Gujarati Samvat Calendar 2032
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 2032 Pausha – Magha
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Uttarayan (Makar Sankranti)
Tithi 5:52 PM, Jan 14 – 2:22 PM
The kite festival on the Sun's entry into Makara.
February 2032 Magha – Phalguna
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Vasant Panchami
Tithi 11:02 PM, Feb 14 – 9:15 PM, Feb 15
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.
March 2032 Phalguna – Chaitra
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Maha Shivratri
Tithi 4:51 AM, Mar 10 – 1:19 AM, Mar 11
The great night of Lord Shiva.
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 4:50 AM, Mar 26 – 6:26 AM, Mar 27
The bonfire of Holika on the full moon of Phalguna.
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Dhuleti (Holi)
Tithi 6:27 AM, Mar 27 – 7:17 AM
The festival of colours, the day after Holika Dahan.
April 2032 Chaitra – Vaishakha
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Chaitra Navratri Begins
Tithi 7:54 AM, Apr 10 – 6:11 AM
The spring nine nights of Devi worship begin on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada.
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Gangaur
Tithi 4:46 AM, Apr 12 – 3:41 AM, Apr 13
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 7:43 AM, Apr 17 – 10:03 AM, Apr 18
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 8:33 PM, Apr 24 – 8:45 PM
The birth of Lord Hanuman on the full moon of Chaitra.
May 2032 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
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Akshaya Tritiya (Akhatrij)
Tithi 6:20 PM, May 11 – 6:49 PM, May 12
Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya — among the most auspicious days for new ventures.
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Narsimha Jayanti
Tithi 10:23 AM, May 23 – 9:27 AM
The advent of Lord Narasimha on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi.
June 2032 Jyeshtha – Ashadha
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Ganga Dussehra
Tithi 11:01 PM, Jun 17 – 12:03 AM, Jun 19
The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami.
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
Tithi 11:01 PM, Jun 17 – 12:03 AM, Jun 19
The triumph of good over evil on Ashwina Shukla Dashami.
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Vat Purnima (Vat Pournima) Vrat
Tithi 9:50 PM, Jun 21 – 7:48 PM, Jun 22
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 2032 Ashadha – Shravana
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Ashadhi Beej (Kutchi New Year)
Tithi 9:54 PM, Jul 8 – 11:53 PM
The Kutchi new year on Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya, welcoming the monsoon.
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Ratha Yatra
Tithi 9:54 PM, Jul 8 – 11:53 PM, Jul 9
Lord Jagannath's chariot festival, observed grandly in Ahmedabad.
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Gauri Vrat (Morakat) Begins Vrat
Tithi 1:04 PM, Jul 18 – 11:44 AM, Jul 19
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 10:01 AM, Jul 20 – 7:06 AM, Jul 21
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 3:55 AM, Jul 22 – 12:29 AM, Jul 23
The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa.
August 2032 Shravana – Bhadrapada
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Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins
Tithi 11:27 PM, Aug 16 – 9:25 PM, Aug 17
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 11:14 AM, Aug 20 – 7:16 AM, Aug 21
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 11:36 PM, Aug 22 – 8:10 PM, Aug 23
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 5:19 PM, Aug 24 – 3:11 PM, Aug 25
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 3:05 PM, Aug 25 – 1:45 PM, Aug 26
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 12:56 PM, Aug 27 – 1:08 PM, Aug 28
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
September 2032 Bhadrapada – Ashwina
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Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat
Tithi 7:15 AM, Sep 7 – 9:10 AM, Sep 8
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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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 9:18 AM, Sep 8 – 10:51 AM, Sep 9
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 2:55 PM, Sep 19 – 11:28 AM, Sep 20
The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors begins.
October 2032 Ashwina – Kartika
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Sharad Navratri Begins
Tithi 6:58 PM, Oct 4 – 8:46 PM, Oct 5
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
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Durga Ashtami
Tithi 10:04 PM, Oct 11 – 8:31 PM, Oct 12
The eighth night of Navratri, sacred to Goddess Durga.
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Sharad Purnima
Tithi 3:26 AM, Oct 18 – 12:22 AM, Oct 19
The bright autumn full moon of Ashwina, kept with Kojagari Lakshmi worship.
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Ahoi Ashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:37 PM, Oct 24 – 6:59 PM, Oct 25
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 4:26 AM, Oct 30 – 6:52 AM, Oct 31
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 4:36 AM, Oct 30 – 6:45 AM, Oct 31
The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal.
November 2032 Kartika – Margashirsha
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Kali Chaudas
Tithi 6:56 AM, Oct 31 – 8:43 AM, Nov 1
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 8:54 AM, Nov 1 – 10:14 AM, Nov 2
The worship of Goddess Lakshmi and Sharda Puja on Kartika Amavasya.
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Bali Pratipada (Diwali Padwa / Bestu Varas)
Tithi 10:24 AM, Nov 2 – 11:15 AM, Nov 3
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 11:54 AM, Nov 4 – 11:47 AM, Nov 5
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali.
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Labh Pancham
Tithi 10:39 AM, Nov 7 – 9:20 AM, Nov 8
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.
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Dev Diwali (Kartik Purnima)
Tithi 1:57 PM, Nov 16 – 12:11 PM, Nov 17
The Diwali of the gods on Kartika Purnima.
December 2032 Margashirsha – Pausha
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Dattatreya Jayanti
Tithi 2:48 AM, Dec 16 – 2:10 AM, Dec 17
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.