Tithi at sunrise in New Delhi

May 1956 Hindu Calendar

Vaishakha - Jyeshtha 2013 (Purnimanta) Chaitra - Vaishakha 2013 (Amanta)

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SunरविMonसोमTueमंगलWedबुधThuगुरुFriशुक्रSatशनि
1K Shas2K Sapt3K Asht4K Nava5K Dash
6K Ekad7K Dwad8K Tray9K Chtr10Amav11S Prat12S Dwit
13S Trit14S 4,515S Shas16S Sapt17S Asht18S Nava19S Dash
20S Ekad21S Dwad22S Tray23S Chtr24Purn25K Prat26K Dwit
27K Trit28K Chat29K Chat30K Panc31K Shas

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 1956

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 1956 day by day · दैनिक पंचांग

Tue 1 Krishna Shashthi upto 04:55 PM
Purva Ashadha nakshatra
Wed 2 Krishna Saptami upto 07:20 PM
Uttara Ashadha nakshatra
Thu 3 Krishna Ashtami upto 09:28 PM
Shravana nakshatra
Fri 4 Krishna Navami upto 11:05 PM
Dhanishta nakshatra
Sat 5 Krishna Dashami upto 12:03 AM, May 6
Shatabhisha nakshatra
Sun 6 Krishna Ekadashi upto 12:18 AM, May 7
Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra
Varuthini Ekadashi
Mon 7 Krishna Dwadashi upto 11:48 PM
Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra
Tue 8 Krishna Trayodashi upto 10:38 PM
Revati nakshatra
Bhauma Pradosh Vrat
Wed 9 Krishna Chaturdashi upto 08:51 PM
Ashwini nakshatra
Thu 10 Amavasya upto 06:36 PM
Bharani nakshatra
Vaishakha Amavasya
Fri 11 Shukla Pratipada upto 03:59 PM
Krittika nakshatra
Sat 12 Shukla Dwitiya upto 01:10 PM
Rohini nakshatra
Sun 13 Shukla Tritiya upto 10:14 AM
Mrigashira nakshatra
Mon 14 Shukla Chaturthi upto 07:20 AM
Ardra nakshatra
Vrishabha Sankranti
Tue 15 Shukla Shashthi upto 02:01 AM, May 16
Punarvasu nakshatra
Wed 16 Shukla Saptami upto 11:46 PM
Pushya nakshatra
Thu 17 Shukla Ashtami upto 09:53 PM
Ashlesha nakshatra
Fri 18 Shukla Navami upto 08:23 PM
Purva Phalguni nakshatra
Sat 19 Shukla Dashami upto 07:20 PM
Uttara Phalguni nakshatra
Sun 20 Shukla Ekadashi upto 06:43 PM
Hasta nakshatra
Mohini Ekadashi
Mon 21 Shukla Dwadashi upto 06:35 PM
Chitra nakshatra
Soma Pradosh Vrat
Tue 22 Shukla Trayodashi upto 06:55 PM
Swati nakshatra
Wed 23 Shukla Chaturdashi upto 07:42 PM
Swati nakshatra
Thu 24 Purnima upto 08:57 PM
Vishakha nakshatra
Vaishakha Purnima
Fri 25 Krishna Pratipada upto 10:38 PM
Anuradha nakshatra
Sat 26 Krishna Dwitiya upto 12:40 AM, May 27
Jyeshtha nakshatra
Sun 27 Krishna Tritiya upto 02:59 AM, May 28
Mula nakshatra
Mon 28 Krishna Chaturthi upto 05:27 AM, May 29
Purva Ashadha nakshatra
Tue 29 Krishna Chaturthi upto 05:27 AM
Uttara Ashadha nakshatra
Wed 30 Krishna Panchami upto 07:54 AM
Shravana nakshatra
Thu 31 Krishna Shashthi upto 10:09 AM
Dhanishta nakshatra

Holidays in May 1956

The DoPT holiday list for 1956 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.