Gujarati Panchang · Gujarat
Gujarati Panchang
Gujarat's lunar (amanta) almanac. The month runs new-moon to new-moon and the date is the tithi, with the Vikram Samvat year that turns at Bestu Varas (day after Diwali); computed live for Ahmedabad.
August 2026
Ashadha / Shravana · Vikram Samvat 2082 · Ahmedabad
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The large number is the Gregorian date; the gold number is the tithi (lunar day) of the month. Coral cells mark the start of a new lunar month. A tithi that touches no sunrise is skipped, so a date may be missing.
About the Gujarati Panchang
The Gujarati calendar is lunar and amanta: each month runs from one new moon to the next, and the twelve months run Chaitra, Vaishakha, Jyeshtha, Ashadha, Shravana, Bhadrapada, Ashwin, Kartik, Margashirsha, Pausha, Magha and Phalguna. Uniquely, the Vikram Samvat year turns on Bestu Varas — Kartik Shukla Pratipada, the day after Diwali — so through much of the year Gujarat's Samvat runs a year behind the North Indian reckoning.
The date shown is the tithi (lunar day). Everything is computed live for Ahmedabad by the modern drik method rather than reproduced from a printed almanac.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Gujarati Panchang?
The Gujarati Panchang is the traditional almanac of Gujarat. It follows a lunar (amanta) calendar whose twelve months — Chaitra, Vaishakha, Jyeshtha, Ashadha, Shravana, Bhadrapada, Ashwin, Kartik, Margashirsha, Pausha, Magha and Phalguna — each run from one new moon to the next. Each day carries its tithi, nakshatra, the Vikram Samvat year and the festivals of Gujarat.
How is the Gujarati month reckoned?
It is amanta: a month runs new-moon to new-moon, and the date is the tithi (lunar day). What makes Gujarat distinct is the year: the Vikram Samvat turns on Bestu Varas (Kartik Shukla Pratipada, the day after Diwali), not at Chaitra — so from Chaitra to Ashwin the Gujarati Samvat runs one year behind the North Indian Vikram Samvat.
When is the Gujarati New Year?
The Gujarati New Year, Bestu Varas, falls on Kartik Shukla Pratipada, the day after Diwali, in October–November. It begins the new Vikram Samvat for Gujarat.
How is this panchang calculated?
The lunar month, tithi, nakshatra and festivals are computed with the Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa) for Ahmedabad by the modern drik method — so the Gujarati date and festivals are precise rather than copied from a printed almanac.