Use this calendar to check Hindu festivals and Vratas for Edison. Festival observance is not based on the civil date alone: sunrise, Tithi, Nakshatra, lunar month, and location can all affect the selected day. The astronomical positions are calculated with Swiss Ephemeris, while the observance rules follow traditional Panchanga practice.
How to use this festival calendar
- Select the place carefully: Sunrise and Tithi boundaries differ by location, so the listed date can change between cities or countries.
- Read the timings: When a Tithi spans two civil dates, the applicable sunrise, midday, moonrise, or Pradosha rule may decide the observance day.
- Respect your tradition: Smarta, Vaishnava, regional, family, and temple traditions may apply different rules. Use the calendar as a detailed reference and follow your established custom where required.
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Hindu Festivals & Vratas in September 2021
Festival and vrata dates for Edison in September 2021:
- Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Thursday, 2 September 2021.
- Shani Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 4 September 2021.
- Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 4 September 2021.
- Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Saturday, 4 September 2021.
- Shani Trayodashi✓ — Saturday, 4 September 2021.
- Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 6 September 2021.
- Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 6 September 2021.
- Darsha Shraddha✓ — Monday, 6 September 2021.
- Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ — Monday, 6 September 2021.
- Mahatyama Vratam✓ — Monday, 6 September 2021.
- Somavati Amavasya✓ — Monday, 6 September 2021.
- Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ — Tuesday, 7 September 2021.
- Samavedi Upakarma✓ — Wednesday, 8 September 2021.
- Kalki Jayanti✓ — Wednesday, 8 September 2021.
- Tamasa Manvadi✓ — Thursday, 9 September 2021.
- Shodashoma Vratam✓ — Thursday, 9 September 2021.
- Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ — Thursday, 9 September 2021.
- Siva Chaturthi✓ — Thursday, 9 September 2021.
- Gauri Puja✓ — Thursday, 9 September 2021.
- Agastyarghyam✓ — Thursday, 9 September 2021.
- Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 9 September 2021.
- Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 11:39 AM — Friday, 10 September 2021. — A ten-day festival honoring the birth of Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, beginning with the installation of Ganesha idols.
- Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Friday, 10 September 2021.
- Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi✓ — Friday, 10 September 2021.
- Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 11 September 2021.
- Boudha Jayanti✓ — Saturday, 11 September 2021.
- Masik Shashti Vratam✓ — Saturday, 11 September 2021.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 12 September 2021.
- Surya Shashti✓ — Sunday, 12 September 2021.
- Skanda Darsanam✓ — Sunday, 12 September 2021.
- Amuktabharana Saptami✓ — Sunday, 12 September 2021.
- Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Monday, 13 September 2021.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Monday, 13 September 2021.
- Radha Ashtami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Monday, 13 September 2021.
- Nanda Devi Puja✓ — Monday, 13 September 2021.
- Jyesthashtami✓ — Monday, 13 September 2021.
- Putri Jyestha Vratam✓ — Monday, 13 September 2021.
- Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation; Durva nakshatra exception applies)✓ — Monday, 13 September 2021.
- Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 14 September 2021.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 14 September 2021.
- Kedara Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 14 September 2021.
- Ksheera Vratarambha✓ — Wednesday, 15 September 2021.
- Kanya Sankramana (03:45 PM) — Thursday, 16 September 2021.
- Sarvesham Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla)✓ Completed — Sravana Dwadashi: Upavasa; Parana (Breaking the fast): Trayodashi — Thursday, 16 September 2021.
- Parivartana Ekadashi✓ — Thursday, 16 September 2021.
- Kata Danamu✓ — Thursday, 16 September 2021.
- Go Triratra Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Friday, 17 September 2021.
- Sakra Dwadashi✓ — Friday, 17 September 2021.
- Sakra Dhwajotthapana✓ — Friday, 17 September 2021.
- Vishnu Parivartana Mahotsavam✓ — Friday, 17 September 2021.
- Kalki Dwadashi✓ — Friday, 17 September 2021.
- Sravana Dwadashi✓ — Friday, 17 September 2021.
- Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Friday, 17 September 2021.
- Vamana Jayanti (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Friday, 17 September 2021.
- Sravana Dwadashi Parana✓ — Saturday, 18 September 2021.
- Shani Pradosham (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 18 September 2021.
- Kadali Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 19 September 2021.
- Anant Chaturdashi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 19 September 2021.
- Ananta Padmanabha Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 19 September 2021.
- Ganesh Visarjan (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 19 September 2021.
- Anantha Vrata Arambha (Madhyahna)✓ — Sunday, 19 September 2021.
- Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam✓ — Sunday, 19 September 2021.
- Purnima Vrat✓ — Monday, 20 September 2021.
