Dates of important upcoming festivals and fasting associated with Hinduism in April 2023 – based on major Hindu calendars and Panchang used in India. The festivals, Vrats and ritual days are based on Indian Standard Time (IST).
April 1 – Ekadasi Fasting (Smarta)
April 2 – Ekadasi fasting (Bhagavath)
April 2 – Madan Dwadasi, Vamana Dvadasi
April 2 – Ekadasi fasting (Bhagavath)
April 2 – Madan Dwadasi, Vamana Dvadasi
April 3 – Pradosh Vrat – Som Pradosh as it is Monday
April 3 – Anang Trayodashi
April 5 – Panguni Uthiram
April 5 – Purnima Vrat
April 6 – Hanuman Jayanti – Purnima
April 7 – Vaishakh month begins in North India
April 7 – Vaishakh Snan begins
April 9 – Sankashti Chaturthi vrat moon rise time is at 9:52 PM
April 3 – Anang Trayodashi
April 5 – Panguni Uthiram
April 5 – Purnima Vrat
April 6 – Hanuman Jayanti – Purnima
April 7 – Vaishakh month begins in North India
April 7 – Vaishakh Snan begins
April 9 – Sankashti Chaturthi vrat moon rise time is at 9:52 PM
April 11 – Kokila Sashti Vrat
April 13 – Kalashtami – Sheetala Ashtami in some regions
April 14 – Mesha Sankranti 5:04 PM
April 14 – Kharmas ends
April 14 – Tamil New Year – Baisakhi
April 14 – Chithirai Masam begins in Tamil Calendar.
April 15 – Maha Vishuba Sankranti – Pana Sankranti
April 15 – Meda Masam begins in Kerala Malayalam Calendar
April 15 – Vishu (Zodiac New Year in Kerala)
April 15 - Bengali New Year – Assamese New Year
April 15 – Baisakh month begins in Bengali Calendar.
April 16 – Ekadasi Fasting
April 13 – Kalashtami – Sheetala Ashtami in some regions
April 14 – Mesha Sankranti 5:04 PM
April 14 – Kharmas ends
April 14 – Tamil New Year – Baisakhi
April 14 – Chithirai Masam begins in Tamil Calendar.
April 15 – Maha Vishuba Sankranti – Pana Sankranti
April 15 – Meda Masam begins in Kerala Malayalam Calendar
April 15 – Vishu (Zodiac New Year in Kerala)
April 15 - Bengali New Year – Assamese New Year
April 15 – Baisakh month begins in Bengali Calendar.
April 16 – Ekadasi Fasting
April 17 – Pradosh Vrat – Som Pradosh as it is Monday
April 18 – Monthly Shivratri Fasting – Shiv Chaturdashi Vrat
April 20 – Amavasya
April 21 – Vaishakh month begins in calendars followed in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
April 22 – Parshuram Jayanti
April 22 – Akshaya Tritiya
April 18 – Monthly Shivratri Fasting – Shiv Chaturdashi Vrat
April 20 – Amavasya
April 21 – Vaishakh month begins in calendars followed in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
April 22 – Parshuram Jayanti
April 22 – Akshaya Tritiya
April 23 – Basavanna Jayanti
April 23 - Akshaya Tritiya in South India
April 25 – Shankaracharya Jayanti
April 25 – Surdas Jayanti
April 26 – Ramanujacharya Jayanti
April 26 – Muruga Sashti Fasting – Chandan Shashti
April 27 – Ganga Saptami
April 28 – Bakalamukhi Jayanti
April 29 – Sita Navami
April 25 – Surdas Jayanti
April 26 – Ramanujacharya Jayanti
April 26 – Muruga Sashti Fasting – Chandan Shashti
April 27 – Ganga Saptami
April 28 – Bakalamukhi Jayanti
April 29 – Sita Navami