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 2015
Festival and vrata dates for Melbourne in September 2015:
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 1 September 2015.
- Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi — Tuesday, 1 September 2015.
- Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 4 September 2015.
- Krittika Vratam✓ — Friday, 4 September 2015.
- Dashaphala Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 5 September 2015.
- Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation)✓ — Saturday, 5 September 2015.
- Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 5 September 2015. — Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, marked by devotional songs and fasting.
- Sri Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 5 September 2015.
- Kalashtami✓ — Saturday, 5 September 2015.
- Rohini Vratam✓ — Saturday, 5 September 2015.
- Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 6 September 2015.
- Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 6 September 2015.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 7 September 2015.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 8 September 2015.
- Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Wednesday, 9 September 2015.
- Agastyarghyam✓ — Thursday, 10 September 2015.
- Guru Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 10 September 2015.
- Guru Pushya Yoga✓ — Thursday, 10 September 2015.
- Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 11 September 2015.
- Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Friday, 11 September 2015.
- Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 12 September 2015.
- Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 12 September 2015.
- Rudra Savarni Manvadi (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 12 September 2015.
- Darbha Sangrahanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 12 September 2015.
- Darsha Shraddha✓ — Saturday, 12 September 2015.
- Kusha Grahanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 13 September 2015.
- Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ — Sunday, 13 September 2015.
- Mahatyama Vratam✓ — Sunday, 13 September 2015.
- Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ — Monday, 14 September 2015.
- Samavedi Upakarma✓ — Tuesday, 15 September 2015.
- Kalki Jayanti✓ — Tuesday, 15 September 2015.
- Tamasa Manvadi✓ — Wednesday, 16 September 2015.
- Shodashoma Vratam✓ — Wednesday, 16 September 2015.
- Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ — Wednesday, 16 September 2015.
- Siva Chaturthi✓ — Wednesday, 16 September 2015.
- Gauri Puja✓ — Wednesday, 16 September 2015.
- Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 16 September 2015.
- Kanya Sankramana (04:51 PM) — Thursday, 17 September 2015.
- Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 11:16 AM — Thursday, 17 September 2015. — A ten-day festival honoring the birth of Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, beginning with the installation of Ganesha idols.
- Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi✓ — Thursday, 17 September 2015.
- Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Friday, 18 September 2015.
- Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 19 September 2015.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 19 September 2015.
- Surya Shashti✓ — Saturday, 19 September 2015.
- Skanda Darsanam✓ — Saturday, 19 September 2015.
- Boudha Jayanti✓ — Saturday, 19 September 2015.
- Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 19 September 2015.
- Masik Shashti Vratam✓ — Saturday, 19 September 2015.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 20 September 2015.
- Amuktabharana Saptami✓ — Sunday, 20 September 2015.
- Jyesthashtami✓ — Sunday, 20 September 2015.
- Putri Jyestha Vratam✓ — Sunday, 20 September 2015.
- Bhanu Saptami✓ — Sunday, 20 September 2015.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Monday, 21 September 2015.
- Radha Ashtami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Monday, 21 September 2015.
- Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 22 September 2015.
- Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 22 September 2015.
- Nanda Devi Puja✓ — Tuesday, 22 September 2015.
- Kedara Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 22 September 2015.
- Ksheera Vratarambha✓ — Wednesday, 23 September 2015.
- Sarvesham Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla)✓ Completed — Sravana Dwadashi: Upavasa; Parana (Breaking the fast): Trayodashi — Thursday, 24 September 2015.
- Parivartana Ekadashi✓ — Thursday, 24 September 2015.
- Kata Danamu✓ — Thursday, 24 September 2015.
- Go Triratra Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Friday, 25 September 2015.
- Rigvedi Upakarma✓ — Friday, 25 September 2015.
- Sakra Dwadashi✓ — Friday, 25 September 2015.
- Sakra Dhwajotthapana✓ — Friday, 25 September 2015.
- Vishnu Parivartana Mahotsavam✓ — Friday, 25 September 2015.
- Kalki Dwadashi✓ — Friday, 25 September 2015.
- Sravana Dwadashi✓ — Friday, 25 September 2015.
- Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Friday, 25 September 2015.
- Vamana Jayanti (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Friday, 25 September 2015.
- Sravana Dwadashi Parana✓ — Saturday, 26 September 2015.
- Shani Pradosham (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 26 September 2015.
- Kadali Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 27 September 2015.
- Gaja Gauri Vrat (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Sunday, 27 September 2015.
- Anant Chaturdashi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 27 September 2015.
- Ananta Padmanabha Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 27 September 2015.
- Ganesh Visarjan (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 27 September 2015.
- Anantha Vrata Arambha (Madhyahna)✓ — Sunday, 27 September 2015.
- Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam✓ — Sunday, 27 September 2015.
- Purnima Vrat✓ — Monday, 28 September 2015.
- Uma Maheswara Vratam✓ — Monday, 28 September 2015.
- Upanga Lalitha Gauri Vratam✓ — Monday, 28 September 2015.
- Loka Pala Puja✓ — Monday, 28 September 2015.
- Pitru Paksha begins✓ — Monday, 28 September 2015.
- Asunya Sayana Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 29 September 2015.
- Bruhath Gauri Vratam✓ — Wednesday, 30 September 2015.
- Kajjali Vratam✓ — Wednesday, 30 September 2015.
- Vishalakshi Yatra✓ — Wednesday, 30 September 2015.
