Gujarati Samvat Calendar 1962
The Gujarati festival calendar (Vikram Samvat, Kartika new year). Gujarati festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
August 1962
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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.
Gujarati Samvat Calendar 1962 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Gujarati Samvat Calendar lists 43 dates in 1962, opening with Uttarayan (Makar Sankranti) on 14 January and closing with Dattatreya Jayanti on 10 December. Of these, 9 are vrats (fasting observances). October is the fullest month with 11 dates. The year runs through Gujarati Samvat 2017 – 2018.
January 1962 Pausha – Magha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan | Sun |
Uttarayan (Makar Sankranti) The kite festival on the Sun's entry into Makara. |
Shukla Navami |
February 1962 Magha – Phalguna
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb | Fri |
Vasant Panchami
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
March 1962 Phalguna – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar | Sun |
Maha Shivratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
| 20 Mar | Tue |
Holika Dahan The bonfire of Holika on the full moon of Phalguna. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 22 Mar | Thu |
Dhuleti (Holi) The festival of colours, the day after Holika Dahan. |
Krishna Pratipada |
April 1962 Chaitra – Vaishakha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr | Thu |
Chaitra Navratri Begins
The spring nine nights of Devi worship begin on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 7 Apr | Sat |
Gangaur The climax of an eighteen-day Rajasthani festival to Gauri (Parvati) on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya; married women pray for their husbands and unmarried girls for a good groom, with grand processions of Gauri and Isar (Shiva) idols in Jaipur and Udaipur. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 13 Apr | Fri |
Ram Navami The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
| 19 Apr | Thu |
Hanuman Jayanti
The birth of Lord Hanuman on the full moon of Chaitra. |
Shukla Purnima |
May 1962 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May | Sun |
Akshaya Tritiya (Akhatrij) Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya — among the most auspicious days for new ventures. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 18 May | Fri |
Narsimha Jayanti The advent of Lord Narasimha on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
June 1962 Jyeshtha – Ashadha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun | Tue |
Ganga Dussehra The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 17 Jun | Sun | Vat Purnima (Vat Pournima) Vrat | Shukla Chaturdashi |
July 1962 Ashadha – Shravana
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul | Tue |
Ashadhi Beej (Kutchi New Year) The Kutchi new year on Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya, welcoming the monsoon. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 3 Jul | Tue |
Ratha Yatra Lord Jagannath's chariot festival, observed grandly in Ahmedabad. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 13 Jul | Fri | Gauri Vrat (Morakat) Begins Vrat | Shukla Ekadashi |
| 15 Jul | Sun | Jaya Parvati Vrat Begins Vrat | Shukla Trayodashi |
| 17 Jul | Tue |
Guru Purnima The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa. |
Shukla Purnima |
August 1962 Shravana – Bhadrapada
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug | Sat |
Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins 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. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 15 Aug | Wed |
Narali Purnima (Nariyal Purnima) 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. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 18 Aug | Sat | Bol Choth (Bahula Chauth) Vrat | Krishna Tritiya |
| 20 Aug | Mon | Randhan Chhath Vrat | Krishna Panchami |
| 21 Aug | Tue | Shitala Satam Vrat | Krishna Shashthi |
| 22 Aug | Wed |
Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
September 1962 Bhadrapada – Ashwina
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep | Sun | Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat | Shukla Tritiya |
| 3 Sep | Mon |
Ganesh Chaturthi
The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 4 Sep | Tue | Rishi Panchami Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 14 Sep | Fri |
Pitru Paksha Begins The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors begins. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 29 Sep | Sat |
Sharad Navratri Begins The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin. |
Shukla Pratipada |
October 1962 Ashwina – Kartika
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct | Sun |
Durga Ashtami
The eighth night of Navratri, sacred to Goddess Durga. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 8 Oct | Mon |
Dussehra (Vijayadashami) The triumph of good over evil on Ashwina Shukla Dashami. |
Shukla Navami |
| 12 Oct | Fri |
Sharad Purnima
The bright autumn full moon of Ashwina, kept with Kojagari Lakshmi worship. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 20 Oct | Sat | Ahoi Ashtami Vrat | Krishna Ashtami |
| 24 Oct | Wed |
Vasubaras / Vagh Baras (Govatsa Dwadashi) The first day of Diwali, when cows and their calves are worshipped in gratitude for their nourishment — kept as Vasubaras in Maharashtra and Vagh Baras in Gujarat, where traders close the old account books. |
Krishna Ekadashi |
| 25 Oct | Thu |
Dhanteras The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal. |
Krishna Dwadashi |
| 26 Oct | Fri |
Kali Chaudas
The night before Diwali's Amavasya, Goddess Kali is worshipped to destroy negativity; sleep and laziness (alasya) are symbolically driven from the home. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
| 27 Oct | Sat |
Diwali The worship of Goddess Lakshmi and Sharda Puja on Kartika Amavasya. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 27 Oct | Sat |
Kali Chaudas Narak Chaturdashi, kept in Gujarat as Kali Chaudas. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 28 Oct | Sun |
Bali Pratipada (Diwali Padwa / Bestu Varas) The Diwali Padwa honouring King Bali's return; wives perform aukshan (aarti) for their husbands and new account books and ventures are begun. In Gujarat this is Bestu Varas, the Gujarati New Year. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 30 Oct | Tue |
Bhai Beej Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
November 1962 Kartika – Margashirsha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov | Fri |
Labh Pancham The fifth day after Diwali (Kartik Shukla Panchami) — the auspicious day Gujarati traders reopen their shops and account books, praying to Lakshmi and Ganesha for profit (labh) in the new year. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 11 Nov | Sun |
Dev Diwali (Kartik Purnima) The Diwali of the gods on Kartika Purnima. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
December 1962 Margashirsha – Pausha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec | Mon |
Dattatreya Jayanti The advent of Lord Dattatreya on Margashirsha Purnima. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
Months of the Gujarati Samvat Calendar in 1962
The Gujarati Samvat Calendar does not begin its year on 1 January, so each of its months straddles two Gregorian ones. These are the months that ran through 1962, covering Gujarati Samvat 2017 – 2018. A month marked part is one the Gregorian year cuts short at its own start or end.
