Annual Vrats

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 2003 opens in January during Vikram Samvat 2059 (Manmatha) of the Hindu calendar.

January 2003

Vikram Samvat 2059 (Manmatha)

Pausha – Magha

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Festivals & Vrats in January 2003

  • Masik Shivaratri Vrat

    Wednesday, 1 January 2003 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 5:41 AM, Jan 1 3:31 AM, Jan 2

    The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.

  • Amavasya Vrat

    Thursday, 2 January 2003 Amavasya

    Tithi 3:37 AM, Jan 2 1:45 AM, Jan 3

    The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.

  • Darsha Amavasya Vrat

    Thursday, 2 January 2003 Amavasya

    Tithi 3:37 AM, Jan 2 1:45 AM, Jan 3

    The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).

  • Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat

    Monday, 6 January 2003 Chaturthi

    Tithi 11:31 PM, Jan 5 11:54 PM, Jan 6

    A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Wednesday, 8 January 2003 Shashthi

    Tithi 1:16 AM, Jan 8 2:57 AM, Jan 9

    A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).

  • Masik Durgashtami Vrat

    Friday, 10 January 2003 Ashtami

    Tithi 5:27 AM, Jan 10 7:59 AM, Jan 11

    A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.

  • Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan / Pongal

    Tuesday, 14 January 2003 Ekadashi

    Tithi 1:13 PM, Jan 13 3:03 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.

  • Vaikunta Ekadashi

    Tuesday, 14 January 2003 Ekadashi

    Tithi 1:13 PM, Jan 13 3:03 PM, Jan 14

    The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil.

  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Vrat

    Tuesday, 14 January 2003 Ekadashi

    Tithi 1:13 PM, Jan 13 3:03 PM, Jan 14

    Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.

  • Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Wednesday, 15 January 2003 Dwadashi

    Tithi 4:29 PM, Jan 15 5:03 PM, Jan 16

    A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.

  • Pausha Purnima Vrat Vrat

    Saturday, 18 January 2003 Purnima

    Tithi 5:04 PM, Jan 17 4:20 PM, Jan 18

    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.

  • Sakat Chauth Vrat

    Tuesday, 21 January 2003 Tritiya

    Tithi 1:32 PM, Jan 20 11:34 AM, Jan 21

    A Ganesha fast for the well-being of children, broken at the sight of the moon.

  • Kalashtami Vrat

    Saturday, 25 January 2003 Ashtami

    Tithi 3:03 AM, Jan 25 1:02 AM, Jan 26

    A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.

  • Shattila Ekadashi Vrat

    Tuesday, 28 January 2003 Ekadashi

    Tithi 9:29 PM, Jan 27 7:55 PM, Jan 28

    Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.

  • Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Wednesday, 29 January 2003 Dwadashi

    Tithi 6:34 PM, Jan 29 5:28 PM, Jan 30

    A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.

  • Masik Shivaratri Vrat

    Thursday, 30 January 2003 Trayodashi

    Tithi 5:27 PM, Jan 30 4:41 PM, Jan 31

    The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.

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.