Vat Savitri Vrat 1978
Married women circle the banyan for their husbands' long life, on Jyeshtha Amavasya.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:07
- Sunset18:46
- Fasting window (tithi)1978-06-04 · 22:49 → 1978-06-06 · 00:33
- Parana (tithi ends)00:331978-06-06
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 1978
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1978
- Vasant Panchami — 12 February 1978
- Maha Shivaratri — 7 March 1978
- Holika Dahan — 24 March 1978
- Holi — 25 March 1978
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 8 April 1978
- Ram Navami — 16 April 1978
- Akshaya Tritiya — 10 May 1978
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 7 July 1978
- Guru Purnima — 20 July 1978
- Nag Panchami — 9 August 1978
- Raksha Bandhan — 18 August 1978
- Krishna Janmashtami — 25 August 1978
- Hartalika Teej — 5 September 1978
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 6 September 1978
- Anant Chaturdashi — 15 September 1978
- Pitru Paksha begins — 17 September 1978
- Sharad Navratri begins — 3 October 1978
- Durga Ashtami — 9 October 1978
- Maha Navami — 10 October 1978
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 11 October 1978
- Karwa Chauth — 19 October 1978
- Dhanteras — 29 October 1978
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 30 October 1978
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 31 October 1978
- Govardhan Puja — 1 November 1978
- Bhai Dooj — 2 November 1978
- Chhath Puja — 6 November 1978
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 14 November 1978
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 14 November 1978
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