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 1951
Festival and vrata dates for Toronto in September 1951:
- Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ — Saturday, 1 September 1951.
- Mahatyama Vratam✓ — Saturday, 1 September 1951.
- Solar Eclipse — Partial • Visible locally — Saturday, 1 September 1951.
- Kalki Jayanti✓ — Sunday, 2 September 1951.
- Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ — Sunday, 2 September 1951.
- Tamasa Manvadi✓ — Monday, 3 September 1951.
- Samavedi Upakarma✓ — Tuesday, 4 September 1951.
- Shodashoma Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 4 September 1951.
- Suvarna Gauri Vratam✓ — Tuesday, 4 September 1951.
- Siva Chaturthi✓ — Tuesday, 4 September 1951.
- Gauri Puja✓ — Tuesday, 4 September 1951.
- Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Tuesday, 4 September 1951.
- Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: Puja time unavailable✓ — Tuesday, 4 September 1951. — 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)✓ — Wednesday, 5 September 1951.
- Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Thursday, 6 September 1951.
- Surya Shashti✓ — Thursday, 6 September 1951.
- Skanda Darsanam✓ — Thursday, 6 September 1951.
- Boudha Jayanti✓ — Thursday, 6 September 1951.
- Amuktabharana Saptami✓ — Thursday, 6 September 1951.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Friday, 7 September 1951.
- Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 8 September 1951.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Saturday, 8 September 1951.
- Nanda Devi Puja✓ — Saturday, 8 September 1951.
- Jyesthashtami✓ — Saturday, 8 September 1951.
- Putri Jyestha Vratam✓ — Saturday, 8 September 1951.
- Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation; Durva nakshatra exception applies)✓ — Saturday, 8 September 1951.
- Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 9 September 1951.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 9 September 1951.
- Kedara Vratam✓ — Sunday, 9 September 1951.
- Agastyarghyam✓ — Sunday, 9 September 1951.
- Ksheera Vratarambha✓ — Monday, 10 September 1951.
- Sarvesham Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla)✓ Completed — Sravana Dwadashi: Upavasa; Parana (Breaking the fast): Trayodashi — Tuesday, 11 September 1951.
- Parivartana Ekadashi✓ — Tuesday, 11 September 1951.
- Kata Danamu✓ — Tuesday, 11 September 1951.
- Go Triratra Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 12 September 1951.
- Sakra Dwadashi✓ — Wednesday, 12 September 1951.
- Sakra Dhwajotthapana✓ — Wednesday, 12 September 1951.
- Vishnu Parivartana Mahotsavam✓ — Wednesday, 12 September 1951.
- Kalki Dwadashi✓ — Wednesday, 12 September 1951.
- Sravana Dwadashi✓ — Wednesday, 12 September 1951.
- Soumya Pradosham (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 12 September 1951.
- Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Wednesday, 12 September 1951.
- Vamana Jayanti (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Wednesday, 12 September 1951.
- Sravana Dwadashi Parana✓ — Thursday, 13 September 1951.
- Kadali Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Friday, 14 September 1951.
- Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina)✓ — Friday, 14 September 1951.
- Loka Pala Puja✓ — Friday, 14 September 1951.
- Anant Chaturdashi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Friday, 14 September 1951.
- Ananta Padmanabha Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Friday, 14 September 1951.
- Ganesh Visarjan (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Friday, 14 September 1951.
- Uma Maheswara Vratam✓ — Saturday, 15 September 1951.
- Upanga Lalitha Gauri Vratam✓ — Saturday, 15 September 1951.
- Pitru Paksha begins✓ — Saturday, 15 September 1951.
- Kanya Sankramana (05:12 PM) — Sunday, 16 September 1951.
- Asunya Sayana Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 16 September 1951.
- Bruhath Gauri Vratam✓ — Monday, 17 September 1951.
- Kajjali Vratam✓ — Monday, 17 September 1951.
- Vishalakshi Yatra✓ — Monday, 17 September 1951.
- Maha Bharani✓ — Tuesday, 18 September 1951.
- Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi — Tuesday, 18 September 1951.
- Chandra Shashti✓ — Thursday, 20 September 1951.
- Krittika Vratam✓ — Thursday, 20 September 1951.
- Rohini Vratam✓ — Friday, 21 September 1951.
- Surya Savarni Manvadi✓ — Saturday, 22 September 1951.
