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 2013 opens in February during Vikram Samvat 2069 (Vishvavasu) of the Hindu calendar.

February 2013

Vikram Samvat 2069 (Vishvavasu)

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Festivals & Vrats in February 2013

  • Kalashtami Vrat

    Sunday, 3 February 2013 Saptami

    Tithi 8:14 AM, Feb 3 6:33 AM, Feb 4

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

  • Shattila Ekadashi Vrat

    Wednesday, 6 February 2013 Ekadashi

    Tithi 2:12 AM, Feb 6 11:40 PM, Feb 6

    Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.

  • Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Friday, 8 February 2013 Trayodashi

    Tithi 8:51 PM, Feb 7 6:02 PM, Feb 8

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

  • Masik Shivaratri Vrat

    Friday, 8 February 2013 Trayodashi

    Tithi 6:01 PM, Feb 8 3:18 PM, Feb 9

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

  • Darsha Amavasya Vrat

    Saturday, 9 February 2013 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 3:14 PM, Feb 9 12:49 PM, Feb 10

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

  • Mauni Amavasya Vrat

    Sunday, 10 February 2013 Amavasya

    Tithi 3:14 PM, Feb 9 12:49 PM, Feb 10

    The Amavasya of silence on Magha Krishna Amavasya — a holy dip in the Ganga, quiet meditation and daan are kept to cleanse and steady the mind.

  • Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat

    Wednesday, 13 February 2013 Tritiya

    Tithi 8:00 AM, Feb 13 8:19 AM, Feb 14

    A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.

  • Vasant Panchami

    Thursday, 14 February 2013 Chaturthi

    Tithi 8:00 AM, Feb 13 8:19 AM, Feb 14

    Goddess Saraswati is worshipped for knowledge and the arts as spring (Vasant) begins.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Friday, 15 February 2013 Panchami

    Tithi 8:49 AM, Feb 15 10:36 AM, Feb 16

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

  • Masik Durgashtami Vrat

    Monday, 18 February 2013 Ashtami

    Tithi 12:41 PM, Feb 17 3:18 PM, Feb 18

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

  • Jaya Ekadashi Vrat

    Thursday, 21 February 2013 Ekadashi

    Tithi 8:36 PM, Feb 20 10:51 PM, Feb 21

    A fast said to free the devotee from rebirth and the fate of becoming a ghost.

  • Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Saturday, 23 February 2013 Trayodashi

    Tithi 12:27 AM, Feb 23 1:41 AM, Feb 24

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

  • Magha Purnima Vrat Vrat

    Monday, 25 February 2013 Purnima

    Tithi 2:00 AM, Feb 25 2:06 AM, Feb 26

    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.

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.