The Hindi Panchang of the North Indian tradition (Vikram Samvat, Purnimanta month reckoning). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Samvat year and lunar month.
Hindi Panchang 1964 opens in May during Vikram Samvat 2021 (Pingala) of the Hindu calendar.
May 1964
Vikram Samvat 2021 (Pingala)
Shaka Samvat 1886 (Krodhi) · Gujarati Samvat 2020 (Rakshasa)
Jyeshtha – Vaishakha – Ashadha
Festivals & Vrats in May 1964
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 3:20 PM, May 4 – 4:19 PM, May 5
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:59 PM, May 7 – 2:26 PM, May 8
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:21 PM, May 9 – 9:22 AM, May 10
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 9:32 AM, May 10 – 6:05 AM, May 11
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:05 AM, May 11 – 2:31 AM, May 12
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:05 AM, May 11 – 2:31 AM, May 12
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 6:05 AM, May 11 – 2:31 AM, May 12
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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 2:31 AM, May 12 – 10:51 PM, May 12
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Parashurama Jayanti
Tithi 10:50 PM, May 12 – 7:11 PM, May 13
The birth of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, observed with fasting and worship during pradosha.
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Akshaya Tritiya (Akha Teej)
Tithi 7:11 PM, May 13 – 3:45 PM, May 14
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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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 3:42 PM, May 14 – 12:42 PM, May 15
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Ganga Saptami
Tithi 9:54 AM, May 16 – 8:05 AM, May 17
Ganga Jayanti — the rebirth of the holy Ganga on Vaishakha Shukla Saptami, when the river emerged from sage Jahnu's ear; riverside baths and Ganga aarti are held.
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Sita Navami
Tithi 6:21 AM, May 18 – 5:53 AM, May 19
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 6:21 AM, May 18 – 5:53 AM, May 19
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Mohini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:57 AM, May 21 – 7:08 AM, May 22
Frees the devotee from delusion (moha), named after Vishnu's Mohini avatar.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:28 AM, May 23 – 10:25 AM, May 24
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Narasimha Jayanti
Tithi 8:28 AM, May 23 – 10:25 AM, May 24
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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Vaishakha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:32 PM, May 25 – 2:58 PM, May 26
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 12:32 PM, May 25 – 2:58 PM, May 26
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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Buddha Purnima
Tithi 12:32 PM, May 25 – 2:58 PM, May 26
The birth, enlightenment and nirvana of Gautama Buddha, on the full moon of Vaishakha.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:32 PM, May 25 – 2:58 PM, May 26
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Narada Jayanti
Tithi 2:57 PM, May 26 – 5:30 PM, May 27
The birth anniversary of the celestial sage Narada, the messenger of the gods and master of devotional music.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 10:34 PM, May 29 – 12:53 AM, May 31
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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 Hindi Panchang (Vikram Samvat)
The Hindi Panchang of the North Indian tradition (Vikram Samvat, Purnimanta month reckoning). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Samvat year and lunar month.
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