Vat Savitri Vrat 1958
Married women circle the banyan for their husbands' long life, on Jyeshtha Amavasya.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:11
- Sunset18:37
- Fasting window (tithi)1958-05-17 · 22:56 → 1958-05-19 · 00:34
- Parana (tithi ends)00:341958-05-19
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 Vat Savitri Vrat puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaVat Savitri Vrat — Frequently Asked Questions
When is Vat Savitri Vrat kept?
In North India on the Amavasya of Jyeshtha; in Maharashtra, Gujarat and parts of the south on the Purnima a fortnight later (Vat Purnima). Both honour the same Savitri story; the date shown above is for this year.
Why is the banyan tree worshipped?
The banyan is long-lived and self-renewing — dropping aerial roots to spread indefinitely. It is Savitri's tree, under which she kept vigil, and its endurance is the blessing sought for the marriage.
What is the thread wound around the tree for?
The raw cotton thread wound seven or 108 times while circling the trunk ties the wish to the tree — a prayer that the bond of marriage hold as the banyan holds, unbroken and enduring.
Other major festivals in 1958
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1958
- Vasant Panchami — 25 January 1958
- Maha Shivaratri — 16 February 1958
- Holika Dahan — 5 March 1958
- Holi — 6 March 1958
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 21 March 1958
- Ram Navami — 29 March 1958
- Akshaya Tritiya — 22 April 1958
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 19 June 1958
- Guru Purnima — 1 July 1958
- Nag Panchami — 19 August 1958
- Raksha Bandhan — 29 August 1958
- Krishna Janmashtami — 6 September 1958
- Hartalika Teej — 16 September 1958
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 16 September 1958
- Anant Chaturdashi — 26 September 1958
- Pitru Paksha begins — 28 September 1958
- Sharad Navratri begins — 13 October 1958
- Durga Ashtami — 20 October 1958
- Maha Navami — 21 October 1958
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 21 October 1958
- Karwa Chauth — 31 October 1958
- Dhanteras — 9 November 1958
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 10 November 1958
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 10 November 1958
- Govardhan Puja — 12 November 1958
- Bhai Dooj — 12 November 1958
- Chhath Puja — 16 November 1958
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 26 November 1958
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 26 November 1958
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