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 August during Vikram Samvat 2036 (Angira) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1979
Vikram Samvat 2036 (Angira)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 1979
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:00 PM, Jul 31 – 11:56 PM, Aug 1
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat
Tithi 11:43 PM, Aug 2 – 11:02 PM, Aug 3
Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:51 PM, Aug 3 – 9:20 PM, Aug 4
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:51 PM, Aug 5 – 3:53 PM, Aug 6
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:32 PM, Aug 7 – 8:51 AM, Aug 8
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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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 12:32 PM, Aug 7 – 8:51 AM, Aug 8
Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers' wrists, who pledge lifelong protection; Sindhis and Punjabis call it Rakhri.
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Kajari Teej (Badi / Satudi Teej)
Tithi 1:28 AM, Aug 10 – 9:56 PM, Aug 10
On Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya, fifteen days after Hariyali Teej, married women fast for their husbands' long life; in Rajasthan this is Badi Teej (Satudi Teej), and Sindhis keep the same day as Teejri, applying mehndi and breaking the fast after sighting the moon.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 10:00 PM, Aug 10 – 6:52 PM, Aug 11
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Randhan Chhath Vrat
Tithi 6:53 PM, Aug 11 – 4:17 PM, Aug 12
On Shravan Krishna Shashthi, Gujarati women cook the entire day's food in advance, for the next day of Shitala Satam no fire or stove may be lit.
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Shitala Satam Vrat
Tithi 4:14 PM, Aug 12 – 2:17 PM, Aug 13
On Shravan Krishna Saptami, Goddess Shitala Mata is worshipped and only the cold food cooked the previous day (Randhan Chhath) is eaten, praying for children's protection from disease; Sindhis keep the same cold-food day as Vadi Thadri (Sataen).
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:47 PM, Aug 14 – 12:14 PM, Aug 15
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 12:47 PM, Aug 14 – 12:14 PM, Aug 15
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:43 PM, Aug 17 – 2:00 PM, Aug 18
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:39 PM, Aug 19 – 5:44 PM, Aug 20
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 5:44 PM, Aug 20 – 8:05 PM, Aug 21
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:07 PM, Aug 21 – 10:38 PM, Aug 22
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:07 PM, Aug 21 – 10:38 PM, Aug 22
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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Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat
Tithi 3:53 AM, Aug 25 – 6:24 AM, Aug 26
On Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, women keep a waterless fast and worship Shiva and Parvati for marital happiness, on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi; in Gujarat it is kept as Kevda Trij.
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Ganesh Chaturthi
Tithi 4:00 AM, Aug 25 – 6:18 AM, Aug 26
The birth of Lord Ganesha, welcomed home with clay idols, modaks and ten days of celebration.
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 6:28 AM, Aug 26 – 8:26 AM, Aug 27
The Sapta Rishis (seven sages) are worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami; women observe a fast in reverence and for purification.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 10:18 AM, Aug 28 – 11:15 AM, Aug 29
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Radhashtami
Tithi 11:55 AM, Aug 30 – 11:26 AM, Aug 31
The birth of Radha, Krishna's beloved, celebrated with worship and fasting fifteen days after Janmashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:55 AM, Aug 30 – 11:26 AM, Aug 31
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth 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.