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 2012 opens in April during Vikram Samvat 2069 (Vishvavasu) of the Hindu calendar.
April 2012
Vikram Samvat 2069 (Vishvavasu)
Chaitra – Vaishakha
Festivals & Vrats in April 2012
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Rama Navami
Tithi 1:53 PM, Mar 31 – 2:11 PM, Apr 1
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:54 PM, Apr 2 – 12:24 PM, Apr 3
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:32 AM, Apr 4 – 7:34 AM, Apr 5
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 4:20 AM, Apr 6 – 12:54 AM, Apr 7
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:20 AM, Apr 6 – 12:54 AM, Apr 7
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 1:56 PM, Apr 9 – 10:57 AM, Apr 10
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:48 AM, Apr 13 – 3:42 AM, Apr 14
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Pana Sankranti (Maha Vishuba)
Tithi 3:59 AM, Apr 14 – 3:32 AM, Apr 15
The Odia new year (Maha Vishuba Sankranti), with the sweet pana drink, Jhamu Yatra and Danda Nata.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:11 AM, Apr 16 – 4:53 AM, Apr 17
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:21 AM, Apr 18 – 8:17 AM, Apr 19
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 8:11 AM, Apr 19 – 10:25 AM, Apr 20
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:21 AM, Apr 20 – 12:47 PM, Apr 21
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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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:21 AM, Apr 20 – 12:47 PM, Apr 21
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Akshaya Tritiya (Akha Teej)
Tithi 6:01 PM, Apr 23 – 8:37 PM, Apr 24
An auspicious day for new beginnings and buying gold; whatever is begun is believed to prosper. In Rajasthan this Akha Teej is a major wedding day, and Sindhis keep it as Akhand Teej.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 8:37 PM, Apr 24 – 11:03 PM, Apr 25
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 1:02 AM, Apr 27 – 2:43 AM, Apr 28
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 3:20 AM, Apr 29 – 3:42 AM, Apr 30
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth 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.