Indian Lunar Calendar for May 2021. List of Indian Holidays, festivals and important days of the month of May 2021.
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May 2021 (Vaisakha- Jyestha 2078)
According to the Hindu lunar calendar; the 5th month of the Gregorian calendar May in 2021 starts from Vaisakha, Krishna Paksha Panchami, and ends on Jyestha, Krishna Paksha Shasti. Here are some important dates, holidays, festivals, and muhurats of May 2021. Famous Hindu festivals like Akshaya Tritiya, Sita Navami, Budhha Purnima, & Narasimha Jayanti are the major observations of this month.
31 days of May consist of 4 Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Friday and 5 Monday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Important Festivals
- Akshaya Tritiya: Friday, 14 May
- Sita Navami: Friday, 21 May
- Buddha Purnima: Wednesday, 26 May
- Kalashtami: Monday, 03 May
- Ganga Saptami: Tuesday, 18 May
- Narasimha Jayanti: Tuesday, 25 May
Important Dates
- Ekadashi in May 2021: First is Varuthini Ekadashi, which falls on Friday, 07 May. And Mohini Ekadashi falls on Saturday, 22 May
- Amavasya in May 2021: Vaisakha Amavasya falls on Tuesday, 11 May.
- Purnima in May 2021: Vaisakha Purnima falls on Wednesday, 26 May. Festivals like Buddha Purnima and Kurma Jayanti are also observed on this Purnima.
- Sankranti in May 2021: Vrishabha Sankranti falls on Friday, 14 May.
You should Know: Sankranti dates 2021
Important Vrats
- Pradosh Vrat: Monday, 24 May
- Masik Shivratri: Sunday, 09 May
- Rohini Vrat: Thursday, 13 May
- Mohini Ekadashi: Saturday, 22 May
- Parashuram Dwadasi: Sunday, 23 May
- Vaishakha Purnima: Wednesday, 26 May
Birth Anniversary
- Narasimha Jayanti: Tuesday, 25 May
- Narada Jayanthi: Thursday, 27 May
- Kurma Jayanti: Wednesday, 26 May
- Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti: Friday, 07 May
- Parshuram Jayanti: Friday, 14 May
- Surdas Jayanti: Monday, 17 May
- Shankaracharya Jayanti: Monday, 17 May
- Matangi Jayanti: Friday, 14 May
Other festivals and observations
- International Workers’ Day, Maharashtra Day: Saturday, 01 May
- World Laughter Day: Sunday, 02 May
- Mother’s Day: Sunday, 09 May
- Jamat Ul-Vida: Friday, 07 May
- Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr): Thursday, 13
- World No Tobacco Day: Monday, 31 May
Subh Muhurats
- Marriage: 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30
- Namakaran: 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 17, 23, 26, 27, 30, 31
- Mundan: 3, 5, 6, 14, 17, 24, 27
- Property Pur: 6, 7, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28
- Vehicle Pur: 3, 5, 6, 9, 14, 16, 17, 24, 26, 30, 31
- Griha Pravesh: 13, 14, 21, 22, 24, 26
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