The Marathi Panchang (Shaka Samvat, Gudi Padwa new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Shaka year and the Amanta month.
Marathi Panchang 1976 opens in July during Shaka Samvat 1898 (Nala) of the Hindu calendar.
July 1976
Shaka Samvat 1898 (Nala)
Ashadha – Shravana
Festivals & Vrats in July 1976
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 6:41 PM, Jun 30 – 5:23 PM, Jul 1
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:03 PM, Jul 4 – 9:54 AM, Jul 5
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Devshayani (Ashadhi) Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:20 AM, Jul 7 – 2:59 AM, Jul 8
Lord Vishnu begins his four-month cosmic sleep and Chaturmas starts; in Maharashtra it is Ashadhi Ekadashi, the climax of the Pandharpur Wari pilgrimage to Lord Vitthal.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:38 AM, Jul 9 – 10:21 PM, Jul 9
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Guru Purnima
Tithi 8:20 PM, Jul 10 – 6:34 PM, Jul 11
A day to honour gurus and the sage Veda Vyasa, on the full moon of Ashadha.
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Ashadha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:20 PM, Jul 10 – 6:34 PM, Jul 11
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 8:20 PM, Jul 10 – 6:34 PM, Jul 11
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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Chakshusha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 8:20 PM, Jul 10 – 6:34 PM, Jul 11
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Chakshusha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Ashadha Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 6:35 PM, Jul 11 – 5:17 PM, Jul 12
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 4:28 PM, Jul 14 – 5:06 PM, Jul 15
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana Begins)
Tithi 5:06 PM, Jul 15 – 6:24 PM, Jul 16
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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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:43 PM, Jul 18 – 1:14 AM, Jul 20
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Kamika Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:05 AM, Jul 22 – 7:25 AM, Jul 23
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:37 AM, Jul 24 – 8:36 AM, Jul 25
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 8:51 AM, Jul 25 – 8:10 AM, Jul 26
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:23 AM, Jul 26 – 7:08 AM, Jul 27
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 8:23 AM, Jul 26 – 7:08 AM, Jul 27
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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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:23 AM, Jul 26 – 7:08 AM, Jul 27
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 8:23 AM, Jul 26 – 7:08 AM, Jul 27
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 1:39 AM, Jul 30 – 11:26 PM, Jul 30
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 11:25 PM, Jul 30 – 9:07 PM, Jul 31
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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 Marathi Panchang (Shaka Samvat)
The Marathi Panchang (Shaka Samvat, Gudi Padwa new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Shaka year and the Amanta month.
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