Sunday, May 17, 2026
Vat Savitri 2026 falls on Sunday, May 17, 2026 in Wellington. It is Jyeshtha Amavasya in the Hindu lunar calendar. Sunrise is 7:25 AM and sunset 5:09 PM.
India: May 16, 2026
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 Wellington is on Sunday, May 17, 2026. It falls on Jyeshtha Amavasya.
No. Vat Savitri is on May 17, 2026 in Wellington but May 16, 2026 in India. The tithi begins at one moment worldwide, and that moment lands on a different local day in each place.
Vat Savitri is also known as Vat Purnima, Vat Savitri Vrat, Savitri Amavasya. These are regional names and spellings for the same festival.