April 2026 Vrat Tyohar Hindu Calendar: The month of April is considered very special and important in terms of fasting and festivals. The month of April is going to start in the year 2026. In this month the festivals will start from Hanuman Jayanti. The holy festival of Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated every year on the day of Chaitra Purnima. This year, the festival of Hanuman Jayanti will be celebrated on Thursday, April 2, 2026. Apart from this, the Akshaya Tritiya festival with Abujha Muhurta will also fall in the month of April only.
Apart from these two holy festivals, important fasts like Sita Navami, Varuthini Ekadashi and Mohini Ekadashi are also going to be observed in this month. From the point of view of astrology, the month of April is also considered special. Sun will enter Aries in this month. Saturn, which was setting in Pisces, will rise. In such a situation, let us know the complete list of fasts, festivals and planetary transits of April and their dates.
Fasts and festivals of April 2026
- 2 April 2026, Thursday- Hanuman Jayanti and Chaitra Purnima fast
- 3 April 2026, Friday – Beginning of Vaishakh month
- 5 April 2026, Sunday – Vikat Sankashti Chaturthi
- 9 April 2026, Thursday- Monthly Krishna Janmashtami
- 10 April 2026, Friday – Monthly Kalashtami
- 13 April 2026, Monday- Varuthini Ekadashi, Vallabhacharya Jayanti
- 14 April 2026, Tuesday- Aries Sankranti, Krishna Vaman Dwadashi, Baisakhi
- 15 April 2026, Wednesday- Kubjika Jayanti, Vishu Kani, Monthly Shivratri, Pradosh Vrat
- 17 April 2026, Friday – Vaishakh Amavasya
- 18 April 2026, Saturday- Parashar Rishi Jayanti,
- 19 April 2026, Sunday- Akshaya Tritiya, Monthly Karthigai, Parshuram Jayanti, Treta Yuga Day.
- 20 April 2026, Monday- Matangi Jayanti, Rohini Vrat, Sankarshan Chaturthi
- 21 April 2026, Tuesday- Shankaracharya Jayanti, Surdas Jayanti
- 22 April 2026, Wednesday- Ramanuj Jayanti, Skanda Shashthi
- 23 April 2026, Thursday- Ganga Saptami
- 24 April 2026, Friday- Baglamukhi Jayanti, Monthly Durgashtami
- 25 April 2026, Saturday- Sita Navami
- 27 April, Monday- Mohini Ekadashi, Siddhilakshmi Jayanti, Thrissur Pooram
- 28 April 2026, Tuesday – Pradosh Vrat (Bhaum), Parshuram Dwadashi
- 30 April 2026, Thursday – Narasimha Jayanti, Chhinnamasta Jayanti
Planetary transits in April 2026
- Mars will transit into Pisces on April 2, 2026.
- Mercury will transit into Pisces on April 11, 2026.
- Sun will transit into Aries on 14 April 2026. The new solar year will begin.
- Venus will transit into Taurus on April 19, 2026.
- Saturn will rise in Pisces on 22 April 2026.
- Mercury will transit into Aries on April 30, 2026.
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