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Vinayaka Chaturthi dates in Philadelphia, 2030

Pennsylvania, United States · 39.95°, -75.17° · America/New York

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

In 2030, Philadelphia has 13 Vinayaka Chaturthi dates, from Mon, Jan 7 to Fri, Dec 27. 8 match the Indian date, 5 fall a day earlier. The fourth lunar day of the waxing fortnight, the monthly Ganesha observance kept around midday.
DateFortnightTithi window (local)SunriseDetailsvs India
Mon, Jan 7Shukla (waxing)Sun, Jan 6, 4:57 PM – Mon, Jan 7, 4:37 PM7:23 AMWeekday: MondaySame
Wed, Feb 6Shukla (waxing)Tue, Feb 5, 10:14 AM – Wed, Feb 6, 11:13 AM7:05 AMWeekday: WednesdaySame
Thu, Mar 7Shukla (waxing)Thu, Mar 7, 4:46 AM – Fri, Mar 8, 6:52 AM6:26 AMWeekday: ThursdayTithi also holds at the next sunrise1 day earlier
Sat, Apr 6Shukla (waxing)Sat, Apr 6, 12:27 AM – Sun, Apr 7, 3:07 AM6:38 AMWeekday: Saturday1 day earlier
Mon, May 6Shukla (waxing)Sun, May 5, 5:59 PM – Mon, May 6, 8:26 PM5:56 AMWeekday: MondaySame
Wed, Jun 5Shukla (waxing)Tue, Jun 4, 9:09 AM – Wed, Jun 5, 10:43 AM5:34 AMWeekday: WednesdaySame
Thu, Jul 4Shukla (waxing)Wed, Jul 3, 9:25 PM – Thu, Jul 4, 9:46 PM5:38 AMWeekday: Thursday1 day earlier
Sat, Aug 3Shukla (waxing)Fri, Aug 2, 7:04 AM – Sat, Aug 3, 6:11 AM6:02 AMWeekday: SaturdaySame
Sun, Sep 1Shukla (waxing)Sat, Aug 31, 3:03 PM – Sun, Sep 1, 1:10 PM6:29 AMWeekday: SundaySame
Mon, Sep 30Shukla (waxing)Sun, Sep 29, 10:34 PM – Mon, Sep 30, 7:57 PM6:56 AMWeekday: MondaySame
Tue, Oct 29Shukla (waxing)Tue, Oct 29, 6:41 AM – Wed, Oct 30, 3:40 AM7:27 AMWeekday: Tuesday1 day earlier
Thu, Nov 28Shukla (waxing)Wed, Nov 27, 3:07 PM – Thu, Nov 28, 12:05 PM7:01 AMWeekday: ThursdaySame
Fri, Dec 27Shukla (waxing)Fri, Dec 27, 2:13 AM – Fri, Dec 27, 11:39 PM7:22 AMWeekday: Friday1 day earlier

What Vinayaka Chaturthi is and how it is kept: the Vinayaka Chaturthi 2030 guide. Daily sunrise and brahma muhurta: Philadelphia practice calendar.

Vinayaka Chaturthi in Philadelphia: questions

+ How many Vinayaka Chaturthi days are there in 2030 in Philadelphia?
13, computed for Philadelphia's coordinates and the America/New York time zone. The first falls on Mon, Jan 7 and the last on Fri, Dec 27.
+ Are Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia. In 2030, 8 of 13 dates match the Indian (Ujjain) date, 5 fall a day earlier and 0 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. 1 of this year's 13 entries for Philadelphia are flagged because of that. 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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