Akshaya Tritiya 2077
The undiminishing third — an all-day auspicious muhurta for beginnings and gold.
Today's Panchang
Kashi reference · computed live- Tithi
- Ashtami
- till 18:59
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- till 20:18
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Karana
- Balava
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Moon sign
- Aries
- Sun sign
- Cancer
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:27
- Madhyahna puja muhurat10:38 – 13:13
- Fasting window (tithi)2077-04-24 · 17:39 → 15:54
- Parana (tithi ends)15:54
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 2077
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2077
- Vasant Panchami — 28 January 2077
- Maha Shivaratri — 21 February 2077
- Holika Dahan — 9 March 2077
- Holi — 10 March 2077
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 25 March 2077
- Ram Navami — 1 April 2077
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 22 June 2077
- Guru Purnima — 6 July 2077
- Nag Panchami — 25 July 2077
- Raksha Bandhan — 4 August 2077
- Krishna Janmashtami — 10 August 2077
- Hartalika Teej — 21 August 2077
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 22 August 2077
- Anant Chaturdashi — 1 September 2077
- Pitru Paksha begins — 2 October 2077
- Sharad Navratri begins — 17 October 2077
- Durga Ashtami — 25 October 2077
- Maha Navami — 26 October 2077
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 26 October 2077
- Karwa Chauth — 3 November 2077
- Dhanteras — 13 November 2077
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 14 November 2077
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 15 November 2077
- Govardhan Puja — 16 November 2077
- Bhai Dooj — 17 November 2077
- Chhath Puja — 21 November 2077
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 29 November 2077
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 29 November 2077
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