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 1997 opens in February during Vikram Samvat 2053 (Virodhi) of the Hindu calendar.
February 1997
Vikram Samvat 2053 (Virodhi)
Magha – Phalguna
Festivals & Vrats in February 1997
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Shattila Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:09 PM, Feb 3 – 9:53 AM, Feb 4
Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:12 AM, Feb 5 – 3:59 AM, Feb 6
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 3:59 AM, Feb 6 – 12:30 AM, Feb 7
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:24 AM, Feb 7 – 8:37 PM, Feb 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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Mauni Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:24 AM, Feb 7 – 8:37 PM, Feb 7
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 9:35 AM, Feb 10 – 7:04 AM, Feb 11
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Vasant Panchami
Tithi 9:35 AM, Feb 10 – 7:04 AM, Feb 11
Goddess Saraswati is worshipped for knowledge and the arts as spring (Vasant) begins.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 4:51 AM, Feb 12 – 3:03 AM, Feb 13
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:33 AM, Feb 14 – 2:17 AM, Feb 15
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Jaya Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:25 AM, Feb 17 – 5:59 AM, Feb 18
A fast said to free the devotee from rebirth and the fate of becoming a ghost.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:14 AM, Feb 19 – 10:43 AM, Feb 20
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Magha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:18 PM, Feb 21 – 3:56 PM, Feb 22
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 11:15 PM, Feb 25 – 1:13 AM, Feb 27
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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.