Use this calendar to check Hindu festivals and Vratas for San Jose. 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 2057
Festival and vrata dates for San Jose in September 2057:
- Samavedi Upakarma — Saturday, 1 September 2057.
- Tamasa Manvadi — Saturday, 1 September 2057.
- Shodashoma Vratam — Saturday, 1 September 2057.
- Suvarna Gauri Vratam — Saturday, 1 September 2057.
- Siva Chaturthi — Saturday, 1 September 2057.
- Gauri Puja — Saturday, 1 September 2057.
- Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Saturday, 1 September 2057.
- Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 11:51 AM — Sunday, 2 September 2057. — A ten-day festival honoring the birth of Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, beginning with the installation of Ganesha idols.
- Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi — Sunday, 2 September 2057.
- Boudha Jayanti — Monday, 3 September 2057.
- Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Monday, 3 September 2057.
- Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Tuesday, 4 September 2057.
- Surya Shashti — Tuesday, 4 September 2057.
- Skanda Darsanam — Tuesday, 4 September 2057.
- Amuktabharana Saptami — Tuesday, 4 September 2057.
- Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Tuesday, 4 September 2057.
- Masik Shashti Vratam — Tuesday, 4 September 2057.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Wednesday, 5 September 2057.
- Radha Ashtami (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Wednesday, 5 September 2057.
- Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation; Durva nakshatra exception applies) — Wednesday, 5 September 2057.
- Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Thursday, 6 September 2057.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Thursday, 6 September 2057.
- Nanda Devi Puja — Thursday, 6 September 2057.
- Kedara Vratam — Thursday, 6 September 2057.
- Jyesthashtami — Thursday, 6 September 2057.
- Putri Jyestha Vratam — Thursday, 6 September 2057.
- Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Friday, 7 September 2057.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Friday, 7 September 2057.
- Ksheera Vratarambha — Friday, 7 September 2057.
- Smarta Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla) — Sravana Dwadashi: Upavasa; Parana (Breaking the fast): Trayodashi — Saturday, 8 September 2057.
- Parivartana Ekadashi — Saturday, 8 September 2057.
- Kata Danamu — Saturday, 8 September 2057.
- Go Triratra Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Sunday, 9 September 2057.
- Sakra Dwadashi — Sunday, 9 September 2057.
- Sakra Dhwajotthapana — Sunday, 9 September 2057.
- Vishnu Parivartana Mahotsavam — Sunday, 9 September 2057.
- Kalki Dwadashi — Sunday, 9 September 2057.
- Sravana Dwadashi — Sunday, 9 September 2057.
- Agastyarghyam — Sunday, 9 September 2057.
- Vaishnava Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla) — Sunday, 9 September 2057.
- Parivartana Ekadashi — Sunday, 9 September 2057.
- Kata Danamu — Sunday, 9 September 2057.
- Vamana Jayanti (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Sunday, 9 September 2057.
- Rigvedi Upakarma — Monday, 10 September 2057.
- Sravana Dwadashi Parana — Monday, 10 September 2057.
- Soma Pradosham (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Monday, 10 September 2057.
- Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Monday, 10 September 2057.
- Kadali Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Tuesday, 11 September 2057.
- Anant Chaturdashi (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Tuesday, 11 September 2057.
- Ananta Padmanabha Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Tuesday, 11 September 2057.
- Ganesh Visarjan (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Tuesday, 11 September 2057.
- Anantha Vrata Arambha (Madhyahna) — Tuesday, 11 September 2057.
- Purnima Vrat — Wednesday, 12 September 2057.
- Uma Maheswara Vratam — Wednesday, 12 September 2057.
- Upanga Lalitha Gauri Vratam — Wednesday, 12 September 2057.
- Loka Pala Puja — Wednesday, 12 September 2057.
- Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam — Wednesday, 12 September 2057.
- Pitru Paksha begins — Thursday, 13 September 2057.
- Asunya Sayana Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Thursday, 13 September 2057.
- Bruhath Gauri Vratam — Friday, 14 September 2057.
- Kajjali Vratam — Friday, 14 September 2057.
- Vishalakshi Yatra — Friday, 14 September 2057.
- Sankashti Chaturthi — Saturday, 15 September 2057.
- Kanya Sankramana (06:08 PM) — Sunday, 16 September 2057.
- Maha Bharani — Sunday, 16 September 2057.
- Chandra Shashti — Monday, 17 September 2057.
- Krittika Vratam — Tuesday, 18 September 2057.
- Kalashtami — Wednesday, 19 September 2057.
- Rohini Vratam — Wednesday, 19 September 2057.
- Surya Savarni Manvadi — Thursday, 20 September 2057.
