Vat Savitri Vrat 2085
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)2085-05-22 · 20:16 → 19:56
- Parana (tithi ends)19:56
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 2085
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2085
- Vasant Panchami — 30 January 2085
- Maha Shivaratri — 22 February 2085
- Holika Dahan — 10 March 2085
- Holi — 12 March 2085
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 26 March 2085
- Ram Navami — 3 April 2085
- Akshaya Tritiya — 26 April 2085
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 24 June 2085
- Guru Purnima — 7 July 2085
- Nag Panchami — 27 July 2085
- Raksha Bandhan — 5 August 2085
- Krishna Janmashtami — 12 August 2085
- Hartalika Teej — 23 August 2085
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 24 August 2085
- Anant Chaturdashi — 3 September 2085
- Pitru Paksha begins — 4 September 2085
- Sharad Navratri begins — 20 September 2085
- Durga Ashtami — 27 September 2085
- Maha Navami — 28 September 2085
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 28 September 2085
- Karwa Chauth — 6 October 2085
- Dhanteras — 16 October 2085
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 17 October 2085
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 18 October 2085
- Govardhan Puja — 19 October 2085
- Bhai Dooj — 20 October 2085
- Chhath Puja — 24 October 2085
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 1 November 2085
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 1 November 2085
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