मराठी पंचांग — फेब्रुवारी 2024

Lunar Months & Solar Transition

The Gregorian month of फेब्रुवारी most often spans the lunar months of Magha and Phalguna in the Vedic calendar. The Sun moves through Kumbha rashi (Aquarius), with Kumbha Sankranti falling around February 13 and marking the Sun's transit into Aquarius. Because the Hindu calendar is lunisolar — its months are tied to the Moon while its year is corrected against the Sun — the precise start of each lunar month shifts year to year. The transitions for फेब्रुवारी 2024 are reflected in the day-by-day grid above.

Significance of फेब्रुवारी in the Vedic Tradition

February sits at the cusp of winter and spring in the Vedic ritual year. The lunar month of Magha — under which most of February usually falls — closes with Magha Amavasya, considered one of the most spiritually charged new moons of the year. Phalguna, the lunar month that begins mid-February, hosts Maha Shivratri on its Krishna Chaturdashi — the night Shiva is said to have performed the cosmic tandava. The Kumbha Sankranti midway through the month aligns with the beginning of every twelfth-year Kumbh Mela on the four sacred sites (Prayagraj, Haridwar, Ujjain, Nashik).

Key Vrata & Festival Dates · फेब्रुवारी 2024

• 9 फेब
  अमावस्या · Amavasya · Friday

  New moon — most auspicious for pitru-tarpana (offerings to ancestors), donations, and silent contemplation. Magha Amavasya (Mauni Amavasya) carries enormous spiritual weight — silence, sacred bathing, and donations of til-gud, blankets, and food to the needy are the prescribed observances.

• 19 फेब
  एकादशी · Ekadashi · Monday

  Vishnu-fast day. Devotees abstain from grains and pulses; the vrata is broken on the following Dwadashi morning within the prescribed window.

• 21 फेब
  प्रदोष व्रत · Pradosh Vrat · Wednesday

  Twilight fast dedicated to Shiva, observed during the trayodashi tithi from sunset until ~2.5 hours later.

• 23 फेब
  पौर्णिमा · Purnima · Friday

  Full moon — auspicious for satya-narayan puja, charity, and chandra-related observances. Magha Purnima — the final full moon of the Magha-snana season — is regarded as the most meritorious bathing day at Prayagraj, drawing the climactic Shahi Snan of the Kumbh.

• 24 फेब
  पौर्णिमा · Purnima · Saturday

  Full moon — auspicious for satya-narayan puja, charity, and chandra-related observances. Magha Purnima — the final full moon of the Magha-snana season — is regarded as the most meritorious bathing day at Prayagraj, drawing the climactic Shahi Snan of the Kumbh.

Major Festivals Typically Falling in फेब्रुवारी

• Ratha Saptami · Magha Shukla Saptami

  Sun's birthday in the Vedic tradition; observed with surya-arghya at sunrise.

• Magha Purnima · Magha Purnima

  Concludes the month-long Magha-snana; one of the holiest bathing days at Prayagraj.

• Maha Shivratri · Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi

  Night-long Shiva fast and four-prahara puja; widely observed across all traditions.

Muhurta & Practical Guidance for फेब्रुवारी 2024

February is widely considered favourable for marriages, particularly in its latter half after Vasant Panchami. The Phalguna Shukla Paksha generally produces strong muhurtas for griha-pravesh, vehicle purchase, and signing of important contracts. Avoid major rites in the 16 days of Magha Krishna Paksha if your tradition observes the no-marriage rule for the second half of Magha. Maha Shivratri night-fast is one of the most accessible vratas — observed universally regardless of regional tradition.