Festival guide
Vasant Panchami 2028
वसंत पंचमी
Vasant Panchami heralds the arrival of spring and is dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, the deity of knowledge, music, and arts.
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- Date
- Mon, 31 January 2028
- Main muhurat
- Saraswati Puja Muhurat · 6:41 am – 12:11 pm
Plan the day
Good times and times to avoid
· Varanasi time (IST)
Auspicious windows
- Abhijit Muhurat44m
- Brahma Muhurta52m
- Amrit Kalam1h 47m · next day
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kaal1h 22m · Overlaps the Saraswati Puja Muhurat
- Yama Gandam1h 22m · Overlaps the Saraswati Puja Muhurat
- Dur Muhurta44m
- Dur Muhurta44m
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 6:41 am
- Sunset
- 5:41 pm
- Moonrise
- 9:06 am
- Moonset
- 9:39 pm
The festival day's almanac
Panchang for Mon, 31 January
- Tithi
- Chaturthi, then Panchami
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Shiva
- Karana
- Vishti
- Paksha
- Shukla
- Masa
- Magha
- Nakshatra
- Uttara BhadrapadaFrom Until
Choghadiya, day and night
Day
- AmritGood
- KaalAvoid
- RogAvoid
- ShubhGood
- UdvegAvoid
- ChalNeutral
- LabhGood
- AmritGood
Night
- ChalNeutral
- RogAvoid
- KaalAvoid
- LabhGood
- UdvegAvoid
- ShubhGood
- AmritGood
- ChalNeutral
The story
Vasant Panchami: significance and rituals
Yellow is the color of the day, symbolizing the mustard fields of spring.
Rituals
Wear yellow clothes. Perform Saraswati Puja — place books, instruments, and pens near the idol. Offer yellow flowers and sweets. In Bengal, this day marks Saraswati Puja with elaborate pandals.
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