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 2015 opens in August during Vikram Samvat 2072 (Kilaka) of the Hindu calendar.

August 2015

Vikram Samvat 2072 (Kilaka)

Shravana – Bhadrapada

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Festivals & Vrats in August 2015

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Monday, 3 August 2015 Tritiya

    Tithi 6:43 AM, Aug 3 3:40 AM, Aug 4

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

  • Kalashtami Vrat

    Thursday, 6 August 2015 Saptami

    Tithi 8:21 PM, Aug 6 6:43 PM, Aug 7

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

  • Kamika Ekadashi Vrat

    Monday, 10 August 2015 Ekadashi

    Tithi 4:54 PM, Aug 9 4:42 PM, Aug 10

    Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.

  • Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Tuesday, 11 August 2015 Dwadashi

    Tithi 4:56 PM, Aug 11 5:38 PM, Aug 12

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

  • Masik Shivaratri Vrat

    Wednesday, 12 August 2015 Trayodashi

    Tithi 5:37 PM, Aug 12 6:45 PM, Aug 13

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

  • Amavasya Vrat

    Friday, 14 August 2015 Amavasya

    Tithi 6:46 PM, Aug 13 8:19 PM, Aug 14

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

  • Darsha Amavasya Vrat

    Friday, 14 August 2015 Amavasya

    Tithi 6:46 PM, Aug 13 8:19 PM, Aug 14

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

  • Hariyali Teej (Chhoti Teej)

    Monday, 17 August 2015 Tritiya

    Tithi 12:40 AM, Aug 17 3:10 AM, Aug 18

    On Shravana Shukla Tritiya women celebrate the union of Shiva and Parvati with swings, songs and green attire; in Rajasthan it is Chhoti Teej, marked by the royal Teej Mata procession through Jaipur.

  • Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 18 August 2015 Chaturthi

    Tithi 3:14 AM, Aug 18 5:52 AM, Aug 19

    A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.

  • Nag Panchami

    Thursday, 20 August 2015 Panchami

    Tithi 5:58 AM, Aug 19 8:26 AM, Aug 20

    Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Thursday, 20 August 2015 Panchami

    Tithi 8:34 AM, Aug 20 10:41 AM, Aug 21

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

  • Masik Durgashtami Vrat

    Sunday, 23 August 2015 Ashtami

    Tithi 12:35 PM, Aug 22 1:28 PM, Aug 23

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

  • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat

    Wednesday, 26 August 2015 Ekadashi

    Tithi 1:17 PM, Aug 25 11:41 AM, Aug 26

    Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.

  • Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Thursday, 27 August 2015 Dwadashi

    Tithi 9:46 AM, Aug 27 6:47 AM, Aug 28

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

  • Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat

    Friday, 28 August 2015 Trayodashi

    Tithi 9:46 AM, Aug 27 6:47 AM, Aug 28

    Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.

  • Raksha Bandhan

    Saturday, 29 August 2015 Purnima

    Tithi 3:35 AM, Aug 29 12:10 AM, Aug 30

    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers' wrists, who pledge lifelong protection; Sindhis and Punjabis call it Rakhri.

  • Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat

    Saturday, 29 August 2015 Purnima

    Tithi 3:35 AM, Aug 29 12:10 AM, Aug 30

    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.