- Madhyashtami — Thursday, 20 September 2057.
- Ardrashtami — Thursday, 20 September 2057.
- Durga Devi Udyapanam — Thursday, 20 September 2057.
- Mahalakshmi Vrata Samapti (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Friday, 21 September 2057.
- Mahalakshmi Vratam — Friday, 21 September 2057.
- Ahina Navami — Friday, 21 September 2057.
- Ravi Pushya Yoga — Sunday, 23 September 2057.
- Yati Mahalaya — Monday, 24 September 2057.
- Sarvesham Indira Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Krishna) — Monday, 24 September 2057.
- Gajachchaya — Tuesday, 25 September 2057.
- Kaliyugadi — Tuesday, 25 September 2057. — The traditional new year for Hindus in the Deccan region, celebrated with special dishes that symbolize the different flavors of life.
- Magha Trayodashi Shraddha — Tuesday, 25 September 2057.
- Magha Shraddha — Tuesday, 25 September 2057.
- Bhauma Pradosham (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Tuesday, 25 September 2057.
- Sastrahata Mahalayam — Wednesday, 26 September 2057.
- Masik Shivaratri (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Wednesday, 26 September 2057.
- Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Wednesday, 26 September 2057.
- Gaja Gauri Vrat (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Wednesday, 26 September 2057.
- Gajachchaya Amavasya (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Thursday, 27 September 2057.
- Darsha Shraddha — Thursday, 27 September 2057.
- Mahalaya Amavasya — Thursday, 27 September 2057.
- Matamaha Shraddha (Ashwin Maasa) — Friday, 28 September 2057.
- Bathukamma begins — Friday, 28 September 2057.
- Engili Pula Bathukamma — Friday, 28 September 2057.
- Ghatasthapana (Ashwin Maasa)Puja time unavailable — Saturday, 29 September 2057.
- Sharad Navaratri Begins — Saturday, 29 September 2057.
- Ashwin Masarambh — Saturday, 29 September 2057.
- Navaratri Day 1 — Shailaputri — Saturday, 29 September 2057. — 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…
- Navaratri Day 2 — Brahmacharini — Sunday, 30 September 2057. — The second form of Durga, Brahmacharini, represents one who practices penance (Tapas). She is depicted holding a rosary and a water pot (kamandal), symbolizi…
Hindu Festivals and Important Days
September 2057
| 01SeptemberSaturday | Shukla Tritiya (till 7:29 PM) 🔔Samavedi Upakarma 🔔Tamasa Manvadi 🔔Shodashoma Vratam 🔔Suvarna Gauri Vratam 🔔Siva Chaturthi 🔔Gauri Puja 🔔Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) |
| 02SeptemberSunday | Shukla Chaturthi (till 6:17 PM) 🔔Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 11:51 AM - 02:23 PM Madhyahna Kala: 11:50 AM - 2:23 PM 🔔Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi |
| 03SeptemberMonday | Shukla Panchami (till 4:50 PM) 🔔Boudha Jayanti 🔔Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa) |
| 04SeptemberTuesday | Shukla Shashthi (till 3:10 PM) 🔔Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Surya Shashti 🔔Skanda Darsanam 🔔Amuktabharana Saptami 🔔Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Masik Shashti Vratam |
| 05SeptemberWednesday | Shukla Saptami (till 1:18 PM) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Radha Ashtami (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation; Durva nakshatra exception applies) |
| 06SeptemberThursday | Shukla Ashtami (till 11:16 AM) 🔔Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Nanda Devi Puja 🔔Kedara Vratam 🔔Jyesthashtami 🔔Putri Jyestha Vratam |
| 07SeptemberFriday | Shukla Navami (till 9:06 AM) 🔔Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Ksheera Vratarambha |
| 08SeptemberSaturday | Shukla Ekadashi (till (9th) 4:26 AM) 🔔Smarta Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla) — Sravana Dwadashi: Upavasa; Parana (Breaking the fast): Trayodashi 🔔Kata Danamu |
| 09SeptemberSunday | Shukla Dvadashi (till (10th) 2:03 AM) 🔔Go Triratra Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Sakra Dwadashi 🔔Sakra Dhwajotthapana 🔔Vishnu Parivartana Mahotsavam 🔔Kalki Dwadashi 🔔Sravana Dwadashi 🔔Agastyarghyam 🔔Vaishnava Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla) — Parana (Breaking the fast): Monday, 10 September 2057 06:50 AM - 07:05 AM 🔔Kata Danamu 🔔Vamana Jayanti (Bhadrapada Maasa) |
