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April 2013

Chaitra · Vikram Samvat 2070 · Melbourne
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in April 2013

  1. Papamochani EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Apr · Krishna Ekadashi: 5 Apr, 23:10 GMT+11 → 6 Apr, 21:52 GMT+11
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Apr · Krishna Trayodashi: 7 Apr, 19:54 GMT+10 → 8 Apr, 19:20 GMT+10
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 8 Apr, 19:20 GMT+10 → 9 Apr, 19:13 GMT+10
  4. Chaitra AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 9 Apr · Amavasya: 9 Apr, 19:13 GMT+10 → 10 Apr, 19:36 GMT+10
  5. Chaitra Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of the Goddess; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 10 Apr · Shukla Pratipada: 10 Apr, 19:36 GMT+10 → 11 Apr, 20:28 GMT+10
  6. Ugadi · Gudi PadwaRegional
    Hindu New Year in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.Tithi begins 10 Apr · Shukla Pratipada: 10 Apr, 19:36 GMT+10 → 11 Apr, 20:28 GMT+10
  7. Ambedkar JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Dr B. R. Ambedkar.
  8. BaisakhiRegional
    Punjab’s harvest festival and the founding of the Khalsa.Sun enters 14 Apr, 05:58 GMT+10
  9. Bohag BihuRegional
    Assam’s spring festival and new year.Sun enters 14 Apr, 05:58 GMT+10
  10. VishuRegional
    Kerala’s new year, greeted with the Vishukkani.Sun enters 14 Apr, 05:58 GMT+10
  11. PuthanduRegional
    The Tamil new year.Sun enters 14 Apr, 05:58 GMT+10
  12. Mesha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Mesha.Sun enters 14 Apr, 05:58 GMT+10
  13. Ram NavamiHindu festivals
    The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated at midday.Shukla Navami: 19 Apr, 11:24 GMT+10 → 20 Apr, 12:44 GMT+10
  14. Kamada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Apr · Shukla Ekadashi: 21 Apr, 13:22 GMT+10 → 22 Apr, 13:13 GMT+10
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 23 Apr, 12:19 GMT+10 → 24 Apr, 10:44 GMT+10
  16. Mahavir JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Bhagwan Mahavir, the 24th Jain Tirthankara.Tithi begins 23 Apr · Shukla Trayodashi: 23 Apr, 12:19 GMT+10 → 24 Apr, 10:44 GMT+10
  17. Hanuman JayantiHindu festivals
    The birth of Hanuman, celebrated on the Chaitra full moon.Purnima: 25 Apr, 08:34 GMT+10 → 26 Apr, 05:57 GMT+10
  18. Chaitra PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 25 Apr, 08:34 GMT+10 → 26 Apr, 05:57 GMT+10
  19. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 05:51 to 06:23 (peak 06:07). Sutak from 20:51: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 26 Apr, 05:51 GMT+10 → 26 Apr, 06:23 GMT+10 · sutak from 25 Apr, 20:51 GMT+10
  20. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 28 Apr · Krishna Chaturthi: 28 Apr, 20:45 GMT+10 → 29 Apr, 17:41 GMT+10