Saturday, May 16, 2026
Vat Savitri 2026 falls on Saturday, May 16, 2026 in Gorakhpur. It is Jyeshtha Amavasya in the Hindu lunar calendar. Sunrise is 5:35 AM and sunset 7:12 PM.
Same day as India
Also known as: Vat Purnima · Vat Savitri Vrat · Savitri Amavasya
The tradition names no separate muhurat for this festival — it is observed through the day. Abhijit is the day’s generally auspicious window and Rahu Kaal the one to avoid.
Vat Savitri commemorates Savitri, who followed Yama to reclaim her husband’s life. Married women keep it on the new moon closing Vaishakha in the north, and on the following full moon in Maharashtra and Gujarat — the same story, two reckonings.
Women fast and wind thread around a banyan (vat) tree while circling it, retelling Savitri’s argument with Death.
Vat Savitri 2026 in Gorakhpur is on Saturday, May 16, 2026. It falls on Jyeshtha Amavasya.
Yes. Vat Savitri falls on May 16, 2026 in both Gorakhpur and India this year, though the puja timings differ because sunrise and moonrise are local.
Vat Savitri is also known as Vat Purnima, Vat Savitri Vrat, Savitri Amavasya. These are regional names and spellings for the same festival.