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 May during Vikram Samvat 2075 (Virodhakrit) of the Hindu calendar.
May 2018
Vikram Samvat 2075 (Virodhakrit)
Vaishakha – Jyeshtha – Jyeshtha (Adhik)
Festivals & Vrats in May 2018
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 8:56 AM, May 3 – 11:01 AM, May 4
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:29 PM, May 7 – 8:47 PM, May 8
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Apara Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:29 PM, May 10 – 11:55 PM, May 11
Believed to grant boundless wealth and wash away even grave sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:08 PM, May 12 – 9:57 PM, May 13
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 9:48 PM, May 13 – 7:54 PM, May 14
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Vat Savitri Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:48 PM, May 13 – 7:54 PM, May 14
Married women fast and worship the banyan tree for the long life of their husbands.
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Shani Jayanti
Tithi 7:49 PM, May 14 – 5:21 PM, May 15
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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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 7:49 PM, May 14 – 5:21 PM, May 15
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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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 8:24 AM, May 18 – 5:28 AM, May 19
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 2:44 AM, May 20 – 12:10 AM, May 21
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:11 PM, May 21 – 8:25 PM, May 22
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Ganga Dussehra
Tithi 7:10 PM, May 23 – 6:14 PM, May 24
The descent of the holy Ganga to earth is celebrated with riverside baths and prayers.
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Padmini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:15 PM, May 24 – 5:44 PM, May 25
The bright (Shukla) Ekadashi of the extra month (Adhik Maas), kept only in leap-month years.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:37 PM, May 26 – 5:54 PM, May 27
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Adhik Jyeshtha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:38 PM, May 28 – 7:45 PM, May 29
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.