Tithi at sunrise in New Delhi

May 1959 Hindu Calendar

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SunरविMonसोमTueमंगलWedबुधThuगुरुFriशुक्रSatशनि
1K Nava2K Dash
3K Ekad4K Dwad5K Tray6K Chtr7Amav8S Prat9S Dwit
10S Dwit11S Trit12S Chat13S Panc14S Shas15S Sapt16S Asht
17S Nava18S Dash19S 11,1220S Tray21S Chtr22Purn23K Prat
24K Dwit25K 3,426K Panc27K Shas28K Sapt29K Asht30K Nava
31K 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 1959

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 1959 day by day · दैनिक पंचांग

Fri 1 Krishna Navami upto 02:10 PM
Dhanishta nakshatra
Sat 2 Krishna Dashami upto 03:02 PM
Shatabhisha nakshatra
Sun 3 Krishna Ekadashi upto 04:30 PM
Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra
Varuthini Ekadashi
Mon 4 Krishna Dwadashi upto 06:26 PM
Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra
Soma Pradosh Vrat
Tue 5 Krishna Trayodashi upto 08:42 PM
Revati nakshatra
Wed 6 Krishna Chaturdashi upto 11:10 PM
Ashwini nakshatra
Thu 7 Amavasya upto 01:43 AM, May 8
Bharani nakshatra
Vaishakha Amavasya
Fri 8 Shukla Pratipada upto 04:16 AM, May 9
Bharani nakshatra
Sat 9 Shukla Dwitiya upto 06:41 AM, May 10
Krittika nakshatra
Sun 10 Shukla Dwitiya upto 06:41 AM
Rohini nakshatra
Mon 11 Shukla Tritiya upto 08:54 AM
Mrigashira nakshatra
Tue 12 Shukla Chaturthi upto 10:49 AM
Ardra nakshatra
Wed 13 Shukla Panchami upto 12:20 PM
Punarvasu nakshatra
Thu 14 Shukla Shashthi upto 01:20 PM
Pushya nakshatra
Fri 15 Shukla Saptami upto 01:43 PM
Ashlesha nakshatra
Vrishabha Sankranti
Sat 16 Shukla Ashtami upto 01:27 PM
Magha nakshatra
Sun 17 Shukla Navami upto 12:27 PM
Purva Phalguni nakshatra
Mon 18 Shukla Dashami upto 10:45 AM
Uttara Phalguni nakshatra
Tue 19 Shukla Ekadashi upto 08:23 AM
Hasta nakshatra
Mohini Ekadashi
Wed 20 Shukla Trayodashi upto 02:02 AM, May 21
Chitra nakshatra
Budha Pradosh Vrat
Thu 21 Shukla Chaturdashi upto 10:19 PM
Swati nakshatra
Fri 22 Purnima upto 06:27 PM
Vishakha nakshatra
Vaishakha Purnima
Sat 23 Krishna Pratipada upto 02:37 PM
Anuradha nakshatra
Sun 24 Krishna Dwitiya upto 11:00 AM
Jyeshtha nakshatra
Mon 25 Krishna Tritiya upto 07:46 AM
Purva Ashadha nakshatra
Tue 26 Krishna Panchami upto 03:06 AM, May 27
Uttara Ashadha nakshatra
Wed 27 Krishna Shashthi upto 01:56 AM, May 28
Shravana nakshatra
Thu 28 Krishna Saptami upto 01:36 AM, May 29
Dhanishta nakshatra
Fri 29 Krishna Ashtami upto 02:07 AM, May 30
Shatabhisha nakshatra
Sat 30 Krishna Navami upto 03:23 AM, May 31
Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra
Sun 31 Krishna Dashami upto 05:16 AM, Jun 1
Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra

Holidays in May 1959

The DoPT holiday list for 1959 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.