मुंबई · Maharashtra
अक्षय तृतीया 2026in मुंबई
Exact puja times & muhurta computed for Mumbai coordinates (19.08°N, 72.88°E)
Key Timings
Festival Date
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
18:57
Why This Date?
Madhyahna (Midday) Rule: Observed when the Tritiya tithi prevails during the Madhyahna window. Every moment on Akshaya Tritiya is considered auspicious (Svayamsiddha Muhurta), but the formal puja and gold purchases are ideally timed during midday.
Tithi Determination Rule
The tithi must prevail at Madhyahna (midday). Used for festivals like Rama Navami and Ganesh Chaturthi.
Source: Dharmasindhu & Nirnayasindhu — classical Kala-Vyapti system
Puja Vidhi
Materials Required
- Gold or silver item (even small — coin, ring, or chain)
- Tulsi leaves (holy basil)
- Charity items (clothes, food, water pots)
- Vishnu idol or image
- Lakshmi idol or image
Puja Steps
- 1
Morning — Bath & Sankalpa
Take a purifying morning bath. Wear clean yellow or white clothes. Sit before the altar and take the formal sankalpa for...
- 2
Lakshmi-Vishnu Puja
Place idols or images of Lakshmi and Vishnu on the altar draped with a yellow cloth. Offer sandalwood paste, Tulsi leave...
- 3
Vishnu Beej Mantra Japa
Chant the Vishnu Beej mantra 108 times with a tulsi mala. Focus on the form of Lord Vishnu and pray for inexhaustible bl...
Phala (Benefits)
Akshaya Tritiya is one of the most sacred tithis in the Hindu calendar. Any act of merit — charity, puja, japa, new beginnings — performed on this day yields akshaya (inexhaustible, never-diminishing) results. The Brahma Purana states that daan on Akshaya Tritiya is equal to daan at all tirthas combined. This is the day Treta Yuga began, the day the Ganges descended to earth, and the day Kubera received his wealth from Shiva.
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Deity
भगवान विष्णु, देवी लक्ष्मी, परशुराम
Legend & History
इस दिन वेद व्यास ने गणेश जी को लिखाते हुए महाभारत की रचना आरम्भ की। इसी दिन त्रेतायुग का आरम्भ हुआ, परशुराम का जन्म हुआ, कुबेर को शिव से धन प्राप्त हुआ और सुदामा ने कृष्ण से अक्षय ऐश्वर्य पाया।
How to Observe
सोना, चाँदी या नयी सम्पत्ति खरीदें — इस दिन प्राप्त वस्तु अक्षय (अविनाशी) होती है। दान करें, अन्नदान करें। नए कार्य, निवेश या गृहप्रवेश आरम्भ करें।
Significance
अक्षय तृतीया हिन्दू कैलेंडर के सबसे शुभ दिनों में से एक है — प्रत्येक क्षण मुहूर्त है, अलग शुभ मुहूर्त की आवश्यकता नहीं। यह स्वयंसिद्ध मुहूर्त दिवस है।