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 2008 opens in September during Vikram Samvat 2065 (Plava) of the Hindu calendar.
September 2008
Vikram Samvat 2065 (Plava)
Bhadrapada – Ashwina
Festivals & Vrats in September 2008
-
Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat
Tithi 11:57 PM, Sep 1 – 11:55 PM, Sep 2
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.
-
Ganesh Chaturthi
Tithi 12:04 AM, Sep 3 – 12:40 AM, Sep 4
The birth of Lord Ganesha, welcomed home with clay idols, modaks and ten days of celebration.
-
Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 12:50 AM, Sep 4 – 2:02 AM, Sep 5
The Sapta Rishis (seven sages) are worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami; women observe a fast in reverence and for purification.
-
Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 2:12 AM, Sep 5 – 3:56 AM, Sep 6
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
-
Radhashtami
Tithi 6:21 AM, Sep 7 – 8:47 AM, Sep 8
The birth of Radha, Krishna's beloved, celebrated with worship and fasting fifteen days after Janmashtami.
-
Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:21 AM, Sep 7 – 8:47 AM, Sep 8
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
-
Parsva Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:19 PM, Sep 10 – 2:49 PM, Sep 11
Vishnu turns on his side during cosmic sleep — also called Parivartini or Vamana Ekadashi.
-
Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:52 PM, Sep 12 – 4:07 PM, Sep 13
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
-
Anant Chaturdashi
Tithi 4:10 PM, Sep 13 – 3:45 PM, Sep 14
The final day of Ganesh Utsav, with Ganpati Visarjan and worship of Anant (Vishnu).
-
Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:48 PM, Sep 14 – 2:45 PM, Sep 15
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.
-
Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 9:11 AM, Sep 18 – 6:46 AM, Sep 19
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
-
Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:39 PM, Sep 21 – 9:29 PM, Sep 22
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
-
Indira Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:50 PM, Sep 24 – 4:23 PM, Sep 25
Observed during Pitru Paksha to liberate departed ancestors.
-
Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:09 PM, Sep 26 – 2:20 PM, Sep 27
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
-
Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 2:16 PM, Sep 27 – 1:48 PM, Sep 28
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
-
Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:43 PM, Sep 28 – 1:40 PM, Sep 29
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
-
Mahalaya / Sarva Pitru Amavasya
Tithi 1:43 PM, Sep 28 – 1:40 PM, Sep 29
The last day of Pitru Paksha for ancestral tarpan, and the herald of Durga Puja.
-
Sharad Navratri Begins (Ghatasthapana)
Tithi 1:35 PM, Sep 29 – 2:00 PM, Sep 30
Nine nights of worship of Goddess Durga begin on Ashwin Shukla Pratipada, opened by the Ghatasthapana (kalash) ritual in Maharashtra and the garba and dandiya-raas nights of Gujarat; in Rajasthan the Karni Mata fair at Deshnok and the Jeen Mata fair draw great crowds.
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.