Gujarati Samvat Calendar
The Gujarati festival calendar (Vikram Samvat, Kartika new year). Gujarati festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
September 2026
Gujarati Samvat 2082 (Pingala)
Bhadrapada – Ashwina
Festivals & Vrats in September 2026
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Randhan Chhath Vrat
Tithi 7:51 AM, Sep 1 – 6:13 AM, Sep 2
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 4:26 AM, Sep 3 – 2:31 AM, Sep 4
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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Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat
Tithi 6:51 AM, Sep 13 – 7:07 AM, Sep 14
On Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, women keep a waterless fast and worship Shiva and Parvati for marital happiness, the day Ganesha is installed; in Gujarat it is kept as Kevda Trij.
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 6:50 AM, Sep 14 – 7:44 AM, Sep 15
The day after Ganesh Chaturthi, the Sapta Rishis (seven sages) are worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami; women observe a fast in reverence and for purification.
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Pitru Paksha Begins
Tithi 10:20 PM, Sep 26 – 9:05 PM, Sep 27
The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors begins.
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.
Frequently asked questions about Gujarati Samvat Calendar
When does the Gujarati year begin?
On Bestu Varas, the Kartika Shukla Pratipada immediately after Diwali. Gujarat keeps the Vikram Samvat but rolls it over at Kartika rather than at Chaitra, which is why its Samvat number differs from the north's for part of the year.
Which month scheme does it use?
Amanta - each lunar month ends at the new moon, as in the south and west. So Kartika begins the year and Ashwin closes it.
Which festivals are particular to it?
Bestu Varas and the Diwali sequence with Sharda Pujan of the account books, Uttarayan at Makar Sankranti, and Navratri kept as nine nights of garba. The Gujarati Panchang gives the day-by-day view.
What is Sharda Pujan?
The worship of the account books on the Diwali night - new books opened with the shubh-labh mark and Saraswati and Lakshmi invoked together, since the year's trading begins the next morning. It is the Gujarati business new year.
Is the Gujarati Samvat the same as the Vikram Samvat?
Same era, different start. The number is the Vikram Samvat; only the point at which it increments differs, so for the Chaitra-to-Kartika stretch the Gujarati figure runs one behind the north Indian one.
About the Gujarati Samvat Calendar
The Gujarati festival calendar (Vikram Samvat, Kartika new year). Gujarati festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
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 any year in the archive or plan ahead into the coming years.
This calendar names the tithi and festivals for each day. For sunrise, Rahu Kalam and muhurat windows on a chosen date, open the Panchang. Other regional calendars are on the Calendars index. Fast stories live under Vrat Katha.
