The full year of Hindu vrats as a month grid. Each day shows its tithi and any fasting observance falling on it — every Ekadashi, Pradosh, Sankashti and Vinayaka Chaturthi, Masik Shivaratri, Purnima and Amavasya vrat, alongside Navratri, Rama Navami, Maha Shivratri, the Teej vrats, Janmashtami, Karwa Chauth, Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali, Chhath and Holika Dahan — on its actual date for the chosen year.
Annual Vrats 1951 opens in November during Vikram Samvat 2008 (Krodhi) of the Hindu calendar.
November 1951
Vikram Samvat 2008 (Krodhi)
Kartika – Margashirsha
Festivals & Vrats in November 1951
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Bhai Dooj / Bhau Beej
Tithi 5:03 PM, Oct 31 – 2:20 PM, Nov 1
Sisters apply a tilak and pray for their brothers' well-being, closing the Diwali festival.
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Bhai Phota
Tithi 5:03 PM, Oct 31 – 2:20 PM, Nov 1
The Bengali brother–sister festival on Kartik Shukla Dwitiya — sisters place a sandalwood phota (tilak) on their brothers' foreheads and pray for their long life.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 11:28 AM, Nov 2 – 8:41 AM, Nov 3
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Chhath Puja
Tithi 6:00 AM, Nov 4 – 3:25 AM, Nov 5
A four-day vrat thanking the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, with offerings at the river.
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Skanda Sashti (Soorasamharam)
Tithi 6:00 AM, Nov 4 – 3:25 AM, Nov 5
Six days of worship of Lord Murugan culminate in Soorasamharam — his victory over the demon Surapadman.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:24 AM, Nov 6 – 11:31 PM, Nov 6
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Devutthana (Kartiki) Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:08 PM, Nov 8 – 8:25 PM, Nov 9
Vishnu awakens from cosmic sleep, ending Chaturmas so weddings and Tulsi Vivah resume — known in Maharashtra as Kartiki Ekadashi and also as Prabodhini Ekadashi.
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Tulsi Vivah
Tithi 8:27 PM, Nov 9 – 8:05 PM, Nov 10
The ceremonial marriage of the holy Tulsi plant to Lord Vishnu (Shaligram) on Kartik Dwadashi, the day after Prabodhini Ekadashi, which opens the Hindu wedding season.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:07 PM, Nov 10 – 8:07 PM, Nov 11
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Kartika Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:32 PM, Nov 12 – 9:17 PM, Nov 13
The full-moon fast, kept with a day-long vrat, a vigil, Satyanarayan Puja and charity, culminating in the worship of the rising full moon.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:20 AM, Nov 17 – 4:39 AM, Nov 18
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalabhairav Jayanti
Tithi 10:09 AM, Nov 20 – 12:29 PM, Nov 21
The appearance of Kala Bhairava, the fierce guardian form of Shiva, on Margashirsha Krishna Ashtami — worshipped at night with his vahana, the dog.
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Utpanna Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:17 PM, Nov 24 – 3:44 PM, Nov 25
Marks the appearance of Goddess Ekadashi from Vishnu — the origin of Ekadashi observance.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:34 PM, Nov 26 – 12:20 PM, Nov 27
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 12:30 PM, Nov 27 – 9:38 AM, Nov 28
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 9:38 AM, Nov 28 – 6:30 AM, Nov 29
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 9:38 AM, Nov 28 – 6:30 AM, Nov 29
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
About the Annual Vrat Calendar
The full year of Hindu vrats as a month grid. Each day shows its tithi and any fasting observance falling on it — every Ekadashi, Pradosh, Sankashti and Vinayaka Chaturthi, Masik Shivaratri, Purnima and Amavasya vrat, alongside Navratri, Rama Navami, Maha Shivratri, the Teej vrats, Janmashtami, Karwa Chauth, Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali, Chhath and Holika Dahan — on its actual date for the chosen year.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.