Sindhi Calendar 2023
The Sindhi Hindu festival calendar (Cheti Chand new year). Sindhi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
January 2023 Pausha – Magha
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Tirmoori (Makar Sankranti)
Tithi 7:28 PM, Jan 14 – 7:52 PM
The Sun's entry into Makara, kept by Sindhis as Tirmoori with til and gur sweets.
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Basant Panchami
Tithi 3:11 PM, Jan 24 – 12:33 PM, Jan 25
The worship of Goddess Saraswati and the welcome of spring on Magha Shukla Panchami.
February 2023 Magha – Phalguna
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Maha Shivaratri
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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Holi
Tithi 6:12 PM, Mar 7 – 7:45 PM
The festival of colours, the day after the Phalguna full moon.
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Chaitra Navratri Begins
Tithi 10:51 PM, Mar 21 – 8:15 PM
The spring nine nights of Devi worship begin the day after Cheti Chand.
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Cheti Chand (Sindhi New Year)
Tithi 8:17 PM, Mar 22 – 6:15 PM, Mar 23
On Chaitra Shukla Dwitiya, the day after Gudi Padwa, Sindhis welcome the new year and the birth (Avataran) of their patron saint Jhulelal — Uderolal, the incarnation of Varun the water god — with Behrana Sahib processions to a river or lake.
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Ram 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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Akhand Teej (Akshaya Tritiya)
Tithi 8:13 AM, Apr 21 – 7:49 AM, Apr 22
Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya — an auspicious day for new beginnings, kept by Sindhis as Akhand Teej.
May 2023 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
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Ganga Dussehra
Tithi 11:58 AM, May 29 – 1:10 PM
The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami.
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Dussehra
Tithi 11:58 AM, May 29 – 1:10 PM, May 30
Vijayadashami — the triumph of good over evil.
August 2023 Shravana (Adhik) – Shravana – Bhadrapada
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 10:57 AM, Aug 30 – 7:05 AM, Aug 31
Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhri on their brothers' wrists.
September 2023 Bhadrapada – Ashwina
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Kajari Teej (Badi / Satudi Teej)
Tithi 11:49 PM, Sep 1 – 8:41 PM, Sep 2
On Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya, fifteen days after Hariyali Teej, married women fast for their husbands' long life; in Rajasthan this is Badi Teej (Satudi Teej), and Sindhis keep the same day as Teejri, applying mehndi and breaking the fast after sighting the moon.
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Shitala Satam Vrat
Tithi 4:34 PM, Sep 4 – 3:42 PM, Sep 5
On Shravan Krishna Saptami, Goddess Shitala Mata is worshipped and only the cold food cooked the previous day (Randhan Chhath) is eaten, praying for children's protection from disease; Sindhis keep the same cold-food day as Vadi Thadri (Sataen).
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Ganesha Chaturthi
Tithi 12:46 PM, Sep 18 – 1:45 PM, Sep 19
The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
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Pitru Paksha (Shradh) 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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Sharad 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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Durga Ashtami
Tithi 9:55 PM, Oct 21 – 8:03 PM, Oct 22
The eighth night of Navratri, sacred to Goddess Durga.
November 2023 Kartika – Margashirsha
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Diyari (Diwali)
Tithi 2:06 PM, Nov 11 – 2:47 PM, Nov 12
The Sindhi festival of lights and the worship of Goddess Lakshmi.
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Tulsi Vivah (Uttana Ekadashi)
Tithi 11:04 PM, Nov 22 – 9:01 PM, Nov 23
The ceremonial marriage of the Tulsi plant to Lord Vishnu, marking the close of Chaturmas.
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Guru Nanak Jayanti
Tithi 3:48 PM, Nov 26 – 2:44 PM, Nov 27
The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, on Kartika Purnima.
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 Sindhi Calendar
The Sindhi Hindu festival calendar (Cheti Chand new year). Sindhi festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
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.