Festival guide
Nag Panchami 2031
नाग पंचमी
Nag Panchami is dedicated to the worship of serpent deities (Nagas).
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- Date
- Thu, 24 July 2031
- Main muhurat
- Nag Panchami Puja Muhurat · 5:21 – 8:02 am
Plan the day
Good times and times to avoid
· Varanasi time (IST)
Auspicious windows
- Abhijit Muhurat54m
- Brahma Muhurta42m
- Amrit Kalam1h 42m · next day
Times to avoid
- Yama Gandam1h 41m · Overlaps the Nag Panchami Puja Muhurat
- Dur Muhurta54m
- Rahu Kaal1h 41m
- Dur Muhurta54m
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 5:21 am
- Sunset
- 6:47 pm
- Moonrise
- 9:21 am
- Moonset
- 9:26 pm
The festival day's almanac
Panchang for Thu, 24 July
- Tithi
- Panchami, then Shashthi
- Nakshatra
- Purva Phalguni
- Yoga
- Parigha
- Karana
- Bava
- Paksha
- Shukla
- Masa
- Shravana
- Tithi
- PanchamiFrom Until Then Shashthiuntil
- Nakshatra
- Purva PhalguniFrom Until
Choghadiya, day and night
Day
- ShubhGood
- RogAvoid
- UdvegAvoid
- ChalNeutral
- LabhGood
- AmritGood
- KaalAvoid
- ShubhGood
Night
- AmritGood
- ChalNeutral
- RogAvoid
- KaalAvoid
- LabhGood
- UdvegAvoid
- ShubhGood
- AmritGood
The story
Nag Panchami: significance and rituals
Snakes hold a sacred place in Hindu mythology — Shiva wears Vasuki around his neck, and Vishnu rests on Shesha Naga. Celebrated across India, especially in rural areas.
Rituals
Draw snake images on walls or worship live or metal snake idols. Offer milk, turmeric, flowers, and rice. Do not dig the earth on this day. Visit Naga temples.
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