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Gopashtami

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Gopashtami in Bihar Sharif is on Tuesday, 17 November 2026; Puja window 6:07 – 8:16 AM (India Standard Time, UTC+5:30).

Muhurat for Tue, 17 Nov, Bihar Sharif

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AartiAarti Kunj Bihari KiRead · in Vandan
Tuesday, 17 November 2026India Standard Time (UTC+5:30)
Kartika (Amanta) · Shukla Paksha
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Ashtamitill Wed 6:05 AM, then Navami
NakshatraDhanishtatill Wed 4:35 AM, then Shatabhisha
YogaVriddhitill 7:54 AM, then Dhruva
KaranaVishtitill 5:17 PM, then Bava
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Muhurat

Shubh

Brahma Muhurat – Abhijit Muhurat – Vijaya Muhurat – Aparahna Kaal – Pradosh Kaal – Nishita Kaal –

Ashubh

Rahu Kalam – Yamaganda – Gulika Kalam –
Deities of the dayShastra
WeekdayMangalAll dayAlso: Kumara
By practiceHanumanAll day
TithiShiva6:06 AM – Wed 6:05 AMFrom 6:05 AM: DurgaAlso: Vasu
NakshatraVasus6:06 AM – Wed 4:35 AMFrom 4:35 AM: Indra
Today's observancesShastra

Avoid

Coconut – Bottle gourd – Sesame oil – Red greens – Bottle gourd – Pointed gourd (patola) –

Preferred

Mustard oil –

A prohibition binds while its tithi runs.

ChoghadiyaPractice (Gujarat–Rajasthan)

Day

Rog – Udveg · Vaar vela – Char – Labh – Amrit – Kaal · Kaal vela (choghadiya) – Shubh – Rog –

Night

Kaal – Labh · Kaal ratri – Udveg – Shubh – Amrit – Char – Rog – Kaal –
LagnaShastra · Jyotisha

Sunrise to next sunrise

Tula · Chara – Vrishchika · Sthira – Dhanu · Dvisvabhava – Makara · Chara – Kumbha · Sthira – Meena · Dvisvabhava – Mesha · Chara – Vrishabha · Sthira – Mithuna · Dvisvabhava – Karka · Chara – Simha · Sthira – Kanya · Dvisvabhava – Tula · Chara – Vrishchika · Sthira –
Sthira (fixed)for work meant to last: entering a new home, installing a deity, a long puja.Chara (movable)for work that moves: a journey, a start meant to keep going.Dvisvabhava (dual)suits both kinds of work, lasting and moving.

Maas

Maas (Purnimanta)Kartika
SamvatVikram 2083 · Shaka 1948
WeekdayTuesday
Sun signVrishchika

Puja Vidhi

1
Morning bath and sankalpa

Bathe, and pledge to worship the cows and Krishna today.

2
Bathe and adorn the cows

Wash the cow and calf, apply haldi-kumkum to the forehead, and tie flowers or a cloth.

3
Go-puja

Offer water, flowers, akshat and incense to the cow, then feed her greens, jaggery and roti.

4
Pradakshina

Walk around the cow — traditionally seven times — with folded hands.

5
Follow the herd

Walk a little way behind the cows as they go out to graze.

6
Krishna puja and the evening return

Worship Krishna as Gopala with makhan-mishri. At godhuli, when the cows return, touch their feet and take the dust as a blessing.

Festive Food

Jaggery and roti for the cowsMakhan-mishriKheer

History

Braj tradition holds that this was the day Krishna and Balarama, grown past early boyhood, were first sent out to herd the cows themselves rather than the calves. The village honoured the cows and the young gopas together, and the day kept the name Gopashtami. The Bhagavata tells of Krishna reaching that age and taking the herds to Vrindavan's forest, but it names no date; the date is the tradition's. The rite of the day — worshipping, circling and following the cows — is set down in the Dharmasindhu.

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Gopashtami in Bihar Sharif is on Tuesday, 17 November 2026; Puja window 6:07 – 8:16 AM (India Standard Time, UTC+5:30).

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