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April 2024

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1Krishna Ashtami from 10:40Ashtami2Krishna Navami from 09:39Navami3Krishna Dashami from 07:59Dashami4Krishna Dwadashi from 02:59DwadashiPapamochani Ekadashi5Krishna Trayodashi from 23:49Trayodashi6Krishna Chaturdashi from 20:24ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri7Krishna Amavasya from 16:51Amavasya8Shukla Pratipada from 13:20PratipadaPartial solar eclipseChaitra Amavasya9Shukla Dwitiya from 10:01DwitiyaChaitra Navratri beginsUgadi · Gudi Padwa10Shukla Tritiya from 07:02TritiyaEid al-Fitr11Shukla Panchami from 02:42Panchami12Shukla Shashthi from 01:34Shashthi13Shukla Saptami from 01:14SaptamiBaisakhiBohag BihuVishu+314Shukla Ashtami from 01:42AshtamiAmbedkar Jayanti15Shukla Navami from 02:54Navami16Shukla Dashami from 04:44DashamiRam Navami17Shukla Dashami (continues)Dashami18Shukla Ekadashi from 07:02Ekadashi19Shukla Dwadashi from 09:35DwadashiKamada Ekadashi20Shukla Trayodashi from 12:12TrayodashiPradosh Vrat21Shukla Chaturdashi from 14:41ChaturdashiMahavir Jayanti22Shukla Purnima from 16:56Purnima23Krishna Pratipada from 18:48PratipadaHanuman JayantiChaitra Purnima24Krishna Dwitiya from 20:16Dwitiya25Krishna Tritiya from 21:16Tritiya26Krishna Chaturthi from 21:48ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi27Krishna Panchami from 21:52Panchami28Krishna Shashthi from 21:27Shashthi29Krishna Saptami from 20:35Saptami30Krishna Ashtami from 19:16Ashtami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in April 2024

  1. Papamochani EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 3 Apr · Krishna Ekadashi: 4 Apr, 05:44 GMT-5 → 5 Apr, 02:59 GMT-5
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Apr · Krishna Trayodashi: 5 Apr, 23:49 GMT-5 → 6 Apr, 20:24 GMT-5
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 6 Apr, 20:24 GMT-5 → 7 Apr, 16:51 GMT-5
  4. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 12:20 to 15:01 (peak 13:40). Sutak from 00:20: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 8 Apr, 12:20 GMT-5 → 8 Apr, 15:01 GMT-5 · sutak from 8 Apr, 00:20 GMT-5
  5. Chaitra AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 7 Apr · Amavasya: 7 Apr, 16:51 GMT-5 → 8 Apr, 13:21 GMT-5
  6. Chaitra Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of the Goddess; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 8 Apr · Shukla Pratipada: 8 Apr, 13:21 GMT-5 → 9 Apr, 10:01 GMT-5
  7. Ugadi · Gudi PadwaRegional
    Hindu New Year in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.Tithi begins 8 Apr · Shukla Pratipada: 8 Apr, 13:21 GMT-5 → 9 Apr, 10:01 GMT-5
  8. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  9. BaisakhiRegional
    Punjab’s harvest festival and the founding of the Khalsa.Sun enters 13 Apr, 10:34 GMT-5
  10. Bohag BihuRegional
    Assam’s spring festival and new year.Sun enters 13 Apr, 10:34 GMT-5
  11. VishuRegional
    Kerala’s new year, greeted with the Vishukkani.Sun enters 13 Apr, 10:34 GMT-5
  12. PuthanduRegional
    The Tamil new year.Sun enters 13 Apr, 10:34 GMT-5
  13. Mesha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Mesha.Sun enters 13 Apr, 10:34 GMT-5
  14. Ambedkar JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Dr B. R. Ambedkar.
  15. Ram NavamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated at midday.Tithi begins 15 Apr · Shukla Navami: 16 Apr, 02:54 GMT-5 → 17 Apr, 04:44 GMT-5
  16. Kamada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Apr · Shukla Ekadashi: 18 Apr, 07:02 GMT-5 → 19 Apr, 09:35 GMT-5
  17. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 20 Apr, 12:12 GMT-5 → 21 Apr, 14:41 GMT-5
  18. Mahavir JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Bhagwan Mahavir, the 24th Jain Tirthankara.Tithi begins 20 Apr · Shukla Trayodashi: 20 Apr, 12:12 GMT-5 → 21 Apr, 14:41 GMT-5
  19. Hanuman JayantiHindu festivals
    The birth of Hanuman, celebrated on the Chaitra full moon.Tithi begins 22 Apr · Purnima: 22 Apr, 16:56 GMT-5 → 23 Apr, 18:48 GMT-5
  20. Chaitra PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 22 Apr · Purnima: 22 Apr, 16:56 GMT-5 → 23 Apr, 18:48 GMT-5
  21. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 26 Apr, 21:48 GMT-5 → 27 Apr, 21:52 GMT-5