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April 1940

Chaitra – Vaisakha · Vikram Samvat 1997

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April 1940 · 30 days

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Hindu months in April 1940

Chaitra 24 Mar – 22 Apr 1940

Vaisakha 23 Apr – 21 May 1940 Begins · Tue 23 Apr

April 1940 corresponds to Chaitra – Vaisakha, Vikram Samvat 1997. Chaitra opens the Hindu lunar year: Gudi Padwa and Ugadi on Shukla Pratipada, the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri building to Ram Navami, and Hanuman Jayanti on the Purnima. Major observances: Chaitra Navratri (Apr 8), Ugadi (Apr 8), Gudi Padwa (Apr 8). Day quality across 30 days: 2 highly auspicious, 5 favourable, 15 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Apr 3, Apr 18. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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Chaitra Navratri Ugadi Gudi Padwa Gangaur Mesha Sankranti Pohela Boishakh

26 observances in April

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1 Navami 2 Dashami 3 Ekadashi Papamochani Ekadashi 4 Dwadashi Krishna Pradosh Vrat 5 Trayodashi Masik Shivaratri 6 Chaturdashi 7 Amavasya Amavasya 8 Pratipada Chaitra Navratri Gudi Padwa Ugadi 9 Dwitiya 10 Tritiya 11 Tritiya Gangaur Vinayaka Chaturthi 12 Chaturthi Neel Sasthi 13 Panchami Mesha Sankranti Charak Puja 14 Shashthi Pohela Boishakh Yamuna Chhath 15 Saptami 16 Ashtami Ram Navami Annapurna Puja Basanti Puja +2 more 17 Dashami 18 Ekadashi Kamada Ekadashi 19 Dwadashi Shukla Pradosh Vrat 20 Trayodashi Mahavir Jayanti 21 Chaturdashi 22 Purnima Hanuman Jayanti Purnima Vrat 23 Pratipada Vaisakha begins 24 Tritiya 25 Chaturthi Sankashti Chaturthi 26 Panchami 27 Shashthi 28 Saptami 29 Ashtami Kalashtami 30 Navami

3 Wed Papamochani Ekadashi 4 Thu Krishna Pradosh Vrat 5 Fri Masik Shivaratri 7 Sun Amavasya 8 Mon Chaitra Navratri Gudi Padwa Ugadi 11 Thu Gangaur Vinayaka Chaturthi 12 Fri Neel Sasthi 13 Sat Mesha Sankranti Charak Puja 14 Sun Pohela Boishakh Yamuna Chhath 16 Tue Ram Navami Annapurna Puja Basanti Puja Swaminarayan Jayanti Masik Durgashtami 18 Thu Kamada Ekadashi 19 Fri Shukla Pradosh Vrat 20 Sat Mahavir Jayanti 22 Mon Hanuman Jayanti Purnima Vrat 25 Thu Sankashti Chaturthi 29 Mon Kalashtami

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