The Marathi festival calendar (Gudi Padwa new year). Maharashtrian festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Marathi 2016 opens in April during Shaka Samvat 1938 (Durmukha) of the Hindu calendar.
April 2016
Shaka Samvat 1938 (Durmukha)
Chaitra – Vaishakha
Festivals & Vrats in April 2016
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Gudi Padwa (Marathi New Year)
Tithi 4:53 PM, Apr 7 – 1:05 PM
The Maharashtrian new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, when the gudi is raised.
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Shriram Navami
Tithi 9:26 PM, Apr 14 – 9:53 PM, Apr 15
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 8:21 AM, Apr 21 – 10:53 AM
The birth of Lord Hanuman on the full moon of Chaitra.
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 Marathi Calendar
The Marathi festival calendar (Gudi Padwa new year). Maharashtrian 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.