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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Hindu Festivals & Vratas in September 1962
Festival and vrata dates for Melbourne in September 1962:
- Kalki Jayanti✓ — Saturday, 1 September 1962.
- Samavedi Upakarma✓ — Sunday, 2 September 1962.
- Tamasa Manvadi✓ — Sunday, 2 September 1962.
- Shodashoma Vratam✓ — Sunday, 2 September 1962.
- Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ — Sunday, 2 September 1962.
- Siva Chaturthi✓ — Sunday, 2 September 1962.
- Gauri Puja✓ — Sunday, 2 September 1962.
- Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 2 September 1962.
- Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: Puja time unavailable✓ — Monday, 3 September 1962. — 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)✓ — Tuesday, 4 September 1962.
- Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 5 September 1962.
- Surya Shashti✓ — Wednesday, 5 September 1962.
- Skanda Darsanam✓ — Wednesday, 5 September 1962.
- Boudha Jayanti✓ — Wednesday, 5 September 1962.
- Amuktabharana Saptami✓ — Wednesday, 5 September 1962.
- Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 5 September 1962.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 6 September 1962.
- Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Friday, 7 September 1962.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Friday, 7 September 1962.
- Nanda Devi Puja✓ — Friday, 7 September 1962.
- Jyesthashtami✓ — Friday, 7 September 1962.
- Putri Jyestha Vratam✓ — Friday, 7 September 1962.
- Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation; Durva nakshatra exception applies)✓ — Friday, 7 September 1962.
- Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 8 September 1962.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 8 September 1962.
- Kedara Vratam✓ — Saturday, 8 September 1962.
- Ksheera Vratarambha✓ — Sunday, 9 September 1962.
- Agastyarghyam✓ — Monday, 10 September 1962.
- Sarvesham Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla)✓ Completed — Sravana Dwadashi: Upavasa; Parana (Breaking the fast): Trayodashi — Monday, 10 September 1962.
- Parivartana Ekadashi✓ — Monday, 10 September 1962.
- Kata Danamu✓ — Monday, 10 September 1962.
- Go Triratra Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 11 September 1962.
- Sakra Dwadashi✓ — Tuesday, 11 September 1962.
- Sakra Dhwajotthapana✓ — Tuesday, 11 September 1962.
- Vishnu Parivartana Mahotsavam✓ — Tuesday, 11 September 1962.
- Kalki Dwadashi✓ — Tuesday, 11 September 1962.
- Sravana Dwadashi✓ — Tuesday, 11 September 1962.
- Vamana Jayanti (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 11 September 1962.
- Sravana Dwadashi Parana✓ — Wednesday, 12 September 1962.
- Soumya Pradosham (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 12 September 1962.
- Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Wednesday, 12 September 1962.
- Kadali Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 13 September 1962.
- Anant Chaturdashi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 13 September 1962.
- Ananta Padmanabha Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 13 September 1962.
- Ganesh Visarjan (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 13 September 1962.
- Anantha Vrata Arambha (Madhyahna)✓ — Thursday, 13 September 1962.
- Uma Maheswara Vratam✓ — Friday, 14 September 1962.
- Upanga Lalitha Gauri Vratam✓ — Friday, 14 September 1962.
- Loka Pala Puja✓ — Friday, 14 September 1962.
- Pitru Paksha begins✓ — Friday, 14 September 1962.
- Asunya Sayana Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 15 September 1962.
- Bruhath Gauri Vratam✓ — Sunday, 16 September 1962.
- Kajjali Vratam✓ — Sunday, 16 September 1962.
- Vishalakshi Yatra✓ — Sunday, 16 September 1962.
- Kanya Sankramana (02:49 AM) — Monday, 17 September 1962.
- Maha Bharani✓ — Monday, 17 September 1962.
- Sankashti Chaturthi — Monday, 17 September 1962.
- Chandra Shashti✓ — Tuesday, 18 September 1962.
- Krittika Vratam✓ — Wednesday, 19 September 1962.
- Rohini Vratam✓ — Thursday, 20 September 1962.
- Surya Savarni Manvadi✓ — Friday, 21 September 1962.
- Madhyashtami✓ — Friday, 21 September 1962.
- Mahalakshmi Vratam✓ — Friday, 21 September 1962.
- Ardrashtami✓ — Friday, 21 September 1962.
- Durga Devi Udyapanam✓ — Friday, 21 September 1962.