- Madhyashtami✓ — Saturday, 22 September 1951.
- Mahalakshmi Vratam✓ — Saturday, 22 September 1951.
- Mahalakshmi Vrata Samapti (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 23 September 1951.
- Ardrashtami✓ — Sunday, 23 September 1951.
- Ahina Navami✓ — Sunday, 23 September 1951.
- Durga Devi Udyapanam✓ — Sunday, 23 September 1951.
- Sarvesham Indira Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Krishna)✓ Completed — Wednesday, 26 September 1951.
- Gaja Gauri Vrat (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Wednesday, 26 September 1951.
- Yati Mahalaya✓ — Thursday, 27 September 1951.
- Magha Trayodashi Shraddha✓ — Thursday, 27 September 1951.
- Gajachchaya Yoga✓ — Thursday, 27 September 1951.
- Magha Shraddha✓ — Thursday, 27 September 1951.
- Gajachchaya✓ — Friday, 28 September 1951.
- Kaliyugadi✓ — Friday, 28 September 1951. — The traditional new year for Hindus in the Deccan region, celebrated with special dishes that symbolize the different flavors of life.
- Bhrigu Pradosham (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Friday, 28 September 1951.
- Masik Shivaratri (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Friday, 28 September 1951.
- Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Friday, 28 September 1951.
- Sastrahata Mahalayam✓ — Saturday, 29 September 1951.
- Gajachchaya Amavasya (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ — Sunday, 30 September 1951.
- Mahalaya Amavasya✓ — Sunday, 30 September 1951.
- Ashwin Masarambh✓ — Sunday, 30 September 1951.
- Bathukamma begins✓ — Sunday, 30 September 1951.
- Engili Pula Bathukamma✓ — Sunday, 30 September 1951.
- Navaratri Day 1 — Shailaputri✓ — Sunday, 30 September 1951. — 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 1951
| 01SeptemberSaturday | Amavasya (till 8:49 AM) 🔔Saiva Mouna Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Mahatyama Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Solar Eclipse — Partial • Visible locally — Start: 06:40 • End: 08:07 (01 Sep 1951)✓ Completed (Bhadrapada Maasa) |
| 02SeptemberSunday | Shukla Pratipada (till 9:18 AM) 🔔Kalki Jayanti✓ Completed 🔔Bhadrapada Masarambh✓ Completed |
| 03SeptemberMonday | Shukla Dvitiya (till 9:19 AM) 🔔Tamasa Manvadi✓ Completed |
| 04SeptemberTuesday | Shukla Tritiya (till 8:52 AM) 🔔Samavedi Upakarma✓ Completed 🔔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: Puja time unavailable✓ Completed |
| 05SeptemberWednesday | Shukla Chaturthi (till 8:01 AM) 🔔Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 06SeptemberThursday | Shukla Panchami (till 6:46 AM) 🔔Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Surya Shashti✓ Completed 🔔Skanda Darsanam✓ Completed 🔔Boudha Jayanti✓ Completed 🔔Amuktabharana Saptami✓ Completed |
| 07SeptemberFriday | Shukla Saptami (till (8th) 3:18 AM) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 08SeptemberSaturday | Shukla Ashtami (till (9th) 1:10 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 |
| 09SeptemberSunday | Shukla Navami (till 10:48 PM) 🔔Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Kedara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Agastyarghyam✓ Completed |
| 10SeptemberMonday | Shukla Dashami (till 8:19 PM) 🔔Ksheera Vratarambha✓ Completed |
| 11SeptemberTuesday | Shukla Ekadashi (till 5:45 PM) 🔔Sarvesham Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla)✓ Completed — Sravana Dwadashi: Upavasa; Parana (Breaking the fast): Trayodashi 🔔Parivartana Ekadashi✓ Completed 🔔Kata Danamu✓ Completed |
