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Boishakh – Joishtho · 1347
Bengali Calendar May 1940
May 1940 · 31 days
New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Bengali months in May 1940
Boishakh
14 Apr – 14 May 1940
Joishtho
15 May – 14 Jun 1940
Begins · Wed 15 May
May 1940 corresponds to Boishakh – Joishtho. Joishtho brings Jamai Shashti, when sons-in-law are feasted and honoured by their in-laws, and the Dasahara bathing days on the Ganga. Major observances: Akshaya Tritiya (May 10), Narasimha Jayanti (May 20), Buddha Purnima (May 21). Day quality across 31 days: 0 highly auspicious, 5 favourable, 15 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: May 3, May 18. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.
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Mixed
11
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May highlights
17 observances in May
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Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Dashami
2
Dashami
3
Ekadashi
Varuthini Ekadashi
4
Dwadashi
Krishna Pradosh Vrat
5
Trayodashi
Masik Shivaratri
6
Chaturdashi
7
Amavasya
Amavasya
8
Pratipada
9
Dwitiya
Parashurama Jayanti
10
Tritiya
Akshaya Tritiya
11
Chaturthi
Vinayaka Chaturthi
12
Panchami
13
Shashthi
14
Saptami
Ganga Saptami
Vrishabha Sankranti
15
Ashtami
Joishtho begins
16
Navami
Sita Navami
17
Dashami
Mohini Ekadashi
18
Ekadashi
19
Trayodashi
Shukla Pradosh Vrat
20
Chaturdashi
Narasimha Jayanti
21
Purnima
Buddha Purnima
Purnima Vrat
22
Pratipada
Narada Jayanti
23
Dwitiya
24
Tritiya
Sankashti Chaturthi
25
Chaturthi
26
Panchami
27
Shashthi
28
Saptami
29
Ashtami
30
Navami
31
Dashami
3
Fri
Varuthini Ekadashi
4
Sat
Krishna Pradosh Vrat
5
Sun
Masik Shivaratri
7
Tue
Amavasya
9
Thu
Parashurama Jayanti
10
Fri
Akshaya Tritiya
11
Sat
Vinayaka Chaturthi
14
Tue
Ganga Saptami
Vrishabha Sankranti
16
Thu
Sita Navami
17
Fri
Mohini Ekadashi
19
Sun
Shukla Pradosh Vrat
20
Mon
Narasimha Jayanti
21
Tue
Buddha Purnima
Purnima Vrat
22
Wed
Narada Jayanti
24
Fri
Sankashti Chaturthi
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