2020
Friday, 21 August 2020
In 2020 the tithi runs from 2:13 am on 21 Aug to 11:03 pm on 21 Aug; it is running at sunrise (the usual rule, called udaya tithi) on Friday, 21 August 2020, so that is the day of Hartalika Teej.
2021
Thursday, 9 September 2021
In 2021 the tithi runs from 2:34 am on 9 Sep to 12:18 am on 10 Sep; it is running at sunrise (the usual rule, called udaya tithi) on Thursday, 9 September 2021, so that is the day of Hartalika Teej.
How the date is fixed
Hartalika Teej falls on the third day of the bright half of the lunar month Bhadrapada (Shukla Tritiya). The date is the day on which that tithi is running at sunrise (the usual rule, called udaya tithi).
About
Hartalika Teej falls on the third tithi of the bright half of Bhadrapada, in August or September, the day before Ganesh Chaturthi. The vow recalls Parvati's austerity to win Shiva, and the name refers to her friends (ali) who carried her off (harit) to the forest. The tithi at sunrise is taken; when Tritiya is joined with Hasta nakshatra the day is considered complete. Karnataka keeps the same day as Gowri Habba, and the Haryali and Kajari Teej of Shravana are separate observances.
How it is observed
A strict fast, often without water, worship of clay images of Shiva and Parvati, and a night of song.