Marathi Calendar 2023
The Marathi festival calendar (Gudi Padwa new year). Maharashtrian festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
January 2023 Pausha – Magha
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Makar Sankranti
Tithi 7:28 PM, Jan 14 – 7:52 PM
The Sun's entry into Makara, kept with tilgul sweets.
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Ganesh Jayanti (Maghi)
Tithi 3:11 PM, Jan 24 – 12:33 PM
The birth of Ganesha on Magha Shukla Chaturthi.
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Vasant Panchami
Tithi 3:11 PM, Jan 24 – 12:33 PM, Jan 25
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.
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Ratha Saptami
Tithi 8:48 AM, Jan 27 – 8:43 AM, Jan 28
The turning of Surya's chariot, on Magha Shukla Saptami.
February 2023 Magha – Phalguna
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Maha Shivratri
Tithi 11:37 PM, Feb 17 – 8:05 PM, Feb 18
The great night of Lord Shiva.
March 2023 Phalguna – Chaitra
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 2:10 PM, Mar 5 – 4:18 PM, Mar 6
The bonfire of Holika on the full moon of Phalguna.
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Dhulivandan (Holi)
Tithi 6:12 PM, Mar 7 – 7:45 PM
The festival of colours, the day after Holika Dahan.
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Rang Panchami
Tithi 10:07 PM, Mar 11 – 10:07 PM, Mar 12
Dry gulal is thrown on Phalguna Krishna Panchami, the colourful finale of the Holi festivities five days after Holika Dahan.
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Gudi Padwa (Marathi New Year)
Tithi 10:51 PM, Mar 21 – 8:15 PM
The Maharashtrian new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, when the gudi is raised.
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Shriram Navami
Tithi 9:06 PM, Mar 29 – 11:28 PM, Mar 30
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
April 2023 Chaitra – Vaishakha
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 9:29 AM, Apr 5 – 10:04 AM
The birth of Lord Hanuman on the full moon of Chaitra.
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Akshaya Tritiya
Tithi 8:13 AM, Apr 21 – 7:49 AM, Apr 22
Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, among the most auspicious days of the year.
May 2023 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
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Narasimha Jayanti
Tithi 11:51 PM, May 3 – 11:55 PM
The advent of Lord Narasimha on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi.
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Dasara (Vijayadashami)
Tithi 11:58 AM, May 29 – 1:10 PM, May 30
The triumph of good over evil and the crossing of the seemollanghan.
June 2023 Jyeshtha – Ashadha
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Vat Purnima (Vat Pournima) Vrat
Tithi 12:59 PM, Jun 2 – 11:18 AM, Jun 3
On Jyeshtha Purnima, married women fast and circle the banyan (vat) tree praying for their husbands' long life, in the spirit of Savitri who won back Satyavan.
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Ashadhi Ekadashi (Devshayani) Vrat
Tithi 3:19 AM, Jun 29 – 3:03 AM, Jun 30
The great Pandharpur Wari Ekadashi when Lord Vishnu retires to sleep.
July 2023 Ashadha – Shravana – Shravana (Adhik)
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Guru Purnima
Tithi 8:24 PM, Jul 2 – 5:12 PM, Jul 3
The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa.
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Gatari Amavasya
Tithi 10:07 PM, Jul 16 – 11:57 PM
The Ashadha new moon of feasting before the austerities of Shravan.
August 2023 Shravana (Adhik) – Shravana – Bhadrapada
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 12:23 AM, Aug 21 – 2:09 AM, Aug 22
Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami.
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Narali Purnima (Nariyal Purnima)
Tithi 10:57 AM, Aug 30 – 7:05 AM, Aug 31
On Shravana Purnima, coastal communities offer coconuts (naral / nariyal) to the sea god Varuna, marking the end of the monsoon and the return to fishing.
September 2023 Bhadrapada – Ashwina
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 3:30 PM, Sep 6 – 4:11 PM, Sep 7
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Gopalkala (Dahi Handi)
Tithi 4:09 PM, Sep 7 – 5:27 PM, Sep 8
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 4:49 AM – 7:13 AM, Sep 15
The Shravana new moon, kept by mothers with the Pithori vrat for their children.
