Festivals and vrats — September 2011
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
This month
| Date | Tithi at sunrise | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 01-09-2011 Thursday |
Chaturthi, Shukla Paksha Bhadrapada |
Festival Ganesh Chaturthi · Observed at midday |
| 08-09-2011 Thursday |
Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Bhadrapada |
Vrat Parivartini Ekadashi |
| 09-09-2011 Friday |
Dwadashi, Shukla Paksha Bhadrapada |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 11-09-2011 Sunday |
Chaturdashi, Shukla Paksha Bhadrapada |
Festival Anant Chaturdashi |
| 12-09-2011 Monday |
Purnima, Shukla Paksha Bhadrapada |
Vrat Purnima |
| 13-09-2011 Tuesday |
Pratipada, Krishna Paksha Ashwin |
Festival Pitru Paksha begins |
| 16-09-2011 Friday |
Chaturthi, Krishna Paksha Ashwin |
Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise |
| 17-09-2011 Saturday |
Panchami, Krishna Paksha Ashwin |
Sankranti Kanya Sankranti · 11:47 |
| 25-09-2011 Sunday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Ashwin |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
| 27-09-2011 Tuesday |
Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Ashwin |
Festival Sarva Pitru AmavasyaVrat Amavasya |
| 28-09-2011 Wednesday |
Pratipada, Shukla Paksha Ashwin |
Festival Sharad Navratri begins |
| 29-09-2011 Thursday |
Dwitiya, Shukla Paksha Ashwin |
Festival Navratri, day 2Festival Navratri, day 3 |
| 30-09-2011 Friday |
Chaturthi, Shukla Paksha Ashwin |
Festival Navratri, day 4 |
Every day of the month
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-09-2011 | Chaturthi | Chitra | 06:12 | 18:32 |
| 02-09-2011 | Panchami | Swati | 06:12 | 18:31 |
| 03-09-2011 | Shashthi | Vishakha | 06:12 | 18:31 |
| 04-09-2011 | Saptami | Anuradha | 06:12 | 18:30 |
| 05-09-2011 | Ashtami | Jyeshtha | 06:12 | 18:29 |
| 06-09-2011 | Navami | Mula | 06:11 | 18:29 |
| 07-09-2011 | Dashami | Purva Ashadha | 06:11 | 18:28 |
| 08-09-2011 | Ekadashi | Uttara Ashadha | 06:11 | 18:27 |
| 09-09-2011 | Dwadashi | Shravana | 06:11 | 18:27 |
| 10-09-2011 | Trayodashi | Dhanishta | 06:11 | 18:26 |
| 11-09-2011 | Chaturdashi | Shatabhisha | 06:11 | 18:25 |
| 12-09-2011 | Purnima | Purva Bhadrapada | 06:11 | 18:25 |
| 13-09-2011 | Pratipada | Purva Bhadrapada | 06:11 | 18:24 |
| 14-09-2011 | Dwitiya | Uttara Bhadrapada | 06:11 | 18:24 |
| 15-09-2011 | Tritiya | Revati | 06:11 | 18:23 |
| 16-09-2011 | Chaturthi | Ashwini | 06:11 | 18:22 |
| 17-09-2011 | Panchami | Bharani | 06:11 | 18:22 |
| 18-09-2011 | Shashthi | Krittika | 06:11 | 18:21 |
| 19-09-2011 | Saptami | Rohini | 06:11 | 18:20 |
| 20-09-2011 | Saptami | Mrigashira | 06:11 | 18:20 |
| 21-09-2011 | Ashtami | Ardra | 06:11 | 18:19 |
| 22-09-2011 | Navami | Punarvasu | 06:11 | 18:18 |
| 23-09-2011 | Dashami | Pushya | 06:11 | 18:18 |
| 24-09-2011 | Dwadashi | Ashlesha | 06:11 | 18:17 |
| 25-09-2011 | Trayodashi | Magha | 06:11 | 18:16 |
| 26-09-2011 | Chaturdashi | Purva Phalguni | 06:10 | 18:16 |
| 27-09-2011 | Amavasya | Uttara Phalguni | 06:10 | 18:15 |
| 28-09-2011 | Pratipada | Hasta | 06:10 | 18:14 |
| 29-09-2011 | Dwitiya | Chitra | 06:10 | 18:14 |
| 30-09-2011 | Chaturthi | Swati | 06:10 | 18:13 |
Months are named the purnimanta way used across North India; the dark fortnight belongs to the month that follows the Purnima. A festival is kept on the day its tithi stands at the moment it is observed — sunrise for most, dusk for Diwali and Holika Dahan, midnight for Janmashtami and Shivaratri, moonrise for Karwa Chauth — and local custom sometimes differs by a day. Ask your family priest when in doubt.