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Samvatsara

The Samvatsara app icon: a temple gateway, the sun and the phases of the moon

Hindu calendar, simplified.

Hindu festivals on the right day for where you live, worked out on your phone, with no ads, and we never see your data.

Download Samvatsara on the App Store

For iPhone. On the App Store as "Samvatsara: Hindu Panchang". In English, with Hindi names alongside.

A Hindu calendar app for iPhone, for the city you live in.

When is the puja? When do I fast, and when do I break it? When is the right time to begin something new? Samvatsara answers these for your own city, not for India. The two can fall a day apart, so it shows India's date beside yours.

Every festival, on your city's date.

Diwali, Holi, Karva Chauth, Janmashtami and the rest, each with its puja time. Navratri day by day, with each goddess. Pitru Paksha day by day, with every Shraddha.

Fasts, and when to break them.

Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya and festival fasts on your city's date, with the time to break the fast, such as Ekadashi parana and Karva Chauth moonrise.

Today's panchang.

Tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana, with the sun and moon through the day. Abhijit muhurat, Brahma muhurta and Rahu kaal. A short explanation of every word.

Questions people ask

Does it work outside India, for example in the USA, the UK, Singapore or Australia?
Yes. That is what it is for. Choose your city from a list of more than 69,000 places worldwide, and every date and time is worked out from your city's own sunrise, sun and moon. Add a second city, for example parents in India, and see both.
Is it a panchang?
Yes. Each day shows the tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana, with the time each one ends, and the month view shows Purnima, Amavasya, Ekadashi and the festivals at a glance. Months can end at the full moon or the new moon, as your family keeps them.
Which traditions does it follow?
North Indian, Gujarati and Marathi families, with Smarta or Vaishnava dates. Settings explains each choice with an example for your own city.
Is this astrology?
No. Samvatsara is a calendar. It asks for no birth details, gives no personal readings and makes no predictions. It shows dates and times, and what families traditionally do on them.
What does Samvatsara mean?
"The year" in Sanskrit. The app follows the Hindu year as tradition keeps it, for your city.
What is free, and what is paid?
The calendar is free: every festival, every fast, today's panchang and the month view. A one-time unlock adds Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, saved festivals with a reminder the evening before, adding a festival to your calendar, a second city, a weekly fast day and a filter by deity. Paid once, with Family Sharing. No subscription.
Where is my data?
On your iPhone. Samvatsara has no account, no ads and no server. Everything is worked out on your phone from the sun and the moon, and we never see your data. The App Store privacy label is "Data Not Collected". Read the Samvatsara section of our privacy policy.
Where do I get help?
The Samvatsara support page answers the common questions, such as why a festival falls on a different day from India. For anything else, write to hello@waypoints.sg.