Gujarati Samvat Calendar 1963
The Gujarati festival calendar (Vikram Samvat, Kartika new year). Gujarati festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
February 1963
Gujarati Samvat 2018 (Pramadi)
Magha – Phalguna
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 1963 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Gujarati Samvat Calendar lists 44 dates in 1963, opening with Vaikuntha Ekadashi on 6 January and closing with Dattatreya Jayanti on 29 December. Of these, 10 are vrats (fasting observances). August is the fullest month with 9 dates. The year runs through Gujarati Samvat 2018 – 2019. 1963 carries an Adhik Maas (Kartika (Adhik)), the extra lunar month that pushes several festivals later than usual.
January 1963 Pausha – Magha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jan | Sun | Vaikuntha Ekadashi Vrat | Shukla Ekadashi |
| 14 Jan | Mon |
Uttarayan (Makar Sankranti) The kite festival on the Sun's entry into Makara. |
Krishna Panchami |
| 29 Jan | Tue |
Vasant Panchami
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
February 1963 Magha – Phalguna
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb | Fri |
Maha Shivratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
March 1963 Phalguna – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar | Sat |
Holika Dahan The bonfire of Holika on the full moon of Phalguna. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 11 Mar | Mon |
Dhuleti (Holi) The festival of colours, the day after Holika Dahan. |
Krishna Pratipada |
| 26 Mar | Tue |
Chaitra Navratri Begins
The spring nine nights of Devi worship begin on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 28 Mar | Thu |
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 |
April 1963 Chaitra – Vaishakha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr | Tue |
Ram Navami The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
| 8 Apr | Mon |
Hanuman Jayanti
The birth of Lord Hanuman on the full moon of Chaitra. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 26 Apr | Fri |
Akshaya Tritiya (Akhatrij) Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya — among the most auspicious days for new ventures. |
Shukla Tritiya |
May 1963 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May | Tue |
Narsimha Jayanti The advent of Lord Narasimha on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
June 1963 Jyeshtha – Ashadha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun | Sat |
Ganga Dussehra The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 6 Jun | Thu | Vat Purnima (Vat Pournima) Vrat | Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 23 Jun | Sun |
Ashadhi Beej (Kutchi New Year) The Kutchi new year on Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya, welcoming the monsoon. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 23 Jun | Sun |
Ratha Yatra Lord Jagannath's chariot festival, observed grandly in Ahmedabad. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
July 1963 Ashadha – Shravana
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul | Tue | Gauri Vrat (Morakat) Begins Vrat | Shukla Ekadashi |
| 4 Jul | Thu | Jaya Parvati Vrat Begins Vrat | Shukla Trayodashi |
| 6 Jul | Sat |
Guru Purnima The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa. |
Shukla Purnima |
August 1963 Shravana – Bhadrapada
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug | Thu |
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 Ekadashi |
| 5 Aug | Mon |
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 |
| 8 Aug | Thu | Bol Choth (Bahula Chauth) Vrat | Krishna Tritiya |
| 10 Aug | Sat | Randhan Chhath Vrat | Krishna Shashthi |
| 11 Aug | Sun | Shitala Satam Vrat | Krishna Saptami |
| 12 Aug | Mon |
Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
| 22 Aug | Thu | Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat | Shukla Tritiya |
| 23 Aug | Fri |
Ganesh Chaturthi
The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 24 Aug | Sat | Rishi Panchami Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
September 1963 Bhadrapada – Ashwina
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep | Wed |
Pitru Paksha Begins The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors begins. |
Krishna Pratipada |
| 18 Sep | Wed |
Sharad Navratri Begins The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 26 Sep | Thu |
Durga Ashtami
The eighth night of Navratri, sacred to Goddess Durga. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 28 Sep | Sat |
Dussehra (Vijayadashami) The triumph of good over evil on Ashwina Shukla Dashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
October 1963 Ashwina – Kartika (Adhik)
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct | Wed |
Sharad Purnima
The bright autumn full moon of Ashwina, kept with Kojagari Lakshmi worship. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 9 Oct | Wed | Ahoi Ashtami Vrat | Krishna Saptami |
| 13 Oct | Sun |
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 |
| 14 Oct | Mon |
Dhanteras The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal. |
Krishna Dwadashi |
| 15 Oct | Tue |
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 |
| 16 Oct | Wed |
Diwali The worship of Goddess Lakshmi and Sharda Puja on Kartika Amavasya. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 16 Oct | Wed |
Kali Chaudas Narak Chaturdashi, kept in Gujarat as Kali Chaudas. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 17 Oct | Thu |
