Use this calendar to check Hindu festivals and Vratas for Melbourne. 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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Select a month and year to see the major festivals and Vratas.
Hindu Festivals & Vratas in September 1953
Festival and vrata dates for Melbourne in September 1953:
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 1 September 1953.
- Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 1 September 1953.
- Rohini Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 1 September 1953.
- Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Friday, 4 September 1953.
- Shani Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 5 September 1953.
- Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 6 September 1953.
- Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Sunday, 6 September 1953.
- Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 7 September 1953.
- Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Monday, 7 September 1953.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 7 September 1953.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 8 September 1953.
- Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 8 September 1953.
- Mahatyama Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 8 September 1953.
- Agastyarghyam✓ — Wednesday, 9 September 1953.
- Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ — Wednesday, 9 September 1953.
- Kalki Jayanti✓ — Thursday, 10 September 1953.
- Tamasa Manvadi✓ — Friday, 11 September 1953.
- Shodashoma Vratam✓ — Friday, 11 September 1953.
- Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ — Friday, 11 September 1953.
- Siva Chaturthi✓ — Friday, 11 September 1953.
- Gauri Puja✓ — Friday, 11 September 1953.
- Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Friday, 11 September 1953.
- Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: Puja time unavailable✓ — Saturday, 12 September 1953. — 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)✓ — Sunday, 13 September 1953.
- Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Monday, 14 September 1953.
- Surya Shashti✓ — Monday, 14 September 1953.
- Skanda Darsanam✓ — Monday, 14 September 1953.
- Boudha Jayanti✓ — Monday, 14 September 1953.
- Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Monday, 14 September 1953.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 15 September 1953.
- Amuktabharana Saptami✓ — Tuesday, 15 September 1953.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 16 September 1953.
- Kanya Sankramana (07:25 PM) — Wednesday, 16 September 1953.
- Jyesthashtami✓ — Wednesday, 16 September 1953.
- Putri Jyestha Vratam✓ — Wednesday, 16 September 1953.
- Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation; Durva nakshatra exception applies)✓ — Wednesday, 16 September 1953.
- Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 17 September 1953.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 17 September 1953.
- Nanda Devi Puja✓ — Thursday, 17 September 1953.
- Kedara Vratam✓ — Thursday, 17 September 1953.
- Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Friday, 18 September 1953.
- Ksheera Vratarambha✓ — Friday, 18 September 1953.
- Smarta Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla)✓ Completed — Sravana Dwadashi: Upavasa; Parana (Breaking the fast): Trayodashi — Saturday, 19 September 1953.
- Parivartana Ekadashi✓ — Saturday, 19 September 1953.
- Kata Danamu✓ — Saturday, 19 September 1953.
- Go Triratra Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 20 September 1953.
- Rigvedi Upakarma✓ — Sunday, 20 September 1953.
- Sakra Dwadashi✓ — Sunday, 20 September 1953.
- Sakra Dhwajotthapana✓ — Sunday, 20 September 1953.
- Vishnu Parivartana Mahotsavam✓ — Sunday, 20 September 1953.
- Kalki Dwadashi✓ — Sunday, 20 September 1953.
- Sravana Dwadashi✓ — Sunday, 20 September 1953.
- Vaishnava Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla)✓ Completed — Sunday, 20 September 1953.
- Parivartana Ekadashi✓ — Sunday, 20 September 1953.
- Kata Danamu✓ — Sunday, 20 September 1953.
- Vamana Jayanti (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 20 September 1953.
- Sravana Dwadashi Parana✓ — Monday, 21 September 1953.
- Soma Pradosham (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Monday, 21 September 1953.
- Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Monday, 21 September 1953.
- Kadali Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 22 September 1953.
- Anant Chaturdashi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 22 September 1953.
- Ananta Padmanabha Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 22 September 1953.
- Ganesh Visarjan (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 22 September 1953.
- Anantha Vrata Arambha (Madhyahna)✓ — Tuesday, 22 September 1953.
- Uma Maheswara Vratam✓ — Wednesday, 23 September 1953.
- Upanga Lalitha Gauri Vratam✓ — Wednesday, 23 September 1953.
- Loka Pala Puja✓ — Wednesday, 23 September 1953.
- Pitru Paksha begins✓ — Wednesday, 23 September 1953.
- Asunya Sayana Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 24 September 1953.
- Bruhath Gauri Vratam✓ — Friday, 25 September 1953.
- Kajjali Vratam✓ — Friday, 25 September 1953.
- Vishalakshi Yatra✓ — Friday, 25 September 1953.
- Maha Bharani✓ — Saturday, 26 September 1953.
- Sankashti Chaturthi — Saturday, 26 September 1953.
- Chandra Shashti✓ — Sunday, 27 September 1953.
- Gaja Gauri Vrat (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Sunday, 27 September 1953.
- Krittika Vratam✓ — Sunday, 27 September 1953.
- Rohini Vratam✓ — Monday, 28 September 1953.
- Surya Savarni Manvadi✓ — Wednesday, 30 September 1953.
- Madhyashtami✓ — Wednesday, 30 September 1953.
- Mahalakshmi Vratam✓ — Wednesday, 30 September 1953.
- Ardrashtami✓ — Wednesday, 30 September 1953.
- Durga Devi Udyapanam✓ — Wednesday, 30 September 1953.
