Kannada calendar · lunisolar
Kannada calendar April 2026
The Kannada calendar is lunisolar and amanta, like the Telugu one: months run new moon to new moon, the year begins on Ugadi, and each year has a name from the 60-year samvatsara cycle.
Kannada calendar, April 2026
- Months: Chaitra (ಚೈತ್ರ) · Vaishakha (ವೈಶಾಖ)
- Shaka Samvat: 1948
- Samvatsara: Parabhava
1WednesdayChaitra
S Chaturdashi until 7:07 am → Purnima
Uttara Phalguni
Kanya
6:16 am · 6:31 pm
2Thursday
Purnima until 7:42 am → K Pratipada
Hasta
Kanya
6:15 am · 6:31 pm
Purnima
3Friday
K Pratipada until 8:43 am → K Dwitiya
Chitra
Kanya → Tula 6:30 am
6:15 am · 6:31 pm
4Saturday
K Dwitiya until 10:10 am → K Tritiya
Swati
Tula
6:14 am · 6:31 pm
5Sunday
K Tritiya until 12:01 pm → K Chaturthi
Vishakha
Tula → Vrishchika 5:29 pm
6:13 am · 6:31 pm
6Monday
K Chaturthi until 2:12 pm → K Panchami
Anuradha
Vrishchika
6:13 am · 6:32 pm
7Tuesday
K Panchami until 4:35 pm → K Shashthi
Jyeshtha
Vrishchika → Dhanu 5:54 am
6:12 am · 6:32 pm
8Wednesday
K Shashthi until 7:03 pm → K Saptami
Mula
Dhanu
6:12 am · 6:32 pm
9Thursday
K Saptami until 9:21 pm → K Ashtami
Mula
Dhanu
6:11 am · 6:32 pm
10Friday
K Ashtami until 11:16 pm → K Navami
Purva Ashadha
Dhanu → Makara 6:05 pm
6:10 am · 6:32 pm
11Saturday
K Navami until 12:39 am → K Dashami
Uttara Ashadha
Makara
6:10 am · 6:32 pm
12Sunday
K Dashami until 1:18 am → K Ekadashi
Shravana
Makara → Kumbha 3:46 am
6:09 am · 6:32 pm
13Monday
K Ekadashi until 1:10 am → K Dwadashi
Dhanishta
Kumbha
6:08 am · 6:32 pm
Ekadashi
14Tuesday
K Dwadashi until 12:13 am → K Trayodashi
Shatabhisha
Kumbha
6:08 am · 6:32 pm
Sankranti
15Wednesday
K Trayodashi until 10:32 pm → K Chaturdashi
Purva Bhadrapada
Kumbha → Meena 9:38 am
6:07 am · 6:32 pm
16Thursday
K Chaturdashi until 8:12 pm → Amavasya
Uttara Bhadrapada
Meena
6:07 am · 6:32 pm
17Friday
Amavasya until 5:22 pm → S Pratipada
Revati
Meena → Mesha 12:03 pm
6:06 am · 6:33 pm
Amavasya
18SaturdayVaishakha
S Pratipada until 2:12 pm → S Dwitiya
Ashwini
Mesha
6:06 am · 6:33 pm
19Sunday
S Dwitiya until 10:50 am → S Tritiya
Bharani
Mesha → Vrishabha 12:32 pm
6:05 am · 6:33 pm
Akshaya Tritiya
20Monday
S Tritiya until 7:28 am → S Chaturthi until 4:16 am → S Panchami
Rohini
Vrishabha
6:04 am · 6:33 pm
21Tuesday
S Panchami until 1:21 am → S Shashthi
Mrigashira
Vrishabha → Mithuna 1:02 pm
6:04 am · 6:33 pm
22Wednesday
S Shashthi until 10:50 pm → S Saptami
Ardra
Mithuna
6:03 am · 6:33 pm
23Thursday
S Saptami until 8:50 pm → S Ashtami
Punarvasu
Mithuna → Karka 3:14 pm
6:03 am · 6:33 pm
24Friday
S Ashtami until 7:23 pm → S Navami
Pushya
Karka
6:02 am · 6:33 pm
25Saturday
S Navami until 6:29 pm → S Dashami
Ashlesha
Karka → Simha 8:06 pm
6:02 am · 6:34 pm
26Sunday
S Dashami until 6:08 pm → S Ekadashi
Magha
Simha
6:01 am · 6:34 pm
27Monday
S Ekadashi until 6:17 pm → S Dwadashi
Purva Phalguni
Simha → Kanya 3:37 am
6:01 am · 6:34 pm
Ekadashi
28Tuesday
S Dwadashi until 6:53 pm → S Trayodashi
Uttara Phalguni
Kanya
6:00 am · 6:34 pm
29Wednesday
S Trayodashi until 7:53 pm → S Chaturdashi
Hasta
Kanya
6:00 am · 6:34 pm
30Thursday
S Chaturdashi until 9:13 pm → Purnima
Chitra
Kanya → Tula 1:15 pm
6:00 am · 6:34 pm
S = Shukla paksha, K = Krishna paksha. The tithi is the one at sunrise, with the time it ends when it changes before the next sunrise. ☆ nakshatra, ☾ Moon sign, ☼ sunrise and sunset, for Bengaluru, in IST.
Days to note in April 2026
| Date | Month | What |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr, Thu | Chaitra | Purnima |
| 13 Apr, Mon | Chaitra | Krishna Ekadashi |
| 14 Apr, Tue | Chaitra | Mesha Sankranti, 9:37 am |
| 17 Apr, Fri | Chaitra | Amavasya |
| 19 Apr, Sun | Vaishakha | Akshaya Tritiya |
| 27 Apr, Mon | Vaishakha | Shukla Ekadashi |
How the Kannada calendar works
Months take the names Chaitra to Phalguna from the sign the Sun is in at the new moon that starts them, with an adhik month added when needed. Each day is named by the tithi at sunrise.
Ugadi (Yugadi) is Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, in March or April.
| # | Month | Kannada |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chaitra | ಚೈತ್ರ |
| 2 | Vaishakha | ವೈಶಾಖ |
| 3 | Jyeshtha | ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠ |
| 4 | Ashadha | ಆಷಾಢ |
| 5 | Shravana | ಶ್ರಾವಣ |
| 6 | Bhadrapada | ಭಾದ್ರಪದ |
| 7 | Ashwayuja | ಆಶ್ವಯುಜ |
| 8 | Kartika | ಕಾರ್ತಿಕ |
| 9 | Margashira | ಮಾರ್ಗಶಿರ |
| 10 | Pushya | ಪುಷ್ಯ |
| 11 | Magha | ಮಾಘ |
| 12 | Phalguna | ಫಾಲ್ಗುಣ |
Other regional calendars
- Hindu calendar
- Tamil calendar
- Telugu calendar
- Malayalam calendar
- Marathi calendar
- Gujarati calendar
- Bengali calendar
- Odia calendar
For the full day (yoga, karana, Rahu kaal) see today's panchang, and the full lists of Amavasya, Purnima and eclipse dates.