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 2095
Festival and vrata dates for Toronto in September 2095:
- Samavedi Upakarma — Thursday, 1 September 2095.
- Tamasa Manvadi — Thursday, 1 September 2095.
- Shodashoma Vratam — Thursday, 1 September 2095.
- Suvarna Gauri Vratam — Thursday, 1 September 2095.
- Siva Chaturthi — Thursday, 1 September 2095.
- Gauri Puja — Thursday, 1 September 2095.
- Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Thursday, 1 September 2095.
- Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa)Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 11:59 AM — Friday, 2 September 2095. — A ten-day festival honoring the birth of Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, beginning with the installation of Ganesha idols.
- Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi — Friday, 2 September 2095.
- Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Saturday, 3 September 2095.
- Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Sunday, 4 September 2095.
- Surya Shashti — Sunday, 4 September 2095.
- Skanda Darsanam — Sunday, 4 September 2095.
- Boudha Jayanti — Sunday, 4 September 2095.
- Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Sunday, 4 September 2095.
- Masik Shashti Vratam — Sunday, 4 September 2095.
- Amuktabharana Saptami — Monday, 5 September 2095.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Tuesday, 6 September 2095.
- Radha Ashtami (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Tuesday, 6 September 2095.
- Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation; Durva nakshatra exception applies) — Tuesday, 6 September 2095.
- Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Wednesday, 7 September 2095.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Wednesday, 7 September 2095.
- Nanda Devi Puja — Wednesday, 7 September 2095.
- Kedara Vratam — Wednesday, 7 September 2095.
- Jyesthashtami — Wednesday, 7 September 2095.
- Putri Jyestha Vratam — Wednesday, 7 September 2095.
- Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Thursday, 8 September 2095.
- Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Thursday, 8 September 2095.
- Ksheera Vratarambha — Thursday, 8 September 2095.
- Smarta Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla) — Sravana Dwadashi: Upavasa; Parana (Breaking the fast): Trayodashi — Friday, 9 September 2095.
- Parivartana Ekadashi — Friday, 9 September 2095.
- Kata Danamu — Friday, 9 September 2095.
- Go Triratra Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Saturday, 10 September 2095.
- Sravana Dwadashi — Saturday, 10 September 2095.
- Agastyarghyam — Saturday, 10 September 2095.
- Vaishnava Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla) — Saturday, 10 September 2095.
- Parivartana Ekadashi — Saturday, 10 September 2095.
- Kata Danamu — Saturday, 10 September 2095.
- Vamana Jayanti (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Saturday, 10 September 2095.
- Rigvedi Upakarma — Sunday, 11 September 2095.
- Sravana Dwadashi Parana — Sunday, 11 September 2095.
- Bhanu Pradosham (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Sunday, 11 September 2095.
- Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Sunday, 11 September 2095.
- Kadali Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Monday, 12 September 2095.
- Anant Chaturdashi (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Monday, 12 September 2095.
- Ananta Padmanabha Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Monday, 12 September 2095.
- Ganesh Visarjan (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Monday, 12 September 2095.
- Anantha Vrata Arambha (Madhyahna) — Monday, 12 September 2095.
- Purnima Vrat — Tuesday, 13 September 2095.
- Uma Maheswara Vratam — Tuesday, 13 September 2095.
- Upanga Lalitha Gauri Vratam — Tuesday, 13 September 2095.
- Loka Pala Puja — Tuesday, 13 September 2095.
- Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam — Tuesday, 13 September 2095.
- Pitru Paksha begins — Wednesday, 14 September 2095.
- Asunya Sayana Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Wednesday, 14 September 2095.
- Bruhath Gauri Vratam — Thursday, 15 September 2095.
- Kajjali Vratam — Thursday, 15 September 2095.
- Vishalakshi Yatra — Thursday, 15 September 2095.
- Sankashti Chaturthi — Friday, 16 September 2095.
- Kanya Sankramana (03:00 PM) — Saturday, 17 September 2095.
- Maha Bharani — Saturday, 17 September 2095.
- Chandra Shashti — Sunday, 18 September 2095.
- Krittika Vratam — Sunday, 18 September 2095.
- Kalashtami — Monday, 19 September 2095.
- Rohini Vratam — Monday, 19 September 2095.
- Surya Savarni Manvadi — Tuesday, 20 September 2095.
- Madhyashtami — Tuesday, 20 September 2095.
