Govardhan Puja 2039
Annakut offering the day after Diwali.
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)06:16
- Sunset17:09
- Fasting window (tithi)2039-11-16 · 11:22 → 07:56
- Parana (tithi ends)07:56
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 Govardhan Puja puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaGovardhan Puja — Frequently Asked Questions
When is Govardhan Puja celebrated?
On the Pratipada of the Shukla Paksha of Kartika, in autumn — the first day of the bright fortnight, the day after Diwali. For this year's date, see the date shown above.
What is Annakut?
The 'mountain of food' — a large spread of vegetarian dishes cooked and heaped before Krishna in the image of the Govardhan hill he lifted, then offered and shared as prasad, ideally with the whole community.
Why is a Govardhan hill made of cow dung?
A small hill is modelled from cow dung and decorated with trees, cattle and figures, and worshipped as Govardhan itself. Cow dung ties the rite to the pastoral, agrarian world the festival gives thanks for.
What does Govardhan Puja teach?
The katha turns worship away from Indra, a distant power appeased through fear, toward the hill, the cattle and the land that actually sustain life. It is a festival of gratitude to nature.
Other major festivals in 2039
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2039
- Vasant Panchami — 29 January 2039
- Maha Shivaratri — 21 February 2039
- Holika Dahan — 10 March 2039
- Holi — 11 March 2039
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 25 March 2039
- Ram Navami — 3 April 2039
- Akshaya Tritiya — 26 April 2039
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 23 June 2039
- Guru Purnima — 6 July 2039
- Nag Panchami — 26 July 2039
- Raksha Bandhan — 4 August 2039
- Krishna Janmashtami — 11 August 2039
- Hartalika Teej — 22 August 2039
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 23 August 2039
- Anant Chaturdashi — 1 September 2039
- Pitru Paksha begins — 3 October 2039
- Sharad Navratri begins — 18 October 2039
- Durga Ashtami — 24 October 2039
- Maha Navami — 25 October 2039
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 26 October 2039
- Karwa Chauth — 4 November 2039
- Dhanteras — 14 November 2039
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 15 November 2039
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 15 November 2039
- Bhai Dooj — 17 November 2039
- Chhath Puja — 21 November 2039
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 30 November 2039
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 30 November 2039
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