- Mahalakshmi Vrata Samapti (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 22 September 1962.
- Ahina Navami✓ — Saturday, 22 September 1962.
- Sarvesham Indira Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Krishna)✓ Completed — Monday, 24 September 1962.
- Yati Mahalaya✓ — Tuesday, 25 September 1962.
- Gajachchaya✓ — Wednesday, 26 September 1962.
- Kaliyugadi✓ — Wednesday, 26 September 1962. — The traditional new year for Hindus in the Deccan region, celebrated with special dishes that symbolize the different flavors of life.
- Magha Trayodashi Shraddha✓ — Wednesday, 26 September 1962.
- Magha Shraddha✓ — Wednesday, 26 September 1962.
- Soumya Pradosham (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 26 September 1962.
- Sastrahata Mahalayam✓ — Thursday, 27 September 1962.
- Masik Shivaratri (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 27 September 1962.
- Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Thursday, 27 September 1962.
- Gaja Gauri Vrat (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Thursday, 27 September 1962.
- Gajachchaya Amavasya (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Friday, 28 September 1962.
- Mahalaya Amavasya✓ — Friday, 28 September 1962.
- Ashwin Masarambh✓ — Saturday, 29 September 1962.
- Bathukamma begins✓ — Saturday, 29 September 1962.
- Engili Pula Bathukamma✓ — Saturday, 29 September 1962.
- Ghatasthapana (Ashwin Maasa)Puja time unavailable✓ — Sunday, 30 September 1962.
- Sharad Navaratri Begins✓ — Sunday, 30 September 1962.
- Navaratri Day 1 — Shailaputri✓ — Sunday, 30 September 1962. — Shailaputri, whose name means 'Daughter of the Mountain', is the first form of Goddess Durga worshipped during Navaratri. She is the daughter of Himavat, the…
Hindu Festivals and Important Days
September 1962
| 01SeptemberSaturday | Shukla Dvitiya (till 5:52 PM) 🔔Kalki Jayanti✓ Completed |
| 02SeptemberSunday | Shukla Tritiya (till 8:22 PM) 🔔Samavedi Upakarma✓ Completed 🔔Tamasa Manvadi✓ Completed 🔔Shodashoma Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Siva Chaturthi✓ Completed 🔔Gauri Puja✓ Completed 🔔Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 03SeptemberMonday | Shukla Chaturthi (till 10:49 PM) 🔔Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: Puja time unavailable✓ Completed |
| 04SeptemberTuesday | Shukla Panchami (till (5th) 1:03 AM) 🔔Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 05SeptemberWednesday | Shukla Shashthi (till (6th) 2:55 AM) 🔔Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Surya Shashti✓ Completed 🔔Skanda Darsanam✓ Completed 🔔Boudha Jayanti✓ Completed 🔔Amuktabharana Saptami✓ Completed 🔔Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 06SeptemberThursday | Shukla Saptami (till (7th) 4:17 AM) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 07SeptemberFriday | Shukla Ashtami (till (8th) 5:00 AM) 🔔Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Nanda Devi Puja✓ Completed 🔔Jyesthashtami✓ Completed 🔔Putri Jyestha Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation; Durva nakshatra exception applies)✓ Completed |
| 08SeptemberSaturday | Shukla Navami (till (9th) 4:58 AM) 🔔Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Kedara Vratam✓ Completed |
| 09SeptemberSunday | Shukla Dashami (till (10th) 4:09 AM) 🔔Ksheera Vratarambha✓ Completed |
| 10SeptemberMonday | Shukla Ekadashi (till (11th) 2:33 AM) 🔔Agastyarghyam✓ Completed 🔔Sarvesham Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla)✓ Completed — Sravana Dwadashi: Upavasa; Parana (Breaking the fast): Trayodashi 🔔Parivartana Ekadashi✓ Completed 🔔Kata Danamu✓ Completed |
| 11SeptemberTuesday | Shukla Dvadashi (till (12th) 12:13 AM) 🔔Go Triratra Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Sakra Dwadashi✓ Completed 🔔Sakra Dhwajotthapana✓ Completed 🔔Vishnu Parivartana Mahotsavam✓ Completed 🔔Kalki Dwadashi✓ Completed 🔔Sravana Dwadashi✓ Completed 🔔Vamana Jayanti (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 12SeptemberWednesday | Shukla Trayodashi (till 9:18 PM) 🔔Sravana Dwadashi Parana✓ Completed 🔔Soumya Pradosham (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Wednesday, 12 September 1962 06:26 AM - Thursday, 13 September 1962 06:24 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Thursday, 13 September 1962 06:24 AM |
