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 1964 opens in May during Vikram Samvat 2021 (Pingala) of the Hindu calendar.
May 1964
Vikram Samvat 2021 (Pingala)
Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
Festivals & Vrats in May 1964
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 3:20 PM, May 4 – 4:19 PM, May 5
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:59 PM, May 7 – 2:26 PM, May 8
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:21 PM, May 9 – 9:22 AM, May 10
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 9:32 AM, May 10 – 6:05 AM, May 11
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:05 AM, May 11 – 2:31 AM, May 12
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:05 AM, May 11 – 2:31 AM, May 12
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 7:11 PM, May 13 – 3:45 PM, May 14
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 3:42 PM, May 14 – 12:42 PM, May 15
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 9:54 AM, May 16 – 8:05 AM, May 17
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:21 AM, May 18 – 5:53 AM, May 19
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Mohini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:57 AM, May 21 – 7:08 AM, May 22
Frees the devotee from delusion (moha), named after Vishnu's Mohini avatar.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:28 AM, May 23 – 10:25 AM, May 24
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Narasimha Jayanti
Tithi 8:28 AM, May 23 – 10:25 AM, May 24
Vishnu's man-lion avatar Narasimha appeared at dusk on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi to save Prahlada; devotees fast and worship at twilight.
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Vaishakha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:32 PM, May 25 – 2:58 PM, May 26
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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Buddha Purnima
Tithi 12:32 PM, May 25 – 2:58 PM, May 26
The birth, enlightenment and nirvana of Gautama Buddha, on the full moon of Vaishakha.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 10:34 PM, May 29 – 12:53 AM, May 31
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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.