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April 2016

Chaitra – Vaisakha · Vikram Samvat 2073

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April 2016 · 30 days

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Hindu months in April 2016

Chaitra 24 Mar – 22 Apr 2016

Vaisakha 23 Apr – 21 May 2016 Begins · Sat 23 Apr

April 2016 corresponds to Chaitra – Vaisakha, Vikram Samvat 2073. 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: 0 highly auspicious, 9 favourable, 15 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Apr 17. 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 Ashtami 2 Navami 3 Dashami Papamochani Ekadashi 4 Dwadashi 5 Trayodashi Krishna Pradosh Vrat Masik Shivaratri 6 Chaturdashi 7 Amavasya Amavasya 8 Pratipada Chaitra Navratri Gudi Padwa Ugadi 9 Dwitiya Gangaur 10 Chaturthi Vinayaka Chaturthi 11 Panchami 12 Shashthi Neel Sasthi Yamuna Chhath 13 Saptami Mesha Sankranti Charak Puja 14 Ashtami Pohela Boishakh Annapurna Puja Basanti Puja +1 more 15 Navami Ram Navami Swaminarayan Jayanti 16 Dashami 17 Ekadashi Kamada Ekadashi 18 Dwadashi 19 Trayodashi Mahavir Jayanti Shukla Pradosh Vrat 20 Chaturdashi 21 Chaturdashi 22 Purnima Hanuman Jayanti Purnima Vrat 23 Pratipada Vaisakha begins 24 Dwitiya 25 Tritiya Sankashti Chaturthi 26 Chaturthi 27 Panchami 28 Shashthi 29 Saptami 30 Ashtami Kalashtami

3 Sun Papamochani Ekadashi 5 Tue Krishna Pradosh Vrat Masik Shivaratri 7 Thu Amavasya 8 Fri Chaitra Navratri Gudi Padwa Ugadi 9 Sat Gangaur 10 Sun Vinayaka Chaturthi 12 Tue Neel Sasthi Yamuna Chhath 13 Wed Mesha Sankranti Charak Puja 14 Thu Pohela Boishakh Annapurna Puja Basanti Puja Masik Durgashtami 15 Fri Ram Navami Swaminarayan Jayanti 17 Sun Kamada Ekadashi 19 Tue Mahavir Jayanti Shukla Pradosh Vrat 22 Fri Hanuman Jayanti Purnima Vrat 25 Mon Sankashti Chaturthi 30 Sat Kalashtami

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