The Telugu Panchangam (Shalivahana Shaka, Ugadi new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Shaka year and the Amanta month.
Telugu Panchangam 2042 opens in April during Shaka Samvat 1964 (Dundubhi) of the Hindu calendar.
April 2042
Shaka Samvat 1964 (Dundubhi)
Chaithramu – Vaisakhamu
Festivals & Vrats in April 2042
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:43 AM, Mar 31 – 9:47 AM, Apr 1
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:01 PM, Apr 2 – 2:33 PM, Apr 3
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 5:10 PM, Apr 4 – 7:46 PM, Apr 5
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:10 PM, Apr 4 – 7:46 PM, Apr 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 5:10 PM, Apr 4 – 7:46 PM, Apr 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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Swarochisha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 5:10 PM, Apr 4 – 7:46 PM, Apr 5
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swarochisha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 7:46 PM, Apr 5 – 10:16 PM, Apr 6
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 2:25 AM, Apr 9 – 4:05 AM, Apr 10
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:02 AM, Apr 13 – 4:24 AM, Apr 14
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:18 AM, Apr 16 – 9:41 PM, Apr 16
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:26 PM, Apr 17 – 2:59 PM, Apr 18
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 2:59 PM, Apr 18 – 11:23 AM, Apr 19
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:20 AM, Apr 19 – 7:49 AM, Apr 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 11:20 AM, Apr 19 – 7:49 AM, Apr 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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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:20 AM, Apr 19 – 7:49 AM, Apr 20
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:20 AM, Apr 19 – 7:49 AM, Apr 20
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Akshaya Tritiya (Akha Teej)
Tithi 1:20 AM, Apr 22 – 10:35 PM, Apr 22
An auspicious day for new beginnings and buying gold; whatever is begun is believed to prosper. In Rajasthan this Akha Teej is a major wedding day, and Sindhis keep it as Akhand Teej.
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Parashurama Jayanti
Tithi 1:20 AM, Apr 22 – 10:35 PM, Apr 22
The birth of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, observed with fasting and worship during pradosha.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 10:43 PM, Apr 22 – 8:37 PM, Apr 23
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 7:26 PM, Apr 24 – 6:55 PM, Apr 25
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:18 PM, Apr 26 – 8:19 PM, Apr 27
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Sita Navami
Tithi 8:24 PM, Apr 27 – 10:03 PM, Apr 28
The appearance day of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami; married women fast for the long life of their husbands, honouring Sita's devotion.
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Mohini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:22 AM, Apr 30 – 2:49 AM, May 1
Frees the devotee from delusion (moha), named after Vishnu's Mohini avatar.
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About the Telugu Panchangam
The Telugu Panchangam (Shalivahana Shaka, Ugadi new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Shaka year and the Amanta month.
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.