Festival calendar
Gangaur 2016
09 Apr 2016Saturday · Thāne, Maharashtra, India
Chaitrashukla · Tithi 3
women's festival of Gauri and Shiva, the close of eighteen days of worship after Holi
The tithi began and ended between two sunrises this year, so it prevails at no sunrise at all. The observance goes on the day it began.
| Dated by | sunrise |
|---|---|
| Lunar month (ending at new moon, amanta) | Chaitra |
| Lunar month (ending at full moon, purnimanta) | Chaitra |
| Where it is kept | Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh |
Why this date
Chaitra Shukla Tritiya runs from 09 Apr 2016 09:22 to 10 Apr 2016 05:55 in Thāne, Maharashtra, India.
Normally the festival is kept on the first day on which this tithi is running at sunrise. This year it was running at none of them, so it goes on the day the tithi began:
- 08 Apr 2016 · sunrise at 06:26: the tithi had not begun
- 09 Apr 2016 · sunrise at 06:25: the tithi had not begun
- 10 Apr 2016 · sunrise at 06:24: the tithi was already over
Dates and times are for Thāne, Maharashtra, India. Another town can differ by a day when a tithi changes close to sunrise. You can change the place above.
Also in this lunar month
- Ugadi / Gudi Padwa · 08 Apr 2016
- Chaitra Navratri begins · 08 Apr 2016
- Mesha Sankranti / Baisakhi / Puthandu / Pohela Boishakh · 13 Apr 2016
- Rama Navami · 15 Apr 2016
- Mahavir Jayanti · 19 Apr 2016
- Hanuman Jayanti · 22 Apr 2016