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 2016 opens in June during Vikram Samvat 2073 (Saumya) of the Hindu calendar.
June 2016
Vikram Samvat 2073 (Saumya)
Jyeshtha – Ashadha
Festivals & Vrats in June 2016
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Apara Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:40 AM, Jun 1 – 9:57 PM, Jun 1
Believed to grant boundless wealth and wash away even grave sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:41 PM, Jun 2 – 3:17 PM, Jun 3
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 3:16 PM, Jun 3 – 11:49 AM, Jun 4
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:45 AM, Jun 4 – 8:29 AM, Jun 5
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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Vat Savitri Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:16 PM, Jun 3 – 11:49 AM, Jun 4
Married women fast and worship the banyan tree for the long life of their husbands.
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Shani Jayanti
Tithi 11:45 AM, Jun 4 – 8:29 AM, Jun 5
The birth of Lord Shani (Saturn) on Jyeshtha Amavasya — devotees offer mustard oil, black sesame and prayers to ease Shani's influence.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 12:49 AM, Jun 8 – 11:20 PM, Jun 8
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 11:08 PM, Jun 9 – 11:22 PM, Jun 10
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:47 AM, Jun 12 – 2:28 AM, Jun 13
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Ganga Dussehra
Tithi 4:57 AM, Jun 14 – 7:23 AM, Jun 15
The descent of the holy Ganga to earth is celebrated with riverside baths and prayers.
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Nirjala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:29 AM, Jun 15 – 9:55 AM, Jun 16
The strictest Ekadashi — kept without even water; its merit is said to equal all twenty-four.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:14 PM, Jun 17 – 2:04 PM, Jun 18
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Jyeshtha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:35 PM, Jun 19 – 4:34 PM, Jun 20
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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Vat Purnima (Vat Pournima) Vrat
Tithi 2:08 PM, Jun 18 – 3:33 PM, Jun 19
On Jyeshtha Purnima, married women fast and circle the banyan (vat) tree praying for their husbands' long life, in the spirit of Savitri who won back Satyavan.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 5:08 PM, Jun 23 – 4:33 PM, Jun 24
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:50 PM, Jun 27 – 10:48 AM, Jun 28
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Yogini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:59 AM, Jun 30 – 3:14 AM, Jul 1
A fast that frees one from sin and disease, dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
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.