Hindu Festivals and Important Days
September 1953
| 01SeptemberTuesday | Krishna Ashtami (till 8:23 AM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Rohini Vratam✓ Completed |
| 04SeptemberFriday | Krishna Ekadashi (till 9:41 AM) 🔔Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Saturday, 05 September 1953 06:36 AM - 07:46 AM✓ Completed |
| 05SeptemberSaturday | Krishna Dvadashi (till 11:15 AM) 🔔Shani Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 06SeptemberSunday | Krishna Trayodashi (till 1:11 PM) 🔔Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Sunday, 06 September 1953 06:34 AM - Monday, 07 September 1953 06:33 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Monday, 07 September 1953 06:33 AM |
| 07SeptemberMonday | Krishna Chaturdashi (till 3:23 PM) 🔔Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed |
| 08SeptemberTuesday | Amavasya (till 5:47 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Mahatyama Vratam✓ Completed |
| 09SeptemberWednesday | Shukla Pratipada (till 8:16 PM) 🔔Agastyarghyam✓ Completed 🔔Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ Completed |
| 10SeptemberThursday | Shukla Dvitiya (till 10:46 PM) 🔔Kalki Jayanti✓ Completed |
| 11SeptemberFriday | Shukla Tritiya (till (12th) 1:10 AM) 🔔Tamasa Manvadi✓ Completed 🔔Shodashoma Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Siva Chaturthi✓ Completed 🔔Gauri Puja✓ Completed 🔔Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 12SeptemberSaturday | Shukla Chaturthi (till (13th) 3:23 AM) 🔔Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: Puja time unavailable✓ Completed |
| 13SeptemberSunday | Shukla Panchami (till (14th) 5:17 AM) 🔔Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 14SeptemberMonday | Shukla Shashthi (till (15th) 6:45 AM) 🔔Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Surya Shashti✓ Completed 🔔Skanda Darsanam✓ Completed 🔔Boudha Jayanti✓ Completed 🔔Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 15SeptemberTuesday | Shukla Shashthi (till 6:45 AM) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Amuktabharana Saptami✓ Completed |
| 16SeptemberWednesday | Shukla Saptami (till 7:38 AM) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Kanya Sankramana (07:25 PM) — Punyakala: 11:46 AM - 06:10 PM✓ Completed 🔔Jyesthashtami✓ Completed 🔔Putri Jyestha Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation; Durva nakshatra exception applies)✓ Completed |
| 17SeptemberThursday | Shukla Ashtami (till 7:49 AM) 🔔Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Nanda Devi Puja✓ Completed 🔔Kedara Vratam✓ Completed |
| 18SeptemberFriday | Shukla Navami (till 7:16 AM) 🔔Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Ksheera Vratarambha✓ Completed |
| 19SeptemberSaturday | Shukla Ekadashi (till (20th) 3:51 AM) 🔔Smarta Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla)✓ Completed — Sravana Dwadashi: Upavasa; Parana (Breaking the fast): Trayodashi 🔔Parivartana Ekadashi✓ Completed 🔔Kata Danamu✓ Completed |
| 20SeptemberSunday | Shukla Dvadashi (till (21st) 1:06 AM) 🔔Go Triratra Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Rigvedi Upakarma✓ Completed 🔔Sakra Dwadashi✓ Completed 🔔Sakra Dhwajotthapana✓ Completed 🔔Vishnu Parivartana Mahotsavam✓ Completed 🔔Kalki Dwadashi✓ Completed 🔔Sravana Dwadashi✓ Completed 🔔Vaishnava Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Monday, 21 September 1953 06:11 AM - 06:26 AM✓ Completed 🔔Parivartana Ekadashi✓ Completed 🔔Kata Danamu✓ Completed 🔔Vamana Jayanti (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 21SeptemberMonday | Shukla Trayodashi (till 9:49 PM) 🔔Sravana Dwadashi Parana✓ Completed 🔔Soma Pradosham (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Monday, 21 September 1953 06:11 AM - Tuesday, 22 September 1953 06:10 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Tuesday, 22 September 1953 06:10 AM |
| 22SeptemberTuesday | Shukla Chaturdashi (till 6:09 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 |
| 23SeptemberWednesday | Shukla Purnima (till 2:15 PM) 🔔Uma Maheswara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Upanga Lalitha Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Loka Pala Puja✓ Completed 🔔Pitru Paksha begins✓ Completed |
| 24SeptemberThursday | Krishna Pratipada (till 10:20 AM) 🔔Asunya Sayana Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 25SeptemberFriday | Krishna Dvitiya (till 6:33 AM) 🔔Bruhath Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Kajjali Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Vishalakshi Yatra✓ Completed |
| 26SeptemberSaturday | Krishna Chaturthi (till (27th) 12:12 AM) 🔔Maha Bharani✓ Completed 🔔Sankashti Chaturthi — Moonrise: 10:07 PM✓ Completed |
| 27SeptemberSunday | Krishna Panchami (till 9:57 PM) 🔔Chandra Shashti✓ Completed 🔔Gaja Gauri Vrat (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Pravesha Time: 12:51 AM (Hasta Nakshatra Pravesha)✓ Completed 🔔Krittika Vratam✓ Completed |
| 28SeptemberMonday | Krishna Shashthi (till 8:29 PM) 🔔Rohini Vratam✓ Completed |
| 30SeptemberWednesday | Krishna Ashtami (till 8:03 PM) 🔔Surya Savarni Manvadi✓ Completed 🔔Madhyashtami✓ Completed 🔔Mahalakshmi Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Ardrashtami✓ 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
Melbourne
1953 · September
Australia/Melbourne
