Akshaya Tritiya 1929
The undiminishing third — an all-day auspicious muhurta for beginnings and gold.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:15
- Madhyahna puja muhurat10:34 – 13:14
- Fasting window (tithi)05:08 → 1929-05-12 · 01:48
- Parana (tithi ends)01:481929-05-12
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 1929
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1929
- Vasant Panchami — 14 February 1929
- Maha Shivaratri — 9 March 1929
- Holika Dahan — 24 March 1929
- Holi — 26 March 1929
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 10 April 1929
- Ram Navami — 17 April 1929
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 8 July 1929
- Guru Purnima — 21 July 1929
- Nag Panchami — 9 August 1929
- Raksha Bandhan — 20 August 1929
- Krishna Janmashtami — 27 August 1929
- Hartalika Teej — 6 September 1929
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 7 September 1929
- Anant Chaturdashi — 17 September 1929
- Pitru Paksha begins — 19 September 1929
- Sharad Navratri begins — 3 October 1929
- Durga Ashtami — 11 October 1929
- Maha Navami — 12 October 1929
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 13 October 1929
- Karwa Chauth — 21 October 1929
- Dhanteras — 29 October 1929
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 31 October 1929
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 31 October 1929
- Govardhan Puja — 2 November 1929
- Bhai Dooj — 3 November 1929
- Chhath Puja — 7 November 1929
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 16 November 1929
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 16 November 1929
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