अप्रैल 2026 · Jharkhand
April 2026 Calendar
April 2026 begins in the Hindu month of Chaitra and ends in Vaishakha (Purnimanta, as followed in Jharkhand). It has 4 festivals and observances and 2 holidays on this list, including Good Friday (3 Apr), Ambedkar Jayanti (14 Apr), Manda Parab · Mesh Sankranti (14 Apr), Akshaya Tritiya (20 Apr).
April 2026: festivals and holidays
- 3AprFri
Good Friday गुड फ्राइडे
Christian observance; St Mary's Cathedral and the GEL Church in Ranchi hold processions.
Holiday - 14AprTue
Ambedkar Jayanti अंबेडकर जयंती
Birth anniversary of Dr B. R. Ambedkar.
Holiday - 14AprTue
Manda Parab · Mesh Sankranti मंडा परब
Shiva festival of the Kurmi and Bhokta communities: devotees walk on embers and swing from poles as a vow at Mesh Sankranti.
Festival - 20AprMon
Akshaya Tritiya अक्षय तृतीया
Auspicious day for gold, new ventures and weddings.
Festival
Vrat days in April 2026
Ekadashi
Monday, 13 April 2026, Monday, 27 April 2026
Purnima
Thursday, 2 April 2026
Amavasya
Friday, 17 April 2026
Mahua chunne ka mausam
April is mahua month. Before dawn whole families walk to the trees to collect the fallen cream-coloured flowers, which are dried and sold or turned into food and drink. Manda Parab brings vows of walking on embers at Mesh Sankranti. Wheat is harvested in the north-west districts, and the first hot winds arrive on the plateau.
Daily panchang · April 2026
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Maas | Sunrise / Sunset (Ranchi) | Parv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Wed | Shukla Chaturdashi | Uttara Phalguni | Chaitra | 05:43 / 18:03 | |
| 2 Thu | Shukla Purnima | Hasta | Chaitra | 05:42 / 18:03 | |
| 3 Fri | Krishna Pratipada | Chitra | Vaishakha | 05:41 / 18:04 | Good Friday |
| 4 Sat | Krishna Dwitiya | Swati | Vaishakha | 05:40 / 18:04 | |
| 5 Sun | Krishna Tritiya | Vishakha | Vaishakha | 05:39 / 18:05 | |
| 6 Mon | Krishna Chaturthi | Anuradha | Vaishakha | 05:38 / 18:05 | |
| 7 Tue | Krishna Panchami | Jyeshtha | Vaishakha | 05:37 / 18:05 | |
| 8 Wed | Krishna Shashthi | Jyeshtha | Vaishakha | 05:36 / 18:06 | |
| 9 Thu | Krishna Saptami | Mula | Vaishakha | 05:35 / 18:06 | |
| 10 Fri | Krishna Ashtami | Purva Ashadha | Vaishakha | 05:34 / 18:07 | |
| 11 Sat | Krishna Navami | Uttara Ashadha | Vaishakha | 05:33 / 18:07 | |
| 12 Sun | Krishna Dashami | Shravana | Vaishakha | 05:32 / 18:07 | |
| 13 Mon | Krishna Ekadashi | Dhanishtha | Vaishakha | 05:31 / 18:08 | |
| 14 Tue | Krishna Dwadashi | Shatabhisha | Vaishakha | 05:30 / 18:08 | Ambedkar Jayanti, Manda Parab · Mesh Sankranti |
| 15 Wed | Krishna Trayodashi | Purva Bhadrapada | Vaishakha | 05:29 / 18:08 | |
| 16 Thu | Krishna Chaturdashi | Uttara Bhadrapada | Vaishakha | 05:29 / 18:09 | |
| 17 Fri | Krishna Amavasya | Revati | Vaishakha | 05:28 / 18:09 | |
| 18 Sat | Shukla Pratipada | Ashwini | Vaishakha | 05:27 / 18:10 | |
| 19 Sun | Shukla Dwitiya | Bharani | Vaishakha | 05:26 / 18:10 | |
| 20 Mon | Shukla Tritiya | Rohini | Vaishakha | 05:25 / 18:11 | Akshaya Tritiya |
| 21 Tue | Shukla Panchami | Mrigashira | Vaishakha | 05:24 / 18:11 | |
| 22 Wed | Shukla Shashthi | Ardra | Vaishakha | 05:24 / 18:11 | |
| 23 Thu | Shukla Saptami | Punarvasu | Vaishakha | 05:23 / 18:12 | |
| 24 Fri | Shukla Ashtami | Pushya | Vaishakha | 05:22 / 18:12 | |
| 25 Sat | Shukla Navami | Ashlesha | Vaishakha | 05:21 / 18:13 | |
| 26 Sun | Shukla Dashami | Magha | Vaishakha | 05:20 / 18:13 | |
| 27 Mon | Shukla Ekadashi | Purva Phalguni | Vaishakha | 05:20 / 18:14 | |
| 28 Tue | Shukla Dwadashi | Uttara Phalguni | Vaishakha | 05:19 / 18:14 | |
| 29 Wed | Shukla Trayodashi | Hasta | Vaishakha | 05:18 / 18:14 | |
| 30 Thu | Shukla Chaturdashi | Chitra | Vaishakha | 05:17 / 18:15 |
Tithi and nakshatra are taken at sunrise in Ranchi. Times are IST.