Annual Vrats

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 2010 opens in December during Vikram Samvat 2067 (Shobhakrit) of the Hindu calendar.

December 2010

Vikram Samvat 2067 (Shobhakrit)

Margashirsha – Pausha

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Festivals & Vrats in December 2010

  • Utpanna Ekadashi Vrat

    Wednesday, 1 December 2010 Dashami

    Tithi 8:32 AM, Dec 1 6:15 AM, Dec 2

    Marks the appearance of Goddess Ekadashi from Vishnu — the origin of Ekadashi observance.

  • Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Friday, 3 December 2010 Trayodashi

    Tithi 4:04 AM, Dec 3 1:59 AM, Dec 4

    A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.

  • Masik Shivaratri Vrat

    Saturday, 4 December 2010 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 2:04 AM, Dec 4 12:16 AM, Dec 5

    The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.

  • Amavasya Vrat

    Sunday, 5 December 2010 Amavasya

    Tithi 12:21 AM, Dec 5 10:58 PM, Dec 5

    The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.

  • Darsha Amavasya Vrat

    Sunday, 5 December 2010 Amavasya

    Tithi 12:21 AM, Dec 5 10:58 PM, Dec 5

    The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).

  • Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat

    Thursday, 9 December 2010 Chaturthi

    Tithi 10:36 PM, Dec 8 11:39 PM, Dec 9

    A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.

  • Vivah Panchami

    Friday, 10 December 2010 Panchami

    Tithi 11:46 PM, Dec 9 1:23 AM, Dec 11

    The wedding anniversary of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita on Margashirsha Shukla Panchami, celebrated grandly in Janakpur and Ayodhya.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Saturday, 11 December 2010 Shashthi

    Tithi 1:30 AM, Dec 11 3:36 AM, Dec 12

    A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).

  • Masik Durgashtami Vrat

    Monday, 13 December 2010 Ashtami

    Tithi 6:12 AM, Dec 13 8:45 AM, Dec 14

    A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.

  • Vaikunta Ekadashi

    Friday, 17 December 2010 Ekadashi

    Tithi 1:11 PM, Dec 16 2:27 PM, Dec 17

    The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil.

  • Gita Jayanti / Mokshada Ekadashi Vrat

    Friday, 17 December 2010 Ekadashi

    Tithi 1:11 PM, Dec 16 2:27 PM, Dec 17

    The day the Bhagavad Gita was revealed to Arjuna, observed with the Mokshada Ekadashi fast.

  • Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Saturday, 18 December 2010 Dwadashi

    Tithi 3:20 PM, Dec 18 3:21 PM, Dec 19

    A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.

  • Datta Jayanti

    Monday, 20 December 2010 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 3:27 PM, Dec 19 2:50 PM, Dec 20

    The birth of Lord Dattatreya — the combined form of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh — on Margashirsha Purnima, revered as the adi-guru.

  • Margashirsha Purnima Vrat Vrat

    Monday, 20 December 2010 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 2:56 PM, Dec 20 1:44 PM, Dec 21

    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

    Friday, 24 December 2010 Tritiya

    Tithi 8:06 AM, Dec 24 5:47 AM, Dec 25

    A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.

  • Kalashtami Vrat

    Tuesday, 28 December 2010 Ashtami

    Tithi 10:51 PM, Dec 27 8:45 PM, Dec 28

    A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.

  • Saphala Ekadashi Vrat

    Friday, 31 December 2010 Ekadashi

    Tithi 5:17 PM, Dec 30 4:00 PM, Dec 31

    A fast that is believed to make all of one's endeavours fruitful.

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.