Days of the Hindu calendar

thumb|Ekadashis are associated with the worship of the god Vishnu, patron of the Vaishnavism sect.

Amavasya () represents the lunar phase of new moon in the Hindu calendar. A calendar month ends on amavasya as per the amanta tradition of the Hindu lunar calendar. Various Hindu beliefs and rituals are associated with the day. Hindu festivals including Diwali are celebrated on the amavasya day of various months.

Purnima () represents the lunar phase of full moon in the Hindu calendar. A calendar month ends on purnima as per the purnimanta tradition of the Hindu lunar calendar. Various Hindu beliefs and festivals are associated with the purnima day of various months.

Ashtami (अष्टमी aṣṭamī) is the eighth day (Tithi) of Hindu lunar calendar.

Saptami () is the seventh day (tithi) of the fortnight (paksha) in the Hindu lunar calendar.

sixth day of the lunar fortnight

Navami () is the Sanskrit word for "ninth", and is the ninth day in the lunar fortnight (Paksha) of the Hindu calendar. Each month has two Navami days, being the ninth day of the "bright" (Shukla) and of the "dark" (Krishna) fortnights respectively. Navami occurs on the ninth and the twenty-fourth day of each month.

Dashami () is the Sanskrit word for "tenth", and is the tenth day in the lunar fortnight (Paksha) of the Hindu calendar. Each month has two Dashami days, being the tenth day of the "bright" (Shukla) and of the "dark" (Krishna) fortnights respectively. Dashami occurs on the tenth and the twenty-fifth day of each month.

Pratipada () or Prathama () is the Sanskrit word for 'first', and is the first day in the lunar fortnight (Paksha) of the Hindu calendar. Each month has two Pratipada days, being the first day of the "bright" (Shukla) and of the "dark" (Krishna) fortnights respectively. Pratipada occurs on the first and the fifteenth day of each month.

thumb|Chaturthi is associated with the worship of Hindu deity Ganesha (pictured). Chaturthi () refers to the fourth day of a lunar fortnight in the Hindu calendar.

Panchami () is the fifth day (tithi) of the fortnight (paksha) in the Hindu lunar calendar.

Chaturdashi () is the 14th day (tithi) of the waxing phase or waning phase of the moon in the Hindu calendar. This is the day prior to new moon (amavasya) or full moon (purnima).

Tritiya (Sanskrit: 'third') is the third day in the lunar fortnight (Paksha) of the Hindu calendar. Each month has two Tritiya days, being the third day of the "bright" (Shukla) and of the "dark" (Krishna) fortnights respectively. It is called as Tadige in Kannada.

Trayodashi is the Sanskrit word for "thirteen", and is the thirteenth day in the lunar fortnight (Paksha) of the Hindu calendar. Each month has two Trayodashi days, being the thirteenth day of the "bright" (Shukla) and of the "dark" (Krishna) fortnights respectively. Thus Trayodashi occurs on the thirteenth and the twenty-eighth day of each month.

thumb|right|alt=Dvitiya|Dvitiya Dvitiya () also referred to as Beej () and Dooj () is the Sanskrit word for "second", and is the second day of the lunar fortnight (Paksha) of the Hindu calendar. Each Hindu month has two dvitiya days, being the second day of the "bright" (Shukla) and of the "dark" (Krishna) fortnights respectively. Dvitiya occurs on the second and the seventeenth day of each month.

Dvadashi (), also rendered Dwadashi, is the twelfth lunar day (tithi) of the shukla (bright) or krishna (dark) fortnight, or Paksha, of every lunar month in the Hindu calendar.

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