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 August during Vikram Samvat 2066 (Shubhakrit) of the Hindu calendar.
August 2009
Vikram Samvat 2066 (Shubhakrit)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 2009
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:18 PM, Jul 31 – 8:23 PM, Aug 1
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:51 PM, Aug 2 – 1:23 AM, Aug 4
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 3:58 AM, Aug 5 – 6:29 AM, Aug 6
Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers' wrists, who pledge lifelong protection; Sindhis and Punjabis call it Rakhri.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:58 AM, Aug 5 – 6:29 AM, Aug 6
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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Kajari Teej (Badi / Satudi Teej)
Tithi 10:37 AM, Aug 8 – 12:00 PM, Aug 9
On Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya, fifteen days after Hariyali Teej, married women fast for their husbands' long life; in Rajasthan this is Badi Teej (Satudi Teej), and Sindhis keep the same day as Teejri, applying mehndi and breaking the fast after sighting the moon.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 12:06 PM, Aug 9 – 1:03 PM, Aug 10
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Randhan Chhath Vrat
Tithi 1:09 PM, Aug 10 – 1:35 PM, Aug 11
On Shravan Krishna Shashthi, Gujarati women cook the entire day's food in advance, for the next day of Shitala Satam no fire or stove may be lit.
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Shitala Satam Vrat
Tithi 1:41 PM, Aug 11 – 1:34 PM, Aug 12
On Shravan Krishna Saptami, Goddess Shitala Mata is worshipped and only the cold food cooked the previous day (Randhan Chhath) is eaten, praying for children's protection from disease; Sindhis keep the same cold-food day as Vadi Thadri (Sataen).
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:06 PM, Aug 13 – 11:46 AM, Aug 14
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 1:06 PM, Aug 13 – 11:46 AM, Aug 14
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:41 AM, Aug 16 – 4:56 AM, Aug 17
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:49 AM, Aug 18 – 10:30 PM, Aug 18
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 10:27 PM, Aug 18 – 6:58 PM, Aug 19
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:57 PM, Aug 19 – 3:30 PM, Aug 20
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:57 PM, Aug 19 – 3:30 PM, Aug 20
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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Ganesh Chaturthi
Tithi 9:05 AM, Aug 22 – 6:57 AM, Aug 23
The birth of Lord Ganesha, welcomed home with clay idols, modaks and ten days of celebration.
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Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat
Tithi 9:05 AM, Aug 22 – 6:57 AM, Aug 23
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.
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 5:11 AM, Aug 24 – 3:48 AM, Aug 25
The Sapta Rishis (seven sages) are worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami; women observe a fast in reverence and for purification.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 4:10 AM, Aug 25 – 3:37 AM, Aug 26
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Radhashtami
Tithi 4:36 AM, Aug 27 – 5:39 AM, Aug 28
The birth of Radha, Krishna's beloved, celebrated with worship and fasting fifteen days after Janmashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:36 AM, Aug 27 – 5:39 AM, Aug 28
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Parsva Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:19 AM, Aug 30 – 12:56 PM, Aug 31
Vishnu turns on his side during cosmic sleep — also called Parivartini or Vamana Ekadashi.
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.