Skip to content
School of Vedic Sciences, FORE

Festivals and vrats · हरतालिका तीज

Hartalika Teej

Women's fast for Parvati on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya.

In 2039: Monday, 22 August 2039 (New Delhi)

WhatsApp

2039

Monday, 22 August 2039

In 2039 the tithi runs from 1:27 am on 22 Aug to 12:24 am on 23 Aug; it is running at sunrise (the usual rule, called udaya tithi) on Monday, 22 August 2039, so that is the day of Hartalika Teej.

2040

Sunday, 9 September 2040

In 2040 the tithi runs from 10:36 pm on 8 Sep to 10:58 pm on 9 Sep; it is running at sunrise (the usual rule, called udaya tithi) on Sunday, 9 September 2040, 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.

More from the Panchang