April 2026 · festivals and fasts

Times for Chennai, Tamil Nadu · Change town

1 Wed
Pournami
6 Mon
Chaturthi
8 Wed
Sashti
12 Sun
Thiruvonam
13 Mon
Ekadasi
Break the fast next day: 6:55 to 8:25 in the morning
14 Tue
Tamil New Year · Festival
Why this day
The first day of Chithirai.
15 Wed
Pradosham
15 Wed
Masa Sivarathri
17 Fri
Amavasai
Tharpanam: 1:23 to 3:52 in the afternoon
19 Sun
Akshaya Tritiya · Festival
Why this day
The third day of the waxing Moon after the Chithirai new Moon.
Kept on 19 Apr / 20 Apr: follow your family's almanac.
19 Sun
Kiruthigai
20 Mon
Chaturthi
22 Wed
Sashti
27 Mon
Ekadasi
Break the fast next day: 5:49 to 8:20 in the morning
29 Wed
Pradosham

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