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 December during Vikram Samvat 2066 (Shubhakrit) of the Hindu calendar.
December 2009
Vikram Samvat 2066 (Shubhakrit)
Margashirsha – Pausha
Festivals & Vrats in December 2009
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Datta Jayanti
Tithi 5:26 PM, Nov 30 – 3:26 PM, Dec 1
The birth of Lord Dattatreya — the combined form of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh — on Margashirsha Purnima, revered as the adi-guru.
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:30 PM, Dec 1 – 1:01 PM, Dec 2
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 4:27 AM, Dec 5 – 1:33 AM, Dec 6
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:31 PM, Dec 8 – 4:54 PM, Dec 9
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Saphala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:48 PM, Dec 11 – 2:31 PM, Dec 12
A fast that is believed to make all of one's endeavours fruitful.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:30 PM, Dec 13 – 3:05 PM, Dec 14
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 3:01 PM, Dec 14 – 4:04 PM, Dec 15
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 4:01 PM, Dec 15 – 5:29 PM, Dec 16
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 4:01 PM, Dec 15 – 5:29 PM, Dec 16
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 12:16 AM, Dec 20 – 3:00 AM, Dec 21
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 5:45 AM, Dec 22 – 8:23 AM, Dec 23
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:32 AM, Dec 24 – 11:43 AM, Dec 25
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Vaikunta Ekadashi
Tithi 12:25 PM, Dec 27 – 11:09 AM, Dec 28
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 12:25 PM, Dec 27 – 11:09 AM, Dec 28
Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:21 AM, Dec 29 – 6:56 AM, Dec 30
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:00 AM, Dec 31 – 12:48 AM, Jan 1
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.
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.