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 2023 opens in March during Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa) · Vikram Samvat 2080 (Nala) of the Hindu calendar.

March 2023

Vikram Samvat 2079 (Rakshasa) · Vikram Samvat 2080 (Nala)

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Festivals & Vrats in March 2023

  • Amalaki Ekadashi Vrat

    Friday, 3 March 2023 Ekadashi

    Tithi 6:40 AM, Mar 2 9:08 AM, Mar 3

    The amla (gooseberry) tree and Lord Vishnu are worshipped together for health and merit.

  • Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Saturday, 4 March 2023 Dwadashi

    Tithi 11:46 AM, Mar 4 2:08 PM, Mar 5

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

  • Holika Dahan

    Monday, 6 March 2023 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 2:10 PM, Mar 5 4:18 PM, Mar 6

    The bonfire on the eve of Holi marking the burning of Holika and the triumph of devotion.

  • Phalguna Purnima Vrat Vrat

    Monday, 6 March 2023 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 4:20 PM, Mar 6 6:12 PM, Mar 7

    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

    Saturday, 11 March 2023 Chaturthi

    Tithi 9:44 PM, Mar 10 10:11 PM, Mar 11

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

  • Kalashtami Vrat

    Tuesday, 14 March 2023 Saptami

    Tithi 8:25 PM, Mar 14 6:50 PM, Mar 15

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

  • Sheetala Saptami Vrat

    Tuesday, 14 March 2023 Saptami

    Tithi 9:30 PM, Mar 13 8:28 PM, Mar 14

    On Chaitra Krishna Saptami, the day before Basoda, Goddess Sheetala is worshipped and the next day's cold food is cooked, praying for protection from pox and disease.

  • Sheetala Ashtami (Basoda)

    Wednesday, 15 March 2023 Ashtami

    Tithi 8:25 PM, Mar 14 6:50 PM, Mar 15

    Goddess Sheetala, who guards against pox and disease, is worshipped with cooled food prepared the previous day; in Rajasthan the great Sheetala Mata fair is held at Chaksu near Jaipur.

  • Papamochani Ekadashi Vrat

    Saturday, 18 March 2023 Ekadashi

    Tithi 2:12 PM, Mar 17 11:14 AM, Mar 18

    The Ekadashi that "destroys sins", observed as the lunar year draws to a close.

  • Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Sunday, 19 March 2023 Dwadashi

    Tithi 8:07 AM, Mar 19 4:55 AM, Mar 20

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

  • Masik Shivaratri Vrat

    Monday, 20 March 2023 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 4:55 AM, Mar 20 1:44 AM, Mar 21

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

  • Amavasya Vrat

    Tuesday, 21 March 2023 Amavasya

    Tithi 1:47 AM, Mar 21 10:47 PM, Mar 21

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

  • Darsha Amavasya Vrat

    Tuesday, 21 March 2023 Amavasya

    Tithi 1:47 AM, Mar 21 10:47 PM, Mar 21

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

  • Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri

    Wednesday, 22 March 2023 Pratipada

    Tithi 10:51 PM, Mar 21 8:15 PM, Mar 22

    The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.

  • Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat

    Saturday, 25 March 2023 Chaturthi

    Tithi 4:52 PM, Mar 24 4:19 PM, Mar 25

    A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Sunday, 26 March 2023 Panchami

    Tithi 4:26 PM, Mar 26 5:24 PM, Mar 27

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

  • Yamuna Chhath (Yamuna Jayanti)

    Monday, 27 March 2023 Shashthi

    Tithi 4:26 PM, Mar 26 5:24 PM, Mar 27

    The river goddess Yamuna is worshipped on Chaitra Shukla Shashthi, with holy baths in her waters at Mathura and Vrindavan.

  • Masik Durgashtami Vrat

    Wednesday, 29 March 2023 Ashtami

    Tithi 7:00 PM, Mar 28 9:04 PM, Mar 29

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

  • Rama Navami

    Thursday, 30 March 2023 Navami

    Tithi 9:06 PM, Mar 29 11:28 PM, Mar 30

    The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.

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.