The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Kannada 2040 opens in May during Shaka Samvat 1962 (Raudra) of the Hindu calendar.
May 2040
Shaka Samvat 1962 (Raudra)
Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
Festivals & Vrats in May 2040
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Akshaya Tritiya
Tithi 11:57 AM, May 13 – 2:09 PM, May 14
Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, among the most auspicious days of the year.
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Basava Jayanti
Tithi 11:57 AM, May 13 – 2:09 PM
The birth of Basaveshwara on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 7:06 PM, May 16 – 9:32 PM, May 17
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Narasimha Jayanti
Tithi 10:44 PM, May 24 – 8:20 PM
The advent of Lord Narasimha on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi.
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 Kannada Calendar
The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
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.