The Gujarati Panchang (Vikram Samvat with the Kartika new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Samvat year and the Amanta month.
Gujarati Panchang 1978 opens in April during Gujarati Samvat 2034 (Shukla) of the Hindu calendar.
April 1978
Gujarati Samvat 2034 (Shukla)
Chaitra – Vaishakha
Festivals & Vrats in April 1978
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Papamochani Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:19 AM, Apr 3 – 1:21 AM, Apr 4
The Ekadashi that "destroys sins", observed as the lunar year draws to a close.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:44 PM, Apr 4 – 10:17 PM, Apr 5
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 10:21 PM, Apr 5 – 9:15 PM, Apr 6
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 9:19 PM, Apr 6 – 8:39 PM, Apr 7
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 9:19 PM, Apr 6 – 8:39 PM, Apr 7
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 9:19 PM, Apr 6 – 8:39 PM, Apr 7
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri
Tithi 8:42 PM, Apr 7 – 8:32 PM, Apr 8
The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 8:42 PM, Apr 7 – 8:32 PM, Apr 8
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Gangaur
Tithi 9:02 PM, Apr 9 – 9:56 PM, Apr 10
The climax of an eighteen-day Rajasthani festival to Gauri (Parvati) on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya; married women pray for their husbands and unmarried girls for a good groom, with grand processions of Gauri and Isar (Shiva) idols in Jaipur and Udaipur.
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Swayambhuva Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 9:02 PM, Apr 9 – 9:56 PM, Apr 10
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swayambhuva Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 10:01 PM, Apr 10 – 11:26 PM, Apr 11
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 6:19 AM, Apr 15 – 8:34 AM, Apr 16
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:19 AM, Apr 15 – 8:34 AM, Apr 16
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:17 PM, Apr 18 – 1:02 PM, Apr 19
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:22 PM, Apr 20 – 12:41 PM, Apr 21
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:38 AM, Apr 22 – 9:41 AM, Apr 23
The full-moon fast, kept with a day-long vrat, a vigil, Satyanarayan Puja and charity, culminating in the worship of the rising full moon.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 11:38 AM, Apr 22 – 9:41 AM, Apr 23
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the full moon.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 11:38 AM, Apr 22 – 9:41 AM, Apr 23
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:38 AM, Apr 22 – 9:41 AM, Apr 23
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Swarochisha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 11:38 AM, Apr 22 – 9:41 AM, Apr 23
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swarochisha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Purnima.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:06 AM, Apr 26 – 11:16 PM, Apr 26
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 3:30 PM, Apr 29 – 1:32 PM, Apr 30
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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About the Gujarati Panchang
The Gujarati Panchang (Vikram Samvat with the Kartika new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Samvat year and the Amanta month.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.