Hindu month
Chaitra 2028
चैत्र
Chaitra opens the Hindu lunar year. The Vikram Samvat year number changes on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, observed as Ugadi and Gudi Padwa, and the month carries the spring Navratri cycle through Ram Navami.
Direct answer
When does Chaitra 2028 start and end?
Chaitra (Chaitra) 2028 runs from Saturday, 11 March 2028 to Sunday, 9 April 2028 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, Vikram Samvat 2085. In the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India, the same month runs from 27 March 2028 to 24 April 2028.
Also searched as: Chaitra 2028, Chaitra Maas 2028, Chait 2028.
North India (purnimanta)
11 March 2028 – 9 April 2028Month ends on Chaitra Purnima
Amanta (Maharashtra, Gujarat, South)
27 March 2028 – 24 April 2028Month ends on Chaitra Amavasya
Vikram Samvat
2085Chaitra of VS 2085
Paksha sequence
Krishna → Shukla (purnimanta)Amanta order runs Shukla → Krishna
Festivals in Chaitra 2028
Calculated for the India-baseline Panchang within the purnimanta window of Chaitra 2028.
Ekadashi, Purnima & Amavasya in Chaitra 2028
Ekadashi
- 21 March 2028Papmochani Ekadashi
- 5 April 2028Kamada Ekadashi
Purnima
- 9 April 2028Chaitra Purnima (Hanuman Jayanti)
Amavasya
- 26 March 2028Chaitra Amavasya
Dates follow the sunrise tithi for the India-baseline location. Vrata observance can shift by a day for rules tied to moonrise, pradosha, or nishita — confirm on the day's Panchang page.
What this month is for
Chaitra opens the Hindu lunar year. The Vikram Samvat year number changes on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, observed as Ugadi and Gudi Padwa, and the month carries the spring Navratri cycle through Ram Navami.
Planning focus
New-year sankalpa, Chaitra Navratri fasting, Ram Navami, and Hanuman Jayanti on the Purnima.
Common questions
When does Chaitra start in 2028?
Chaitra 2028 starts on Saturday, 11 March 2028 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, and on Monday, 27 March 2028 in the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India.
When does Chaitra end in 2028?
The purnimanta month ends on Chaitra Purnima, Sunday, 9 April 2028. The amanta month ends on Chaitra Amavasya, Monday, 24 April 2028.
Why do North and South India show different dates?
Both systems use the same new-moon and full-moon moments. Purnimanta months end on Purnima, amanta months end on Amavasya, so the month name shifts by a fortnight for the Krishna paksha. Festival dates are the same; only the month label differs.