Vat Savitri Vrat 2050
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)05:11
- Sunset18:38
- Fasting window (tithi)03:41 → 2050-05-21 · 02:24
- Parana (tithi ends)02:242050-05-21
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 2050
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2050
- Vasant Panchami — 27 January 2050
- Maha Shivaratri — 20 February 2050
- Holika Dahan — 8 March 2050
- Holi — 9 March 2050
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 23 March 2050
- Ram Navami — 31 March 2050
- Akshaya Tritiya — 23 April 2050
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 21 June 2050
- Guru Purnima — 4 July 2050
- Nag Panchami — 24 July 2050
- Raksha Bandhan — 3 August 2050
- Krishna Janmashtami — 7 September 2050
- Hartalika Teej — 19 September 2050
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 20 September 2050
- Anant Chaturdashi — 29 September 2050
- Pitru Paksha begins — 1 October 2050
- Sharad Navratri begins — 16 October 2050
- Durga Ashtami — 23 October 2050
- Maha Navami — 24 October 2050
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 25 October 2050
- Karwa Chauth — 2 November 2050
- Dhanteras — 11 November 2050
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 13 November 2050
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 14 November 2050
- Govardhan Puja — 15 November 2050
- Bhai Dooj — 16 November 2050
- Chhath Puja — 20 November 2050
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 28 November 2050
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 28 November 2050
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