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 2018 opens in April during Vikram Samvat 2075 (Virodhakrit) of the Hindu calendar.
April 2018
Vikram Samvat 2075 (Virodhakrit)
Chaitra – Vaishakha
Festivals & Vrats in April 2018
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 4:37 PM, Apr 3 – 5:28 PM, Apr 4
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:29 PM, Apr 7 – 2:05 AM, Apr 9
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:57 AM, Apr 11 – 8:13 AM, Apr 12
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:20 AM, Apr 13 – 9:12 AM, Apr 14
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Pana Sankranti (Maha Vishuba)
Tithi 9:20 AM, Apr 13 – 9:12 AM, Apr 14
The Odia new year (Maha Vishuba Sankranti), with the sweet pana drink, Jhamu Yatra and Danda Nata.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 9:27 AM, Apr 14 – 8:38 AM, Apr 15
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:51 AM, Apr 15 – 7:27 AM, Apr 16
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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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:51 AM, Apr 15 – 7:27 AM, Apr 16
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Akshaya Tritiya (Akha Teej)
Tithi 3:45 AM, Apr 18 – 1:34 AM, Apr 19
An auspicious day for new beginnings and buying gold; whatever is begun is believed to prosper. In Rajasthan this Akha Teej is a major wedding day, and Sindhis keep it as Akhand Teej.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 1:30 AM, Apr 19 – 11:09 PM, Apr 19
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 8:45 PM, Apr 20 – 6:26 PM, Apr 21
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:15 PM, Apr 22 – 2:15 PM, Apr 23
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Mohini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:42 AM, Apr 25 – 9:19 AM, Apr 26
Frees the devotee from delusion (moha), named after Vishnu's Mohini avatar.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:59 AM, Apr 27 – 7:12 AM, Apr 28
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Narasimha Jayanti
Tithi 7:59 AM, Apr 27 – 7:12 AM, Apr 28
Vishnu's man-lion avatar Narasimha appeared at dusk on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi to save Prahlada; devotees fast and worship at twilight.
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Vaishakha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:24 AM, Apr 29 – 6:28 AM, Apr 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.
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Buddha Purnima
Tithi 6:24 AM, Apr 29 – 6:28 AM, Apr 30
The birth, enlightenment and nirvana of Gautama Buddha, on the full moon of Vaishakha.
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.