Akshaya Tritiya 2089
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)05:15
- Madhyahna puja muhurat10:34 – 13:14
- Fasting window (tithi)10:52 → 2089-05-13 · 08:07
- Parana (tithi ends)08:072089-05-13
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 2089
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2089
- Vasant Panchami — 15 February 2089
- Maha Shivaratri — 10 March 2089
- Holika Dahan — 25 March 2089
- Holi — 27 March 2089
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 11 April 2089
- Ram Navami — 19 April 2089
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 9 July 2089
- Guru Purnima — 22 July 2089
- Nag Panchami — 10 August 2089
- Raksha Bandhan — 21 August 2089
- Krishna Janmashtami — 28 August 2089
- Hartalika Teej — 7 September 2089
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 8 September 2089
- Anant Chaturdashi — 18 September 2089
- Pitru Paksha begins — 20 September 2089
- Sharad Navratri begins — 4 October 2089
- Durga Ashtami — 11 October 2089
- Maha Navami — 13 October 2089
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 13 October 2089
- Karwa Chauth — 22 October 2089
- Dhanteras — 31 October 2089
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 1 November 2089
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 2 November 2089
- Govardhan Puja — 3 November 2089
- Bhai Dooj — 4 November 2089
- Chhath Puja — 8 November 2089
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 18 November 2089
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 18 November 2089
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