Gujarati Samvat Calendar

Gujarati Samvat Calendar 2029

The Gujarati festival calendar (Vikram Samvat, Kartika new year). Gujarati festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.

October 2029

Gujarati Samvat 2085 (Raudra)

Ashwina – Kartika

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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 2029 - festivals and vrats through the year

The Gujarati Samvat Calendar lists 42 dates in 2029, opening with Uttarayan (Makar Sankranti) on 14 January and closing with Dattatreya Jayanti on 20 December. Of these, 10 are vrats (fasting observances). November is the fullest month with 8 dates. The year runs through Gujarati Samvat 2084 – 2085. 2029 carries an Adhik Maas (Chaitra (Adhik)), the extra lunar month that pushes several festivals later than usual.

January 2029 Pausha – Magha

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
14 Jan Sun Uttarayan (Makar Sankranti)

The kite festival on the Sun's entry into Makara.

Krishna Amavasya
19 Jan Fri Vasant Panchami

The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.

Shukla Panchami

February 2029 Magha – Phalguna

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
11 Feb Sun Maha Shivratri

The great night of Lord Shiva.

Krishna Trayodashi
28 Feb Wed Holika Dahan

The bonfire of Holika on the full moon of Phalguna.

Shukla Purnima

March 2029 Phalguna – Chaitra – Chaitra (Adhik)

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
1 Mar Thu Dhuleti (Holi)

The festival of colours, the day after Holika Dahan.

Krishna Pratipada

April 2029 Chaitra (Adhik) – Vaishakha

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
14 Apr Sat Chaitra Navratri Begins

The spring nine nights of Devi worship begin on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada.

Shukla Pratipada
17 Apr Tue 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
23 Apr Mon Ram Navami

The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.

Shukla Navami
28 Apr Sat Hanuman Jayanti

The birth of Lord Hanuman on the full moon of Chaitra.

Shukla Purnima

May 2029 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
16 May Wed Akshaya Tritiya (Akhatrij)

Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya — among the most auspicious days for new ventures.

Shukla Tritiya
26 May Sat Narsimha Jayanti

The advent of Lord Narasimha on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi.

Shukla Trayodashi

June 2029 Jyeshtha – Ashadha

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
21 Jun Thu Ganga Dussehra

The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami.

Shukla Dashami
25 Jun Mon Vat Purnima (Vat Pournima) Vrat Shukla Chaturdashi

July 2029 Ashadha – Shravana

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
13 Jul Fri Ashadhi Beej (Kutchi New Year)

The Kutchi new year on Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya, welcoming the monsoon.

Shukla Dwitiya
13 Jul Fri Ratha Yatra

Lord Jagannath's chariot festival, observed grandly in Ahmedabad.

Shukla Dwitiya
21 Jul Sat Gauri Vrat (Morakat) Begins Vrat Shukla Ekadashi
23 Jul Mon Jaya Parvati Vrat Begins Vrat Shukla Trayodashi
25 Jul Wed Guru Purnima

The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa.

Shukla Purnima

August 2029 Shravana – Bhadrapada

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
20 Aug Mon Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins

The swing festival of Radha and Krishna — beautifully decorated swings are rocked from Shravana Shukla Ekadashi through to Jhulan Purnima; in Gujarat temples the same hindola (swing) darshan is held.

Shukla Ekadashi
23 Aug Thu 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 Chaturdashi
27 Aug Mon Bol Choth (Bahula Chauth) Vrat Krishna Tritiya
30 Aug Thu Randhan Chhath Vrat Krishna Shashthi
31 Aug Fri Shitala Satam Vrat Krishna Saptami

September 2029 Bhadrapada – Ashwina

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
1 Sep Sat Janmashtami

The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.

Krishna Ashtami
11 Sep Tue Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat Shukla Tritiya
12 Sep Wed Rishi Panchami Vrat Shukla Panchami
23 Sep Sun Pitru Paksha Begins

The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors begins.

Krishna Pratipada

October 2029 Ashwina – Kartika

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
8 Oct Mon Sharad Navratri Begins

The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.

Shukla Pratipada
14 Oct Sun Durga Ashtami

The eighth night of Navratri, sacred to Goddess Durga.

Shukla Ashtami
16 Oct Tue Dussehra (Vijayadashami)

The triumph of good over evil on Ashwina Shukla Dashami.

Shukla Dashami
21 Oct Sun Sharad Purnima

The bright autumn full moon of Ashwina, kept with Kojagari Lakshmi worship.

Shukla Chaturdashi
30 Oct Tue Ahoi Ashtami Vrat Krishna Ashtami

November 2029 Kartika – Margashirsha

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
3 Nov Sat 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 Dwadashi
4 Nov Sun 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
5 Nov Mon Diwali

The worship of Goddess Lakshmi and Sharda Puja on Kartika Amavasya.

Krishna Chaturdashi
5 Nov Mon Kali Chaudas

Narak Chaturdashi, kept in Gujarat as Kali Chaudas.

Krishna Chaturdashi
6 Nov Tue 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
7 Nov Wed Bhai Beej

Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali.

Shukla Dwitiya
10 Nov Sat 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
21 Nov Wed Dev Diwali (Kartik Purnima)

The Diwali of the gods on Kartika Purnima.

