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 1999 opens in April during Gujarati Samvat 2055 (Vikriti) of the Hindu calendar.
April 1999
Gujarati Samvat 2055 (Vikriti)
Chaitra – Vaishakha
Festivals & Vrats in April 1999
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 4:18 AM, Apr 1 – 5:54 AM, Apr 2
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 10:21 AM, Apr 4 – 12:49 PM, Apr 5
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:36 PM, Apr 8 – 9:04 PM, Apr 9
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:35 PM, Apr 11 – 8:45 PM, Apr 12
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:54 PM, Apr 13 – 4:25 PM, Apr 14
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 4:27 PM, Apr 14 – 1:20 PM, Apr 15
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:24 PM, Apr 15 – 9:52 AM, Apr 16
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 1:24 PM, Apr 15 – 9:52 AM, Apr 16
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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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:24 PM, Apr 15 – 9:52 AM, Apr 16
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:24 PM, Apr 15 – 9:52 AM, Apr 16
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Akshaya Tritiya (Akha Teej)
Tithi 2:28 AM, Apr 18 – 10:50 PM, Apr 18
An auspicious day for new beginnings and buying gold; whatever is begun is believed to prosper. In Rajasthan this Akha Teej is a major wedding day, and Sindhis keep it as Akhand Teej.
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Parashurama Jayanti
Tithi 2:28 AM, Apr 18 – 10:50 PM, Apr 18
The birth of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, observed with fasting and worship during pradosha.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 10:53 PM, Apr 18 – 7:34 PM, Apr 19
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Sita Navami
Tithi 12:52 PM, Apr 22 – 12:08 PM, Apr 23
The appearance day of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami; married women fast for the long life of their husbands, honouring Sita's devotion.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:52 PM, Apr 22 – 12:08 PM, Apr 23
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Mohini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:12 PM, Apr 25 – 1:13 PM, Apr 26
Frees the devotee from delusion (moha), named after Vishnu's Mohini avatar.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:32 PM, Apr 27 – 4:15 PM, Apr 28
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Narasimha Jayanti
Tithi 2:32 PM, Apr 27 – 4:15 PM, Apr 28
Vishnu's man-lion avatar Narasimha appeared at dusk on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi to save Prahlada; devotees fast and worship at twilight.
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Buddha Purnima
Tithi 6:13 PM, Apr 29 – 8:22 PM, Apr 30
The birth, enlightenment and nirvana of Gautama Buddha, on the full moon of Vaishakha.
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Vaishakha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:13 PM, Apr 29 – 8:22 PM, Apr 30
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 6:13 PM, Apr 29 – 8:22 PM, Apr 30
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.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
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.
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