- Uma Maheswara Vratam✓ — Monday, 20 September 2021.
- Upanga Lalitha Gauri Vratam✓ — Monday, 20 September 2021.
- Loka Pala Puja✓ — Monday, 20 September 2021.
- Pitru Paksha begins✓ — Tuesday, 21 September 2021.
- Asunya Sayana Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 22 September 2021.
- Bruhath Gauri Vratam✓ — Thursday, 23 September 2021.
- Kajjali Vratam✓ — Thursday, 23 September 2021.
- Vishalakshi Yatra✓ — Thursday, 23 September 2021.
- Maha Bharani✓ — Friday, 24 September 2021.
- Sankashti Chaturthi — Friday, 24 September 2021.
- Krittika Vratam✓ — Saturday, 25 September 2021.
- Chandra Shashti✓ — Sunday, 26 September 2021.
- Gaja Gauri Vrat (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Sunday, 26 September 2021.
- Rohini Vratam✓ — Sunday, 26 September 2021.
- Mahalakshmi Vrata Samapti (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 28 September 2021.
- Surya Savarni Manvadi✓ — Tuesday, 28 September 2021.
- Madhyashtami✓ — Tuesday, 28 September 2021.
- Mahalakshmi Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 28 September 2021.
- Ardrashtami✓ — Tuesday, 28 September 2021.
- Kalashtami✓ — Tuesday, 28 September 2021.
- Ahina Navami✓ — Wednesday, 29 September 2021.
- Durga Devi Udyapanam✓ — Wednesday, 29 September 2021.
Hindu Festivals and Important Days
September 2021
| 02SeptemberThursday | Krishna Ekadashi (till 10:14 PM) 🔔Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Friday, 03 September 2021 06:31 AM - 10:37 AM✓ Completed |
| 04SeptemberSaturday | Krishna Trayodashi (till 10:51 PM) 🔔Shani Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Saturday, 04 September 2021 06:32 AM - Sunday, 05 September 2021 06:33 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Sunday, 05 September 2021 06:33 AM 🔔Shani Trayodashi✓ Completed |
| 06SeptemberMonday | Amavasya (till 8:51 PM) 🔔Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Darsha Shraddha✓ Completed 🔔Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Mahatyama Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Somavati Amavasya✓ Completed |
| 07SeptemberTuesday | Shukla Pratipada (till 7:07 PM) 🔔Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ Completed |
| 08SeptemberWednesday | Shukla Dvitiya (till 5:04 PM) 🔔Samavedi Upakarma✓ Completed 🔔Kalki Jayanti✓ Completed |
| 09SeptemberThursday | Shukla Tritiya (till 2:48 PM) 🔔Tamasa Manvadi✓ Completed 🔔Shodashoma Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Siva Chaturthi✓ Completed 🔔Gauri Puja✓ Completed 🔔Agastyarghyam✓ Completed 🔔Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 10SeptemberFriday | Shukla Chaturthi (till 12:28 PM) 🔔Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 11:39 AM - 12:28 PM✓ Completed Madhyahna Kala: 11:38 AM - 2:09 PM Madhyahna Chaturthi Window: 11:38 AM - 12:28 PM 🔔Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi✓ Completed |
| 11SeptemberSaturday | Shukla Panchami (till 10:07 AM) 🔔Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Boudha Jayanti✓ Completed 🔔Masik Shashti Vratam✓ Completed |
| 12SeptemberSunday | Shukla Shashthi (till 7:51 AM) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Surya Shashti✓ Completed 🔔Skanda Darsanam✓ Completed 🔔Amuktabharana Saptami✓ Completed |
| 13SeptemberMonday | Shukla Ashtami (till (14th) 3:39 AM) 🔔Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Radha Ashtami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Nanda Devi Puja✓ Completed 🔔Jyesthashtami✓ Completed 🔔Putri Jyestha Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation; Durva nakshatra exception applies)✓ Completed |
| 14SeptemberTuesday | Shukla Navami (till (15th) 1:47 AM) 🔔Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Kedara Vratam✓ Completed |
| 15SeptemberWednesday | Shukla Dashami (till (16th) 12:06 AM) 🔔Ksheera Vratarambha✓ Completed |
| 16SeptemberThursday | Shukla Ekadashi (till 10:38 PM) 🔔Kanya Sankramana (03:45 PM) — Punyakala: 03:45 PM - 07:00 PM✓ Completed 🔔Sarvesham Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla)✓ Completed — Sravana Dwadashi: Upavasa; Parana (Breaking the fast): Trayodashi 🔔Parivartana Ekadashi✓ Completed 🔔Kata Danamu✓ Completed |
