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 2009 opens in November during Vikram Samvat 2066 (Shubhakrit) of the Hindu calendar.
November 2009
Vikram Samvat 2066 (Shubhakrit)
Kartika – Margashirsha
Festivals & Vrats in November 2009
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Kartika Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:53 AM, Nov 2 – 12:53 AM, Nov 3
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 7:06 PM, Nov 5 – 4:53 PM, Nov 6
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalabhairav Jayanti
Tithi 12:27 PM, Nov 8 – 10:25 AM, Nov 9
The appearance of Kala Bhairava, the fierce guardian form of Shiva, on Margashirsha Krishna Ashtami — worshipped at night with his vahana, the dog.
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Utpanna Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:58 AM, Nov 12 – 3:25 AM, Nov 13
Marks the appearance of Goddess Ekadashi from Vishnu — the origin of Ekadashi observance.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:16 AM, Nov 14 – 1:14 AM, Nov 15
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 1:20 AM, Nov 15 – 12:40 AM, Nov 16
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:47 AM, Nov 16 – 12:35 AM, Nov 17
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:47 AM, Nov 16 – 12:35 AM, Nov 17
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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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 3:51 AM, Nov 20 – 5:50 AM, Nov 21
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Vivah Panchami
Tithi 6:01 AM, Nov 21 – 8:24 AM, Nov 22
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 8:33 AM, Nov 22 – 11:17 AM, Nov 23
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:01 PM, Nov 24 – 4:17 PM, Nov 25
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Gita Jayanti / Mokshada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:06 PM, Nov 27 – 7:20 PM, Nov 28
The day the Bhagavad Gita was revealed to Arjuna, observed with the Mokshada Ekadashi fast.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:44 PM, Nov 29 – 5:24 PM, Nov 30
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth 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.