| 12SeptemberWednesday | Shukla Dvadashi (till 3:12 PM) 🔔Go Triratra Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Sakra Dwadashi✓ Completed 🔔Sakra Dhwajotthapana✓ Completed 🔔Vishnu Parivartana Mahotsavam✓ Completed 🔔Kalki Dwadashi✓ Completed 🔔Sravana Dwadashi✓ Completed 🔔Soumya Pradosham (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Wednesday, 12 September 1951 06:52 AM - Thursday, 13 September 1951 12:45 PM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Thursday, 13 September 1951 12:45 PM 🔔Vamana Jayanti (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 13SeptemberThursday | Shukla Trayodashi (till 12:45 PM) 🔔Sravana Dwadashi Parana✓ Completed |
| 14SeptemberFriday | Shukla Chaturdashi (till 10:32 AM) 🔔Kadali Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Shukla Yajurvedi Upakarma (Kanva / Madhyandina)✓ Completed 🔔Loka Pala Puja✓ Completed 🔔Anant Chaturdashi (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Ananta Padmanabha Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Ganesh Visarjan (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 15SeptemberSaturday | Shukla Purnima (till 8:38 AM) 🔔Uma Maheswara Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Upanga Lalitha Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Pitru Paksha begins✓ Completed |
| 16SeptemberSunday | Krishna Pratipada (till 7:10 AM) 🔔Kanya Sankramana (05:12 PM) — Punyakala: 05:12 PM - 07:27 PM✓ Completed 🔔Asunya Sayana Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed |
| 17SeptemberMonday | Krishna Tritiya (till (18th) 5:56 AM) 🔔Bruhath Gauri Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Kajjali Vratam✓ Completed 🔔Vishalakshi Yatra✓ Completed |
| 18SeptemberTuesday | Krishna Chaturthi (till (19th) 6:17 AM) 🔔Maha Bharani✓ Completed 🔔Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi — Moonrise: 08:57 PM✓ Completed |
| 20SeptemberThursday | Krishna Panchami (till 7:19 AM) 🔔Chandra Shashti✓ Completed 🔔Krittika Vratam✓ Completed |
| 21SeptemberFriday | Krishna Shashthi (till 8:56 AM) 🔔Rohini Vratam✓ Completed |
| 22SeptemberSaturday | Krishna Saptami (till 11:02 AM) 🔔Surya Savarni Manvadi✓ Completed 🔔Madhyashtami✓ Completed 🔔Mahalakshmi Vratam✓ Completed |
| 23SeptemberSunday | Krishna Ashtami (till 1:26 PM) 🔔Mahalakshmi Vrata Samapti (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Ardrashtami✓ Completed 🔔Ahina Navami✓ Completed 🔔Durga Devi Udyapanam✓ Completed |
| 26SeptemberWednesday | Krishna Ekadashi (till 8:05 PM) 🔔Sarvesham Indira Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Krishna)✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): Thursday, 27 September 1951 07:09 AM - 10:44 AM✓ Completed 🔔Gaja Gauri Vrat (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Pravesha Time: 10:35 PM (Hasta Nakshatra Pravesha)✓ Completed |
| 27SeptemberThursday | Krishna Dvadashi (till 9:28 PM) 🔔Yati Mahalaya✓ Completed 🔔Magha Trayodashi Shraddha✓ Completed 🔔Gajachchaya Yoga✓ Completed 🔔Magha Shraddha✓ Completed |
| 28SeptemberFriday | Krishna Trayodashi (till 10:15 PM) 🔔Gajachchaya✓ Completed 🔔Kaliyugadi✓ CompletedThe traditional new year for Hindus in the Deccan region, celebrated with special dishes that symbolize the different flavors of life. 🔔Bhrigu Pradosham (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Masik Shivaratri (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Friday, 28 September 1951 07:10 AM - Saturday, 29 September 1951 07:11 AM✓ Completed — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Saturday, 29 September 1951 07:11 AM |
| 29SeptemberSaturday | Krishna Chaturdashi (till 10:24 PM) 🔔Sastrahata Mahalayam✓ Completed |
| 30SeptemberSunday | Amavasya (till 8:56 PM) 🔔Gajachchaya Amavasya (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Mahalaya Amavasya✓ Completed 🔔Ashwin Masarambh✓ Completed 🔔Bathukamma begins✓ Completed 🔔Engili Pula Bathukamma✓ Completed |
| 30SeptemberSunday | Amavasya (till 8:56 PM) 🔔Gajachchaya Amavasya (Bhadrapada Maasa)✓ Completed 🔔Mahalaya Amavasya✓ Completed 🔔Bathukamma begins✓ Completed 🔔Engili Pula Bathukamma✓ 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
Toronto
1951 · September
America/Toronto
