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Vinayaka Chaturthi dates in Melbourne, 2029

Victoria, Australia · -37.81°, 144.96° · Australia/Melbourne

Written and reviewed by The Kriya Yogi · Updated 5 October 2026

In 2029, Melbourne has 12 Vinayaka Chaturthi dates, from Fri, Jan 19 to Sun, Dec 9. 10 match the Indian date, 2 fall a day later. The fourth lunar day of the waxing fortnight, the monthly Ganesha observance kept around midday.
DateFortnightTithi window (local)SunriseDetailsvs India
Fri, Jan 19Shukla (waxing)Thu, Jan 18, 7:45 AM – Fri, Jan 19, 9:48 AM6:20 AMWeekday: Friday1 day later
Sat, Feb 17Shukla (waxing)Sat, Feb 17, 3:48 AM – Sun, Feb 18, 6:21 AM6:52 AMWeekday: SaturdaySame
Mon, Mar 19Shukla (waxing)Sun, Mar 18, 10:46 PM – Tue, Mar 20, 1:10 AM7:23 AMWeekday: MondaySame
Wed, Apr 18Shukla (waxing)Tue, Apr 17, 2:21 PM – Wed, Apr 18, 4:04 PM6:50 AMWeekday: WednesdaySame
Thu, May 17Shukla (waxing)Thu, May 17, 3:54 AM – Fri, May 18, 4:28 AM7:16 AMWeekday: ThursdaySame
Sat, Jun 16Shukla (waxing)Fri, Jun 15, 2:18 PM – Sat, Jun 16, 1:33 PM7:35 AMWeekday: SaturdaySame
Sun, Jul 15Shukla (waxing)Sat, Jul 14, 10:07 PM – Sun, Jul 15, 8:10 PM7:33 AMWeekday: SundaySame
Mon, Aug 13Shukla (waxing)Mon, Aug 13, 4:26 AM – Tue, Aug 14, 1:38 AM7:09 AMWeekday: MondaySame
Wed, Sep 12Shukla (waxing)Tue, Sep 11, 10:41 AM – Wed, Sep 12, 7:29 AM6:27 AMWeekday: Wednesday1 day later
Thu, Oct 11Shukla (waxing)Wed, Oct 10, 7:14 PM – Thu, Oct 11, 4:08 PM6:42 AMWeekday: ThursdaySame
Fri, Nov 9Shukla (waxing)Fri, Nov 9, 5:05 AM – Sat, Nov 10, 2:34 AM6:06 AMWeekday: FridaySame
Sun, Dec 9Shukla (waxing)Sat, Dec 8, 5:43 PM – Sun, Dec 9, 4:10 PM5:52 AMWeekday: SundaySame

What Vinayaka Chaturthi is and how it is kept: the Vinayaka Chaturthi 2029 guide.

Vinayaka Chaturthi in Melbourne: questions

+ How many Vinayaka Chaturthi days are there in 2029 in Melbourne?
12, computed for Melbourne's coordinates and the Australia/Melbourne time zone. The first falls on Fri, Jan 19 and the last on Sun, Dec 9.
+ Are Melbourne Vinayaka Chaturthi dates the same as in India?
Not always. A tithi starts at the same instant everywhere, but the sunrise that decides the day happens at a different moment in Melbourne. In 2029, 10 of 12 dates match the Indian (Ujjain) date, 0 fall a day earlier and 2 a day later.
+ How is the date decided?
This calendar uses the local day on which the Shukla Chaturthi tithi is in force at sunrise. Some calendars use the tithi prevailing at midday instead; near a boundary that can move the date by a day. No entry this year needed a flag. Local temples may follow a particular sampradaya's rule, so check with them for ritual purposes.
+ How accurate are these times?
Times come from truncated astronomical series and should fall within a few minutes of a full ephemeris. Near a boundary a published panchanga may assign a different day. They are for planning practice, not for precise ritual muhurta.

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