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 |
November 1963 Kartika (Adhik) – Margashirsha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov | Mon |
Bhai Beej Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 21 Nov | Thu |
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 |
| 30 Nov | Sat |
Dev Diwali (Kartik Purnima) The Diwali of the gods on Kartika Purnima. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
December 1963 Margashirsha – Pausha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Dec | Sun |
Dattatreya Jayanti The advent of Lord Dattatreya on Margashirsha Purnima. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
Months of the Gujarati Samvat Calendar in 1963
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 1963, covering Gujarati Samvat 2018 – 2019. 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 1963 | 14 Jan 1963 | 14 |
| Magha | 15 Jan 1963 | 12 Feb 1963 | 29 |
| Phalguna | 13 Feb 1963 | 14 Mar 1963 | 30 |
| Chaitra | 15 Mar 1963 | 13 Apr 1963 | 30 |
| Vaishakha | 14 Apr 1963 | 14 May 1963 | 31 |
| Jyeshtha | 15 May 1963 | 15 Jun 1963 | 32 |
| Ashadha | 16 Jun 1963 | 16 Jul 1963 | 31 |
| Shravana | 17 Jul 1963 | 16 Aug 1963 | 31 |
| Bhadrapada | 17 Aug 1963 | 16 Sep 1963 | 31 |
| Ashwina | 17 Sep 1963 | 17 Oct 1963 | 31 |
| Kartika (Adhik) | 18 Oct 1963 | 16 Nov 1963 | 30 |
| Margashirsha | 17 Nov 1963 | 15 Dec 1963 | 29 |
| Pausha part | 16 Dec 1963 | 31 Dec 1963 | 16 |
What happened in the sky in 1963
Beyond the dates the Gujarati Samvat Calendar lists, 1963 brought 5 eclipses - 2 solar and 3 lunar - of which 3 were above the horizon somewhere in India. The year also carried an Adhik Maas, the extra lunar month of Kartika, running from 18 October 1963 to 16 November 1963. Vasant Panchami fell on 29 January, 11 days earlier in the year than in 1962 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 1963
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Gujarati Samvat date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 4:49 AM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Pausha Krishna Pratipada | Penumbral only |
| 25 Jan 7:06 PM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Magha Amavasya | Not visible |
| 7 Jul 3:32 AM | Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day after Guru Purnima | Ashadha Krishna Pratipada | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 21 Jul 2:05 AM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Shravana Shukla Pratipada | Not visible |
| 30 Dec 4:36 PM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day after Dattatreya Jayanti | Pausha Purnima | Yes - Sutak observed |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 2 of these. A penumbral (Upachhaya) eclipse is not counted as a grahan.
Guru and Shani in 1963
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 6:50 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Kumbha → Meena |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Mithuna on 19 May 1963, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Gujarati Samvat Calendar 1963
How many festivals and vrats does the Gujarati Samvat Calendar list in 1963?
The Gujarati Samvat Calendar lists 44 dates in 1963, of which 10 are vrats. The first is Vaikuntha Ekadashi on Sunday, 6 January 1963, and the last is Dattatreya Jayanti on Sunday, 29 December 1963.
What are the main festival dates in the Gujarati Samvat Calendar for 1963?
The first major observances of 1963 are:
- Uttarayan (Makar Sankranti) - Monday, 14 January 1963
- Vasant Panchami - Tuesday, 29 January 1963
- Maha Shivratri - Friday, 22 February 1963
- Holika Dahan - Saturday, 9 March 1963
- Dhuleti (Holi) - Monday, 11 March 1963
- Chaitra Navratri Begins - Tuesday, 26 March 1963
Which month of 1963 has the most observances in the Gujarati Samvat Calendar?
August 1963 is the fullest month with 9 dates, including Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins, Narali Purnima (Nariyal Purnima), Bol Choth (Bahula Chauth), Randhan Chhath, Shitala Satam, Janmashtami, Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij), Ganesh Chaturthi.
Which traditional year does 1963 correspond to in the Gujarati Samvat Calendar?
The Gregorian year 1963 spans Gujarati Samvat 2018 – 2019. 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 1963 have an Adhik Maas?
Yes. 1963 carried an Adhik Maas (Kartika (Adhik)), the extra lunar month inserted roughly every third year to keep the lunar calendar in step with the solar one. Festivals falling after it shift later in the Gregorian year, which is why 1963 dates can look out of place beside a neighbouring year.
Were there any eclipses in 1963?
1963 had 5 eclipses:
- 10 January 1963 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak was observed
- 25 January 1963 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 7 July 1963 - Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 21 July 1963 - Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 30 December 1963 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
Sutak Kaal is observed only for an eclipse actually visible where you are, so 2 of these were kept in India.
Did Guru or Shani change sign in 1963?
Yes - 1 sign change among the slow grahas in 1963:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Meena on 7 March 1963
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 1963?
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.
