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 2011 opens in September during Vikram Samvat 2068 (Krodhi) of the Hindu calendar.
September 2011
Vikram Samvat 2068 (Krodhi)
Bhadrapada – Ashwina
Festivals & Vrats in September 2011
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Ganesh Chaturthi
Tithi 10:14 PM, Aug 31 – 6:58 PM, Sep 1
The birth of Lord Ganesha, welcomed home with clay idols, modaks and ten days of celebration.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 4:03 PM, Sep 2 – 1:43 PM, Sep 3
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 6:59 PM, Sep 1 – 4:07 PM, Sep 2
The Sapta Rishis (seven sages) are worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami; women observe a fast in reverence and for purification.
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Radhashtami
Tithi 11:41 AM, Sep 4 – 10:33 AM, Sep 5
The birth of Radha, Krishna's beloved, celebrated with worship and fasting fifteen days after Janmashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:41 AM, Sep 4 – 10:33 AM, Sep 5
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Parsva Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:27 AM, Sep 7 – 9:53 AM, Sep 8
Vishnu turns on his side during cosmic sleep — also called Parivartini or Vamana Ekadashi.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:30 AM, Sep 9 – 11:42 AM, Sep 10
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Anant Chaturdashi
Tithi 11:37 AM, Sep 10 – 1:09 PM, Sep 11
The final day of Ganesh Utsav, with Ganpati Visarjan and worship of Anant (Vishnu).
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:06 PM, Sep 11 – 2:55 PM, Sep 12
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 9:49 PM, Sep 15 – 12:23 AM, Sep 17
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:55 AM, Sep 20 – 7:30 AM, Sep 21
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Indira Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:52 AM, Sep 23 – 5:15 AM, Sep 24
Observed during Pitru Paksha to liberate departed ancestors.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:53 AM, Sep 25 – 12:04 AM, Sep 26
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 11:53 PM, Sep 25 – 8:29 PM, Sep 26
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Mahalaya / Sarva Pitru Amavasya
Tithi 8:25 PM, Sep 26 – 4:39 PM, Sep 27
The last day of Pitru Paksha for ancestral tarpan, and the herald of Durga Puja.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:25 PM, Sep 26 – 4:39 PM, Sep 27
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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Sharad Navratri Begins (Ghatasthapana)
Tithi 4:38 PM, Sep 27 – 12:47 PM, Sep 28
Nine nights of worship of Goddess Durga begin on Ashwin Shukla Pratipada, opened by the Ghatasthapana (kalash) ritual in Maharashtra and the garba and dandiya-raas nights of Gujarat; in Rajasthan the Karni Mata fair at Deshnok and the Jeen Mata fair draw great crowds.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 5:33 AM, Sep 30 – 2:16 AM, Oct 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.