Annual Vrats

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 August during Vikram Samvat 2075 (Virodhakrit) of the Hindu calendar.

August 2018

Vikram Samvat 2075 (Virodhakrit)

Shravana – Bhadrapada

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Festivals & Vrats in August 2018

  • Kalashtami Vrat

    Saturday, 4 August 2018 Saptami

    Tithi 12:16 PM, Aug 4 11:21 AM, Aug 5

    A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.

  • Kamika Ekadashi Vrat

    Tuesday, 7 August 2018 Dashami

    Tithi 7:52 AM, Aug 7 5:15 AM, Aug 8

    Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.

  • Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Thursday, 9 August 2018 Trayodashi

    Tithi 2:10 AM, Aug 9 10:51 PM, Aug 9

    A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.

  • Masik Shivaratri Vrat

    Thursday, 9 August 2018 Trayodashi

    Tithi 10:45 PM, Aug 9 7:09 PM, Aug 10

    The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.

  • Amavasya Vrat

    Saturday, 11 August 2018 Amavasya

    Tithi 7:07 PM, Aug 10 3:27 PM, Aug 11

    The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.

  • Darsha Amavasya Vrat

    Saturday, 11 August 2018 Amavasya

    Tithi 7:07 PM, Aug 10 3:27 PM, Aug 11

    The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).

  • Hariyali Teej (Chhoti Teej)

    Monday, 13 August 2018 Dwitiya

    Tithi 11:46 AM, Aug 12 8:36 AM, Aug 13

    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.

  • Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 14 August 2018 Chaturthi

    Tithi 5:45 AM, Aug 14 3:09 AM, Aug 15

    A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.

  • Nag Panchami

    Wednesday, 15 August 2018 Panchami

    Tithi 3:27 AM, Aug 15 1:34 AM, Aug 16

    Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Thursday, 16 August 2018 Shashthi

    Tithi 1:51 AM, Aug 16 12:45 AM, Aug 17

    A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).

  • Masik Durgashtami Vrat

    Saturday, 18 August 2018 Ashtami

    Tithi 1:00 AM, Aug 18 1:32 AM, Aug 19

    A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.

  • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat

    Wednesday, 22 August 2018 Ekadashi

    Tithi 5:16 AM, Aug 21 7:31 AM, Aug 22

    Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.

  • Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Thursday, 23 August 2018 Dwadashi

    Tithi 10:16 AM, Aug 23 12:50 PM, Aug 24

    A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.

  • Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat

    Friday, 24 August 2018 Trayodashi

    Tithi 10:16 AM, Aug 23 12:50 PM, Aug 24

    Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.

  • Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat

    Saturday, 25 August 2018 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 3:19 PM, Aug 25 5:28 PM, Aug 26

    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.

  • Raksha Bandhan

    Sunday, 26 August 2018 Purnima

    Tithi 3:19 PM, Aug 25 5:28 PM, Aug 26

    Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers' wrists, who pledge lifelong protection; Sindhis and Punjabis call it Rakhri.

  • Kajari Teej (Badi / Satudi Teej)

    Wednesday, 29 August 2018 Tritiya

    Tithi 8:41 PM, Aug 28 9:43 PM, Aug 29

    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.

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Thursday, 30 August 2018 Chaturthi

    Tithi 9:40 PM, Aug 29 10:15 PM, Aug 30

    A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.

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.