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 2056 opens in April during Vikram Samvat 2113 (Virodhi) of the Hindu calendar.
April 2056
Vikram Samvat 2113 (Virodhi)
Chaitra – Vaishakha – Vaishakha (Adhik)
Festivals & Vrats in April 2056
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 3:56 PM, Mar 31 – 12:04 PM, Apr 1
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 4:40 AM, Apr 3 – 1:15 AM, Apr 4
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:21 PM, Apr 6 – 6:45 PM, Apr 7
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:43 PM, Apr 9 – 8:58 PM, Apr 10
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:44 PM, Apr 11 – 12:41 AM, Apr 13
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 12:45 AM, Apr 13 – 2:55 AM, Apr 14
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Charak Puja & Gajan
Tithi 2:58 AM, Apr 14 – 5:17 AM, Apr 15
On the last day of the Bengali year, devotees of Shiva perform the Gajan austerities and the spinning Charak rite.
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Puthandu (Tamil New Year)
Tithi 2:58 AM, Apr 14 – 5:17 AM, Apr 15
The Tamil solar new year begins as the Sun enters Mesha; homes are decorated with kolam and the Maruvilakku.
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Vishu
Tithi 2:58 AM, Apr 14 – 5:17 AM, Apr 15
The Malayalam astronomical new year; the auspicious Vishukkani is viewed at dawn for a prosperous year.
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Pana Sankranti (Maha Vishuba)
Tithi 2:58 AM, Apr 14 – 5:17 AM, Apr 15
The Odia new year (Maha Vishuba Sankranti), with the sweet pana drink, Jhamu Yatra and Danda Nata.
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Bohag Bihu (Rongali Bihu)
Tithi 2:58 AM, Apr 14 – 5:17 AM, Apr 15
Assam's spring new-year Bihu of Husori song, dance and feasting, as the Sun enters Mesha.
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Vaisakhi
Tithi 2:58 AM, Apr 14 – 5:17 AM, Apr 15
The Punjabi spring harvest new year and the founding of the Khalsa Panth, on Mesha Sankranti.
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Bisket Jatra
Tithi 2:58 AM, Apr 14 – 5:17 AM, Apr 15
Bhaktapur's chariot and pole festival welcoming the Nepali solar new year (Baishakh).
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Jur Sital (Maithili New Year)
Tithi 2:58 AM, Apr 14 – 5:17 AM, Apr 15
The Maithili new year (Mesha Sankranti / Satuani), when elders sprinkle cooling water as blessings.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:58 AM, Apr 14 – 5:17 AM, Apr 15
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:58 AM, Apr 14 – 5:17 AM, Apr 15
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 2:58 AM, Apr 14 – 5:17 AM, Apr 15
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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Poila Boishakh (Bengali New Year)
Tithi 5:20 AM, Apr 15 – 7:45 AM, Apr 16
The Bengali solar new year, welcomed with Halkhata, sweets and visits to family and temples.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 5:20 AM, Apr 15 – 7:45 AM, Apr 16
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 12:42 PM, Apr 18 – 2:53 PM, Apr 19
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 4:49 PM, Apr 20 – 6:14 PM, Apr 21
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:01 PM, Apr 22 – 7:06 PM, Apr 23
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Thrissur Pooram
Tithi 4:45 PM, Apr 25 – 2:20 PM, Apr 26
Kerala's grandest temple festival of caparisoned elephants and percussion, on the Pooram star of Medam.
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Padmini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:45 PM, Apr 25 – 2:20 PM, Apr 26
The bright (Shukla) Ekadashi of the extra month (Adhik Maas), kept only in leap-month years.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:27 AM, Apr 27 – 7:48 AM, Apr 28
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Chithirai Thiruvizha
Tithi 3:59 AM, Apr 29 – 12:03 AM, Apr 30
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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Adhik Vaishakha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 3:59 AM, Apr 29 – 12:03 AM, Apr 30
The full moon of Adhik (Purushottam) Vaishakha — the leap month of 2056, held especially meritorious for fasting, charity and the worship of Lord Vishnu.
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Adhik Vaishakha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:59 AM, Apr 29 – 12:03 AM, 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 3:59 AM, Apr 29 – 12:03 AM, 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.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:01 AM, Apr 30 – 8:03 PM, Apr 30
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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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