| 13SeptemberThursday | Shukla Chaturdashi (till 5:54 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 |
| 14SeptemberFriday | Shukla Purnima (till 2:11 PM) 🔔Uma Maheswara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Upanga Lalitha Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Loka Pala Puja✓ Completed 🔔Pitru Paksha begins✓ Completed |
| 15SeptemberSaturday | Krishna Pratipada (till 10:20 AM) 🔔Asunya Sayana Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 16SeptemberSunday | Krishna Dvitiya (till 6:31 AM) 🔔Bruhath Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Kajjali Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Vishalakshi Yatra✓ Completed |
| 17SeptemberMonday | Krishna Chaturthi (till 11:45 PM) 🔔Kanya Sankramana (02:49 AM) — Punyakala: 06:18 AM - 12:42 PM✓ Completed 🔔Maha Bharani✓ Completed 🔔Sankashti Chaturthi — Moonrise: 09:59 PM✓ Completed |
| 18SeptemberTuesday | Krishna Panchami (till 9:06 PM) 🔔Chandra Shashti✓ Completed |
| 19SeptemberWednesday | Krishna Shashthi (till 7:07 PM) 🔔Krittika Vratam✓ Completed |
| 20SeptemberThursday | Krishna Saptami (till 5:54 PM) 🔔Rohini Vratam✓ Completed |
| 21SeptemberFriday | Krishna Ashtami (till 5:28 PM) 🔔Surya Savarni Manvadi✓ Completed 🔔Madhyashtami✓ Completed 🔔Mahalakshmi Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Ardrashtami✓ Completed 🔔Durga Devi Udyapanam✓ Completed |
| 22SeptemberSaturday | Krishna Navami (till 5:48 PM) 🔔Mahalakshmi Vrata Samapti (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Ahina Navami✓ Completed |
| 24SeptemberMonday | Krishna Ekadashi (till 8:23 PM) 🔔Sarvesham Indira Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Krishna)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Tuesday, 25 September 1962 06:05 AM - 10:10 AM✓ Completed |
| 25SeptemberTuesday | Krishna Dvadashi (till 10:23 PM) 🔔Yati Mahalaya✓ Completed |
| 26SeptemberWednesday | Krishna Trayodashi (till (27th) 12:41 AM) 🔔Gajachchaya✓ Completed 🔔Kaliyugadi✓ CompletedThe traditional new year for Hindus in the Deccan region, celebrated with special dishes that symbolize the different flavors of life. 🔔Magha Trayodashi Shraddha✓ Completed 🔔Magha Shraddha✓ Completed 🔔Soumya Pradosham (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 27SeptemberThursday | Krishna Chaturdashi (till (28th) 3:08 AM) 🔔Sastrahata Mahalayam✓ Completed 🔔Masik Shivaratri (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Thursday, 27 September 1962 06:02 AM - Friday, 28 September 1962 06:01 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Friday, 28 September 1962 06:01 AM 🔔Gaja Gauri Vrat (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Pravesha Time: 08:10 AM (Hasta Nakshatra Pravesha)✓ Completed |
| 28SeptemberFriday | Amavasya (till (29th) 5:39 AM) 🔔Gajachchaya Amavasya (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Mahalaya Amavasya✓ Completed |
| 29SeptemberSaturday | Shukla Pratipada (till (30th) 8:08 AM) 🔔Ashwin Masarambh✓ Completed 🔔Bathukamma begins✓ Completed 🔔Engili Pula Bathukamma✓ Completed |
| 30SeptemberSunday | Shukla Pratipada (till 8:08 AM) 🔔Ghatasthapana (Ashwin Maasa) Puja time unavailable✓ Completed 🔔Sharad Navaratri Begins✓ Completed 🔔Navaratri Day 1 — Shailaputri✓ CompletedShailaputri, whose name means 'Daughter of the Mountain', is the first form of Goddess Durga worshipped during Navaratri. She is the daughter of Himavat, the Mountain King, and is considered a reincarnation of Goddess Sati. Depicted with two hands, she holds a trident in her right and a lotus in her left, while riding the bull Nandi. As the embodiment of the combined power of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, she is worshipped for strength, health, and prosperity. |
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
1962 · September
Australia/Melbourne
