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 February during Vikram Samvat 2065 (Plava) of the Hindu calendar.
February 2009
Vikram Samvat 2065 (Plava)
Magha – Phalguna
Festivals & Vrats in February 2009
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 6:50 PM, Jan 31 – 6:24 PM, Feb 1
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:29 PM, Feb 2 – 3:57 PM, Feb 3
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Jaya Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:37 AM, Feb 5 – 8:43 AM, Feb 6
A fast said to free the devotee from rebirth and the fate of becoming a ghost.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:41 AM, Feb 7 – 2:32 AM, Feb 8
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Magha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:19 PM, Feb 8 – 8:16 PM, Feb 9
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 1:22 PM, Feb 12 – 12:33 PM, Feb 13
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:05 PM, Feb 16 – 4:08 PM, Feb 17
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Vijaya Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:13 PM, Feb 19 – 11:54 PM, Feb 20
Kept for victory over hardship and foes, as Lord Rama did before crossing to Lanka.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:19 AM, Feb 22 – 4:32 AM, Feb 23
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Maha Shivaratri
Tithi 4:23 AM, Feb 23 – 6:12 AM, Feb 24
The great night of Lord Shiva, observed with fasting, a night vigil and Rudrabhishek.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:00 AM, Feb 24 – 7:19 AM, Feb 25
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:00 AM, Feb 24 – 7:19 AM, Feb 25
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 7:19 AM, Feb 28 – 6:32 AM, Mar 1
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth 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.