Hindu Festivals and Important Days
September 2015
| 01SeptemberTuesday | Krishna Tritiya (till 5:54 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi — Moonrise: 09:00 PM✓ Completed |
| 04SeptemberFriday | Krishna Shashthi (till 9:57 AM) 🔔Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krittika Vratam✓ Completed |
| 05SeptemberSaturday | Krishna Saptami (till 8:25 AM) 🔔Dashaphala Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation)✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ CompletedCelebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, marked by devotional songs and fasting. 🔔Sri Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Kalashtami✓ Completed 🔔Rohini Vratam✓ Completed |
| 06SeptemberSunday | Krishna Ashtami (till 7:32 AM) 🔔Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 07SeptemberMonday | Krishna Navami (till 7:17 AM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed |
| 08SeptemberTuesday | Krishna Dashami (till 7:40 AM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed |
| 09SeptemberWednesday | Krishna Ekadashi (till 8:37 AM) 🔔Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Thursday, 10 September 2015 06:33 AM - 07:26 AM✓ Completed |
| 10SeptemberThursday | Krishna Dvadashi (till 10:05 AM) 🔔Agastyarghyam✓ Completed 🔔Guru Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Guru Pushya Yoga✓ Completed |
| 11SeptemberFriday | Krishna Trayodashi (till 11:59 AM) 🔔Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Friday, 11 September 2015 06:32 AM - Saturday, 12 September 2015 06:30 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Saturday, 12 September 2015 06:30 AM |
| 12SeptemberSaturday | Krishna Chaturdashi (till 2:12 PM) 🔔Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Rudra Savarni Manvadi (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Darbha Sangrahanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Darsha Shraddha✓ Completed |
| 13SeptemberSunday | Amavasya (till 4:41 PM) 🔔Kusha Grahanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Mahatyama Vratam✓ Completed |
| 14SeptemberMonday | Shukla Pratipada (till 7:18 PM) 🔔Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ Completed |
| 15SeptemberTuesday | Shukla Dvitiya (till 9:57 PM) 🔔Samavedi Upakarma✓ Completed 🔔Kalki Jayanti✓ Completed |
| 16SeptemberWednesday | Shukla Tritiya (till (17th) 12:31 AM) 🔔Tamasa Manvadi✓ Completed 🔔Shodashoma Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Siva Chaturthi✓ Completed 🔔Gauri Puja✓ Completed 🔔Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 17SeptemberThursday | Shukla Chaturthi (till (18th) 2:50 AM) 🔔Kanya Sankramana (04:51 PM) — Punyakala: 04:51 PM - 06:07 PM✓ Completed 🔔Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 11:16 AM - 01:25 PM✓ Completed Madhyahna Kala: 11:04 AM - 1:25 PM Varjyam: 9:28 AM - 11:15 AM 🔔Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi✓ Completed |
| 18SeptemberFriday | Shukla Panchami (till (19th) 4:46 AM) 🔔Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 19SeptemberSaturday | Shukla Shashthi (till (20th) 6:09 AM) 🔔Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Surya Shashti✓ Completed 🔔Skanda Darsanam✓ Completed 🔔Boudha Jayanti✓ Completed 🔔Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Masik Shashti Vratam✓ Completed |
| 20SeptemberSunday | Shukla Saptami (till (21st) 6:53 AM) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Amuktabharana Saptami✓ Completed 🔔Jyesthashtami✓ Completed 🔔Putri Jyestha Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Bhanu Saptami✓ Completed |
| 21SeptemberMonday | Shukla Saptami (till 6:53 AM) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Radha Ashtami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 22SeptemberTuesday | Shukla Ashtami (till 6:53 AM) 🔔Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Nanda Devi Puja✓ Completed 🔔Kedara Vratam✓ Completed |
| 23SeptemberWednesday | Shukla Dashami (till (24th) 4:33 AM) 🔔Ksheera Vratarambha✓ Completed |
| 24SeptemberThursday | Shukla Ekadashi (till (25th) 2:20 AM) 🔔Sarvesham Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla)✓ Completed — Sravana Dwadashi: Upavasa; Parana (Breaking the fast): Trayodashi 🔔Parivartana Ekadashi✓ Completed 🔔Kata Danamu✓ Completed |
| 25SeptemberFriday | Shukla Dvadashi (till 11:30 PM) 🔔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 🔔Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Friday, 25 September 2015 06:10 AM - Saturday, 26 September 2015 08:13 PM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Saturday, 26 September 2015 08:13 PM 🔔Vamana Jayanti (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 26SeptemberSaturday | Shukla Trayodashi (till 8:13 PM) 🔔Sravana Dwadashi Parana✓ Completed 🔔Shani Pradosham (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 27SeptemberSunday | Shukla Chaturdashi (till 4:36 PM) 🔔Kadali Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Gaja Gauri Vrat (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Pravesha Time: 10:14 PM (Hasta Nakshatra Pravesha)✓ 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 |
| 28SeptemberMonday | Shukla Purnima (till 12:50 PM) 🔔Purnima Vrat✓ Completed 🔔Uma Maheswara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Upanga Lalitha Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Loka Pala Puja✓ Completed 🔔Pitru Paksha begins✓ Completed |
| 29SeptemberTuesday | Krishna Pratipada (till 9:04 AM) 🔔Asunya Sayana Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 30SeptemberWednesday | Krishna Tritiya (till (1st) 2:13 AM) 🔔Bruhath Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Kajjali Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Vishalakshi Yatra✓ 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
2015 · September
Australia/Melbourne