| 10SeptemberMonday | Shukla Trayodashi (till 11:46 PM) 🔔Rigvedi Upakarma 🔔Sravana Dwadashi Parana 🔔Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Monday, 10 September 2057 06:50 AM - Tuesday, 11 September 2057 06:51 AM — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Tuesday, 11 September 2057 06:51 AM |
| 11SeptemberTuesday | Shukla Chaturdashi (till 9:40 PM) 🔔Kadali Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Anant Chaturdashi (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Ananta Padmanabha Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Ganesh Visarjan (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Anantha Vrata Arambha (Madhyahna) |
| 12SeptemberWednesday | Shukla Purnima (till 7:53 PM) 🔔Purnima Vrat 🔔Uma Maheswara Vratam 🔔Upanga Lalitha Gauri Vratam 🔔Loka Pala Puja 🔔Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam |
| 13SeptemberThursday | Krishna Pratipada (till 6:34 PM) 🔔Pitru Paksha begins 🔔Asunya Sayana Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) |
| 14SeptemberFriday | Krishna Dvitiya (till 5:49 PM) 🔔Bruhath Gauri Vratam 🔔Kajjali Vratam 🔔Vishalakshi Yatra |
| 15SeptemberSaturday | Krishna Tritiya (till 5:44 PM) 🔔Sankashti Chaturthi — Moonrise: 08:44 PM |
| 16SeptemberSunday | Krishna Chaturthi (till 6:23 PM) 🔔Kanya Sankramana (06:08 PM) — Punyakala: 06:08 PM - 07:08 PM 🔔Maha Bharani |
| 17SeptemberMonday | Krishna Panchami (till 7:44 PM) 🔔Chandra Shashti |
| 18SeptemberTuesday | Krishna Shashthi (till 9:43 PM) 🔔Krittika Vratam |
| 19SeptemberWednesday | Krishna Saptami (till (20th) 12:08 AM) 🔔Kalashtami 🔔Rohini Vratam |
| 20SeptemberThursday | Krishna Ashtami (till (21st) 2:44 AM) 🔔Surya Savarni Manvadi 🔔Madhyashtami 🔔Ardrashtami 🔔Durga Devi Udyapanam |
| 21SeptemberFriday | Krishna Navami (till (22nd) 5:15 AM) 🔔Mahalakshmi Vrata Samapti (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Mahalakshmi Vratam 🔔Ahina Navami |
| 23SeptemberSunday | Krishna Dashami (till 7:26 AM) 🔔Ravi Pushya Yoga |
| 24SeptemberMonday | Krishna Ekadashi (till 9:04 AM) 🔔Yati Mahalaya 🔔Sarvesham Indira Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Krishna) — Parana (Breaking the fast): Tuesday, 25 September 2057 07:02 AM - 07:47 AM |
| 25SeptemberTuesday | Krishna Dvadashi (till 10:03 AM) 🔔Gajachchaya 🔔KaliyugadiThe traditional new year for Hindus in the Deccan region, celebrated with special dishes that symbolize the different flavors of life. 🔔Magha Trayodashi Shraddha 🔔Magha Shraddha |
| 26SeptemberWednesday | Krishna Trayodashi (till 10:20 AM) 🔔Sastrahata Mahalayam 🔔Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Wednesday, 26 September 2057 07:03 AM - Thursday, 27 September 2057 07:04 AM — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Thursday, 27 September 2057 07:04 AM 🔔Gaja Gauri Vrat (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Pravesha Time: 11:31 PM (Hasta Nakshatra Pravesha) |
| 27SeptemberThursday | Krishna Chaturdashi (till 9:57 AM) 🔔Gajachchaya Amavasya (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Darsha Shraddha 🔔Mahalaya Amavasya |
| 28SeptemberFriday | Amavasya (till 9:00 AM) 🔔Matamaha Shraddha (Ashwin Maasa) 🔔Bathukamma begins 🔔Engili Pula Bathukamma |
| 29SeptemberSaturday | Shukla Pratipada (till 7:35 AM) 🔔Ghatasthapana (Ashwin Maasa) Puja time unavailable 🔔Sharad Navaratri Begins 🔔Ashwin Masarambh 🔔Navaratri Day 1 — ShailaputriShailaputri, 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. |
| 30SeptemberSunday | Shukla Tritiya (till (1st) 3:49 AM) 🔔Navaratri Day 2 — BrahmachariniThe second form of Durga, Brahmacharini, represents one who practices penance (Tapas). She is depicted holding a rosary and a water pot (kamandal), symbolizing her ascetic life. According to mythology, she undertook severe penance to win Lord Shiva as her husband, demonstrating immense devotion and self-control. Devotees worship her for blessings of commitment and unwavering faith. |
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
San Jose
2057 · September
America/Los_Angeles
