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 1979 opens in April during Vikram Samvat 2036 (Angira) of the Hindu calendar.
April 1979
Vikram Samvat 2036 (Angira)
Chaitra – Vaishakha
Festivals & Vrats in April 1979
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Yamuna Chhath (Yamuna Jayanti)
Tithi 12:39 AM, Apr 2 – 1:00 AM, Apr 3
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 12:39 AM, Apr 2 – 1:00 AM, Apr 3
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:32 AM, Apr 4 – 4:17 AM, Apr 5
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 4:29 AM, Apr 5 – 6:42 AM, Apr 6
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:30 AM, Apr 7 – 12:02 PM, Apr 8
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:27 PM, Apr 9 – 4:22 PM, Apr 10
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 5:52 PM, Apr 11 – 6:49 PM, Apr 12
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:52 PM, Apr 11 – 6:49 PM, Apr 12
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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Pana Sankranti (Maha Vishuba)
Tithi 7:12 PM, Apr 13 – 7:08 PM, Apr 14
The Odia new year (Maha Vishuba Sankranti), with the sweet pana drink, Jhamu Yatra and Danda Nata.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 6:35 PM, Apr 15 – 5:39 PM, Apr 16
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:03 PM, Apr 19 – 10:58 AM, Apr 20
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:23 AM, Apr 22 – 3:55 AM, Apr 23
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:26 AM, Apr 24 – 10:58 PM, Apr 24
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 10:59 PM, Apr 24 – 8:41 PM, Apr 25
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:42 PM, Apr 25 – 6:41 PM, Apr 26
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:42 PM, Apr 25 – 6:41 PM, Apr 26
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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Akshaya Tritiya (Akha Teej)
Tithi 3:58 PM, Apr 28 – 3:35 PM, Apr 29
An auspicious day for new beginnings and buying gold; whatever is begun is believed to prosper. In Rajasthan this Akha Teej is a major wedding day, and Sindhis keep it as Akhand Teej.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 3:31 PM, Apr 29 – 3:51 PM, Apr 30
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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.