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 2017 opens in July during Vikram Samvat 2074 (Sadharana) of the Hindu calendar.
July 2017
Vikram Samvat 2074 (Sadharana)
Ashadha – Shravana
Festivals & Vrats in July 2017
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:56 PM, Jun 30 – 6:45 PM, Jul 1
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Devshayani (Ashadhi) Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:14 PM, Jul 3 – 12:26 AM, Jul 5
Lord Vishnu begins his four-month cosmic sleep and Chaturmas starts; in Maharashtra it is Ashadhi Ekadashi, the climax of the Pandharpur Wari pilgrimage to Lord Vitthal.
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Gauri Vrat (Morakat) Begins Vrat
Tithi 10:14 PM, Jul 3 – 12:26 AM, Jul 5
A five-day fast (also called Morakat Vrat) kept by unmarried Gujarati girls from Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi to Purnima, worshipping Goddess Gauri and tending sprouted wheat (javaara) to be blessed with a good husband.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:52 AM, Jul 6 – 5:15 AM, Jul 7
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Jaya Parvati Vrat Begins Vrat
Tithi 2:52 AM, Jul 6 – 5:15 AM, Jul 7
A five-day vrat to Goddess Jaya (Parvati) from Ashadha Shukla Trayodashi, observed in Gujarat by unmarried girls and married women with a saltless fast for marital bliss and a long-lived husband, ending in a night-long jagran.
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Ashadha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:36 AM, Jul 8 – 9:36 AM, Jul 9
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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Guru Purnima
Tithi 7:36 AM, Jul 8 – 9:36 AM, Jul 9
A day to honour gurus and the sage Veda Vyasa, on the full moon of Ashadha.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:09 PM, Jul 12 – 2:47 PM, Jul 13
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana Begins)
Tithi 2:41 PM, Jul 15 – 1:39 PM, Jul 16
The Sun enters Karka and begins its southward journey (Dakshinayana) — the night of the gods, opening the holy Chaturmas season of vrats and worship.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:45 PM, Jul 16 – 12:06 PM, Jul 17
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Kamika Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:25 AM, Jul 19 – 4:27 AM, Jul 20
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:13 AM, Jul 21 – 9:51 PM, Jul 21
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 9:49 PM, Jul 21 – 6:26 PM, Jul 22
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:25 PM, Jul 22 – 3:13 PM, Jul 23
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:25 PM, Jul 22 – 3:13 PM, Jul 23
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 12:12 PM, Jul 24 – 9:57 AM, Jul 25
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 7:48 AM, Jul 26 – 7:00 AM, Jul 27
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 6:39 AM, Jul 27 – 6:38 AM, Jul 28
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 6:18 AM, Jul 28 – 7:01 AM, Jul 29
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:55 AM, Jul 30 – 9:46 AM, Jul 31
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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.