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 2051 opens in August during Gujarati Samvat 2107 (Chitrabhanu) of the Hindu calendar.
August 2051
Gujarati Samvat 2107 (Chitrabhanu)
Shravana – Bhadarvo
Festivals & Vrats in August 2051
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Kamika Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:46 AM, Aug 2 – 11:13 PM, Aug 2
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:03 PM, Aug 3 – 9:06 PM, Aug 4
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 9:09 PM, Aug 4 – 8:34 PM, Aug 5
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:37 PM, Aug 5 – 8:29 PM, Aug 6
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:37 PM, Aug 5 – 8:29 PM, Aug 6
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 8:37 PM, Aug 5 – 8:29 PM, Aug 6
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 8:32 PM, Aug 6 – 8:55 PM, Aug 7
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 11:35 PM, Aug 9 – 1:32 AM, Aug 11
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 1:39 AM, Aug 11 – 3:59 AM, Aug 12
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:19 AM, Aug 14 – 11:21 AM, Aug 15
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins
Tithi 1:59 PM, Aug 17 – 1:55 PM, Aug 18
The swing festival of Radha and Krishna — beautifully decorated swings are rocked through to Jhulan Purnima; in Gujarat temples the same hindola (swing) darshan is held.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:59 PM, Aug 17 – 1:55 PM, Aug 18
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:20 PM, Aug 19 – 11:43 AM, Aug 20
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:47 AM, Aug 21 – 7:05 AM, Aug 22
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 9:47 AM, Aug 21 – 7:05 AM, Aug 22
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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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 9:47 AM, Aug 21 – 7:05 AM, Aug 22
Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers' wrists, who pledge lifelong protection; Sindhis and Punjabis call it Rakhri.
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Narali Purnima (Nariyal Purnima)
Tithi 9:47 AM, Aug 21 – 7:05 AM, Aug 22
On Shravana Purnima, coastal communities offer coconuts (naral / nariyal) to the sea god Varuna, marking the end of the monsoon and the return to fishing.
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Gayatri Jayanti
Tithi 9:47 AM, Aug 21 – 7:05 AM, Aug 22
The appearance day of Goddess Gayatri, the personification of the Gayatri Mantra and mother of the Vedas, on Shravana Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 9:47 AM, Aug 21 – 7:05 AM, Aug 22
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 10:08 PM, Aug 24 – 7:09 PM, Aug 25
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Bol Choth (Bahula Chauth) Vrat
Tithi 10:08 PM, Aug 24 – 7:09 PM, Aug 25
On Shravan Krishna Chaturthi, Gujarati women worship the cow and her calf and keep a fast, abstaining from wheat, milk and milk products in reverence for the cattle that nourish the household.
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Randhan Chhath Vrat
Tithi 7:09 PM, Aug 25 – 4:25 PM, Aug 26
On Shravan Krishna Shashthi, Gujarati women cook the entire day's food in advance, for the next day of Shitala Satam no fire or stove may be lit.
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Shitala Satam Vrat
Tithi 4:23 PM, Aug 26 – 1:58 PM, Aug 27
On Shravan Krishna Saptami, Goddess Shitala Mata is worshipped and only the cold food cooked the previous day (Randhan Chhath) is eaten, praying for children's protection from disease; Sindhis keep the same cold-food day as Vadi Thadri (Sataen).
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:45 AM, Aug 28 – 10:10 AM, Aug 29
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 11:45 AM, Aug 28 – 10:10 AM, Aug 29
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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.