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Panchang · Festivals and vrats

Festivals and vrats

Every festival, fast and puja time for your city, worked out from the panchang for the place you choose, not copied from a printed list.Every festival, fast and puja time for your city, worked out from the panchang.

Delhi, IndiaTimes in IST, sunrise to sunriseTimes in IST

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Diwali, Lakshmi Puja

Sunday 8 November · Kartik Krishna Amavasya

Lakshmi PujaLakshmi Puja
17:54 to 19:50

Five days of lamps, from Dhanteras on 6 November to Bhai Dooj on 11 November.

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This week
1Sun

Ahoi Ashtami · Kalashtami Festival

A fast for the children of the house, ended at dusk, 17:36.

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5Thu

Govatsa Dwadashi · Rama Ekadashi Festival

Cows and calves honoured at dusk, 17:33. Vasu Baras in Maharashtra.

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6Fri

Dhanteras · Shukra Pradosh Festival

Puja 18:02 to 19:58. Diwali begins.

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April 2027

Chaitra Krishna to Vaishakh Krishna19 days
Day by day19 days with something
2Fri

Papmochani EkadashiPapmochani Ekadashi Vrat

Fast from sunrise, 06:10. Parana on 3 Apr, 09:16 to 11:09.Fast from sunrise, 06:10. Parana 3 Apr, 09:16 to 11:09.

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4Sun

Pradosh VratPradosh Vrat Vrat

Pradosh kaal from sunset, 18:40Pradosh from 18:40

5Mon

Masik ShivaratriMasik Shivaratri Vrat

Shivaratri puja around midnight, 00:24Puja around midnight, 00:24

6Tue

AmavasyaAmavasya Vrat

The new moon, a quiet day for remembering family.The new moon, a quiet day for remembering family.

7Wed

Chaitra Navratri begins · Ugadi · Gudi PadwaChaitra Navratri begins · Ugadi · Gudi Padwa Festival Karnataka · Telangana · Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra

Ghatasthapana 06:05 to 10:17. Day 1, Shailaputri. The new year, with the six tastes of the Ugadi pachadi. The new year, with a gudi raised at the door.Ghatasthapana 06:05 to 10:17

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8Thu

Cheti ChandCheti Chand Sindhi

The Sindhi new year and the birth of Jhulelal, kept as the new crescent is first seen.Sindhi

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9Fri

GangaurGangaur Rajasthan

Gauri worshipped for a happy home.Rajasthan

14Wed

Durga Ashtami · Mesha Sankranti · Baisakhi · Vishu · Puthandu · Bohag BihuDurga Ashtami · Mesha Sankranti · Baisakhi · Vishu · Puthandu · Bohag Bihu Festival Sankranti Punjab Kerala Tamil Nadu Assam

Day 8, Mahagauri. Kanya puja in many homes. Sun enters Mesha at 14:58. The harvest and the Khalsa new year. The new year, begun with the Vishukkani at dawn. The Tamil new year. Rongali Bihu, the Assamese new year.Sun enters Mesha at 14:58

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15Thu

Ram Navami · Pohela BoishakhRam Navami · Pohela Boishakh Festival West Bengal

Madhyahna puja 11:04 to 13:38. The birth of Rama at midday. The Bengali new year, Noboborsho, the day after the Sun enters Mesha.Madhyahna puja 11:04 to 13:38

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20Tue

Hanuman JayantiHanuman Jayanti Festival

Chaitra Purnima, kept for Hanuman.Chaitra Purnima, kept for Hanuman.

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Festival series

The days that belong together

Chaitra Navratri

7 to 15 Apr

One form of the Devi each day.

One form of the Devi each day.

  • 1Shailaputri · daughter of the mountain, steadiness
    steadiness    7 Apr7 Apr
  • 2Brahmacharini · discipline and devotion
    discipline and devotion    8 Apr8 Apr
  • 3Chandraghanta · courage held with calm
    courage held with calm    9 Apr9 Apr
  • 4Kushmanda · creative warmth
    creative warmth    10 Apr10 Apr
  • 5Skandamata · a mother's care
    a mother's care    11 Apr11 Apr
  • 6Katyayani · strength to face what must be faced
    strength to face what must be faced    12 Apr12 Apr
  • 7Kalaratri · the fierce form that ends darkness
    the fierce form that ends darkness    13 Apr13 Apr
  • 8Mahagauri · a clean, fresh start
    a clean, fresh start    14 Apr14 Apr
  • 9Siddhidatri · completion
    completion    15 Apr15 Apr
Festival muhuratsFestival muhurats · April

Puja times in April

May ›
FestivalDateMuhuratHow it is worked out
GhatasthapanaWed 7 Apr06:05 to 10:17
or Abhijit 11:58 to 12:49
The first third of the day, while Pratipada lasts
Ram NavamiThu 15 Apr11:04 to 13:38The midday fifth of the day, inside Navami
GhatasthapanaWed 7 Apr · 06:05 to 10:17First third of the day, while Pratipada lasts
Ram NavamiThu 15 Apr · 11:04 to 13:38Midday fifth of the day
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Every state keeps its own days

Nothing regional this month for All of India.

Worked out for Delhi from the Cosmic Geomancy panchang. Change the city and every date and time moves with it.Worked out for Delhi. Change the city and every date and time moves with it.

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