Vat Savitri Vrat 2068
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)05:08
- Sunset18:43
- Fasting window (tithi)2068-05-30 · 11:02 → 09:36
- Parana (tithi ends)09:36
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 2068
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2068
- Vasant Panchami — 7 February 2068
- Maha Shivaratri — 2 March 2068
- Holika Dahan — 18 March 2068
- Holi — 19 March 2068
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 3 April 2068
- Ram Navami — 10 April 2068
- Akshaya Tritiya — 4 May 2068
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 1 July 2068
- Guru Purnima — 15 July 2068
- Nag Panchami — 3 August 2068
- Raksha Bandhan — 13 August 2068
- Krishna Janmashtami — 19 August 2068
- Hartalika Teej — 30 August 2068
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 31 August 2068
- Anant Chaturdashi — 10 September 2068
- Pitru Paksha begins — 12 September 2068
- Sharad Navratri begins — 27 September 2068
- Durga Ashtami — 4 October 2068
- Maha Navami — 5 October 2068
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 6 October 2068
- Karwa Chauth — 14 October 2068
- Dhanteras — 23 October 2068
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 24 October 2068
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 25 October 2068
- Govardhan Puja — 27 October 2068
- Bhai Dooj — 28 October 2068
- Chhath Puja — 1 November 2068
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 9 November 2068
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 9 November 2068
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