Kajari Teej 2023
The second Teej, on Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:39
- Sunset18:17
- Fasting window (tithi)2023-09-01 · 23:59 → 20:58
- Parana (tithi ends)20:58
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 Kajari Teej puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaKajari Teej — Frequently Asked Questions
When is Kajari Teej celebrated?
On the Tritiya of the Krishna Paksha of Bhadrapada, about two weeks after Raksha Bandhan, in the monsoon. For this year's date, see the date shown above.
Is Kajari Teej the same as Hariyali Teej?
No. Hariyali Teej is in the bright fortnight of Shravana; Kajari Teej is in the dark fortnight of Bhadrapada, roughly a month later, and centres on the moon and the neem with its own kajari songs.
Why is the Kajari Teej fast broken after moonrise?
The vrat concludes with arghya offered to the moon, so it is kept through the day and completed only once the moon has risen and been sighted at night.
Where is Kajari Teej mainly celebrated?
Most strongly in eastern Uttar Pradesh — Mirzapur and Banaras, home of the kajari song tradition — and in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar.
Other major festivals in 2023
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2023
- Vasant Panchami — 26 January 2023
- Maha Shivaratri — 18 February 2023
- Holika Dahan — 6 March 2023
- Holi — 8 March 2023
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 22 March 2023
- Ram Navami — 30 March 2023
- Akshaya Tritiya — 22 April 2023
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 20 June 2023
- Guru Purnima — 3 July 2023
- Nag Panchami — 21 August 2023
- Raksha Bandhan — 31 August 2023
- Krishna Janmashtami — 6 September 2023
- Hartalika Teej — 18 September 2023
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 19 September 2023
- Anant Chaturdashi — 28 September 2023
- Pitru Paksha begins — 30 September 2023
- Sharad Navratri begins — 15 October 2023
- Durga Ashtami — 22 October 2023
- Maha Navami — 23 October 2023
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 24 October 2023
- Karwa Chauth — 1 November 2023
- Dhanteras — 10 November 2023
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 12 November 2023
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 12 November 2023
- Govardhan Puja — 14 November 2023
- Bhai Dooj — 15 November 2023
- Chhath Puja — 19 November 2023
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 27 November 2023
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 27 November 2023
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