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 2008 opens in July during Shaka Samvat 1930 (Sarvadhari) of the Hindu calendar.
July 2008
Shaka Samvat 1930 (Sarvadhari)
Ashadha – Shravana
Festivals & Vrats in July 2008
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 2:58 PM, Jul 1 – 11:20 AM, Jul 2
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:16 AM, Jul 2 – 7:48 AM, Jul 3
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 11:16 AM, Jul 2 – 7:48 AM, 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 new moon.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:16 AM, Jul 2 – 7:48 AM, Jul 3
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:16 AM, Jul 2 – 7:48 AM, Jul 3
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 11:20 PM, Jul 5 – 9:33 PM, Jul 6
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:27 PM, Jul 9 – 10:41 PM, Jul 10
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Raivata Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 12:40 AM, Jul 12 – 2:48 AM, Jul 13
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Raivata Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Ashadha Shukla Dashami.
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Devshayani (Ashadhi) Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:53 AM, Jul 13 – 5:13 AM, Jul 14
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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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:42 AM, Jul 15 – 9:51 AM, Jul 16
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana Begins)
Tithi 7:42 AM, Jul 15 – 9:51 AM, 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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Ashadha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:55 AM, Jul 17 – 1:30 PM, Jul 18
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 11:55 AM, Jul 17 – 1:30 PM, Jul 18
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 11:55 AM, Jul 17 – 1:30 PM, Jul 18
A day to honour gurus and the sage Veda Vyasa, on the full moon of Ashadha.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:55 AM, Jul 17 – 1:30 PM, Jul 18
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 11:55 AM, Jul 17 – 1:30 PM, Jul 18
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 4:07 PM, Jul 21 – 4:04 PM, Jul 22
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:12 PM, Jul 25 – 11:12 AM, Jul 26
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Kamika Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:14 AM, Jul 28 – 3:21 AM, Jul 29
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:19 AM, Jul 30 – 9:16 PM, Jul 30
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 9:16 PM, Jul 30 – 6:20 PM, Jul 31
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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.
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 this year and the next.