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 1966 opens in January during Vikram Samvat 2022 (Kalayukta) of the Hindu calendar.
January 1966
Vikram Samvat 2022 (Kalayukta)
Pausha – Magha
Festivals & Vrats in January 1966
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Vaikunta Ekadashi
Tithi 9:12 PM, Jan 2 – 8:35 PM, Jan 3
The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil.
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Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:12 PM, Jan 2 – 8:35 PM, Jan 3
Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:05 PM, Jan 4 – 4:51 PM, Jan 5
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:07 PM, Jan 6 – 10:46 AM, Jan 7
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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Sakat Chauth Vrat
Tithi 12:08 AM, Jan 10 – 8:49 PM, Jan 10
A Ganesha fast for the well-being of children, broken at the sight of the moon.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:53 PM, Jan 13 – 1:03 PM, Jan 14
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan / Pongal
Tithi 1:53 PM, Jan 13 – 1:03 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.
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Shattila Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:55 PM, Jan 16 – 1:55 PM, Jan 17
Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:12 PM, Jan 18 – 4:58 PM, Jan 19
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 4:57 PM, Jan 19 – 6:59 PM, Jan 20
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:59 PM, Jan 20 – 9:14 PM, Jan 21
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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Mauni Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:59 PM, Jan 20 – 9:14 PM, Jan 21
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.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 4:48 AM, Jan 25 – 7:21 AM, Jan 26
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Vasant Panchami
Tithi 4:52 AM, Jan 25 – 7:18 AM, Jan 26
Goddess Saraswati is worshipped for knowledge and the arts as spring (Vasant) begins.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 9:45 AM, Jan 27 – 11:30 AM, Jan 28
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:04 PM, Jan 29 – 1:34 PM, Jan 30
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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.