- Mahalakshmi Vratam — Tuesday, 20 September 2095.
- Ardrashtami — Tuesday, 20 September 2095.
- Durga Devi Udyapanam — Tuesday, 20 September 2095.
- Ahina Navami — Wednesday, 21 September 2095.
- Mahalakshmi Vrata Samapti (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Thursday, 22 September 2095.
- Sarvesham Indira Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Krishna) — Friday, 23 September 2095.
- Yati Mahalaya — Saturday, 24 September 2095.
- Gajachchaya — Sunday, 25 September 2095.
- Kaliyugadi — Sunday, 25 September 2095. — The traditional new year for Hindus in the Deccan region, celebrated with special dishes that symbolize the different flavors of life.
- Magha Trayodashi Shraddha — Sunday, 25 September 2095.
- Magha Shraddha — Sunday, 25 September 2095.
- Bhanu Pradosham (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Sunday, 25 September 2095.
- Sastrahata Mahalayam — Monday, 26 September 2095.
- Masik Shivaratri (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Monday, 26 September 2095.
- Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Monday, 26 September 2095.
- Darsha Shraddha — Tuesday, 27 September 2095.
- Mahalaya Amavasya — Tuesday, 27 September 2095.
- Gaja Gauri Vrat (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Tuesday, 27 September 2095.
- Matamaha Shraddha (Ashwin Maasa) — Wednesday, 28 September 2095.
- Bathukamma begins — Wednesday, 28 September 2095.
- Engili Pula Bathukamma — Wednesday, 28 September 2095.
- Ghatasthapana (Ashwin Maasa)07:18 AM — Thursday, 29 September 2095.
- Sharad Navaratri Begins — Thursday, 29 September 2095.
- Ashwin Masarambh — Thursday, 29 September 2095.
- Navaratri Day 1 — Shailaputri — Thursday, 29 September 2095. — 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 — Friday, 30 September 2095. — 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 2095
| 01SeptemberThursday | Shukla Tritiya (till 11:26 PM) 🔔Samavedi Upakarma 🔔Tamasa Manvadi 🔔Shodashoma Vratam 🔔Suvarna Gauri Vratam 🔔Siva Chaturthi 🔔Gauri Puja 🔔Haritalika Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) |
| 02SeptemberFriday | Shukla Chaturthi (till (3rd) 1:58 AM) 🔔Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) Vinayaka Chavithi Puja Time: 11:59 AM - 01:35 PM Madhyahna Kala: 11:58 AM - 2:34 PM Varjyam: 1:35 PM - 3:24 PM Durmuhurtam: 1:42 PM - 2:34 PM 🔔Masik Vinayaka Chaturthi |
| 03SeptemberSaturday | Shukla Panchami (till (4th) 4:30 AM) 🔔Rishi Panchami (Bhadrapada Maasa) |
| 04SeptemberSunday | Shukla Shashthi (till (5th) 6:50 AM) 🔔Lalita Shashthi Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Surya Shashti 🔔Skanda Darsanam 🔔Boudha Jayanti 🔔Champa Shashthi (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Masik Shashti Vratam |
| 05SeptemberMonday | Shukla Saptami (till (6th) 8:44 AM) 🔔Amuktabharana Saptami |
| 06SeptemberTuesday | Shukla Saptami (till 8:44 AM) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Radha Ashtami (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Durvashtami (Agastya Udaya requires local confirmation; Durva nakshatra exception applies) |
| 07SeptemberWednesday | Shukla Ashtami (till 10:00 AM) 🔔Mahalakshmi Vrata Begins (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Nanda Devi Puja 🔔Kedara Vratam 🔔Jyesthashtami 🔔Putri Jyestha Vratam |
| 08SeptemberThursday | Shukla Navami (till 10:29 AM) 🔔Saraswati Pustaka Mandala Puja (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjana (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Ksheera Vratarambha |
