Vat Savitri Vrat 2029
Married women circle the banyan for their husbands' long life, on Jyeshtha Amavasya.
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)05:07
- Sunset18:48
- Fasting window (tithi)2029-06-11 · 08:20 → 09:23
- Parana (tithi ends)09:23
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 2029
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2029
- Vasant Panchami — 19 January 2029
- Maha Shivaratri — 11 February 2029
- Holika Dahan — 28 February 2029
- Holi — 30 March 2029
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 14 April 2029
- Ram Navami — 23 April 2029
- Akshaya Tritiya — 16 May 2029
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 13 July 2029
- Guru Purnima — 25 July 2029
- Nag Panchami — 14 August 2029
- Raksha Bandhan — 24 August 2029
- Krishna Janmashtami — 31 August 2029
- Hartalika Teej — 11 September 2029
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 11 September 2029
- Anant Chaturdashi — 21 September 2029
- Pitru Paksha begins — 23 September 2029
- Sharad Navratri begins — 8 October 2029
- Durga Ashtami — 14 October 2029
- Maha Navami — 15 October 2029
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 16 October 2029
- Karwa Chauth — 26 October 2029
- Dhanteras — 4 November 2029
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 5 November 2029
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 5 November 2029
- Govardhan Puja — 7 November 2029
- Bhai Dooj — 7 November 2029
- Chhath Puja — 11 November 2029
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 21 November 2029
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 21 November 2029
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