Use this calendar to check Hindu festivals and Vratas for Port Louis. 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 2023
Festival and vrata dates for Port Louis in September 2023:
- Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 1 September 2023.
- Sankashti Chaturthi — Saturday, 2 September 2023.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 4 September 2023.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 5 September 2023.
- Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 6 September 2023.
- Dashaphala Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 6 September 2023.
- Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation)✓ — Wednesday, 6 September 2023.
- Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 6 September 2023. — Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, marked by devotional songs and fasting.
- Sri Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 6 September 2023.
- Kalashtami✓ — Wednesday, 6 September 2023.
- Krittika Vratam✓ — Wednesday, 6 September 2023.
- Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 7 September 2023.
- Rohini Vratam✓ — Thursday, 7 September 2023.
- Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Friday, 8 September 2023.
- Agastyarghyam✓ — Sunday, 10 September 2023.
- Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Sunday, 10 September 2023.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ — Monday, 11 September 2023.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 12 September 2023.
- Bhauma Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 12 September 2023.
- Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 13 September 2023.
- Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Wednesday, 13 September 2023.
- Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 14 September 2023.
- Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 14 September 2023.
- Rudra Savarni Manvadi (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 14 September 2023.
- Darbha Sangrahanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 14 September 2023.
- Darsha Shraddha✓ — Thursday, 14 September 2023.
- Kusha Grahanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 14 September 2023.
- Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ — Friday, 15 September 2023.
- Mahatyama Vratam✓ — Friday, 15 September 2023.
- Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ — Friday, 15 September 2023.
- Kalki Jayanti✓ — Saturday, 16 September 2023.
- Kanya Sankramana (12:02 PM) — Sunday, 17 September 2023.
- Tamasa Manvadi✓ — Sunday, 17 September 2023.
- Shodashoma Vratam✓ — Monday, 18 September 2023.
- Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ — Monday, 18 September 2023.
- Siva Chaturthi✓ — Monday, 18 September 2023.
- Gauri Puja✓ — Monday, 18 September 2023.
- Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Monday, 18 September 2023.
- Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 11:10 AM — Monday, 18 September 2023. — A ten-day festival honoring the birth of Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, beginning with the installation of Ganesha idols.
- Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi✓ — Monday, 18 September 2023.
- Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 19 September 2023.
- Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 20 September 2023.
- Boudha Jayanti✓ — Wednesday, 20 September 2023.
- Masik Shashti Vratam✓ — Wednesday, 20 September 2023.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 21 September 2023.
- Surya Shashti✓ — Thursday, 21 September 2023.
- Skanda Darsanam✓ — Thursday, 21 September 2023.
- Amuktabharana Saptami✓ — Thursday, 21 September 2023.
- Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 21 September 2023.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Friday, 22 September 2023.
- Radha Ashtami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Friday, 22 September 2023.
- Jyesthashtami✓ — Friday, 22 September 2023.
- Putri Jyestha Vratam✓ — Friday, 22 September 2023.
- Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 23 September 2023.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 23 September 2023.
- Nanda Devi Puja✓ — Saturday, 23 September 2023.
- Kedara Vratam✓ — Saturday, 23 September 2023.
- Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 24 September 2023.
- Ksheera Vratarambha✓ — Sunday, 24 September 2023.
- Smarta Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla)✓ Completed — Sravana Dwadashi: Upavasa; Parana (Breaking the fast): Trayodashi — Monday, 25 September 2023.
- Parivartana Ekadashi✓ — Monday, 25 September 2023.
- Kata Danamu✓ — Monday, 25 September 2023.
- Go Triratra Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 26 September 2023.
- Sakra Dwadashi✓ — Tuesday, 26 September 2023.
- Sakra Dhwajotthapana✓ — Tuesday, 26 September 2023.
- Vishnu Parivartana Mahotsavam✓ — Tuesday, 26 September 2023.
- Kalki Dwadashi✓ — Tuesday, 26 September 2023.
- Sravana Dwadashi✓ — Tuesday, 26 September 2023.
- Vaishnava Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla)✓ Completed — Tuesday, 26 September 2023.
- Parivartana Ekadashi✓ — Tuesday, 26 September 2023.
- Kata Danamu✓ — Tuesday, 26 September 2023.
- Vamana Jayanti (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 26 September 2023.
- Sravana Dwadashi Parana✓ — Wednesday, 27 September 2023.
- Soumya Pradosham (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 27 September 2023.
- Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Wednesday, 27 September 2023.
- Gaja Gauri Vrat (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Wednesday, 27 September 2023.
- Kadali Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 28 September 2023.
- Anant Chaturdashi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 28 September 2023.
- Ananta Padmanabha Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 28 September 2023.
- Ganesh Visarjan (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 28 September 2023.
- Anantha Vrata Arambha (Madhyahna)✓ — Thursday, 28 September 2023.
- Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam✓ — Thursday, 28 September 2023.
- Purnima Vrat✓ — Friday, 29 September 2023.
- Uma Maheswara Vratam✓ — Friday, 29 September 2023.
- Upanga Lalitha Gauri Vratam✓ — Friday, 29 September 2023.
- Loka Pala Puja✓ — Friday, 29 September 2023.
- Pitru Paksha begins✓ — Friday, 29 September 2023.
- Asunya Sayana Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 30 September 2023.
