Vat Savitri Vrat 2036
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)05:09
- Sunset18:40
- Fasting window (tithi)03:16 → 2036-05-26 · 00:55
- Parana (tithi ends)00:552036-05-26
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 2036
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2036
- Vasant Panchami — 2 February 2036
- Maha Shivaratri — 25 February 2036
- Holika Dahan — 11 March 2036
- Holi — 13 March 2036
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 28 March 2036
- Ram Navami — 5 April 2036
- Akshaya Tritiya — 28 April 2036
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 25 June 2036
- Guru Purnima — 8 July 2036
- Nag Panchami — 27 July 2036
- Raksha Bandhan — 7 August 2036
- Krishna Janmashtami — 14 August 2036
- Hartalika Teej — 24 August 2036
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 25 August 2036
- Anant Chaturdashi — 4 September 2036
- Pitru Paksha begins — 6 September 2036
- Sharad Navratri begins — 20 September 2036
- Durga Ashtami — 27 September 2036
- Maha Navami — 28 September 2036
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 29 September 2036
- Karwa Chauth — 8 October 2036
- Dhanteras — 17 October 2036
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 18 October 2036
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 18 October 2036
- Govardhan Puja — 20 October 2036
- Bhai Dooj — 21 October 2036
- Chhath Puja — 25 October 2036
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 4 November 2036
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 4 November 2036
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