| Month | Begins | Ends | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pausha part | 1 Jan 1962 | 13 Jan 1962 | 13 |
| Magha | 14 Jan 1962 | 12 Feb 1962 | 30 |
| Phalguna | 13 Feb 1962 | 14 Mar 1962 | 30 |
| Chaitra | 15 Mar 1962 | 13 Apr 1962 | 30 |
| Vaishakha | 14 Apr 1962 | 14 May 1962 | 31 |
| Jyeshtha | 15 May 1962 | 14 Jun 1962 | 31 |
| Ashadha | 15 Jun 1962 | 16 Jul 1962 | 32 |
| Shravana | 17 Jul 1962 | 16 Aug 1962 | 31 |
| Bhadrapada | 17 Aug 1962 | 16 Sep 1962 | 31 |
| Ashwina | 17 Sep 1962 | 17 Oct 1962 | 31 |
| Kartika | 18 Oct 1962 | 16 Nov 1962 | 30 |
| Margashirsha | 17 Nov 1962 | 15 Dec 1962 | 29 |
| Pausha part | 16 Dec 1962 | 31 Dec 1962 | 16 |
What happened in the sky in 1962
Beyond the dates the Gujarati Samvat Calendar lists, 1962 brought 5 eclipses - 2 solar and 3 lunar - of which 3 were above the horizon somewhere in India. Vasant Panchami fell on 9 February, 19 days later in the year than in 1961 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 1962
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Gujarati Samvat date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 5:42 AM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Magha Shukla Pratipada | Not visible |
| 19 Feb 6:33 PM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Phalguna Purnima | Penumbral only |
| 17 Jul 5:24 PM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) on Guru Purnima | Shravana Purnima | Penumbral only |
| 31 Jul 5:54 PM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Shravana Amavasya | Not visible |
| 16 Aug 1:27 AM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day after Narali Purnima (Nariyal Purnima) | Shravana Krishna Pratipada | Penumbral only |
No eclipse of 1962 carried Sutak Kaal in India. A penumbral (Upachhaya) eclipse is not counted as a grahan.
Guru and Shani in 1962
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 11:20 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Makara → Kumbha |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half.
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Frequently asked questions about the Gujarati Samvat Calendar 1962
How many festivals and vrats does the Gujarati Samvat Calendar list in 1962?
The Gujarati Samvat Calendar lists 43 dates in 1962, of which 9 are vrats. The first is Uttarayan (Makar Sankranti) on Sunday, 14 January 1962, and the last is Dattatreya Jayanti on Monday, 10 December 1962.
What are the main festival dates in the Gujarati Samvat Calendar for 1962?
The first major observances of 1962 are:
- Uttarayan (Makar Sankranti) - Sunday, 14 January 1962
- Vasant Panchami - Friday, 9 February 1962
- Maha Shivratri - Sunday, 4 March 1962
- Holika Dahan - Tuesday, 20 March 1962
- Dhuleti (Holi) - Thursday, 22 March 1962
- Chaitra Navratri Begins - Thursday, 5 April 1962
Which month of 1962 has the most observances in the Gujarati Samvat Calendar?
October 1962 is the fullest month with 11 dates, including Durga Ashtami, Dussehra (Vijayadashami), Sharad Purnima, Ahoi Ashtami, Vasubaras / Vagh Baras (Govatsa Dwadashi), Dhanteras, Kali Chaudas, Diwali.
Which traditional year does 1962 correspond to in the Gujarati Samvat Calendar?
The Gregorian year 1962 spans Gujarati Samvat 2017 – 2018. The traditional year does not begin on 1 January, so one Gregorian year usually covers the end of one era year and the start of the next.
Did 1962 have an Adhik Maas?
No. 1962 had twelve lunar months with no Adhik Maas, so its festival dates fall in their usual Gregorian window rather than being pushed later by an intercalary month.
Were there any eclipses in 1962?
1962 had 5 eclipses:
- 5 February 1962 - Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 19 February 1962 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak was observed
- 17 July 1962 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak was observed
- 31 July 1962 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 16 August 1962 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak was observed
None of them carried Sutak Kaal in India.
Did Guru or Shani change sign in 1962?
Yes - 1 sign change among the slow grahas in 1962:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Kumbha on 24 February 1962
Jupiter takes about a year to cross one sign and Saturn about two and a half, so these transits colour the whole year rather than a single week.
How do I see the tithi and nakshatra for a specific date in 1962?
Use the month grid above: pick a month from the selector, then tap any day to open its full panchang - tithi with start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Set your city in the box at the top first, because these timings are sunrise-based and shift with location. The Gujarati Samvat Calendar opens on the current month.
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.
