Annual Vrats

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 1953 opens in January during Vikram Samvat 2009 (Vishvavasu) of the Hindu calendar.

January 1953

Vikram Samvat 2009 (Vishvavasu)

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Festivals & Vrats in January 1953

  • Sakat Chauth Vrat

    Saturday, 3 January 1953 Tritiya

    Tithi 1:59 PM, Jan 2 4:25 PM, Jan 3

    A Ganesha fast for the well-being of children, broken at the sight of the moon.

  • Kalashtami Vrat

    Thursday, 8 January 1953 Ashtami

    Tithi 2:43 AM, Jan 8 4:38 AM, Jan 9

    A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.

  • Shattila Ekadashi Vrat

    Sunday, 11 January 1953 Ekadashi

    Tithi 5:33 AM, Jan 11 5:14 AM, Jan 12

    Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.

  • Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Tuesday, 13 January 1953 Trayodashi

    Tithi 3:27 AM, Jan 13 1:33 AM, Jan 14

    A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.

  • Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan / Pongal

    Wednesday, 14 January 1953 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 1:21 AM, Jan 14 10:48 PM, Jan 14

    The Sun begins its northward journey (Uttarayan); a harvest festival of til-gud (sesame and jaggery), with Gujarat's famous kite-flying and Tamil Nadu's Pongal.

  • Masik Shivaratri Vrat

    Wednesday, 14 January 1953 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 1:21 AM, Jan 14 10:48 PM, Jan 14

    The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.

  • Darsha Amavasya Vrat

    Thursday, 15 January 1953 Amavasya

    Tithi 10:42 PM, Jan 14 7:41 PM, Jan 15

    The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).

  • Mauni Amavasya Vrat

    Thursday, 15 January 1953 Amavasya

    Tithi 10:42 PM, Jan 14 7:41 PM, Jan 15

    The Amavasya of silence on Magha Krishna Amavasya — a holy dip in the Ganga, quiet meditation and daan are kept to cleanse and steady the mind.

  • Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat

    Sunday, 18 January 1953 Tritiya

    Tithi 9:43 AM, Jan 18 6:39 AM, Jan 19

    A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.

  • Vasant Panchami

    Monday, 19 January 1953 Panchami

    Tithi 6:39 AM, Jan 19 3:45 AM, Jan 20

    Goddess Saraswati is worshipped for knowledge and the arts as spring (Vasant) begins.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 20 January 1953 Shashthi

    Tithi 3:55 AM, Jan 20 1:28 AM, Jan 21

    A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).

  • Masik Durgashtami Vrat

    Thursday, 22 January 1953 Ashtami

    Tithi 11:51 PM, Jan 21 10:33 PM, Jan 22

    A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.

  • Jaya Ekadashi Vrat

    Sunday, 25 January 1953 Ekadashi

    Tithi 10:00 PM, Jan 24 10:27 PM, Jan 25

    A fast said to free the devotee from rebirth and the fate of becoming a ghost.

  • Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Tuesday, 27 January 1953 Trayodashi

    Tithi 11:35 PM, Jan 26 12:59 AM, Jan 28

    A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.

  • Magha Purnima Vrat Vrat

    Thursday, 29 January 1953 Purnima

    Tithi 2:59 AM, Jan 29 5:07 AM, Jan 30

    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.

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.