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 1977 opens in January during Vikram Samvat 2033 (Shukla) of the Hindu calendar.
January 1977
Vikram Samvat 2033 (Shukla)
Pausha – Magha
Festivals & Vrats in January 1977
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Vaikunta Ekadashi
Tithi 7:42 AM, Dec 31 – 10:22 AM, Jan 1
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 7:42 AM, Dec 31 – 10:22 AM, Jan 1
Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:58 PM, Jan 2 – 2:58 PM, Jan 3
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:39 PM, Jan 4 – 5:42 PM, Jan 5
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 6:31 PM, Jan 7 – 6:18 PM, Jan 8
A Ganesha fast for the well-being of children, broken at the sight of the moon.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:20 PM, Jan 12 – 12:30 PM, Jan 13
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan / Pongal
Tithi 12:36 PM, Jan 13 – 10:28 AM, 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 8:11 AM, Jan 15 – 5:41 AM, Jan 16
Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:04 AM, Jan 17 – 12:25 AM, Jan 18
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 12:26 AM, Jan 18 – 9:53 PM, Jan 18
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 9:54 PM, Jan 18 – 7:37 PM, Jan 19
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 9:54 PM, Jan 18 – 7:37 PM, Jan 19
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 3:54 PM, Jan 22 – 4:14 PM, Jan 23
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Vasant Panchami
Tithi 4:09 PM, Jan 23 – 5:15 PM, Jan 24
Goddess Saraswati is worshipped for knowledge and the arts as spring (Vasant) begins.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 5:13 PM, Jan 24 – 7:00 PM, Jan 25
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:22 PM, Jan 26 – 12:00 AM, Jan 28
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Jaya Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:13 AM, Jan 30 – 7:29 AM, Jan 31
A fast said to free the devotee from rebirth and the fate of becoming a ghost.
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.