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 April during Vikram Samvat 2020 (Nala) of the Hindu calendar.
April 1963
Vikram Samvat 2020 (Nala)
Chaitra – Vaishakha
Festivals & Vrats in April 1963
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:06 PM, Mar 31 – 8:22 PM, Apr 1
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 8:26 PM, Apr 1 – 8:26 PM, Apr 2
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:11 PM, Apr 3 – 10:19 PM, Apr 4
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:02 AM, Apr 6 – 1:53 AM, Apr 7
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 4:07 AM, Apr 8 – 6:23 AM, Apr 9
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:07 AM, Apr 8 – 6:23 AM, Apr 9
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 1:43 PM, Apr 12 – 3:55 PM, Apr 13
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Pana Sankranti (Maha Vishuba)
Tithi 3:57 PM, Apr 13 – 5:53 PM, Apr 14
The Odia new year (Maha Vishuba Sankranti), with the sweet pana drink, Jhamu Yatra and Danda Nata.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:15 PM, Apr 16 – 8:29 PM, Apr 17
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:20 PM, Apr 19 – 4:05 PM, Apr 20
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:15 PM, Apr 21 – 9:41 AM, Apr 22
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 9:48 AM, Apr 22 – 5:55 AM, Apr 23
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:55 AM, Apr 23 – 1:58 AM, Apr 24
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:55 AM, Apr 23 – 1:58 AM, Apr 24
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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Akshaya Tritiya (Akha Teej)
Tithi 6:17 PM, Apr 25 – 3:01 PM, Apr 26
An auspicious day for new beginnings and buying gold; whatever is begun is believed to prosper. In Rajasthan this Akha Teej is a major wedding day, and Sindhis keep it as Akhand Teej.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:55 PM, Apr 26 – 12:18 PM, Apr 27
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 9:59 AM, Apr 28 – 9:00 AM, Apr 29
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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.