| 17SeptemberFriday | Shukla Dvadashi (till 9:24 PM) 🔔Go Triratra Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Sakra Dwadashi✓ Completed 🔔Sakra Dhwajotthapana✓ Completed 🔔Vishnu Parivartana Mahotsavam✓ Completed 🔔Kalki Dwadashi✓ Completed 🔔Sravana Dwadashi✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Friday, 17 September 2021 06:44 AM - Saturday, 18 September 2021 08:30 PM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Saturday, 18 September 2021 08:30 PM 🔔Vamana Jayanti (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 18SeptemberSaturday | Shukla Trayodashi (till 8:30 PM) 🔔Sravana Dwadashi Parana✓ Completed 🔔Shani Pradosham (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 19SeptemberSunday | Shukla Chaturdashi (till 7:58 PM) 🔔Kadali Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Anant Chaturdashi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Ananta Padmanabha Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Ganesh Visarjan (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Anantha Vrata Arambha (Madhyahna)✓ Completed 🔔Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam✓ Completed |
| 20SeptemberMonday | Shukla Purnima (till 7:54 PM) 🔔Purnima Vrat✓ Completed 🔔Uma Maheswara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Upanga Lalitha Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Loka Pala Puja✓ Completed |
| 21SeptemberTuesday | Krishna Pratipada (till 8:22 PM) 🔔Pitru Paksha begins✓ Completed |
| 22SeptemberWednesday | Krishna Dvitiya (till 9:24 PM) 🔔Asunya Sayana Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 23SeptemberThursday | Krishna Tritiya (till 11:00 PM) 🔔Bruhath Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Kajjali Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Vishalakshi Yatra✓ Completed |
| 24SeptemberFriday | Krishna Chaturthi (till (25th) 1:06 AM) 🔔Maha Bharani✓ Completed 🔔Sankashti Chaturthi — Moonrise: 08:42 PM✓ Completed |
| 25SeptemberSaturday | Krishna Panchami (till (26th) 3:35 AM) 🔔Krittika Vratam✓ Completed |
| 26SeptemberSunday | Krishna Shashthi (till (27th) 6:13 AM) 🔔Chandra Shashti✓ Completed 🔔Gaja Gauri Vrat (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Pravesha Time: 09:12 PM (Hasta Nakshatra Pravesha)✓ Completed 🔔Rohini Vratam✓ Completed |
| 28SeptemberTuesday | Krishna Saptami (till 8:47 AM) 🔔Mahalakshmi Vrata Samapti (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Surya Savarni Manvadi✓ Completed 🔔Madhyashtami✓ Completed 🔔Mahalakshmi Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Ardrashtami✓ Completed 🔔Kalashtami✓ Completed |
| 29SeptemberWednesday | Krishna Ashtami (till 11:00 AM) 🔔Ahina Navami✓ Completed 🔔Durga Devi Udyapanam✓ Completed |
This calendar of festivals and important days has been prepared based on the rules given in Hindu scriptures like Nirnaya Sindhu, Dharma Sindhu, etc. It has been created for the benefit of all followers of Hinduism worldwide. If you find any mistake in this calendar regarding any festival or any important day, or if any festival related to your region is not included, please inform me by emailing admin@onlinejyotish.com. Thank you for your cooperation.
Glossary: Understanding Hindu Calendar Terms
These terms help explain why a festival date may differ from a printed calendar or a nearby temple:
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tithi | A lunar day. It is the time taken by the Moon to move 12 degrees away from the Sun. |
| Nakshatra | One of the 27 divisions along the Moon’s path. Some festivals and Vratas require a particular Nakshatra. |
| Purnimant / Amavasyant | Purnimant months end on Full Moon (North India). Amavasyant months end on No Moon (South India). |
| Smarta vs Vaishnava | Smarta and Vaishnava observances can fall on different dates because their sunrise and Tithi-purity rules are not identical. |
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Festival dates depend on location, sunrise, the duration of the Tithi, and the rule used for that observance. A temple may also follow a regional Panchanga, a traditional school, or its own established custom. A different date does not automatically mean that either calendar is wrong.
Smarta and Vaishnava traditions apply different sunrise and Dashami-overlap rules. This can place the fast on consecutive dates. Follow the tradition observed by your family, Guru, or temple.
An eclipse can affect worship, fasting, temple schedules, and Sutak observance. The effect depends on visibility at the selected location and on the tradition being followed, so local guidance may still be necessary.
How the dates are prepared: Astronomical positions are calculated with Swiss Ephemeris. Festival-selection rules are maintained from traditional Panchanga references under the guidance of Sri Santhosh Kumar Sharma. Regional and sectarian practice can still differ.
City · Year
Edison
2021 · September
America/New_York
