May 2002 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Kṛṣṇa to Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa
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Colombo · Caitra and Vaiśākha, Vikrama 2059
May 2002
चैत्र · वैशाख
The tithi at each sunrise, how long it holds, and what is observed. A Hindu day runs from one sunrise to the next, so a tithi can be skipped (kṣaya) or held over two sunrises (vṛddhi).