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 August during Vikram Samvat 2073 (Saumya) of the Hindu calendar.
August 2016
Vikram Samvat 2073 (Saumya)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in August 2016
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 4:42 AM, Aug 1 – 3:04 AM, Aug 2
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:14 AM, Aug 2 – 2:02 AM, Aug 3
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:14 AM, Aug 2 – 2:02 AM, Aug 3
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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Hariyali Teej (Chhoti Teej)
Tithi 1:54 AM, Aug 5 – 2:28 AM, Aug 6
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.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:41 AM, Aug 6 – 3:51 AM, Aug 7
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 4:04 AM, Aug 7 – 5:46 AM, Aug 8
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 5:52 AM, Aug 8 – 8:14 AM, Aug 9
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:42 AM, Aug 10 – 1:00 PM, Aug 11
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat
Tithi 1:04 PM, Aug 11 – 3:03 PM, Aug 12
Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:40 PM, Aug 13 – 5:36 PM, Aug 14
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:54 PM, Aug 15 – 5:31 PM, Aug 16
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:32 PM, Aug 17 – 2:58 PM, Aug 18
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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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 4:32 PM, Aug 17 – 2:58 PM, Aug 18
Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers' wrists, who pledge lifelong protection; Sindhis and Punjabis call it Rakhri.
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Kajari Teej (Badi / Satudi Teej)
Tithi 10:48 AM, Aug 20 – 8:17 AM, Aug 21
On Bhadrapada Krishna Tritiya, fifteen days after Hariyali Teej, married women fast for their husbands' long life; in Rajasthan this is Badi Teej (Satudi Teej), and Sindhis keep the same day as Teejri, applying mehndi and breaking the fast after sighting the moon.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 8:17 AM, Aug 21 – 5:43 AM, Aug 22
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Randhan Chhath Vrat
Tithi 3:09 AM, Aug 23 – 12:36 AM, Aug 24
On Shravan Krishna Shashthi, Gujarati women cook the entire day's food in advance, for the next day of Shitala Satam no fire or stove may be lit.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:16 PM, Aug 24 – 8:04 PM, Aug 25
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Shitala Satam Vrat
Tithi 12:38 AM, Aug 24 – 10:14 PM, Aug 24
On Shravan Krishna Saptami, Goddess Shitala Mata is worshipped and only the cold food cooked the previous day (Randhan Chhath) is eaten, praying for children's protection from disease; Sindhis keep the same cold-food day as Vadi Thadri (Sataen).
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 10:16 PM, Aug 24 – 8:04 PM, Aug 25
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:33 PM, Aug 27 – 3:20 PM, Aug 28
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:24 PM, Aug 29 – 2:01 PM, Aug 30
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 1:56 PM, Aug 30 – 2:01 PM, Aug 31
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:57 PM, Aug 31 – 2:31 PM, Sep 1
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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.