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 1993 opens in January during Vikram Samvat 2049 (Parthiva) of the Hindu calendar.
January 1993
Vikram Samvat 2049 (Parthiva)
Pausha – Magha
Festivals & Vrats in January 1993
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:03 PM, Dec 31 – 10:13 PM, Jan 1
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Vaikunta Ekadashi
Tithi 12:39 AM, Jan 4 – 12:58 AM, Jan 5
The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil.
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Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:39 AM, Jan 4 – 12:58 AM, Jan 5
Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:09 AM, Jan 6 – 10:53 PM, Jan 6
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:44 PM, Jan 7 – 6:10 PM, Jan 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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Sakat Chauth Vrat
Tithi 12:01 PM, Jan 10 – 8:51 AM, Jan 11
A Ganesha fast for the well-being of children, broken at the sight of the moon.
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Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan / Pongal
Tithi 12:22 AM, Jan 14 – 10:14 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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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:18 PM, Jan 14 – 8:43 PM, Jan 15
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Shattila Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:19 PM, Jan 17 – 7:22 PM, Jan 18
Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:55 PM, Jan 19 – 8:51 PM, Jan 20
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 8:53 PM, Jan 20 – 10:11 PM, Jan 21
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:14 PM, Jan 21 – 11:52 PM, Jan 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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Mauni Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:14 PM, Jan 21 – 11:52 PM, Jan 22
The Amavasya of silence on Magha Krishna Amavasya — a holy dip in the Ganga, quiet meditation and daan are kept to cleanse and steady the mind.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 6:42 AM, Jan 26 – 9:15 AM, Jan 27
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Vasant Panchami
Tithi 6:41 AM, Jan 26 – 9:17 AM, Jan 27
Goddess Saraswati is worshipped for knowledge and the arts as spring (Vasant) begins.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 11:54 AM, Jan 28 – 2:10 PM, Jan 29
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:12 PM, Jan 30 – 5:28 PM, Jan 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.