The Marathi festival calendar (Gudi Padwa new year). Maharashtrian festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Marathi 1952 opens in September during Shaka Samvat 1874 (Nandana) of the Hindu calendar.
September 1952
Shaka Samvat 1874 (Nandana)
Bhadrapada – Ashwina
Festivals & Vrats in September 1952
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Anant Chaturdashi (Ganpati Visarjan)
Tithi 4:04 PM, Sep 2 – 12:26 PM, Sep 3
The immersion of Ganpati on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
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Pitru Paksha Begins
Tithi 12:24 PM, Sep 3 – 8:49 AM, Sep 4
The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors begins.
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Sarvapitri Amavasya
Tithi 8:36 AM, Sep 17 – 10:51 AM, Sep 18
The Mahalaya new moon closing Pitru Paksha.
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Ghatasthapana (Navratri Begins)
Tithi 12:57 PM, Sep 19 – 2:29 PM, Sep 20
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
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Dasara (Vijayadashami)
Tithi 1:18 PM, Sep 27 – 11:11 AM, Sep 28
The triumph of good over evil and the crossing of the seemollanghan.
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 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 this year and the next.