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 2042 opens in July during Vikram Samvat 2099 (Yuva) of the Hindu calendar.
July 2042
Vikram Samvat 2099 (Yuva)
Ashadha – Shravana – Shravana (Adhik)
Festivals & Vrats in July 2042
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Niladri Bije
Tithi 2:07 PM, Jun 30 – 2:34 PM, Jul 1
Lord Jagannath returns to the sanctum (Ratna Singhasana) after Rath Yatra, marking its close.
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Jaya Parvati Vrat Begins Vrat
Tithi 2:07 PM, Jun 30 – 2:34 PM, Jul 1
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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Ashadha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:30 PM, Jul 2 – 1:41 PM, Jul 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 2:30 PM, Jul 2 – 1:41 PM, Jul 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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Guru Purnima
Tithi 2:30 PM, Jul 2 – 1:41 PM, Jul 3
A day to honour gurus and the sage Veda Vyasa, on the full moon of Ashadha.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 2:30 PM, Jul 2 – 1:41 PM, Jul 3
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Chakshusha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 2:30 PM, Jul 2 – 1:41 PM, Jul 3
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Chakshusha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Ashadha Purnima.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 8:55 AM, Jul 6 – 6:46 AM, Jul 7
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:12 AM, Jul 10 – 10:03 PM, Jul 10
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Kamika Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:02 PM, Jul 12 – 4:12 PM, Jul 13
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:30 PM, Jul 14 – 1:07 PM, Jul 15
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 1:03 PM, Jul 15 – 12:02 PM, Jul 16
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:55 AM, Jul 16 – 11:21 AM, Jul 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 11:55 AM, Jul 16 – 11:21 AM, Jul 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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Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana Begins)
Tithi 11:55 AM, Jul 16 – 11:21 AM, Jul 17
The Sun enters Karka and begins its southward journey (Dakshinayana) — the night of the gods, opening the holy Chaturmas season of vrats and worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:55 AM, Jul 16 – 11:21 AM, Jul 17
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:55 AM, Jul 16 – 11:21 AM, Jul 17
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Aadi Amavasai Vrat
Tithi 11:55 AM, Jul 16 – 11:21 AM, Jul 17
The new moon of Aadi, observed with tarpan for ancestors and ritual baths in the sea and rivers.
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Karkidaka Vavu Bali Vrat
Tithi 11:55 AM, Jul 16 – 11:21 AM, Jul 17
Keralites offer Vavu Bali (tarpan) to their ancestors on the new moon of Karkidakam.
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Aadi Pooram
Tithi 12:27 PM, Jul 20 – 2:09 PM, Jul 21
The birth of Andal (Kodhai) on the Pooram star of Aadi, celebrated grandly at Srivilliputhur.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 12:27 PM, Jul 20 – 2:09 PM, Jul 21
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 4:15 PM, Jul 22 – 6:42 PM, Jul 23
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:18 PM, Jul 24 – 11:45 PM, Jul 25
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Padmini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:03 AM, Jul 28 – 3:59 AM, Jul 29
The bright (Shukla) Ekadashi of the extra month (Adhik Maas), kept only in leap-month years.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:32 AM, Jul 30 – 2:57 AM, Jul 31
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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