Vat Savitri Vrat 2078
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)05:07
- Sunset18:47
- Fasting window (tithi)2078-06-09 · 10:26 → 07:18
- Parana (tithi ends)07:18
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 2078
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2078
- Vasant Panchami — 16 February 2078
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 March 2078
- Holika Dahan — 27 March 2078
- Holi — 29 March 2078
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 13 April 2078
- Ram Navami — 20 April 2078
- Akshaya Tritiya — 14 May 2078
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 11 July 2078
- Guru Purnima — 24 July 2078
- Nag Panchami — 12 August 2078
- Raksha Bandhan — 23 August 2078
- Krishna Janmashtami — 29 August 2078
- Hartalika Teej — 9 September 2078
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 10 September 2078
- Anant Chaturdashi — 20 September 2078
- Pitru Paksha begins — 22 September 2078
- Sharad Navratri begins — 6 October 2078
- Durga Ashtami — 14 October 2078
- Maha Navami — 15 October 2078
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 16 October 2078
- Dhanteras — 1 November 2078
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 3 November 2078
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 4 November 2078
- Govardhan Puja — 5 November 2078
- Bhai Dooj — 6 November 2078
- Chhath Puja — 11 November 2078
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 19 November 2078
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 19 November 2078
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