The Hindu lunar calendar (Panchang). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and any festivals or vrats, with the Vikram Samvat year and the lunar (Amanta) month.
Hindu Calendar 1985 opens in May during Vikram Samvat 2042 (Bahudhanya) of the Hindu calendar.
May 1985
Vikram Samvat 2042 (Bahudhanya)
Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
Festivals & Vrats in May 1985
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Thrissur Pooram
Tithi 6:08 PM, Apr 30 – 3:27 PM, May 1
Kerala's grandest temple festival of caparisoned elephants and percussion, on the Pooram star of Medam.
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Mohini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:08 PM, Apr 30 – 3:27 PM, May 1
Frees the devotee from delusion (moha), named after Vishnu's Mohini avatar.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:21 PM, May 2 – 8:46 AM, May 3
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Narasimha Jayanti
Tithi 12:21 PM, May 2 – 8:46 AM, May 3
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 5:05 AM, May 4 – 1:22 AM, May 5
The birth, enlightenment and nirvana of Gautama Buddha, on the full moon of Vaishakha.
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Chithirai Thiruvizha
Tithi 5:05 AM, May 4 – 1:22 AM, May 5
Madurai's Chithirai festival peaks on the Chitra full moon of the Tamil month Chithirai with the celestial wedding of Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar.
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Vaishakha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:05 AM, May 4 – 1:22 AM, May 5
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 5:05 AM, May 4 – 1:22 AM, May 5
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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Narada Jayanti
Tithi 1:22 AM, May 5 – 9:43 PM, May 5
The birth anniversary of the celestial sage Narada, the messenger of the gods and master of devotional music.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:22 AM, May 5 – 9:43 PM, May 5
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 3:28 PM, May 7 – 1:16 PM, May 8
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:34 AM, May 11 – 11:29 AM, May 12
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Apara Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:50 PM, May 14 – 5:13 PM, May 15
Believed to grant boundless wealth and wash away even grave sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:48 PM, May 16 – 10:25 PM, May 17
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 10:25 PM, May 17 – 12:57 AM, May 19
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Shani Jayanti
Tithi 12:55 AM, May 19 – 3:16 AM, May 20
The birth of Lord Shani (Saturn) on Jyeshtha Amavasya — devotees offer mustard oil, black sesame and prayers to ease Shani's influence.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:55 AM, May 19 – 3:16 AM, May 20
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 12:55 AM, May 19 – 3:16 AM, May 20
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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Vat Savitri Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:55 AM, May 19 – 3:16 AM, May 20
Married women fast and worship the banyan tree for the long life of their husbands.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 3:11 AM, May 20 – 5:16 AM, May 21
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 7:59 AM, May 23 – 8:25 AM, May 24
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 8:44 AM, May 25 – 8:05 AM, May 26
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Jamai Sasthi
Tithi 8:44 AM, May 25 – 8:05 AM, May 26
Mothers-in-law worship Goddess Sasthi and honour their sons-in-law (jamai) with a grand feast, on Jyeshtha Shukla Shashthi.
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Sital Sasthi
Tithi 8:44 AM, May 25 – 8:05 AM, May 26
The grand marriage of Shiva and Parvati, famed in Sambalpur, on Jyeshtha Shukla Shashthi.
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Zyeth Atham (Kheer Bhawani Mela)
Tithi 7:22 AM, May 27 – 5:36 AM, May 28
Kashmiri Pandits throng the Kheer Bhawani shrine for Ragnya Devi on Jyeshtha Shukla Ashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:22 AM, May 27 – 5:36 AM, May 28
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Ganga Dussehra
Tithi 3:35 AM, May 29 – 1:18 AM, May 30
The descent of the holy Ganga to earth is celebrated with riverside baths and prayers.
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Nirjala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:08 AM, May 30 – 10:23 PM, May 30
The strictest Ekadashi — kept without even water; its merit is said to equal all twenty-four.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:11 PM, May 31 – 3:53 PM, Jun 1
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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 Hindu Calendar (Panchangam)
The Hindu lunar calendar (Panchang). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and any festivals or vrats, with the Vikram Samvat year and the lunar (Amanta) month.
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