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 2013 opens in January during Vikram Samvat 2069 (Vishvavasu) of the Hindu calendar.
January 2013
Vikram Samvat 2069 (Vishvavasu)
Pausha – Magha
Festivals & Vrats in January 2013
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 9:05 PM, Dec 31 – 10:04 PM, Jan 1
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:59 PM, Jan 4 – 8:56 PM, Jan 5
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Saphala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:06 PM, Jan 7 – 2:23 PM, Jan 8
A fast that is believed to make all of one's endeavours fruitful.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:24 AM, Jan 9 – 8:01 AM, Jan 10
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 8:01 AM, Jan 10 – 4:36 AM, Jan 11
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 4:36 AM, Jan 11 – 1:10 AM, Jan 12
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 4:36 AM, Jan 11 – 1:10 AM, Jan 12
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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Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan / Pongal
Tithi 7:13 PM, Jan 13 – 5:03 PM, Jan 14
The Sun begins its northward journey (Uttarayan); a harvest festival of til-gud (sesame and jaggery), with Gujarat's famous kite-flying and Tamil Nadu's Pongal.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 4:58 PM, Jan 14 – 3:36 PM, Jan 15
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 2:50 PM, Jan 16 – 3:14 PM, Jan 17
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:17 PM, Jan 18 – 6:12 PM, Jan 19
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:22 PM, Jan 21 – 2:09 AM, Jan 23
Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:43 AM, Jan 24 – 7:08 AM, Jan 25
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:58 AM, Jan 26 – 10:08 AM, Jan 27
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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Sakat Chauth Vrat
Tithi 11:35 AM, Jan 29 – 11:31 AM, Jan 30
A Ganesha fast for the well-being of children, broken at the sight of the moon.
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.