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 1963 opens in November during Vikram Samvat 2020 (Nala) of the Hindu calendar.
November 1963
Vikram Samvat 2020 (Nala)
Kartika (Adhik) – Margashirsha
Festivals & Vrats in November 1963
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Adhik Kartika Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:15 PM, Oct 31 – 7:26 PM, Nov 1
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 8:20 AM, Nov 4 – 5:21 AM, Nov 5
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:17 AM, Nov 8 – 11:53 PM, Nov 8
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Parama Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:34 AM, Nov 11 – 3:00 AM, Nov 12
The dark (Krishna) Ekadashi of the extra month (Adhik Maas) — held to be exceptionally meritorious.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:05 AM, Nov 13 – 7:13 AM, Nov 14
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 7:16 AM, Nov 14 – 9:46 AM, Nov 15
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 9:44 AM, Nov 15 – 12:20 PM, Nov 16
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 9:44 AM, Nov 15 – 12:20 PM, Nov 16
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Bhai Dooj / Bhau Beej
Tithi 2:58 PM, Nov 17 – 5:32 PM, Nov 18
Sisters apply a tilak and pray for their brothers' well-being, closing the Diwali festival.
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Bhai Phota
Tithi 2:58 PM, Nov 17 – 5:32 PM, Nov 18
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 7:59 PM, Nov 19 – 10:11 PM, Nov 20
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Chhath Puja
Tithi 11:52 PM, Nov 21 – 1:11 AM, Nov 23
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 11:52 PM, Nov 21 – 1:11 AM, Nov 23
Six days of worship of Lord Murugan culminate in Soorasamharam — his victory over the demon Surapadman.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:30 AM, Nov 24 – 1:24 AM, Nov 25
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Devutthana (Kartiki) Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:13 PM, Nov 26 – 7:43 PM, Nov 27
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 7:41 PM, Nov 27 – 4:32 PM, Nov 28
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 4:34 PM, Nov 28 – 12:58 PM, Nov 29
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Kartika Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:12 AM, Nov 30 – 5:24 AM, Dec 1
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.