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 2022 opens in December during Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa) of the Hindu calendar.

December 2022

Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa)

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Festivals & Vrats in December 2022

  • Masik Durgashtami Vrat

    Thursday, 1 December 2022 Ashtami

    Tithi 8:44 AM, Nov 30 7:21 AM, Dec 1

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

  • Gita Jayanti / Mokshada Ekadashi Vrat

    Saturday, 3 December 2022 Ekadashi

    Tithi 5:39 AM, Dec 3 5:21 AM, Dec 4

    The day the Bhagavad Gita was revealed to Arjuna, observed with the Mokshada Ekadashi fast.

  • Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Monday, 5 December 2022 Trayodashi

    Tithi 5:58 AM, Dec 5 6:36 AM, Dec 6

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

  • Datta Jayanti

    Wednesday, 7 December 2022 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 6:37 AM, Dec 6 8:01 AM, Dec 7

    The birth of Lord Dattatreya — the combined form of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh — on Margashirsha Purnima, revered as the adi-guru.

  • Margashirsha Purnima Vrat Vrat

    Wednesday, 7 December 2022 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 7:53 AM, Dec 7 9:38 AM, Dec 8

    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.

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Sunday, 11 December 2022 Tritiya

    Tithi 4:14 PM, Dec 11 6:49 PM, Dec 12

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

  • Kalashtami Vrat

    Friday, 16 December 2022 Ashtami

    Tithi 1:40 AM, Dec 16 3:14 AM, Dec 17

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

  • Saphala Ekadashi Vrat

    Monday, 19 December 2022 Ekadashi

    Tithi 3:33 AM, Dec 19 2:50 AM, Dec 20

    A fast that is believed to make all of one's endeavours fruitful.

  • Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Wednesday, 21 December 2022 Trayodashi

    Tithi 12:47 AM, Dec 21 10:26 PM, Dec 21

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

  • Masik Shivaratri Vrat

    Wednesday, 21 December 2022 Trayodashi

    Tithi 10:19 PM, Dec 21 7:18 PM, Dec 22

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

  • Amavasya Vrat

    Friday, 23 December 2022 Amavasya

    Tithi 7:17 PM, Dec 22 3:48 PM, Dec 23

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

  • Darsha Amavasya Vrat

    Friday, 23 December 2022 Amavasya

    Tithi 7:17 PM, Dec 22 3:48 PM, Dec 23

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

  • Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat

    Monday, 26 December 2022 Chaturthi

    Tithi 4:51 AM, Dec 26 1:28 AM, Dec 27

    A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Wednesday, 28 December 2022 Shashthi

    Tithi 10:50 PM, Dec 27 8:37 PM, Dec 28

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

  • Masik Durgashtami Vrat

    Friday, 30 December 2022 Ashtami

    Tithi 7:11 PM, Dec 29 6:29 PM, Dec 30

    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.