Tithi at sunrise in New Delhi

May 1940 Hindu Calendar

Vaishakha - Jyeshtha 1997 (Purnimanta) Chaitra - Vaishakha 1997 (Amanta)

Vikram Samvat 1997 · Shaka 1862 · New Delhi

SunरविMonसोमTueमंगलWedबुधThuगुरुFriशुक्रSatशनि
1K Dash2K Dash3K Ekad4K Dwad
5K Tray6K Chtr7Amav8S Prat9S Dwit10S Trit11S Chat
12S Panc13S Shas14S Sapt15S Asht16S Nava17S Dash18S 11,12
19S Tray20S Chtr21Purn22K Prat23K Dwit24K Trit25K Chat
26K Panc27K Shas28K Sapt29K Asht30K Nava31K Dash

S Shukla, K Krishna paksha Purnima Amavasya waxing, waning: the white part is the lit moon at sunrise8 gazetted holiday"7,8": one tithi skipped (kshaya)

Take a printout: A4 sheet of May 1940

May has 31 days. Buddha Purnima, on Vaishakha Purnima, usually falls in May and is a gazetted holiday for Central Government offices. Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid), also a gazetted holiday, moves through the solar year with the Hijri calendar and is fixed by moon sighting. Maharashtra Day on 1 May is a holiday in Maharashtra. Many states close schools for summer vacation during May.

May 1940 day by day · दैनिक पंचांग

Wed 1 Krishna Dashami upto 06:43 AM, May 2
Dhanishta nakshatra
Thu 2 Krishna Dashami upto 06:43 AM
Shatabhisha nakshatra
Fri 3 Krishna Ekadashi upto 09:19 AM
Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra
Varuthini Ekadashi
Sat 4 Krishna Dwadashi upto 11:52 AM
Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra
Shani Pradosh Vrat
Sun 5 Krishna Trayodashi upto 02:11 PM
Revati nakshatra
Mon 6 Krishna Chaturdashi upto 04:08 PM
Ashwini nakshatra
Tue 7 Amavasya upto 05:38 PM
Bharani nakshatra
Vaishakha Amavasya
Wed 8 Shukla Pratipada upto 06:39 PM
Krittika nakshatra
Thu 9 Shukla Dwitiya upto 07:11 PM
Rohini nakshatra
Fri 10 Shukla Tritiya upto 07:15 PM
Mrigashira nakshatra
Sat 11 Shukla Chaturthi upto 06:52 PM
Ardra nakshatra
Sun 12 Shukla Panchami upto 06:04 PM
Punarvasu nakshatra
Mon 13 Shukla Shashthi upto 04:51 PM
Pushya nakshatra
Tue 14 Shukla Saptami upto 03:17 PM
Ashlesha nakshatra
Vrishabha Sankranti
Wed 15 Shukla Ashtami upto 01:21 PM
Magha nakshatra
Thu 16 Shukla Navami upto 11:08 AM
Purva Phalguni nakshatra
Fri 17 Shukla Dashami upto 08:39 AM
Uttara Phalguni nakshatra
Sat 18 Shukla Ekadashi upto 05:57 AM
Hasta nakshatra
Mohini Ekadashi
Sun 19 Shukla Trayodashi upto 12:19 AM, May 20
Chitra nakshatra
Ravi Pradosh Vrat
Mon 20 Shukla Chaturdashi upto 09:35 PM
Swati nakshatra
Tue 21 Purnima upto 07:04 PM
Vishakha nakshatra
Vaishakha Purnima
Wed 22 Krishna Pratipada upto 04:54 PM
Anuradha nakshatra
Thu 23 Krishna Dwitiya upto 03:13 PM
Jyeshtha nakshatra
Fri 24 Krishna Tritiya upto 02:09 PM
Mula nakshatra
Sat 25 Krishna Chaturthi upto 01:48 PM
Purva Ashadha nakshatra
Sun 26 Krishna Panchami upto 02:11 PM
Uttara Ashadha nakshatra
Mon 27 Krishna Shashthi upto 03:20 PM
Shravana nakshatra
Tue 28 Krishna Saptami upto 05:07 PM
Dhanishta nakshatra
Wed 29 Krishna Ashtami upto 07:22 PM
Shatabhisha nakshatra
Thu 30 Krishna Navami upto 09:53 PM
Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra
Fri 31 Krishna Dashami upto 12:24 AM, Jun 1
Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra

Holidays in May 1940

The DoPT holiday list for 1940 is being updated.

Amanta or Purnimanta?

North India (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Punjab) counts a lunar month from full moon to full moon (Purnimanta). Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana count it from new moon to new moon (Amanta). The tithis and festival days are the same; only the month name of the Krishna paksha differs, which is why Diwali is in Kartika in one system and in Ashwin in the other.