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Nag Panchami dates

Computed year by year from the Moon and the Sun. Each row shows the tithi the festival sits on and the lunar month in both the amanta and purnimanta reckonings, because the two name the same month differently during krishna paksha.

Also called: Naag Panchami

The next one

Friday, 6 August 2027

Shukla PanchamiThe fifth tithi. Vasant Panchami and Naag Panchami are both named after it, and it is counted good for study and for new learning., ShravanaThe fifth lunar month, July into August, and the month of the Shiva fasts. Its Mondays are kept as vrats, and Raksha Bandhan closes it.

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ShravanaThe fifth lunar month, July into August, and the month of the Shiva fasts. Its Mondays are kept as vrats, and Raksha Bandhan closes it. Shukla PanchamiThe fifth tithi. Vasant Panchami and Naag Panchami are both named after it, and it is counted good for study and for new learning.. Shukla pakshaThe bright fortnight, new Moon to full, the Moon larger every night. Most beginnings, from opening a shop to a wedding, are put in this half. again, so the two month systems agree.

The day is settled by the tithiThe lunar day. It runs from one step of the Moon's phase to the next, so it rarely begins at sunrise. Fasts and festivals are fixed by it. at sunrise.

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Nag Panchami dates

YearDateTithiThe lunar day. It runs from one step of the Moon's phase to the next, so it rarely begins at sunrise. Fasts and festivals are fixed by it.Lunar monthThe lunar month, named after the nakshatra the full Moon lands in. It is about twenty-nine and a half days, so it drifts against the English calendar.
2025TuesdayTuesday, 29 July 2025Shukla PanchamiThe fifth tithi. Vasant Panchami and Naag Panchami are both named after it, and it is counted good for study and for new learning.ShravanaThe fifth lunar month, July into August, and the month of the Shiva fasts. Its Mondays are kept as vrats, and Raksha Bandhan closes it.
2026MondayMonday, 17 August 2026Shukla PanchamiThe fifth tithi. Vasant Panchami and Naag Panchami are both named after it, and it is counted good for study and for new learning.ShravanaThe fifth lunar month, July into August, and the month of the Shiva fasts. Its Mondays are kept as vrats, and Raksha Bandhan closes it.
2027FridayFriday, 6 August 2027Shukla PanchamiThe fifth tithi. Vasant Panchami and Naag Panchami are both named after it, and it is counted good for study and for new learning.ShravanaThe fifth lunar month, July into August, and the month of the Shiva fasts. Its Mondays are kept as vrats, and Raksha Bandhan closes it.
2028WednesdayWednesday, 26 July 2028Shukla PanchamiThe fifth tithi. Vasant Panchami and Naag Panchami are both named after it, and it is counted good for study and for new learning.ShravanaThe fifth lunar month, July into August, and the month of the Shiva fasts. Its Mondays are kept as vrats, and Raksha Bandhan closes it.
2029TuesdayTuesday, 14 August 2029Shukla PanchamiThe fifth tithi. Vasant Panchami and Naag Panchami are both named after it, and it is counted good for study and for new learning.ShravanaThe fifth lunar month, July into August, and the month of the Shiva fasts. Its Mondays are kept as vrats, and Raksha Bandhan closes it.
2030SundaySunday, 4 August 2030Shukla PanchamiThe fifth tithi. Vasant Panchami and Naag Panchami are both named after it, and it is counted good for study and for new learning.ShravanaThe fifth lunar month, July into August, and the month of the Shiva fasts. Its Mondays are kept as vrats, and Raksha Bandhan closes it.

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