Chaitra (चैत्र) – Vaishakh (वैशाख) · Shalivahan Shaka 1862

Marathi Calendar May 1940

May 1940 · 31 days

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Marathi months in May 1940

चैत्र Chaitra 8 Apr – 7 May 1940

वैशाख Vaishakh 8 May – 6 Jun 1940 मासारंभ · Wed 8 May

May 1940 corresponds to Chaitra (चैत्र) – Vaishakh (वैशाख). Vaishakh brings Akshaya Tritiya and Parshuram Jayanti in the summer heat; it is a favoured wedding month before the monsoon. 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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1 व. Dashami 2 व. Dashami 3 व. Ekadashi Varuthini Ekadashi 4 व. Dwadashi Krishna Pradosh Vrat 5 व. Trayodashi Masik Shivaratri 6 व. Chaturdashi Somvati Amavasya 7 व. Amavasya Amavasya 8 शु. Pratipada वैशाख मासारंभ 9 शु. Dwitiya Parashurama Jayanti 10 शु. Tritiya Akshaya Tritiya 11 शु. Chaturthi Vinayaka Chaturthi 12 शु. Panchami 13 शु. Shashthi 14 शु. Saptami Ganga Saptami Vrishabha Sankranti 15 शु. Ashtami Masik Durgashtami 16 शु. Navami Sita Navami 17 शु. Dashami Mohini Ekadashi 18 शु. Ekadashi 19 शु. Trayodashi Shukla Pradosh Vrat 20 शु. Chaturdashi Narasimha Jayanti 21 शु. Purnima Buddha Purnima Purnima Vrat 22 व. Pratipada Narada Jayanti 23 व. Dwitiya 24 व. Tritiya Sankashti Chaturthi 25 व. Chaturthi 26 व. Panchami 27 व. Shashthi 28 व. Saptami Kalashtami 29 व. Ashtami 30 व. Navami 31 व. Dashami

3 Fri Varuthini Ekadashi 4 Sat Krishna Pradosh Vrat 5 Sun Masik Shivaratri 6 Mon Somvati Amavasya 7 Tue Amavasya 9 Thu Parashurama Jayanti 10 Fri Akshaya Tritiya 11 Sat Vinayaka Chaturthi 14 Tue Ganga Saptami Vrishabha Sankranti 15 Wed Masik Durgashtami 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 28 Tue Kalashtami

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