Akshaya Tritiya 1903
The undiminishing third — an all-day auspicious muhurta for beginnings and gold.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:22
- Madhyahna puja muhurat10:36 – 13:13
- Fasting window (tithi)1903-04-29 · 14:46 → 12:12
- Parana (tithi ends)12:12
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Akshaya Tritiya puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaAkshaya Tritiya — Frequently Asked Questions
When is Akshaya Tritiya celebrated?
On the Tritiya of the Shukla Paksha of Vaishakha, in summer — the third day of the bright fortnight. For this year's date, see the date shown above.
Why is Akshaya Tritiya considered so auspicious?
Akshaya means 'that which does not diminish'. The day is an abujh muhurta, held so wholesome that anything begun, given or acquired on it endures and grows. Several great beginnings — the Treta Yuga, the Ganga's descent, the writing of the Mahabharata — are placed on it.
Is buying gold necessary on Akshaya Tritiya?
No. The day's traditional heart is charity and the worship of Vishnu and Lakshmi. Buying gold is a later, popular custom drawn from the idea that what is gained today will not diminish, but it is not a requirement.
What charity is recommended on Akshaya Tritiya?
Giving to those in need is the day's foremost act. As it falls in summer, the gift of a filled water-pot, cooling foods, a fan or slippers, along with food, sesame and cloth, is especially valued.
Other major festivals in 1903
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1903
- Vasant Panchami — 2 February 1903
- Maha Shivaratri — 25 February 1903
- Holika Dahan — 12 March 1903
- Holi — 14 March 1903
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 30 March 1903
- Ram Navami — 6 April 1903
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 26 June 1903
- Guru Purnima — 9 July 1903
- Nag Panchami — 28 July 1903
- Raksha Bandhan — 8 August 1903
- Krishna Janmashtami — 15 August 1903
- Hartalika Teej — 25 August 1903
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 26 August 1903
- Anant Chaturdashi — 5 September 1903
- Pitru Paksha begins — 8 September 1903
- Sharad Navratri begins — 22 September 1903
- Durga Ashtami — 28 September 1903
- Maha Navami — 30 September 1903
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 30 September 1903
- Karwa Chauth — 9 October 1903
- Dhanteras — 18 October 1903
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 19 October 1903
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 20 October 1903
- Govardhan Puja — 21 October 1903
- Bhai Dooj — 22 October 1903
- Chhath Puja — 26 October 1903
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 5 November 1903
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 5 November 1903
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