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 1978 opens in January during Vikram Samvat 2034 (Pramoda) of the Hindu calendar.
January 1978
Vikram Samvat 2034 (Pramoda)
Pausha – Magha
Festivals & Vrats in January 1978
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:43 AM, Jan 2 – 5:39 AM, Jan 3
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Saphala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:19 AM, Jan 5 – 11:56 PM, Jan 5
A fast that is believed to make all of one's endeavours fruitful.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:41 PM, Jan 6 – 5:08 PM, Jan 7
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 5:08 PM, Jan 7 – 1:19 PM, Jan 8
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:18 PM, Jan 8 – 9:29 AM, Jan 9
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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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:18 PM, Jan 8 – 9:29 AM, Jan 9
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 11:34 PM, Jan 11 – 9:19 PM, Jan 12
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan / Pongal
Tithi 8:01 PM, Jan 13 – 7:32 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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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 8:01 PM, Jan 13 – 7:32 PM, Jan 14
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:58 PM, Jan 15 – 9:07 PM, Jan 16
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:20 AM, Jan 19 – 3:49 AM, Jan 20
Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:28 AM, Jan 21 – 9:03 AM, Jan 22
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:24 AM, Jan 23 – 1:26 PM, Jan 24
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 4:46 PM, Jan 26 – 5:53 PM, Jan 27
A Ganesha fast for the well-being of children, broken at the sight of the moon.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:02 PM, Jan 31 – 4:39 PM, Feb 1
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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.