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 April during Vikram Samvat 2035 (Prajapati) of the Hindu calendar.
April 1978
Vikram Samvat 2035 (Prajapati)
Chaitra – Vaishakha
Festivals & Vrats in April 1978
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Papamochani Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:19 AM, Apr 3 – 1:21 AM, Apr 4
The Ekadashi that "destroys sins", observed as the lunar year draws to a close.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:44 PM, Apr 4 – 10:17 PM, Apr 5
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 10:21 PM, Apr 5 – 9:15 PM, Apr 6
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 9:19 PM, Apr 6 – 8:39 PM, Apr 7
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 9:19 PM, Apr 6 – 8:39 PM, Apr 7
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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Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri
Tithi 8:42 PM, Apr 7 – 8:32 PM, Apr 8
The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 10:01 PM, Apr 10 – 11:26 PM, Apr 11
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Yamuna Chhath (Yamuna Jayanti)
Tithi 1:31 AM, Apr 13 – 3:43 AM, Apr 14
The river goddess Yamuna is worshipped on Chaitra Shukla Shashthi, with holy baths in her waters at Mathura and Vrindavan.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 1:31 AM, Apr 13 – 3:43 AM, Apr 14
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Pana Sankranti (Maha Vishuba)
Tithi 3:48 AM, Apr 14 – 6:12 AM, Apr 15
The Odia new year (Maha Vishuba Sankranti), with the sweet pana drink, Jhamu Yatra and Danda Nata.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 6:19 AM, Apr 15 – 8:34 AM, Apr 16
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:19 AM, Apr 15 – 8:34 AM, Apr 16
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:17 PM, Apr 18 – 1:02 PM, Apr 19
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:22 PM, Apr 20 – 12:41 PM, Apr 21
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:38 AM, Apr 22 – 9:41 AM, Apr 23
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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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 11:38 AM, Apr 22 – 9:41 AM, Apr 23
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:06 AM, Apr 26 – 11:16 PM, Apr 26
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 3:30 PM, Apr 29 – 1:32 PM, Apr 30
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.