The Hindu lunar calendar (Panchang). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and any festivals or vrats, with the Vikram Samvat year and the lunar (Amanta) month.
Hindu Calendar 2001 opens in September during Vikram Samvat 2058 (Jaya) of the Hindu calendar.
September 2001
Vikram Samvat 2058 (Jaya)
Bhadrapada – Ashwina – Ashwina (Adhik)
Festivals & Vrats in September 2001
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Anant Chaturdashi
Tithi 10:18 PM, Aug 31 – 12:47 AM, Sep 2
The final day of Ganesh Utsav, with Ganpati Visarjan and worship of Anant (Vishnu).
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Indra Jatra
Tithi 10:18 PM, Aug 31 – 12:47 AM, Sep 2
Kathmandu's great festival of Indra and the living goddess Kumari, from Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat
Tithi 12:47 AM, Sep 2 – 3:14 AM, Sep 3
The full moon of Bhadrapada — on the eve of Pitru Paksha, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:47 AM, Sep 2 – 3:14 AM, Sep 3
The full-moon fast, kept with a day-long vrat, a vigil, Satyanarayan Puja and charity, culminating in the worship of the rising full moon.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 12:47 AM, Sep 2 – 3:14 AM, Sep 3
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the full moon.
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Pitru Paksha Begins
Tithi 3:13 AM, Sep 3 – 5:34 AM, Sep 4
A fortnight of shraddha and tarpan offerings to departed ancestors begins the day after Bhadrapada Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 3:13 AM, Sep 3 – 5:34 AM, Sep 4
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 9:35 AM, Sep 6 – 10:59 AM, Sep 7
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:54 PM, Sep 10 – 12:06 PM, Sep 11
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Indira Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:03 AM, Sep 13 – 6:09 AM, Sep 14
Observed during Pitru Paksha to liberate departed ancestors.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:01 AM, Sep 15 – 11:36 PM, Sep 15
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 11:30 PM, Sep 15 – 7:46 PM, Sep 16
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Vishwakarma Puja
Tithi 11:30 PM, Sep 15 – 7:46 PM, Sep 16
Vishwakarma, the divine architect, is worshipped by artisans, engineers and craftsmen on Kanya Sankranti.
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Mahalaya / Sarva Pitru Amavasya
Tithi 7:44 PM, Sep 16 – 3:56 PM, Sep 17
The last day of Pitru Paksha for ancestral tarpan, and the herald of Durga Puja.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 7:44 PM, Sep 16 – 3:56 PM, Sep 17
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 7:44 PM, Sep 16 – 3:56 PM, Sep 17
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 3:54 PM, Sep 17 – 12:17 PM, Sep 18
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 6:09 AM, Sep 20 – 4:00 AM, Sep 21
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 2:38 AM, Sep 22 – 1:50 AM, Sep 23
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:31 AM, Sep 24 – 3:24 AM, Sep 25
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Padmini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:41 AM, Sep 27 – 10:14 AM, Sep 28
The bright (Shukla) Ekadashi of the extra month (Adhik Maas), kept only in leap-month years.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:48 PM, Sep 29 – 3:12 PM, Sep 30
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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 Hindu Calendar (Panchangam)
The Hindu lunar calendar (Panchang). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and any festivals or vrats, with the Vikram Samvat year and the lunar (Amanta) month.
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