Chaitra (Hindi: चैत cait or चैत्र caitr) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar Chaitra is the first month of the year. It begins in March or April, depending upon the position of planet system. There is no fixed date in calendar for beginning of the Hindu New Year i.e. 1st day of Chaitra. It is also the last month in the Bengali calendar (the Bônggabdo), where it is called Choitro, and in the Nepalese calendar (the Bikram Sambat), where it ends on April 13. Hindi (हिन्दी) is a language spoken mainly in North and Central India. ... Look up Month in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A page from the Hindu calendar 1871-72. ... The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. ... The Bangla calendar also known as Bônggabdo in the Bengali language, is the traditional calendar used in Bangladesh and Bangla-speaking regions of India. ... Choitro (Bangla:চৈত্র) is the last of the twelve months of the Bangla Calendar. ... Bikram Sambat (abbreviated B.S.) is the official calendar of Nepal. ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ...

The month of Chaitra is also associated with the coming of Spring, since Holi, the spring festival of colour, is celebrated on the eve of Chaitra (namely, the last day of Phalgun).

In lunar religious calendars, Chaitra begins on the new moon or the full moon around the same time of year, and is usually the first month of the year. The first of Chaitra – Maharashtrian New Year, or Gudi Padwa – is an important festival, as is Ram Navami (9 Chaitra), the birthday of Lord Ram. // The celebration of springtime and harvest Gudi Padwa is a holiday celebrated in India. ... The following is a List of Festivals in India: // Hindu Diwali Bhaubeej Dussehra or Daserra Kumar Purnima Chhath Holi Makar Sankranti Pongal Mahashivratri Ugadi Gudi Padwa Ramanavami Baisakhi Onam Raja Shankranti Puri Jaganath Ratha yatra Ganesh Puja Saraswati Puja PrathamAstami Krishna Janmastami Margasira Guruvaara : Laxmi puja Islamic Bakri Id, (Id... Rama Navami falls on the ninth day of a Hindu lunar year (or Chaitra Masa Suklapaksha Navami). ... Lord Sri Rama (center) with wife Sita, brother Lakshmana and devotee Hanuman. ...

In solar religious calendars, Chaitra begins with the Sun's entry into Pisces, and is usually the last month of the year. For other uses, see Sun (disambiguation). ... For the astrological sign, see Pisces (astrology). ...

Chaitra is also the Kashmeri word for "snow" or "snow season".