Use this calendar to check Hindu festivals and Vratas for Toronto. 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 2061
Festival and vrata dates for Toronto in September 2061:
- Sankashti Chaturthi — Friday, 2 September 2061.
- Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa) — Monday, 5 September 2061.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam — Monday, 5 September 2061.
- Krittika Vratam — Monday, 5 September 2061.
- Dashaphala Vratam (Shravana Maasa) — Tuesday, 6 September 2061.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam — Tuesday, 6 September 2061.
- Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation) — Tuesday, 6 September 2061.
- Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Maasa) — Tuesday, 6 September 2061. — Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, marked by devotional songs and fasting.
- Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa) — Tuesday, 6 September 2061.
- Kalashtami — Tuesday, 6 September 2061.
- Rohini Vratam — Tuesday, 6 September 2061.
- Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa) — Wednesday, 7 September 2061.
- Agastyarghyam — Friday, 9 September 2061.
- Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna) — Friday, 9 September 2061.
- Shani Pradosham (Shravana Maasa) — Saturday, 10 September 2061.
- Masik Shivaratri (Shravana Maasa) — Sunday, 11 September 2061.
- Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Sunday, 11 September 2061.
- Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa) — Monday, 12 September 2061.
- Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa) — Monday, 12 September 2061.
- Shravana Somavara Vratam — Monday, 12 September 2061.
- Mangala Gauri Vratam — Tuesday, 13 September 2061.
- Rudra Savarni Manvadi (Shravana Maasa) — Tuesday, 13 September 2061.
- Darbha Sangrahanam (Shravana Maasa) — Tuesday, 13 September 2061.
- Darsha Shraddha — Tuesday, 13 September 2061.
- Kusha Grahanam (Shravana Maasa) — Tuesday, 13 September 2061.
- Saiva Mouna Vratam — Tuesday, 13 September 2061.
- Mahatyama Vratam — Tuesday, 13 September 2061.
- Bhadrapada Masarambh — Wednesday, 14 September 2061.
- Samavedi Upakarma — Thursday, 15 September 2061.
- Kalki Jayanti — Thursday, 15 September 2061.
- Kanya Sankramana (09:47 PM) — Friday, 16 September 2061.
- Tamasa Manvadi — Friday, 16 September 2061.
- Shodashoma Vratam — Friday, 16 September 2061.
- Suvarna Gauri Vratam — Friday, 16 September 2061.
- Siva Chaturthi — Friday, 16 September 2061.
- Gauri Puja — Friday, 16 September 2061.
- Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Friday, 16 September 2061.
- Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 11:58 AM — Saturday, 17 September 2061. — A ten-day festival honoring the birth of Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, beginning with the installation of Ganesha idols.
- Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi — Saturday, 17 September 2061.
- Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Sunday, 18 September 2061.
- Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Monday, 19 September 2061.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Monday, 19 September 2061.
- Surya Shashti — Monday, 19 September 2061.
- Skanda Darsanam — Monday, 19 September 2061.
- Boudha Jayanti — Monday, 19 September 2061.
- Amuktabharana Saptami — Monday, 19 September 2061.
- Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Monday, 19 September 2061.
- Masik Shashti Vratam — Monday, 19 September 2061.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Tuesday, 20 September 2061.
- Jyesthashtami — Tuesday, 20 September 2061.
- Putri Jyestha Vratam — Tuesday, 20 September 2061.
- Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Wednesday, 21 September 2061.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Wednesday, 21 September 2061.
- Radha Ashtami (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Wednesday, 21 September 2061.
- Nanda Devi Puja — Wednesday, 21 September 2061.
- Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Thursday, 22 September 2061.
- Kedara Vratam — Thursday, 22 September 2061.
- Ksheera Vratarambha — Friday, 23 September 2061.
- Rigvedi Upakarma — Sunday, 25 September 2061.
- Sravana Dwadashi — Sunday, 25 September 2061.
- Sarvesham Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla) — Sunday, 25 September 2061.
- Parivartana Ekadashi — Sunday, 25 September 2061.
- Kata Danamu — Sunday, 25 September 2061.
- Vamana Jayanti (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Sunday, 25 September 2061.
- Go Triratra Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Monday, 26 September 2061.
- Sakra Dwadashi — Monday, 26 September 2061.
- Sakra Dhwajotthapana — Monday, 26 September 2061.
- Vishnu Parivartana Mahotsavam — Monday, 26 September 2061.
- Kalki Dwadashi — Monday, 26 September 2061.
- Soma Pradosham (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Monday, 26 September 2061.
- Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Monday, 26 September 2061.
- Sravana Dwadashi Parana — Tuesday, 27 September 2061.
- Gaja Gauri Vrat (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Tuesday, 27 September 2061.
- Kadali Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Wednesday, 28 September 2061.
- Purnima Vrat — Wednesday, 28 September 2061.
- Upanga Lalitha Gauri Vratam — Wednesday, 28 September 2061.
- Loka Pala Puja — Wednesday, 28 September 2061.
- Anant Chaturdashi (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Wednesday, 28 September 2061.
- Ananta Padmanabha Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Wednesday, 28 September 2061.
- Ganesh Visarjan (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Wednesday, 28 September 2061.
- Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam — Wednesday, 28 September 2061.
- Pitru Paksha begins — Thursday, 29 September 2061.
- Lunar Eclipse — Rahu-grastha Total • Visible locally — Thursday, 29 September 2061.
- Asunya Sayana Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Friday, 30 September 2061.
