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Upakarma 2240

Rigveda, Yajur and Samaveda Upakarma dates for your city

Updated October 13, 2026 · Pundit Mahesh Shastri, Panchanga Siddhanti

📍 Columbus, Ohio, America (United States)
Upakarma Dates · Columbus

Rigveda Upakarma Full page →

August 31, 2240
Shravana Nakshatra
🌅 Previous Sunrise
Aug 30
07:00:17 AM
⭐ Nakshatra Begins
Aug 30
08:10:23 AM
🌅 Sunrise
Aug 31
07:01:12 AM
⭐ Nakshatra Ends
Aug 31
11:11:03 AM
🌇 Sunset
Aug 31
08:04:11 PM
🌅 Next Sunrise
Sep 1
07:02:08 AM

Yajur Upakarma Full page →

Shukla Yajurveda
September 1, 2240
Shravana Purnima
Krishna Yajurveda, Baudhayana Sutra
September 1, 2240
Shravana Purnima
Krishna Yajurveda, Apastamba Sutra
September 1, 2240
Shravana Purnima
Krishna Yajurveda, Hiranyakeshi Sutra
September 1, 2240
Shravana Purnima
Gayatri Japam
September 2, 2240
🌅 Previous Sunrise
Aug 31
07:01:12 AM
🌕 Purnima Begins
Sep 1
12:18:47 AM
🌅 Sunrise
Sep 1
07:02:08 AM
🌇 Sunset
Sep 1
08:02:37 PM
🌑 Eclipse
Sep 2
02:02:14 AM
🌖 Purnima Ends
Sep 2
02:54:28 AM
🌅 Next Sunrise
Sep 2
07:03:04 AM

Samaveda Upakarma Full page →

Samaveda Upakarma
Repeating
September 17, 2240
Bhadrapada Hasta Nakshatra
First-timer
With Parihara: September 17, 2240
Perform the Yajnopavita Dharana (thread replacement) on this day regardless, reciting the standard mantra and discarding the old thread; this keeps daily duties like Sandhyavandanam valid even when the full Upakarma cannot be performed at an auspicious time.
Observe a fast (Upavasa) or Prajapatya Krichchhra as Parihara for the missed rite, per Nirnayasindhu.
Bathe in a river or sacred water body and offer simple Rishi Tarpana; this is said to purify the remaining defect.
Samaveda Upakarma (Tamil Sampradaya)
September 17, 2240
Bhadrapada Hasta Nakshatra
🌅 Previous Sunrise
Sep 16
07:16:02 AM
🌅 Sunrise
Sep 17
07:16:58 AM
⭐ Nakshatra Begins
Sep 17
02:04:15 PM
🌇 Sunset
Sep 17
07:36:31 PM
🌅 Next Sunrise
Sep 18
07:17:54 AM
⭐ Nakshatra Ends
Sep 18
11:31:42 AM

Eclipse or Sankranti within 48 hours of Upakarma

  • 🌕 Partial Lunar Eclipse: Wed, Sep 2, 2240, 12:11 AM to 5:15 AM EDT · Madhya 2:43 AM · In the Upakarma panchang day (Sep 1, 2240) · Visible from this city
  • ☀️ Kanya Sankranti: Sat, Sep 19, 2240, 6:40 PM EDT · 2 panchang days after the Upakarma (Sep 17, 2240)

Both after midnight, so no dosha (परतश्चेन्न दोषकृत्).

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About Upakarma
About

Upakarma

Upakarma is the annual renewal of the sacred thread (yajnopavita) and the resumption of Vedic study. Each Veda observes it on its own day: Rigveda Upakarma, Yajur Upakarma (Shravani Upakarma, Aavani Avittam) and Samaveda Upakarma.

The dates above are for your city and year, for those repeating the observance and for those performing it for the first time. Each Veda's full page has the complete table.

Where the views of different sampradayas differ, please follow the convention observed by your own family or sampradaya.

Commonly searched as: “Upakarma 2240 Columbus”, “Upakarma Columbus 2241”, “Aavani Avittam Columbus 2240”

Tradition & Practice
⭐
Rigveda Upakarma
Anchored to Shravana Nakshatra in Shravana masa.
🌕
Yajur Upakarma
Anchored to Shravana Purnima, for Shukla Yajurveda and Krishna Yajurveda.
🌾
Samaveda Upakarma
Anchored to Hasta Nakshatra in Bhadrapada.
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