Hindu month
Chaitra 2031
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 2031 start and end?
Chaitra (Chaitra) 2031 runs from Monday, 10 March 2031 to Monday, 7 April 2031 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, Vikram Samvat 2089. In the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India, the same month runs from 24 March 2031 to 21 April 2031.
Also searched as: Chaitra 2031, Chaitra Maas 2031, Chait 2031.
North India (purnimanta)
10 March 2031 – 7 April 2031Month ends on Chaitra Purnima
Amanta (Maharashtra, Gujarat, South)
24 March 2031 – 21 April 2031Month ends on Chaitra Amavasya
Vikram Samvat
2089Chaitra of VS 2089
Paksha sequence
Krishna → Shukla (purnimanta)Amanta order runs Shukla → Krishna
Festivals in Chaitra 2031
Calculated for the India-baseline Panchang within the purnimanta window of Chaitra 2031.
Ekadashi, Purnima & Amavasya in Chaitra 2031
Ekadashi
- 19 March 2031Papmochani Ekadashi
- 3 April 2031Kamada Ekadashi
Purnima
- 7 April 2031Chaitra Purnima (Hanuman Jayanti)
Amavasya
- 23 March 2031Chaitra 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 2031?
Chaitra 2031 starts on Monday, 10 March 2031 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, and on Monday, 24 March 2031 in the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India.
When does Chaitra end in 2031?
The purnimanta month ends on Chaitra Purnima, Monday, 7 April 2031. The amanta month ends on Chaitra Amavasya, Monday, 21 April 2031.
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.