Hindu Festivals and Important Days
September 2061
| 02SeptemberFriday | Krishna Tritiya (till 2:30 PM) 🔔Sankashti Chaturthi — Moonrise: 09:11 PM |
| 05SeptemberMonday | Krishna Shashthi (till 8:32 AM) 🔔Sheetala Saptami (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam 🔔Krittika Vratam |
| 06SeptemberTuesday | Krishna Ashtami (till (7th) 4:05 AM) 🔔Dashaphala Vratam (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam 🔔Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation) 🔔Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana Maasa)Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, marked by devotional songs and fasting. 🔔Vaishnava Krishna Jayanti (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Kalashtami 🔔Rohini Vratam |
| 07SeptemberWednesday | Krishna Navami (till (8th) 1:52 AM) 🔔Kaumari Devi Puja (Shravana Maasa) |
| 09SeptemberFriday | Krishna Ekadashi (till 9:42 PM) 🔔Agastyarghyam 🔔Sarvesham Aja Ekadashi (Shravana Krishna) — Parana (Breaking the fast): Saturday, 10 September 2061 06:56 AM - 10:10 AM |
| 10SeptemberSaturday | Krishna Dvadashi (till 7:54 PM) |
| 11SeptemberSunday | Krishna Trayodashi (till 6:24 PM) 🔔Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Sunday, 11 September 2061 06:57 AM - Monday, 12 September 2061 06:58 AM — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Monday, 12 September 2061 06:58 AM |
| 12SeptemberMonday | Krishna Chaturdashi (till 5:16 PM) 🔔Pithori Vratam (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Polala Amavasya (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Shravana Somavara Vratam |
| 13SeptemberTuesday | Amavasya (till 4:37 PM) 🔔Mangala Gauri Vratam 🔔Rudra Savarni Manvadi (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Darbha Sangrahanam (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Darsha Shraddha 🔔Kusha Grahanam (Shravana Maasa) 🔔Saiva Mouna Vratam 🔔Mahatyama Vratam |
| 14SeptemberWednesday | Shukla Pratipada (till 4:30 PM) 🔔Bhadrapada Masarambh |
| 15SeptemberThursday | Shukla Dvitiya (till 4:59 PM) 🔔Samavedi Upakarma 🔔Kalki Jayanti |
| 16SeptemberFriday | Shukla Tritiya (till 6:03 PM) 🔔Kanya Sankramana (09:47 PM) — Punyakala: 12:56 PM - 07:20 PM 🔔Tamasa Manvadi 🔔Shodashoma Vratam 🔔Suvarna Gauri Vratam 🔔Siva Chaturthi 🔔Gauri Puja 🔔Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) |
| 17SeptemberSaturday | Shukla Chaturthi (till 7:40 PM) 🔔Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 11:58 AM - 02:24 PM Madhyahna Kala: 11:57 AM - 2:24 PM 🔔Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi |
| 18SeptemberSunday | Shukla Panchami (till 9:44 PM) 🔔Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa) |
| 19SeptemberMonday | Shukla Shashthi (till (20th) 12:06 AM) 🔔Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Surya Shashti 🔔Skanda Darsanam 🔔Boudha Jayanti 🔔Amuktabharana Saptami 🔔Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Masik Shashti Vratam |
| 20SeptemberTuesday | Shukla Saptami (till (21st) 2:33 AM) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Jyesthashtami 🔔Putri Jyestha Vratam |
| 21SeptemberWednesday | Shukla Ashtami (till (22nd) 4:52 AM) 🔔Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Radha Ashtami (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Nanda Devi Puja |
| 22SeptemberThursday | Shukla Navami (till (23rd) 6:49 AM) 🔔Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Kedara Vratam |
| 23SeptemberFriday | Shukla Dashami (till (24th) 8:15 AM) 🔔Ksheera Vratarambha |
| 25SeptemberSunday | Shukla Ekadashi (till 9:01 AM) 🔔Rigvedi Upakarma 🔔Sravana Dwadashi 🔔Sarvesham Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla) — Parana (Breaking the fast): Monday, 26 September 2061 07:14 AM - 07:42 AM 🔔Kata Danamu 🔔Vamana Jayanti (Bhadrapada Maasa) |
| 26SeptemberMonday | Shukla Dvadashi (till 9:06 AM) 🔔Go Triratra Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Sakra Dwadashi 🔔Sakra Dhwajotthapana 🔔Vishnu Parivartana Mahotsavam 🔔Kalki Dwadashi 🔔Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Monday, 26 September 2061 07:14 AM - Tuesday, 27 September 2061 08:31 AM — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Tuesday, 27 September 2061 08:31 AM |
| 27SeptemberTuesday | Shukla Trayodashi (till 8:31 AM) 🔔Sravana Dwadashi Parana 🔔Gaja Gauri Vrat (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Pravesha Time: 03:10 AM (Hasta Nakshatra Pravesha) |
| 28SeptemberWednesday | Shukla Chaturdashi (till 7:17 AM) 🔔Kadali Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Purnima Vrat 🔔Upanga Lalitha Gauri Vratam 🔔Loka Pala Puja 🔔Anant Chaturdashi (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Ananta Padmanabha Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Ganesh Visarjan (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam |
| 29SeptemberThursday | Krishna Pratipada (till (30th) 3:22 AM) 🔔Pitru Paksha begins 🔔Lunar Eclipse — Rahu-grastha Total • Visible locally — Start: 03:55 • End: 07:17 (29 Sep 2061) (Bhadrapada Maasa) |
| 30SeptemberFriday | Krishna Dvitiya (till (1st) 12:54 AM) 🔔Asunya Sayana Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) |
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
Toronto
2061 · September
America/Toronto
