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 September during Vikram Samvat 2067 (Shobhakrit) of the Hindu calendar.

September 2010

Vikram Samvat 2067 (Shobhakrit)

Bhadrapada – Ashwina

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Festivals & Vrats in September 2010

  • Kalashtami Vrat

    Wednesday, 1 September 2010 Saptami

    Tithi 11:04 AM, Sep 1 10:43 AM, Sep 2

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

  • Krishna Janmashtami

    Thursday, 2 September 2010 Ashtami

    Tithi 11:04 AM, Sep 1 10:43 AM, Sep 2

    The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.

  • Aja Ekadashi Vrat

    Saturday, 4 September 2010 Dashami

    Tithi 8:14 AM, Sep 4 5:56 AM, Sep 5

    The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.

  • Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Monday, 6 September 2010 Trayodashi

    Tithi 3:01 AM, Sep 6 11:46 PM, Sep 6

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

  • Masik Shivaratri Vrat

    Monday, 6 September 2010 Trayodashi

    Tithi 11:38 PM, Sep 6 7:56 PM, Sep 7

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

  • Amavasya Vrat

    Wednesday, 8 September 2010 Amavasya

    Tithi 7:54 PM, Sep 7 4:00 PM, Sep 8

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

  • Darsha Amavasya Vrat

    Wednesday, 8 September 2010 Amavasya

    Tithi 7:54 PM, Sep 7 4:00 PM, Sep 8

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

  • Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat

    Friday, 10 September 2010 Dwitiya

    Tithi 12:00 PM, Sep 9 8:29 AM, Sep 10

    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.

  • Ganesh Chaturthi

    Saturday, 11 September 2010 Chaturthi

    Tithi 5:14 AM, Sep 11 2:16 AM, Sep 12

    The birth of Lord Ganesha, welcomed home with clay idols, modaks and ten days of celebration.

  • Rishi Panchami Vrat

    Sunday, 12 September 2010 Panchami

    Tithi 2:33 AM, Sep 12 12:20 AM, Sep 13

    The Sapta Rishis (seven sages) are worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami; women observe a fast in reverence and for purification.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Monday, 13 September 2010 Shashthi

    Tithi 12:34 AM, Sep 13 11:12 PM, Sep 13

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

  • Radhashtami

    Wednesday, 15 September 2010 Ashtami

    Tithi 11:07 PM, Sep 14 11:29 PM, Sep 15

    The birth of Radha, Krishna's beloved, celebrated with worship and fasting fifteen days after Janmashtami.

  • Masik Durgashtami Vrat

    Wednesday, 15 September 2010 Ashtami

    Tithi 11:07 PM, Sep 14 11:29 PM, Sep 15

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

  • Parsva Ekadashi Vrat

    Saturday, 18 September 2010 Ekadashi

    Tithi 2:49 AM, Sep 18 4:57 AM, Sep 19

    Vishnu turns on his side during cosmic sleep — also called Parivartini or Vamana Ekadashi.

  • Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Monday, 20 September 2010 Dwadashi

    Tithi 7:33 AM, Sep 20 10:03 AM, Sep 21

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

  • Anant Chaturdashi

    Wednesday, 22 September 2010 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 10:05 AM, Sep 21 12:30 PM, Sep 22

    The final day of Ganesh Utsav, with Ganpati Visarjan and worship of Anant (Vishnu).

  • Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat Vrat

    Wednesday, 22 September 2010 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 12:32 PM, Sep 22 2:47 PM, Sep 23

    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

    Monday, 27 September 2010 Chaturthi

    Tithi 8:09 PM, Sep 26 9:19 PM, Sep 27

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

  • Kalashtami Vrat

    Thursday, 30 September 2010 Saptami

    Tithi 9:49 PM, Sep 30 8:55 PM, Oct 1

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

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.