Govatsa Dwadashi
Vasu Baras — cows and calves honoured as Diwali opens.
GujaratMaharashtra
Dates
| Year | Date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday, 5 November 2026 |
| 2027 | Tuesday, 26 October 2027 |
| 2028 | Sunday, 15 October 2028 |
| 2029 | Saturday, 3 November 2029 |
| 2030 | Wednesday, 23 October 2030 |
| 2031 | Tuesday, 11 November 2031 |
Dates are for Mumbai. A tithi that changes close to sunrise or sunset can fall a day earlier or later in another city, so for your own town open the festival in the app.
When it falls
12th day of the waning moon, in Ashwina. Like every lunar festival it lands on a different Gregorian date each year. Muhurtha works the date out from the positions of the Sun and Moon, using the rule for this festival; see how every festival is dated.
The story
Cows and calves are honoured as the divine mother, thanking them for milk, ghee and the farm. In Maharashtra and Gujarat the day opens Diwali as Vasu Baras.
How it is kept
Women worship a cow and her calf with turmeric, vermilion and flowers. In many homes milk products and wheat are avoided that day and the family eats millet rotis.
Common questions
When is Govatsa Dwadashi in 2027?
In 2027, Govatsa Dwadashi falls on Tuesday, 26 October 2027 in Mumbai. Dates for other years are in the table above.
How is the date of Govatsa Dwadashi decided?
12th day of the waning moon, in Ashwina. Like every lunar festival it lands on a different Gregorian date each year. Muhurtha works the date out from the positions of the Sun and Moon, using the rule for this festival; see how every festival is dated.
How is Govatsa Dwadashi kept?
Women worship a cow and her calf with turmeric, vermilion and flowers. In many homes milk products and wheat are avoided that day and the family eats millet rotis.
Other festivals nearby
Open the Muhurtha app to see Govatsa Dwadashi for your own town, with the exact time its tithi begins and ends. How every festival is dated.
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