Akshaya Tritiya 2080
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)05:29
- Madhyahna puja muhurat10:39 – 13:13
- Fasting window (tithi)02:55 → 2080-04-23 · 00:38
- Parana (tithi ends)00:382080-04-23
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 2080
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2080
- Vasant Panchami — 27 January 2080
- Maha Shivaratri — 18 February 2080
- Holika Dahan — 5 March 2080
- Holi — 6 March 2080
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 22 March 2080
- Ram Navami — 29 March 2080
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 19 June 2080
- Guru Purnima — 2 July 2080
- Nag Panchami — 19 August 2080
- Raksha Bandhan — 30 August 2080
- Krishna Janmashtami — 6 September 2080
- Hartalika Teej — 16 September 2080
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 17 September 2080
- Anant Chaturdashi — 27 September 2080
- Pitru Paksha begins — 30 September 2080
- Sharad Navratri begins — 14 October 2080
- Durga Ashtami — 21 October 2080
- Maha Navami — 22 October 2080
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 23 October 2080
- Karwa Chauth — 31 October 2080
- Dhanteras — 9 November 2080
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 10 November 2080
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 11 November 2080
- Govardhan Puja — 12 November 2080
- Bhai Dooj — 13 November 2080
- Chhath Puja — 17 November 2080
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 27 November 2080
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 27 November 2080
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