amavasya9Shukla Pratipada from 11:38PratipadaPartial solar eclipseChaitra Amavasya10Shukla Dwitiya from 13:22DwitiyaChaitra Navratri beginsUgadi · Gudi Padwa11Shukla Tritiya from 15:29Tritiya12Shukla Chaturthi from 17:54Chaturthi13Shukla Panchami from 20:28Panchami14Shukla Shashthi from 23:01ShashthiAmbedkar JayantiBaisakhiBohag Bihu+415Shukla Saptami from 01:22Saptami16Shukla Ashtami from 03:19Ashtami17Shukla Navami from 04:40Navami18Shukla Navami (continues)NavamiRam Navami19Shukla Dashami from 05:19Dashami20Shukla Dwadashi from 04:16DwadashiKamada Ekadashi21Shukla Trayodashi from 02:37Trayodashi22Shukla Chaturdashi from 00:19ChaturdashiMahavir JayantiPradosh Vrat23Shukla Purnima from 21:29Purnima24Krishna Pratipada from 18:16PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseHanuman JayantiChaitra Purnima+125Krishna Dwitiya from 14:49Dwitiya26Krishna Tritiya from 11:18Tritiya27Krishna Chaturthi from 07:51ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi28Krishna Shashthi from 01:46Shashthi29Krishna Saptami from 23:22Saptami30Krishna Ashtami from 21:32Ashtami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in April 1986

  1. Papamochani EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Apr · Krishna Ekadashi: 4 Apr, 09:43 IST → 5 Apr, 09:11 IST
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 6 Apr, 09:06 IST → 7 Apr, 09:28 IST
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 7 Apr, 09:28 IST → 8 Apr, 10:19 IST
  4. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  5. Chaitra AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 8 Apr · Amavasya: 8 Apr, 10:19 IST → 9 Apr, 11:38 IST
  6. Chaitra Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of the Goddess; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 9 Apr · Shukla Pratipada: 9 Apr, 11:38 IST → 10 Apr, 13:22 IST
  7. Ugadi · Gudi PadwaRegional
    Hindu New Year in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.Tithi begins 9 Apr · Shukla Pratipada: 9 Apr, 11:38 IST → 10 Apr, 13:22 IST
  8. Ambedkar JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Dr B. R. Ambedkar.
  9. BaisakhiRegional
    Punjab’s harvest festival and the founding of the Khalsa.Sun enters 14 Apr, 03:11 IST
  10. Bohag BihuRegional
    Assam’s spring festival and new year.Sun enters 14 Apr, 03:11 IST
  11. VishuRegional
    Kerala’s new year, greeted with the Vishukkani.Sun enters 14 Apr, 03:11 IST
  12. PuthanduRegional
    The Tamil new year.Sun enters 14 Apr, 03:11 IST
  13. Mesha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Mesha.Sun enters 14 Apr, 03:11 IST
  14. Ram NavamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated at midday.Tithi begins 17 Apr · Shukla Navami: 18 Apr, 04:40 IST → 19 Apr, 05:19 IST
  15. Kamada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Apr · Shukla Ekadashi: 20 Apr, 05:11 IST → 21 Apr, 04:16 IST
  16. Mahavir JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Bhagwan Mahavir, the 24th Jain Tirthankara.Tithi begins 21 Apr · Shukla Trayodashi: 22 Apr, 02:37 IST → 23 Apr, 00:19 IST
  17. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Apr · Shukla Trayodashi: 22 Apr, 02:37 IST → 23 Apr, 00:19 IST
  18. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 16:32 to 19:52 (peak 18:12). Sutak from 07:32: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 24 Apr, 16:32 IST → 24 Apr, 19:52 IST · sutak from 24 Apr, 07:32 IST
  19. Hanuman JayantiHindu festivals
    The birth of Hanuman, celebrated on the Chaitra full moon.Tithi begins 23 Apr · Purnima: 23 Apr, 21:29 IST → 24 Apr, 18:16 IST
  20. Chaitra PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 23 Apr · Purnima: 23 Apr, 21:29 IST → 24 Apr, 18:16 IST
  21. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Apr, 07:51 IST → 28 Apr, 04:38 IST