Hindu Festivals and Important Days
September 2023
| 01SeptemberFriday | Krishna Dvitiya (till 10:20 PM) 🔔Asunya Sayana Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 02SeptemberSaturday | Krishna Tritiya (till 7:19 PM) 🔔Sankashti Chaturthi — Moonrise: 08:34 PM✓ Completed |
| 04SeptemberMonday | Krishna Panchami (till 3:12 PM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed |
| 05SeptemberTuesday | Krishna Shashthi (till 2:16 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed |
| 06SeptemberWednesday | Krishna Saptami (till 2:08 PM) 🔔Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔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 🔔Krittika Vratam✓ Completed |
| 07SeptemberThursday | Krishna Ashtami (till 2:44 PM) 🔔Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Rohini Vratam✓ Completed |
| 08SeptemberFriday | Krishna Navami (till 4:00 PM) 🔔Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 10SeptemberSunday | Krishna Ekadashi (till 7:58 PM) 🔔Agastyarghyam✓ Completed 🔔Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Monday, 11 September 2023 06:13 AM - 10:16 AM✓ Completed |
| 11SeptemberMonday | Krishna Dvadashi (till 10:22 PM) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam✓ Completed |
| 12SeptemberTuesday | Krishna Trayodashi (till (13th) 12:51 AM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Bhauma Pradosham (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 13SeptemberWednesday | Krishna Chaturdashi (till (14th) 3:19 AM) 🔔Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Wednesday, 13 September 2023 06:11 AM - Thursday, 14 September 2023 06:11 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Thursday, 14 September 2023 06:11 AM |
| 14SeptemberThursday | Amavasya (till (15th) 5:39 AM) 🔔Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Rudra Savarni Manvadi (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Darbha Sangrahanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Darsha Shraddha✓ Completed 🔔Kusha Grahanam (Shravana Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 15SeptemberFriday | Shukla Pratipada (till (16th) 7:47 AM) 🔔Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Mahatyama Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ Completed |
| 16SeptemberSaturday | Shukla Pratipada (till 7:47 AM) 🔔Kalki Jayanti✓ Completed |
| 17SeptemberSunday | Shukla Dvitiya (till 9:39 AM) 🔔Kanya Sankramana (12:02 PM) — Punyakala: 12:02 PM - 06:01 PM✓ Completed 🔔Tamasa Manvadi✓ Completed |
| 18SeptemberMonday | Shukla Tritiya (till 11:09 AM) 🔔Shodashoma Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Siva Chaturthi✓ Completed 🔔Gauri Puja✓ Completed 🔔Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 11:10 AM - 12:28 PM✓ Completed Madhyahna Kala: 10:53 AM - 1:15 PM Madhyahna Chaturthi Window: 11:09 AM - 1:15 PM Durmuhurtam: 12:28 PM - 1:15 PM 🔔Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi✓ Completed |
| 19SeptemberTuesday | Shukla Chaturthi (till 12:13 PM) 🔔Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 20SeptemberWednesday | Shukla Panchami (till 12:46 PM) 🔔Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Boudha Jayanti✓ Completed 🔔Masik Shashti Vratam✓ Completed |
| 21SeptemberThursday | Shukla Shashthi (till 12:45 PM) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Surya Shashti✓ Completed 🔔Skanda Darsanam✓ Completed 🔔Amuktabharana Saptami✓ Completed 🔔Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 22SeptemberFriday | Shukla Saptami (till 12:05 PM) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Radha Ashtami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Jyesthashtami✓ Completed 🔔Putri Jyestha Vratam✓ Completed |
| 23SeptemberSaturday | Shukla Ashtami (till 10:48 AM) 🔔Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Nanda Devi Puja✓ Completed 🔔Kedara Vratam✓ Completed |
| 24SeptemberSunday | Shukla Navami (till 8:53 AM) 🔔Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Ksheera Vratarambha✓ Completed |
| 25SeptemberMonday | Shukla Dashami (till 6:26 AM) 🔔Smarta Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla)✓ Completed — Sravana Dwadashi: Upavasa; Parana (Breaking the fast): Trayodashi 🔔Parivartana Ekadashi✓ Completed 🔔Kata Danamu✓ Completed |
| 26SeptemberTuesday | Shukla Dvadashi (till (27th) 12:16 AM) 🔔Go Triratra Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ 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): Wednesday, 27 September 2023 05:59 AM - 06:14 AM✓ Completed 🔔Parivartana Ekadashi✓ Completed 🔔Kata Danamu✓ Completed 🔔Vamana Jayanti (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 27SeptemberWednesday | Shukla Trayodashi (till 8:49 PM) 🔔Sravana Dwadashi Parana✓ Completed 🔔Soumya Pradosham (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Wednesday, 27 September 2023 05:59 AM - Thursday, 28 September 2023 05:58 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Thursday, 28 September 2023 05:58 AM 🔔Gaja Gauri Vrat (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Pravesha Time: 05:25 PM (Hasta Nakshatra Pravesha)✓ Completed |
| 28SeptemberThursday | Shukla Chaturdashi (till 5:19 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 |
| 29SeptemberFriday | Shukla Purnima (till 1:57 PM) 🔔Purnima Vrat✓ Completed 🔔Uma Maheswara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Upanga Lalitha Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Loka Pala Puja✓ Completed 🔔Pitru Paksha begins✓ Completed |
| 30SeptemberSaturday | Krishna Pratipada (till 10:51 AM) 🔔Asunya Sayana Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ 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
Port Louis
2023 · September
Indian/Mauritius
