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Festivals and vrats · अक्षय तृतीया

Akshaya Tritiya

Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, one of the three and a half 'unbroken' muhurta days.

In 2031: Thursday, 24 April 2031 (New Delhi)

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2031

Thursday, 24 April 2031

In 2031 the tithi runs from 12:27 am on 24 Apr to 2:13 am on 25 Apr; it is running at sunrise (the usual rule, called udaya tithi) on Thursday, 24 April 2031, so that is the day of Akshaya Tritiya.

2032

Wednesday, 12 May 2032

In 2032 the tithi runs from 6:24 pm on 11 May to 6:55 pm on 12 May; it is running at sunrise (the usual rule, called udaya tithi) on Wednesday, 12 May 2032, so that is the day of Akshaya Tritiya.

How the date is fixed

Akshaya Tritiya falls on the third day of the bright half of the lunar month Vaishakha (Shukla Tritiya). The date is the day on which that tithi is running at sunrise (the usual rule, called udaya tithi).

About

Akshaya Tritiya is the third tithi of the bright half of Vaishakha, in late April or May. Muhurta tradition counts it among the sade-teen muhurtas, days on which no separate muhurta need be sought, which is why weddings and new ventures cluster on it. The tithi at sunrise is taken; when Tritiya is joined with Rohini nakshatra the day is considered complete. It is also Parashurama Jayanti, the day the Badrinath shrine reopens, and the start of the Chandan Yatra at Puri.

How it is observed

Charity of water, grain and fans in the heat, worship of Vishnu and Lakshmi, and the buying of gold as a modern custom.

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