The Gujarati Panchang (Vikram Samvat with the Kartika new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Samvat year and the Amanta month.
Gujarati Panchang 1956 opens in June during Gujarati Samvat 2012 (Plavanga) of the Hindu calendar.
June 1956
Gujarati Samvat 2012 (Plavanga)
Jetha – Ashadha
Festivals & Vrats in June 1956
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:07 PM, Jun 1 – 1:19 PM, Jun 2
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Apara Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:57 PM, Jun 4 – 12:55 PM, Jun 5
Believed to grant boundless wealth and wash away even grave sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:27 AM, Jun 6 – 8:59 AM, Jun 7
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 9:11 AM, Jun 7 – 6:10 AM, Jun 8
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Shani Jayanti
Tithi 9:11 AM, Jun 7 – 6:10 AM, Jun 8
The birth of Lord Shani (Saturn) on Jyeshtha Amavasya — devotees offer mustard oil, black sesame and prayers to ease Shani's influence.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:10 AM, Jun 8 – 2:59 AM, Jun 9
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 6:10 AM, Jun 8 – 2:59 AM, Jun 9
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 2:59 AM, Jun 9 – 11:37 PM, Jun 9
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 4:31 PM, Jun 11 – 1:18 PM, Jun 12
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nirjala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:17 AM, Jun 18 – 4:38 AM, Jun 19
The strictest Ekadashi — kept without even water; its merit is said to equal all twenty-four.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:52 AM, Jun 20 – 7:36 AM, Jun 21
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Jyeshtha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:28 AM, Jun 22 – 11:43 AM, Jun 23
The full-moon fast, kept with a day-long vrat, a vigil, Satyanarayan Puja and charity, culminating in the worship of the rising full moon.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 9:28 AM, Jun 22 – 11:43 AM, Jun 23
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the full moon.
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Vat Purnima (Vat Pournima) Vrat
Tithi 7:29 AM, Jun 21 – 9:31 AM, Jun 22
On Jyeshtha Purnima, married women fast and circle the banyan (vat) tree praying for their husbands' long life, in the spirit of Savitri who won back Satyavan.
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Kabirdas Jayanti
Tithi 9:28 AM, Jun 22 – 11:43 AM, Jun 23
The birth anniversary of Sant Kabirdas, the great mystic poet-saint, observed on Jyeshtha Purnima.
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Batuka Bhairava Jayanti
Tithi 9:28 AM, Jun 22 – 11:43 AM, Jun 23
The manifestation day of Batuka Bhairava, the child form of Lord Shiva (Bhairava), observed on Jyeshtha Purnima.
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Jyeshtha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 9:28 AM, Jun 22 – 11:43 AM, Jun 23
The full moon of Jyeshtha — Vat Purnima and Deva Snana Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 9:28 AM, Jun 22 – 11:43 AM, Jun 23
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vaivaswata Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 9:28 AM, Jun 22 – 11:43 AM, Jun 23
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the present Vaivaswata Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Jyeshtha Purnima.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 6:59 PM, Jun 26 – 9:18 PM, Jun 27
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
About the Gujarati Panchang
The Gujarati Panchang (Vikram Samvat with the Kartika new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Samvat year and the Amanta month.
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