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Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat
Tithi 11:16 AM, Sep 17 – 12:40 PM, Sep 18
On Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, women keep a waterless fast and worship Shiva and Parvati for marital happiness, on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi; in Gujarat it is kept as Kevda Trij.
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Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganeshotsav)
Tithi 12:46 PM, Sep 18 – 1:45 PM, Sep 19
Maharashtra's grandest festival begins with the installation of Ganpati on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
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Jyeshtha Gauri Pujan
Tithi 2:23 PM, Sep 21 – 1:37 PM, Sep 22
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 10:19 PM, Sep 27 – 6:49 PM, Sep 28
The immersion of Ganpati on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
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Pitru Paksha Begins
Tithi 3:22 PM, Sep 29 – 12:20 PM, Sep 30
The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors begins.
October 2023 Ashwina – Kartika
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Sarvapitri Amavasya
Tithi 9:52 PM, Oct 13 – 11:30 PM, Oct 14
The Mahalaya new moon closing Pitru Paksha.
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Ghatasthapana (Navratri Begins)
Tithi 11:26 PM, Oct 14 – 12:39 AM, Oct 16
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
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Kojagiri Purnima
Tithi 4:17 AM, Oct 28 – 1:46 AM, Oct 29
The bright Ashwina full moon, kept awake for Goddess Lakshmi.
November 2023 Kartika – Margashirsha
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Karwa Chauth Vrat
Tithi 9:27 PM, Oct 31 – 9:11 PM, Nov 1
Married women fast until moonrise for their husbands.
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Vasubaras / Vagh Baras (Govatsa Dwadashi)
Tithi 8:31 AM, Nov 8 – 10:42 AM, Nov 9
The first day of Diwali, when cows and their calves are worshipped in gratitude for their nourishment — kept as Vasubaras in Maharashtra and Vagh Baras in Gujarat, where traders close the old account books.
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Dhantrayodashi (Dhanteras)
Tithi 10:50 AM, Nov 9 – 12:36 PM, Nov 10
The worship of Dhanvantari and wealth on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi.
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Narak Chaturdashi
Tithi 2:06 PM, Nov 11 – 2:47 PM, Nov 12
The abhyanga snan marking Krishna's slaying of Narakasura.
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Laxmi Pujan (Diwali)
Tithi 2:06 PM, Nov 11 – 2:47 PM, Nov 12
The worship of Goddess Lakshmi on Kartika Amavasya.
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Bali Pratipada (Diwali Padwa / Bestu Varas)
Tithi 2:52 PM, Nov 12 – 2:59 PM, Nov 13
The Diwali Padwa honouring King Bali's return; wives perform aukshan (aarti) for their husbands and new account books and ventures are begun. In Gujarat this is Bestu Varas, the Gujarati New Year.
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Tulsi Vivah
Tithi 9:01 PM, Nov 23 – 7:05 PM, Nov 24
The ceremonial marriage of the holy Tulsi plant to Lord Vishnu (Shaligram) on Kartik Dwadashi, the day after Prabodhini Ekadashi, which opens the Hindu wedding season.
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Tripurari Purnima
Tithi 3:48 PM, Nov 26 – 2:44 PM, Nov 27
The Kartika full moon, when Shiva slew Tripurasura, lit with deepdan.
December 2023 Margashirsha – Pausha
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Champa Shashti
Tithi 5:31 PM, Dec 17 – 3:13 PM, Dec 18
A six-day festival to Lord Khandoba (Martand Bhairav, a form of Shiva) concludes on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi, worshipped by farmers and warriors.
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Datta Jayanti
Tithi 5:47 AM, Dec 26 – 5:51 AM, Dec 27
The birth of Lord Dattatreya — the combined form of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh — on Margashirsha Purnima, revered as the adi-guru.
Tithi start and end times are shown in your local time. Festival dates follow the standard Indian (sunrise) calendar and may vary by a day in other regions, and may differ slightly from regional almanacs (especially 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 entry lists the festival or vrat with its date, the prevailing tithi, and a short note on the observance. Dates are shown for the current and the coming year.