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 1991 opens in December during Vikram Samvat 2048 (Tarana) of the Hindu calendar.
December 1991
Vikram Samvat 2048 (Tarana)
Margashirsha – Pausha
Festivals & Vrats in December 1991
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Utpanna Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:13 AM, Dec 1 – 5:45 AM, Dec 2
Marks the appearance of Goddess Ekadashi from Vishnu — the origin of Ekadashi observance.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:08 AM, Dec 3 – 6:34 AM, Dec 4
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 6:47 AM, Dec 4 – 7:39 AM, Dec 5
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 7:42 AM, Dec 5 – 9:26 AM, Dec 6
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 7:42 AM, Dec 5 – 9:26 AM, Dec 6
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 4:23 PM, Dec 9 – 7:09 PM, Dec 10
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Vivah Panchami
Tithi 7:10 PM, Dec 10 – 9:54 PM, Dec 11
The wedding anniversary of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita on Margashirsha Shukla Panchami, celebrated grandly in Janakpur and Ayodhya.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 9:53 PM, Dec 11 – 12:24 AM, Dec 13
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:17 AM, Dec 14 – 3:50 AM, Dec 15
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Vaikunta Ekadashi
Tithi 3:48 AM, Dec 17 – 2:58 AM, Dec 18
The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil.
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Gita Jayanti / Mokshada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:48 AM, Dec 17 – 2:58 AM, Dec 18
The day the Bhagavad Gita was revealed to Arjuna, observed with the Mokshada Ekadashi fast.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:48 AM, Dec 19 – 10:24 PM, Dec 19
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Datta Jayanti
Tithi 10:18 PM, Dec 19 – 7:18 PM, Dec 20
The birth of Lord Dattatreya — the combined form of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh — on Margashirsha Purnima, revered as the adi-guru.
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:17 PM, Dec 20 – 3:54 PM, Dec 21
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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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 5:24 AM, Dec 24 – 2:09 AM, Dec 25
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:51 PM, Dec 27 – 6:58 PM, Dec 28
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Saphala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:12 PM, Dec 30 – 8:13 PM, Dec 31
A fast that is believed to make all of one's endeavours fruitful.
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.