Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Govardhan Puja 2025 falls on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 in Philadelphia. It is Kartik Shukla Paksha Pratipada in the Hindu lunar calendar. Puja Muhurat is 7:20 AM – 9:29 AM. Sunrise is 7:20 AM and sunset 6:09 PM.
Same day as India
Also known as: Annakut · Padwa · Bali Pratipada
Windows are computed for this city — the tithi decides which are valid, so they shift with your location and are not the Indian times. Abhijit and Rahu Kaal belong to the day itself rather than to the festival.
Govardhan Puja recalls Krishna lifting Mount Govardhan on a fingertip to shelter Braj from Indra’s storm. It falls the day after Diwali, on the first of the waxing moon in Kartik.
A hill of food — the annakut, "mountain of grain" — is built before the deity and shared out. In Gujarat the same day is kept as the new year.
Govardhan Puja 2025 in Philadelphia is on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. It falls on Kartik Shukla Paksha Pratipada.
Puja Muhurat in Philadelphia on Oct 22, 2025 is 7:20 AM – 9:29 AM. This is the window in which the main observance is performed.
Yes. Govardhan Puja falls on Oct 22, 2025 in both Philadelphia and India this year, though the puja timings differ because sunrise and moonrise are local.
Govardhan Puja is also known as Annakut, Padwa, Bali Pratipada. These are regional names and spellings for the same festival.