Ugadi, Cheti Chand, Gudi Padwa: Tue 9 Apr 2024

9th Surya Grahan / Solar Eclipse will not be visible in Auckland

Chaitra Navratri to Ram Navmi: Tue 9 Apr to 17 Apr 2024

Baisakhi / Vaisakhi, Pohela Baisakh, Naba Barsha, Vishu, Puthandu, Bohag Bihu, Mesh Sankranti (Sankramanam) / Pana Sankranti: 14 April

9 Apr is First day of Lunisolar day and 14 April is First day of Indian / South Asian / South East Asian Solar New Year. These two most popular calendars are celebrated by numerous communities around the world. These include Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhists, Hebrew, Kurdish, Traditional Asian calendars (Chinese, Japanese, Tibetan, Vietnamese, Mongolian, Korean, Indonesian). Ancient calendars in Greece, Egypt and pre-Islamic calendars are based on Lunisolar system.

Tithi (Lunar day) as per Auckland local time and coordinates:

  • Pratipada / Ekam / 1st Lunar day from 9 Apr 6.20am to 10 Apr 3am (First day of Chaitra Navratri)
  • Navami / Num / 9th Lunar day / Ram Navmi from 16 Apr 7.53pm to 17 Apr  9.44pm (Ram Navmi)

Chaitra Navratri, Baisakhi and Ram Navmi programs are organised across most of the temples and gurudwaras in New Zealand. Click here for Temples and Gurudwaras in New Zealand.

 Lunisolar calendar festivals 9 Apr:

  • Gudi Padwa: Maharashtra, Goa
  • Ugadi: Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
  • Navreh / Navreh Posthe: Kashmir
  • Cheti Chand: Sindhi communities, popular in India, Pakistan, Nepal
  • Sajibu Nongma Pānba: Manipur
  • Sarhul: Jharkhand

Solar calendar / Mesh Sankranti Festivals 14 Apr (1 to 3 days celebrations):

  • Mesh Sankranti / Mesha Sankranam: This is the day when Sun transition into Mesh (Aries) zodiac sign
  • Vaisakhi / Baisakhi, Punjabi New Year: Northern Indian states Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Laddakh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Pakistan
  • Pohela / Pahela Baisakh: Eastern states of India, Bengal, Bangladesh, Orissa, Assam, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh. First day of Bengali calendar নববর্ষ
  • Bohag Bihu, Assamese New Year: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh
  • Buisu, Biju Festival: Tripura
  • Sajibu Cheiraoba, Meetei Cheiraoba: Manipur
  • Pana Sankranti: Odisha
  • Sangken / Songkran: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Thailand
  • Jur Sital: Bihar, Jharkhand, Maithili, Nepal
  • Losoong: Sikkim
  • Galdan Namchot: Ladakh
  • Pilava / Puthandu, Tamil New Year: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Sri Lanka
  • Nyepi: Indonesia/Bali
  • Vishu / Bisu: Kerala, Tamilnadu, Karnataka
  • Thingyan: Myanmar
  • Choul Chnam Thmey: Cambodia
  • Pi Mai: Laos
  • Songkran: Thailand
  • Tet: Vietnam
  • Water sprinkling festival: Yunnan