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 1976 opens in February during Gujarati Samvat 2031 (Kshaya) of the Hindu calendar.
February 1976
Gujarati Samvat 2031 (Kshaya)
Maha – Phaguna
Festivals & Vrats in February 1976
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 4:07 PM, Feb 3 – 6:30 PM, Feb 4
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Vasant Panchami
Tithi 6:30 PM, Feb 4 – 9:08 PM, Feb 5
Goddess Saraswati is worshipped for knowledge and the arts as spring (Vasant) begins.
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Brahma Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 11:54 PM, Feb 6 – 2:31 AM, Feb 8
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Brahma Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Magha Shukla Saptami.
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Bhishma Ashtami
Tithi 2:27 AM, Feb 8 – 4:45 AM, Feb 9
Tarpan is offered to Bhishma Pitamaha, who chose to leave his body on Magha Shukla Ashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:27 AM, Feb 8 – 4:45 AM, Feb 9
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Jaya Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:43 AM, Feb 11 – 6:56 AM, Feb 12
A fast said to free the devotee from rebirth and the fate of becoming a ghost.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:27 AM, Feb 13 – 3:55 AM, Feb 14
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Magha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 1:10 AM, Feb 15 – 10:19 PM, Feb 15
The full moon of Magha — a great day for the Magha snana at sacred rivers, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Magha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:10 AM, Feb 15 – 10:19 PM, Feb 15
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 1:10 AM, Feb 15 – 10:19 PM, Feb 15
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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 10:14 PM, Feb 15 – 7:01 PM, Feb 16
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 12:16 PM, Feb 18 – 9:19 AM, Feb 19
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:28 AM, Feb 22 – 1:00 AM, Feb 23
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Vijaya Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:04 AM, Feb 25 – 12:08 AM, Feb 26
Kept for victory over hardship and foes, as Lord Rama did before crossing to Lanka.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:49 AM, Feb 27 – 1:41 AM, Feb 28
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Maha Shivaratri
Tithi 1:47 AM, Feb 28 – 3:02 AM, Feb 29
The great night of Lord Shiva, observed with fasting, a night vigil and Rudrabhishek.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:10 AM, Feb 29 – 4:46 AM, Mar 1
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:10 AM, Feb 29 – 4:46 AM, Mar 1
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 3:10 AM, Feb 29 – 4:46 AM, Mar 1
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.
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.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.