| 09SeptemberFriday | Shukla Dashami (till 10:06 AM) 🔔Smarta Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla) — Sravana Dwadashi: Upavasa; Parana (Breaking the fast): Trayodashi 🔔Kata Danamu |
| 10SeptemberSaturday | Shukla Ekadashi (till 8:51 AM) 🔔Go Triratra Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Sravana Dwadashi 🔔Agastyarghyam 🔔Vaishnava Parivartini Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Shukla) — Parana (Breaking the fast): Sunday, 11 September 2095 06:57 AM - 07:12 AM 🔔Kata Danamu 🔔Vamana Jayanti (Bhadrapada Maasa) |
| 11SeptemberSunday | Shukla Trayodashi (till (12th) 4:04 AM) 🔔Rigvedi Upakarma 🔔Sravana Dwadashi Parana 🔔Shukla Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Sunday, 11 September 2095 06:57 AM - Monday, 12 September 2095 06:58 AM — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Monday, 12 September 2095 06:58 AM |
| 12SeptemberMonday | Shukla Chaturdashi (till (13th) 12:49 AM) 🔔Kadali Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Anant Chaturdashi (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Ananta Padmanabha Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Ganesh Visarjan (Bhadrapada Maasa) 🔔Anantha Vrata Arambha (Madhyahna) |
| 13SeptemberTuesday | Shukla Purnima (till 9:12 PM) 🔔Purnima Vrat 🔔Uma Maheswara Vratam 🔔Upanga Lalitha Gauri Vratam 🔔Loka Pala Puja 🔔Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam |
| 14SeptemberWednesday | Krishna Pratipada (till 5:26 PM) 🔔Pitru Paksha begins 🔔Asunya Sayana Vratam (Bhadrapada Maasa) |
| 15SeptemberThursday | Krishna Dvitiya (till 1:41 PM) 🔔Bruhath Gauri Vratam 🔔Kajjali Vratam 🔔Vishalakshi Yatra |
| 16SeptemberFriday | Krishna Tritiya (till 10:08 AM) 🔔Sankashti Chaturthi — Moonrise: 08:55 PM |
| 17SeptemberSaturday | Krishna Panchami (till (18th) 4:15 AM) 🔔Kanya Sankramana (03:00 PM) — Punyakala: 03:00 PM - 07:18 PM 🔔Maha Bharani |
| 18SeptemberSunday | Krishna Shashthi (till (19th) 2:10 AM) 🔔Chandra Shashti 🔔Krittika Vratam |
| 19SeptemberMonday | Krishna Saptami (till (20th) 12:44 AM) 🔔Kalashtami 🔔Rohini Vratam |
| 20SeptemberTuesday | Krishna Ashtami (till 11:59 PM) 🔔Surya Savarni Manvadi 🔔Madhyashtami 🔔Mahalakshmi Vratam 🔔Ardrashtami 🔔Durga Devi Udyapanam |
| 21SeptemberWednesday | Krishna Navami (till 11:52 PM) 🔔Ahina Navami |
| 22SeptemberThursday | Krishna Dashami (till (23rd) 12:21 AM) 🔔Mahalakshmi Vrata Samapti (Bhadrapada Maasa) |
| 23SeptemberFriday | Krishna Ekadashi (till (24th) 1:21 AM) 🔔Sarvesham Indira Ekadashi (Bhadrapada Krishna) — Parana (Breaking the fast): Saturday, 24 September 2095 07:42 AM - 12:28 PM |
| 24SeptemberSaturday | Krishna Dvadashi (till (25th) 2:46 AM) 🔔Yati Mahalaya |
| 25SeptemberSunday | Krishna Trayodashi (till (26th) 4:33 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 |
| 26SeptemberMonday | Krishna Chaturdashi (till (27th) 6:37 AM) 🔔Sastrahata Mahalayam 🔔Krishna Trayodashi Upavasa — Upavasa: Monday, 26 September 2095 07:14 AM - Tuesday, 27 September 2095 07:15 AM — Parana (Breaking the fast): ≥ Tuesday, 27 September 2095 07:15 AM |
| 27SeptemberTuesday | Amavasya (till (28th) 8:55 AM) 🔔Darsha Shraddha 🔔Mahalaya Amavasya 🔔Gaja Gauri Vrat (Bhadrapada Maasa) — Pravesha Time: 08:22 PM (Hasta Nakshatra Pravesha) |
| 28SeptemberWednesday | Amavasya (till 8:55 AM) 🔔Matamaha Shraddha (Ashwin Maasa) 🔔Bathukamma begins 🔔Engili Pula Bathukamma |
| 29SeptemberThursday | Shukla Pratipada (till 11:23 AM) 🔔Ghatasthapana (Ashwin Maasa) 07:18 AM - 10:52 AM 🔔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. |
| 30SeptemberFriday | Shukla Dvitiya (till 1:58 PM) 🔔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
Toronto
2095 · September
America/Toronto
