Vat Savitri Vrat 2069
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)03:00 → 23:36
- Parana (tithi ends)23:36
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 2069
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2069
- Vasant Panchami — 27 January 2069
- Maha Shivaratri — 20 February 2069
- Holika Dahan — 7 March 2069
- Holi — 8 March 2069
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 23 March 2069
- Ram Navami — 30 March 2069
- Akshaya Tritiya — 23 April 2069
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 20 June 2069
- Guru Purnima — 4 July 2069
- Nag Panchami — 22 August 2069
- Raksha Bandhan — 1 September 2069
- Krishna Janmashtami — 7 September 2069
- Hartalika Teej — 18 September 2069
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 19 September 2069
- Anant Chaturdashi — 29 September 2069
- Pitru Paksha begins — 1 October 2069
- Sharad Navratri begins — 16 October 2069
- Durga Ashtami — 23 October 2069
- Maha Navami — 24 October 2069
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 25 October 2069
- Karwa Chauth — 2 November 2069
- Dhanteras — 11 November 2069
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 12 November 2069
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 13 November 2069
- Govardhan Puja — 14 November 2069
- Bhai Dooj — 16 November 2069
- Chhath Puja — 20 November 2069
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 28 November 2069
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 28 November 2069
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