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 November during Vikram Samvat 2023 (Siddharthi) of the Hindu calendar.
November 1966
Vikram Samvat 2023 (Siddharthi)
Kartika – Margashirsha
Festivals & Vrats in November 1966
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Karva Chauth Vrat
Tithi 6:09 PM, Oct 31 – 6:48 PM, Nov 1
Married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for the long life of their husbands.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:41 PM, Nov 5 – 2:54 PM, Nov 6
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Ahoi Ashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:56 PM, Nov 4 – 4:39 PM, Nov 5
On Kartik Krishna Ashtami, mothers keep a waterless fast for the well-being and long life of their children, worshipping Ahoi Mata and breaking the fast at the sight of the stars or moon.
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Rama Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:20 AM, Nov 8 – 7:28 AM, Nov 9
Falls just before Diwali and is kept to wash away sins, dedicated to Lakshmi-Narayana.
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Dhanteras
Tithi 4:32 AM, Nov 10 – 1:32 AM, Nov 11
The first day of Diwali — gold, silver and new utensils are bought to invite prosperity.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 1:32 AM, Nov 11 – 10:35 PM, Nov 11
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
Tithi 10:36 PM, Nov 11 – 7:52 PM, Nov 12
The festival of lights — homes glow with diyas and Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped for wealth; Sindhis keep it as Diyari.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:36 PM, Nov 11 – 7:52 PM, Nov 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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Govardhan Puja / Annakut
Tithi 7:53 PM, Nov 12 – 5:32 PM, Nov 13
Krishna lifting Govardhan hill is remembered with mountains of food offered to the deity.
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Bali Pratipada (Diwali Padwa / Bestu Varas)
Tithi 7:53 PM, Nov 12 – 5:32 PM, Nov 13
The Diwali Padwa honouring King Bali's return; wives perform aukshan (aarti) for their husbands and new account books and ventures are begun. In Gujarat this is Bestu Varas, the Gujarati New Year.
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Bhai Dooj / Bhau Beej
Tithi 5:30 PM, Nov 13 – 3:42 PM, Nov 14
Sisters apply a tilak and pray for their brothers' well-being, closing the Diwali festival.
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Bhai Phota
Tithi 5:30 PM, Nov 13 – 3:42 PM, Nov 14
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 2:20 PM, Nov 15 – 1:57 PM, Nov 16
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 2:02 PM, Nov 17 – 3:08 PM, Nov 18
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Chhath Puja
Tithi 2:02 PM, Nov 17 – 3:08 PM, Nov 18
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 2:02 PM, Nov 17 – 3:08 PM, Nov 18
Six days of worship of Lord Murugan culminate in Soorasamharam — his victory over the demon Surapadman.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:44 PM, Nov 19 – 6:55 PM, Nov 20
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Devutthana (Kartiki) Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:02 AM, Nov 23 – 2:34 AM, Nov 24
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 2:30 AM, Nov 24 – 4:47 AM, Nov 25
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 4:39 AM, Nov 25 – 6:33 AM, Nov 26
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Kartika Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:47 AM, Nov 27 – 8:10 AM, Nov 28
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.