Akshaya Tritiya 1936
The undiminishing third — an all-day auspicious muhurta for beginnings and gold.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:27
- Madhyahna puja muhurat10:38 – 13:13
- Fasting window (tithi)11:06 → 1936-04-24 · 08:19
- Parana (tithi ends)08:191936-04-24
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 1936
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1936
- Vasant Panchami — 28 January 1936
- Maha Shivaratri — 21 February 1936
- Holika Dahan — 7 March 1936
- Holi — 9 March 1936
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 23 March 1936
- Ram Navami — 31 March 1936
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 21 June 1936
- Guru Purnima — 4 July 1936
- Nag Panchami — 23 July 1936
- Raksha Bandhan — 3 August 1936
- Krishna Janmashtami — 7 September 1936
- Hartalika Teej — 18 September 1936
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 19 September 1936
- Anant Chaturdashi — 30 September 1936
- Pitru Paksha begins — 1 October 1936
- Sharad Navratri begins — 16 October 1936
- Durga Ashtami — 24 October 1936
- Maha Navami — 24 October 1936
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 25 October 1936
- Karwa Chauth — 2 November 1936
- Dhanteras — 11 November 1936
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 12 November 1936
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 13 November 1936
- Govardhan Puja — 15 November 1936
- Bhai Dooj — 16 November 1936
- Chhath Puja — 20 November 1936
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 28 November 1936
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 28 November 1936
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