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 1972 opens in April during Vikram Samvat 2029 (Krodhana) of the Hindu calendar.
April 1972
Vikram Samvat 2029 (Krodhana)
Chaitra – Vaishakha (Adhik)
Festivals & Vrats in April 1972
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 8:41 AM, Apr 2 – 11:07 AM, Apr 3
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:52 PM, Apr 6 – 5:36 PM, Apr 7
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:45 PM, Apr 9 – 2:58 PM, Apr 10
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:38 PM, Apr 11 – 9:23 AM, Apr 12
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 9:23 AM, Apr 12 – 5:50 AM, Apr 13
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Pana Sankranti (Maha Vishuba)
Tithi 5:50 AM, Apr 13 – 2:07 AM, Apr 14
The Odia new year (Maha Vishuba Sankranti), with the sweet pana drink, Jhamu Yatra and Danda Nata.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:50 AM, Apr 13 – 2:07 AM, Apr 14
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:50 AM, Apr 13 – 2:07 AM, Apr 14
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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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:37 PM, Apr 16 – 11:40 AM, Apr 17
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 8:54 AM, Apr 18 – 7:27 AM, Apr 19
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:06 AM, Apr 20 – 6:13 AM, Apr 21
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Padmini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:38 AM, Apr 23 – 9:22 AM, Apr 24
The bright (Shukla) Ekadashi of the extra month (Adhik Maas), kept only in leap-month years.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:16 AM, Apr 25 – 1:30 PM, Apr 26
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Adhik Vaishakha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:50 PM, Apr 27 – 6:14 PM, Apr 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.