Shukla Purnima

December 2029 Margashirsha – Pausha

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
16 Dec Sun Vaikuntha Ekadashi Vrat Shukla Ekadashi
20 Dec Thu Dattatreya Jayanti

The advent of Lord Dattatreya on Margashirsha Purnima.

Shukla Purnima

Months of the Gujarati Samvat Calendar in 2029

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 2029, covering Gujarati Samvat 2084 – 2085. 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 2029 14 Jan 2029 14
Magha 15 Jan 2029 12 Feb 2029 29
Phalguna 13 Feb 2029 14 Mar 2029 30
Chaitra 15 Mar 2029 15 Mar 2029 1
Chaitra (Adhik) 16 Mar 2029 13 Apr 2029 29
Vaishakha 14 Apr 2029 14 May 2029 31
Jyeshtha 15 May 2029 15 Jun 2029 32
Ashadha 16 Jun 2029 16 Jul 2029 31
Shravana 17 Jul 2029 16 Aug 2029 31
Bhadrapada 17 Aug 2029 16 Sep 2029 31
Ashwina 17 Sep 2029 17 Oct 2029 31
Kartika 18 Oct 2029 16 Nov 2029 30
Margashirsha 17 Nov 2029 15 Dec 2029 29
Pausha part 16 Dec 2029 31 Dec 2029 16

What the sky brings in 2029

Beyond the dates the Gujarati Samvat Calendar lists, 2029 brings 6 eclipses - 4 solar and 2 lunar - of which 1 is above the horizon somewhere in India. The year also carries an Adhik Maas, the extra lunar month of Chaitra, running from 16 March 2029 to 13 April 2029. Uttarayan (Makar Sankranti) falls on 14 January, 1 day earlier in the year than in 2028 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.

Eclipses of 2029

Date (IST) Eclipse Gujarati Samvat date Seen from India
14 Jan 10:42 PM Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) on Uttarayan (Makar Sankranti) Pausha Amavasya Not visible
12 Jun 9:34 AM Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) Jyeshtha Amavasya Not visible
26 Jun 8:52 AM Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) Ashadha Purnima Not visible
11 Jul 9:06 PM Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 2 days before Ashadhi Beej (Kutchi New Year) Ashadha Amavasya Not visible
5 Dec 8:32 PM Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) Margashirsha Amavasya Not visible
21 Dec 4:12 AM Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day after Dattatreya Jayanti Pausha Krishna Pratipada Yes - Sutak observed

Sutak Kaal is observed for 1 of these.

Guru and Shani in 2029

Date Graha Sign change
29 Mar 2:40 PM Guru (Jupiter) Tula → Kanya re-entry while retrograde
8 Aug 12:40 PM Shani (Saturn) Mesha → Vrishabha
25 Aug 1:10 AM Guru (Jupiter) Kanya → Tula
5 Oct 5:00 PM Shani (Saturn) Vrishabha → Mesha re-entry while retrograde

Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half.

Frequently asked questions about the Gujarati Samvat Calendar 2029

How many festivals and vrats does the Gujarati Samvat Calendar list in 2029?

The Gujarati Samvat Calendar lists 42 dates in 2029, of which 10 are vrats. The first is Uttarayan (Makar Sankranti) on Sunday, 14 January 2029, and the last is Dattatreya Jayanti on Thursday, 20 December 2029.

What are the main festival dates in the Gujarati Samvat Calendar for 2029?

The first major observances of 2029 are:

  • Uttarayan (Makar Sankranti) - Sunday, 14 January 2029
  • Vasant Panchami - Friday, 19 January 2029
  • Maha Shivratri - Sunday, 11 February 2029
  • Holika Dahan - Wednesday, 28 February 2029
  • Dhuleti (Holi) - Thursday, 1 March 2029
  • Chaitra Navratri Begins - Saturday, 14 April 2029
Which month of 2029 has the most observances in the Gujarati Samvat Calendar?

November 2029 is the fullest month with 8 dates, including Vasubaras / Vagh Baras (Govatsa Dwadashi), Kali Chaudas, Diwali, Bali Pratipada (Diwali Padwa / Bestu Varas), Bhai Beej, Labh Pancham, Dev Diwali (Kartik Purnima).

Which traditional year does 2029 correspond to in the Gujarati Samvat Calendar?

The Gregorian year 2029 spans Gujarati Samvat 2084 – 2085. 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.

Will there be an Adhik Maas in 2029?

Yes. 2029 carries an Adhik Maas (Chaitra (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 2029 dates can look out of place beside a neighbouring year.

Will there be any eclipses in 2029?

2029 has 6 eclipses:

  • 14 January 2029 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
  • 12 June 2029 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
  • 26 June 2029 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), not visible from India
  • 11 July 2029 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
  • 5 December 2029 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
  • 21 December 2029 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal will be observed

Sutak Kaal is observed only for an eclipse actually visible where you are, so 1 of these will be kept in India.

Will Guru or Shani change sign in 2029?

Yes - 4 sign changes among the slow grahas in 2029:

  • Guru (Jupiter) enters Kanya on 29 March 2029, moving retrograde
  • Shani (Saturn) enters Vrishabha on 8 August 2029
  • Guru (Jupiter) enters Tula on 25 August 2029
  • Shani (Saturn) enters Mesha on 5 October 2029, moving retrograde

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 2029?

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.

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