Odia calendar · solar
Odia calendar April 2026
The Odia calendar is a solar calendar: each month begins on the day the Sun enters a new sign. The year begins with Baisakha on Pana Sankranti, in mid-April.
Odia calendar, April 2026
- Months: Chaitra (ଚୈତ୍ର) · Baisakha (ବୈଶାଖ)
- Shaka Samvat: 1948
1WednesdayChaitra 18
S Chaturdashi until 7:07 am → Purnima
Uttara Phalguni
Kanya
5:41 am · 6:01 pm
2Thursday19
Purnima until 7:42 am → K Pratipada
Hasta
Kanya
5:40 am · 6:01 pm
Hanuman JayantiPurnima
3Friday20
K Pratipada until 8:43 am → K Dwitiya
Chitra
Kanya → Tula 6:30 am
5:39 am · 6:02 pm
4Saturday21
K Dwitiya until 10:10 am → K Tritiya
Swati
Tula
5:38 am · 6:02 pm
5Sunday22
K Tritiya until 12:01 pm → K Chaturthi
Vishakha
Tula → Vrishchika 5:29 pm
5:37 am · 6:02 pm
6Monday23
K Chaturthi until 2:12 pm → K Panchami
Anuradha
Vrishchika
5:36 am · 6:02 pm
7Tuesday24
K Panchami until 4:35 pm → K Shashthi
Jyeshtha
Vrishchika
5:35 am · 6:03 pm
8Wednesday25
K Shashthi until 7:03 pm → K Saptami
Jyeshtha
Vrishchika → Dhanu 5:54 am
5:34 am · 6:03 pm
9Thursday26
K Saptami until 9:21 pm → K Ashtami
Mula
Dhanu
5:34 am · 6:03 pm
10Friday27
K Ashtami until 11:16 pm → K Navami
Purva Ashadha
Dhanu → Makara 6:05 pm
5:33 am · 6:04 pm
11Saturday28
K Navami until 12:39 am → K Dashami
Uttara Ashadha
Makara
5:32 am · 6:04 pm
12Sunday29
K Dashami until 1:18 am → K Ekadashi
Shravana
Makara → Kumbha 3:46 am
5:31 am · 6:04 pm
13Monday30
K Ekadashi until 1:10 am → K Dwadashi
Dhanishta
Kumbha
5:30 am · 6:04 pm
Ekadashi
14TuesdayBaisakha 1
K Dwadashi until 12:13 am → K Trayodashi
Shatabhisha
Kumbha
5:30 am · 6:05 pm
Pana Sankranti (Odia New Year)Sankranti
15Wednesday2
K Trayodashi until 10:32 pm → K Chaturdashi
Purva Bhadrapada
Kumbha → Meena 9:38 am
5:29 am · 6:05 pm
16Thursday3
K Chaturdashi until 8:12 pm → Amavasya
Uttara Bhadrapada
Meena
5:28 am · 6:05 pm
17Friday4
Amavasya until 5:22 pm → S Pratipada
Revati
Meena → Mesha 12:03 pm
5:27 am · 6:06 pm
Amavasya
18Saturday5
S Pratipada until 2:12 pm → S Dwitiya
Ashwini
Mesha
5:26 am · 6:06 pm
19Sunday6
S Dwitiya until 10:50 am → S Tritiya
Bharani
Mesha → Vrishabha 12:32 pm
5:26 am · 6:06 pm
Akshaya Tritiya
20Monday7
S Tritiya until 7:28 am → S Chaturthi until 4:16 am → S Panchami
Rohini
Vrishabha
5:25 am · 6:07 pm
21Tuesday8
S Panchami until 1:21 am → S Shashthi
Mrigashira
Vrishabha → Mithuna 1:02 pm
5:24 am · 6:07 pm
22Wednesday9
S Shashthi until 10:50 pm → S Saptami
Ardra
Mithuna
5:23 am · 6:07 pm
23Thursday10
S Saptami until 8:50 pm → S Ashtami
Punarvasu
Mithuna → Karka 3:14 pm
5:23 am · 6:08 pm
24Friday11
S Ashtami until 7:23 pm → S Navami
Pushya
Karka
5:22 am · 6:08 pm
25Saturday12
S Navami until 6:29 pm → S Dashami
Ashlesha
Karka → Simha 8:06 pm
5:21 am · 6:08 pm
26Sunday13
S Dashami until 6:08 pm → S Ekadashi
Magha
Simha
5:21 am · 6:09 pm
27Monday14
S Ekadashi until 6:17 pm → S Dwadashi
Purva Phalguni
Simha → Kanya 3:37 am
5:20 am · 6:09 pm
Ekadashi
28Tuesday15
S Dwadashi until 6:53 pm → S Trayodashi
Uttara Phalguni
Kanya
5:19 am · 6:09 pm
29Wednesday16
S Trayodashi until 7:53 pm → S Chaturdashi
Hasta
Kanya
5:19 am · 6:10 pm
30Thursday17
S Chaturdashi until 9:13 pm → Purnima
Chitra
Kanya → Tula 1:15 pm
5:18 am · 6:10 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 Bhubaneswar, in IST.
Days to note in April 2026
| Date | Month | What |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr, Thu | Chaitra 19 | Hanuman Jayanti · Purnima |
| 13 Apr, Mon | Chaitra 30 | Krishna Ekadashi |
| 14 Apr, Tue | Baisakha 1 | Pana Sankranti (Odia New Year) · Mesha Sankranti, 9:37 am |
| 17 Apr, Fri | Baisakha 4 | Amavasya |
| 19 Apr, Sun | Baisakha 6 | Akshaya Tritiya |
| 27 Apr, Mon | Baisakha 14 | Shukla Ekadashi |
How the Odia calendar works
The day of the Sankranti is the first day of the month. Festivals that follow the Moon, such as Rath Yatra, are fixed by tithi.
Pana Sankranti (Maha Bishuba Sankranti) is the Odia New Year, when the Sun enters Mesha in mid-April.
| # | Month | Odia | Sun in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baisakha | ବୈଶାଖ | Mesha |
| 2 | Jyeshtha | ଜ୍ୟେଷ୍ଠ | Vrishabha |
| 3 | Asadha | ଆଷାଢ଼ | Mithuna |
| 4 | Srabana | ଶ୍ରାବଣ | Karka |
| 5 | Bhadraba | ଭାଦ୍ରବ | Simha |
| 6 | Aswina | ଆଶ୍ୱିନ | Kanya |
| 7 | Kartika | କାର୍ତ୍ତିକ | Tula |
| 8 | Margasira | ମାର୍ଗଶିର | Vrishchika |
| 9 | Pausa | ପୌଷ | Dhanu |
| 10 | Magha | ମାଘ | Makara |
| 11 | Phalguna | ଫାଲ୍ଗୁନ | Kumbha |
| 12 | Chaitra | ଚୈତ୍ର | Meena |
Other regional calendars
- Hindu calendar
- Tamil calendar
- Telugu calendar
- Kannada calendar
- Malayalam calendar
- Marathi calendar
- Gujarati calendar
- Bengali calendar
For the full day (yoga, karana, Rahu kaal) see today's panchang, and the full lists of Amavasya, Purnima and eclipse dates.