Vat Savitri Vrat 2039
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)05:10
- Sunset18:39
- Fasting window (tithi)04:36 → 2039-05-23 · 07:08
- Parana (tithi ends)07:082039-05-23
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 2039
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2039
- Vasant Panchami — 29 January 2039
- Maha Shivaratri — 21 February 2039
- Holika Dahan — 10 March 2039
- Holi — 11 March 2039
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 25 March 2039
- Ram Navami — 3 April 2039
- Akshaya Tritiya — 26 April 2039
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 23 June 2039
- Guru Purnima — 6 July 2039
- Nag Panchami — 26 July 2039
- Raksha Bandhan — 4 August 2039
- Krishna Janmashtami — 11 August 2039
- Hartalika Teej — 22 August 2039
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 23 August 2039
- Anant Chaturdashi — 1 September 2039
- Pitru Paksha begins — 3 October 2039
- Sharad Navratri begins — 18 October 2039
- Durga Ashtami — 24 October 2039
- Maha Navami — 25 October 2039
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 26 October 2039
- Karwa Chauth — 4 November 2039
- Dhanteras — 14 November 2039
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 15 November 2039
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 15 November 2039
- Govardhan Puja — 17 November 2039
- Bhai Dooj — 17 November 2039
- Chhath Puja — 21 November 2039
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 30 November 2039
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 30 November 2039
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