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 2040 opens in April during Shaka Samvat 1962 (Raudra) of the Hindu calendar.
April 2040
Shaka Samvat 1962 (Raudra)
Chaitra – Vaishakha
Festivals & Vrats in April 2040
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Rang Panchami
Tithi 2:49 PM, Apr 1 – 12:49 PM, Apr 2
Dry gulal is thrown on Phalguna Krishna Panchami, the colourful finale of the Holi festivities five days after Holika Dahan.
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Gudi Padwa (Marathi New Year)
Tithi 7:26 PM, Apr 11 – 7:18 PM
The Maharashtrian new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, when the gudi is raised.
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Shriram Navami
Tithi 6:03 AM, Apr 19 – 8:15 AM, Apr 20
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 10:10 AM, Apr 26 – 8:08 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.