Gujarati Samvat Calendar 2022
The Gujarati festival calendar (Vikram Samvat, Kartika new year). Gujarati festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
January 2022 Pausha – Magha
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Vaikuntha Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:47 PM, Jan 12 – 7:32 PM, Jan 13
The gateway to Vaikuntha opens on the Shukla Ekadashi of Margashirsha (Dhanurmasa).
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Uttarayan (Makar Sankranti)
Tithi 7:33 PM, Jan 13 – 10:20 PM
The kite festival on the Sun's entry into Makara.
February 2022 Magha – Phalguna
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Vasant Panchami
Tithi 3:46 AM, Feb 5 – 3:28 AM, Feb 6
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.
March 2022 Phalguna – Chaitra
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Maha Shivratri
Tithi 3:16 AM, Mar 1 – 12:55 AM, Mar 2
The great night of Lord Shiva.
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 1:48 PM, Mar 16 – 1:31 PM, Mar 17
The bonfire of Holika on the full moon of Phalguna.
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Dhuleti (Holi)
Tithi 12:54 PM, Mar 18 – 11:38 AM
The festival of colours, the day after Holika Dahan.
April 2022 Chaitra – Vaishakha
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Chaitra Navratri Begins
Tithi 11:44 AM, Apr 1 – 11:57 AM
The spring nine nights of Devi worship begin on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada.
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Gangaur
Tithi 12:30 PM, Apr 3 – 1:53 PM, Apr 4
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.
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Ram Navami
Tithi 1:24 AM, Apr 10 – 3:27 AM, Apr 11
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 2:26 AM – 12:34 AM, Apr 17
The birth of Lord Hanuman on the full moon of Chaitra.
May 2022 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
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Akshaya Tritiya (Akhatrij)
Tithi 5:19 AM, May 3 – 7:24 AM, May 4
Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya — among the most auspicious days for new ventures.
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Narsimha Jayanti
Tithi 3:29 PM, May 14 – 12:47 PM
The advent of Lord Narasimha on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi.
June 2022 Jyeshtha – Ashadha
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Ganga Dussehra
Tithi 8:41 AM, Jun 9 – 7:26 AM
The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami.
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
Tithi 8:41 AM, Jun 9 – 7:26 AM, Jun 10
The triumph of good over evil on Ashwina Shukla Dashami.
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Vat Purnima (Vat Pournima) Vrat
Tithi 12:27 AM, Jun 13 – 9:09 PM, Jun 13
On Jyeshtha Purnima, married women fast and circle the banyan (vat) tree praying for their husbands' long life, in the spirit of Savitri who won back Satyavan.
July 2022 Ashadha – Shravana
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Ashadhi Beej (Kutchi New Year)
Tithi 10:52 AM, Jun 30 – 1:10 PM
The Kutchi new year on Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya, welcoming the monsoon.
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Ratha Yatra
Tithi 10:52 AM, Jun 30 – 1:10 PM, Jul 1
Lord Jagannath's chariot festival, observed grandly in Ahmedabad.
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Gauri Vrat (Morakat) Begins Vrat
Tithi 4:46 PM, Jul 9 – 2:17 PM, Jul 10
A five-day fast (also called Morakat Vrat) kept by unmarried Gujarati girls from Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi to Purnima, worshipping Goddess Gauri and tending sprouted wheat (javaara) to be blessed with a good husband.
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Jaya Parvati Vrat Begins Vrat
Tithi 11:22 AM, Jul 11 – 7:46 AM, Jul 12
A five-day vrat to Goddess Jaya (Parvati) from Ashadha Shukla Trayodashi, observed in Gujarat by unmarried girls and married women with a saltless fast for marital bliss and a long-lived husband, ending in a night-long jagran.
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Guru Purnima
Tithi 4:01 AM, Jul 13 – 12:09 AM, Jul 14
The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa.
August 2022 Shravana – Bhadrapada
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Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins
Tithi 11:52 PM, Aug 7 – 9:08 PM, Aug 8
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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Narali Purnima (Nariyal Purnima)
Tithi 10:34 AM, Aug 11 – 7:05 AM, Aug 12
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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Bol Choth (Bahula Chauth) Vrat
Tithi 10:33 PM, Aug 14 – 8:51 PM, Aug 15
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 8:58 PM, Aug 15 – 8:08 PM, Aug 16
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 8:13 PM, Aug 16 – 8:15 PM, Aug 17
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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Janmashtami
Tithi 9:19 PM, Aug 18 – 10:51 PM, Aug 19
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat
Tithi 3:25 PM, Aug 29 – 3:35 PM, Aug 30
On Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, women keep a waterless fast and worship Shiva and Parvati for marital happiness, on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi; in Gujarat it is kept as Kevda Trij.
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Ganesh Chaturthi
Tithi 3:37 PM, Aug 30 – 3:25 PM, Aug 31
The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
September 2022 Bhadrapada – Ashwina
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 3:27 PM, Aug 31 – 2:51 PM, Sep 1
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 3:22 PM, Sep 10 – 1:13 PM, Sep 11
The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors begins.
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Sharad Navratri Begins
Tithi 3:24 AM, Sep 26 – 3:18 AM, Sep 27
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
October 2022 Ashwina – Kartika
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Durga Ashtami
Tithi 6:48 PM, Oct 2 – 4:39 PM, Oct 3
The eighth night of Navratri, sacred to Goddess Durga.
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Sharad Purnima
Tithi 3:42 AM, Oct 9 – 2:13 AM, Oct 10
The bright autumn full moon of Ashwina, kept with Kojagari Lakshmi worship.
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Ahoi Ashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:01 AM, Oct 16 – 9:30 AM, Oct 17
On Kartik Krishna Ashtami, mothers keep a waterless fast for the well-being and long life of their children, worshipping Ahoi Mata and breaking the fast at the sight of the stars or moon.
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Vasubaras / Vagh Baras (Govatsa Dwadashi)
Tithi 4:10 PM, Oct 20 – 5:26 PM, Oct 21
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.
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Dhanteras
Tithi 5:28 PM, Oct 21 – 6:07 PM, Oct 22
The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal.
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Kali Chaudas
Tithi 6:08 PM, Oct 22 – 6:08 PM, Oct 23
The night before Diwali's Amavasya, Goddess Kali is worshipped to destroy negativity; sleep and laziness (alasya) are symbolically driven from the home.
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Diwali
Tithi 6:08 PM, Oct 23 – 5:31 PM, Oct 24
The worship of Goddess Lakshmi and Sharda Puja on Kartika Amavasya.
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Bali Pratipada (Diwali Padwa / Bestu Varas)
Tithi 5:32 PM, Oct 24 – 4:21 PM, Oct 25
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.
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Bhai Beej
Tithi 2:47 PM, Oct 26 – 12:46 PM, Oct 27
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali.
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Labh Pancham
Tithi 10:36 AM, Oct 28 – 8:13 AM, Oct 29
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.
November 2022 Kartika – Margashirsha
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Dev Diwali (Kartik Purnima)
Tithi 4:11 PM, Nov 7 – 4:29 PM, Nov 8
The Diwali of the gods on Kartika Purnima.
December 2022 Margashirsha – Pausha
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Dattatreya Jayanti
Tithi 6:37 AM, Dec 6 – 8:01 AM, Dec 7
The advent of Lord Dattatreya on Margashirsha Purnima.
Tithi start and end times are shown in your local time. Festival dates follow the standard Indian (sunrise) calendar and may vary by a day in other regions, and may differ slightly from regional almanacs (especially 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 entry lists the festival or vrat with its date, the prevailing tithi, and a short note on the observance. Dates are shown for the current and the coming year.