Skip to content
Sign inCreate my book

Hindu calendar · Melbourne

Festivals, vrats and holidays

Every date is calculated for your city’s sunrise and time zone, so the days and times are the ones that apply where you are.

April 2015

Chaitra · Vikram Samvat 2072 · Melbourne
PurnimantaAmanta
‹›
Search powered by Google Maps — choose from the list.
Use your current location for accurate timings. Only the nearest city is kept.
1Shukla Trayodashi from 15:39TrayodashiPradosh Vrat2Shukla Chaturdashi from 18:16ChaturdashiMahavir Jayanti3Shukla Purnima from 20:47PurnimaGood Friday4Krishna Pratipada from 23:05PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseHanuman JayantiChaitra Purnima+15Krishna Dwitiya from 00:04DwitiyaEaster6Krishna Tritiya from 01:40Tritiya7Krishna Chaturthi from 02:50Chaturthi8Krishna Panchami from 03:31PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi9Krishna Shashthi from 03:41Shashthi10Krishna Saptami from 03:19Saptami11Krishna Ashtami from 02:24Ashtami12Krishna Navami from 00:56Navami13Krishna Dashami from 22:58Dashami14Krishna Ekadashi from 20:32EkadashiAmbedkar JayantiBaisakhiBohag Bihu+215Krishna Dwadashi from 17:44DwadashiVishuPuthanduVaruthini Ekadashi+116Krishna Trayodashi from 14:38TrayodashiPradosh Vrat17Krishna Chaturdashi from 11:23ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri18Krishna Amavasya from 08:07AmavasyaVaishakha Amavasya19Shukla Dwitiya from 02:02Dwitiya20Shukla Tritiya from 23:32Tritiya21Shukla Chaturthi from 21:35ChaturthiAkshaya Tritiya22Shukla Panchami from 20:19Panchami23Shukla Shashthi from 19:48Shashthi24Shukla Saptami from 20:05Saptami25Shukla Ashtami from 21:08Ashtami26Shukla Navami from 22:51Navami27Shukla Dashami from 01:05Dashami28Shukla Ekadashi from 03:36Ekadashi29Shukla Dwadashi from 06:12DwadashiMohini Ekadashi30Shukla Dwadashi (continues)Dwadashi
TodayEach day shows the tithi that begins on it (sunrise to the next sunrise), with its start time. Open a day for its full panchang.

Festivals, vrats and holidays in April 2015

  1. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 1 Apr, 15:39 GMT+11 → 2 Apr, 18:16 GMT+11
  2. Mahavir JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Bhagwan Mahavir, the 24th Jain Tirthankara.Tithi begins 1 Apr · Shukla Trayodashi: 1 Apr, 15:39 GMT+11 → 2 Apr, 18:16 GMT+11
  3. Good FridayOther faiths
    The crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
  4. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 21:15 to 00:45 (peak 23:00). Sutak from 12:15: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 4 Apr, 21:15 GMT+11 → 5 Apr, 00:45 GMT+11 · sutak from 4 Apr, 12:15 GMT+11
  5. Hanuman JayantiHindu festivals
    The birth of Hanuman, celebrated on the Chaitra full moon.Tithi begins 3 Apr · Purnima: 3 Apr, 20:47 GMT+11 → 4 Apr, 23:05 GMT+11
  6. Chaitra PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 3 Apr · Purnima: 3 Apr, 20:47 GMT+11 → 4 Apr, 23:05 GMT+11
  7. EasterOther faiths
    The resurrection of Jesus Christ.
  8. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 7 Apr · Krishna Chaturthi: 8 Apr, 02:50 GMT+10 → 9 Apr, 03:31 GMT+10
  9. Ambedkar JayantiNational
    The birth anniversary of Dr B. R. Ambedkar.
  10. BaisakhiRegional
    Punjab’s harvest festival and the founding of the Khalsa.Sun enters 14 Apr, 18:16 GMT+10
  11. Bohag BihuRegional
    Assam’s spring festival and new year.Sun enters 14 Apr, 18:16 GMT+10
  12. Mesha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Mesha.Sun enters 14 Apr, 18:16 GMT+10
  13. VishuRegional
    Kerala’s new year, greeted with the Vishukkani.Sun enters 14 Apr, 18:16 GMT+10
  14. PuthanduRegional
    The Tamil new year.Sun enters 14 Apr, 18:16 GMT+10
  15. Varuthini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Apr · Krishna Ekadashi: 14 Apr, 20:32 GMT+10 → 15 Apr, 17:44 GMT+10
  16. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 16 Apr, 14:38 GMT+10 → 17 Apr, 11:23 GMT+10
  17. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 17 Apr, 11:23 GMT+10 → 18 Apr, 08:07 GMT+10
  18. Vaishakha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 18 Apr, 08:07 GMT+10 → 19 Apr, 04:57 GMT+10
  19. Akshaya TritiyaHindu festivals
    A day whose good deeds and purchases are said never to diminish.Tithi begins 20 Apr · Shukla Tritiya: 20 Apr, 23:32 GMT+10 → 21 Apr, 21:35 GMT+10
  20. Mohini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Apr · Shukla Ekadashi: 29 Apr, 03:36 GMT+10 → 30 Apr, 06:12 GMT+10