Marathi Calendar
The Marathi festival calendar (Gudi Padwa new year). Maharashtrian festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
September 2026
Shaka Samvat 1948 (Parabhava)
Bhadrapada – Ashwina
Festivals & Vrats in September 2026
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 2:26 AM, Sep 4 – 12:17 AM, Sep 5
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Gopalkala (Dahi Handi)
Tithi 12:14 AM, Sep 5 – 9:55 PM, Sep 5
The day after Janmashtami, when human pyramids break the curd-filled dahi-handi hung high, re-enacting young Krishna's butter-stealing pranks.
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Pithori Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:24 AM, Sep 10 – 8:56 AM
The Shravana new moon, kept by mothers with the Pithori vrat for their children.
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Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat
Tithi 6:51 AM, Sep 13 – 7:07 AM, Sep 14
On Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, women keep a waterless fast and worship Shiva and Parvati for marital happiness, the day Ganesha is installed; in Gujarat it is kept as Kevda Trij.
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Jyeshtha Gauri Pujan
Tithi 10:43 AM, Sep 17 – 1:01 PM, Sep 18
During Ganeshotsav, Goddess Gauri (Mahalakshmi) is welcomed as a daughter and worshipped with haldi-kumkum and a feast for prosperity and family well-being.
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Anant Chaturdashi (Ganpati Visarjan)
Tithi 11:20 PM, Sep 24 – 11:17 PM, Sep 25
The immersion of Ganpati on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
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Pitru Paksha Begins
Tithi 10:20 PM, Sep 26 – 9:05 PM, Sep 27
The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors begins.
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.
Frequently asked questions about Marathi Calendar
When is the Marathi new year?
Gudi Padwa, on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, when the gudi is raised at the doorway with a bamboo pole, a bright cloth, neem leaves, a garland and an inverted pot. It is one of the three-and-a-half auspicious muhurats of the Marathi year.
What are the three and a half muhurats?
Gudi Padwa, Akshaya Tritiya, Dussehra and the half at Balipratipada - days on which no separate muhurat is needed to begin something. It is a distinctly Maharashtrian reckoning.
Which era and month scheme are used?
Shaka Samvat with Amanta months. So Chaitra opens the year and the dark fortnight carries the same month name as the bright one preceding it, unlike the north's Purnimanta reckoning.
Which festivals are particular to Maharashtra?
Ganeshotsav above all, then Gudi Padwa, Ashadhi Ekadashi with the Pandharpur wari, Nag Panchami, Mangala Gaur, Vat Purnima and Kojagiri Purnima. The Marathi Panchang gives the daily view.
What is Angarki Chaturthi in this calendar?
Sankashti Chaturthi falling on a Tuesday, kept in very large numbers in Maharashtra - the Sankashti calendar marks each occurrence.
About the Marathi Calendar
The Marathi festival calendar (Gudi Padwa new year). Maharashtrian festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
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 any year in the archive or plan ahead into the coming years.
This calendar names the tithi and festivals for each day. For sunrise, Rahu Kalam and muhurat windows on a chosen date, open the Panchang. Other regional calendars are on the Calendars index. Fast stories live under Vrat Katha.
