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 2019 opens in December during Vikram Samvat 2076 (Paridhavi) of the Hindu calendar.
December 2019
Vikram Samvat 2076 (Paridhavi)
Margashirsha – Pausha
Festivals & Vrats in December 2019
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Vivah Panchami
Tithi 5:59 PM, Nov 30 – 7:08 PM, Dec 1
The wedding anniversary of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita on Margashirsha Shukla Panchami, celebrated grandly in Janakpur and Ayodhya.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 7:09 PM, Dec 1 – 8:54 PM, Dec 2
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:13 PM, Dec 3 – 1:42 AM, Dec 5
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Mokshada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:34 AM, Dec 7 – 8:42 AM, Dec 8
Bestows liberation (moksha) and coincides with Gita Jayanti.
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Gita Jayanti / Mokshada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:47 AM, Dec 7 – 8:29 AM, Dec 8
The day the Bhagavad Gita was revealed to Arjuna, observed with the Mokshada Ekadashi fast.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:06 AM, Dec 9 – 10:44 AM, Dec 10
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Datta Jayanti
Tithi 10:55 AM, Dec 10 – 10:59 AM, Dec 11
The birth of Lord Dattatreya — the combined form of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh — on Margashirsha Purnima, revered as the adi-guru.
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:10 AM, Dec 11 – 10:42 AM, Dec 12
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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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 7:18 AM, Dec 15 – 5:34 AM, Dec 16
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:31 PM, Dec 18 – 9:23 PM, Dec 19
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Saphala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:13 PM, Dec 21 – 3:21 PM, Dec 22
A fast that is believed to make all of one's endeavours fruitful.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:36 PM, Dec 23 – 12:18 PM, Dec 24
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 12:10 PM, Dec 24 – 11:17 AM, Dec 25
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:06 AM, Dec 25 – 10:42 AM, Dec 26
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 11:06 AM, Dec 25 – 10:42 AM, Dec 26
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 12:07 PM, Dec 29 – 1:53 PM, Dec 30
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 3:59 PM, Dec 31 – 6:26 PM, Jan 1
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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.