The Marathi festival calendar (Gudi Padwa new year). Maharashtrian festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
October 2030
Shaka Samvat 1952 (Sadharana)
Ashwina – Kartika
Festivals & Vrats in October 2030
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Kojagiri Purnima
Tithi 3:27 PM, Oct 9 – 3:38 PM, Oct 10
The bright Ashwina full moon, kept awake for Goddess Lakshmi.
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Karwa Chauth Vrat
Tithi 9:07 PM, Oct 14 – 11:34 PM, Oct 15
Married women fast until moonrise for their husbands.
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Vasubaras / Vagh Baras (Govatsa Dwadashi)
Tithi 11:03 AM, Oct 22 – 10:20 AM, Oct 23
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 10:37 AM, Oct 23 – 9:06 AM, Oct 24
The worship of Dhanvantari and wealth on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi.
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Narak Chaturdashi
Tithi 4:41 AM, Oct 26 – 1:55 AM, Oct 27
The abhyanga snan marking Krishna's slaying of Narakasura.
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Laxmi Pujan (Diwali)
Tithi 4:41 AM, Oct 26 – 1:55 AM, Oct 27
The worship of Goddess Lakshmi on Kartika Amavasya.
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Bali Pratipada (Diwali Padwa / Bestu Varas)
Tithi 1:47 AM, Oct 27 – 10:40 PM, Oct 27
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.
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.