Akshaya Tritiya 1932
The undiminishing third — an all-day auspicious muhurta for beginnings and gold.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:16
- Madhyahna puja muhurat10:34 – 13:14
- Fasting window (tithi)04:02 → 1932-05-09 · 05:42
- Parana (tithi ends)05:421932-05-09
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 1932
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1932
- Vasant Panchami — 11 February 1932
- Maha Shivaratri — 5 March 1932
- Holi — 23 March 1932
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 7 April 1932
- Ram Navami — 15 April 1932
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 5 July 1932
- Guru Purnima — 17 July 1932
- Nag Panchami — 7 August 1932
- Raksha Bandhan — 16 August 1932
- Krishna Janmashtami — 24 August 1932
- Hartalika Teej — 3 September 1932
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 4 September 1932
- Anant Chaturdashi — 13 September 1932
- Pitru Paksha begins — 15 September 1932
- Sharad Navratri begins — 1 October 1932
- Durga Ashtami — 7 October 1932
- Maha Navami — 8 October 1932
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 8 October 1932
- Karwa Chauth — 18 October 1932
- Dhanteras — 27 October 1932
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 28 October 1932
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 29 October 1932
- Govardhan Puja — 30 October 1932
- Bhai Dooj — 31 October 1932
- Chhath Puja — 3 November 1932
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 13 November 1932
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 13 November 1932
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