The Gujarati festival calendar (Vikram Samvat, Kartika new year). Gujarati festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
Gujarati Samvat 2017 opens in January during Gujarati Samvat 2072 (Plavanga) of the Hindu calendar.
January 2017
Gujarati Samvat 2072 (Plavanga)
Pausha – Magha
Festivals & Vrats in January 2017
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Vaikuntha Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:32 AM, Jan 7 – 7:52 AM, Jan 8
The gateway to Vaikuntha opens on the Shukla Ekadashi of Margashirsha (Dhanurmasa).
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Uttarayan (Makar Sankranti)
Tithi 2:29 PM, Jan 13 – 12:48 PM
The kite festival on the Sun's entry into Makara.
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 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 this year and the next.