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 2028 opens in December during Vikram Samvat 2085 (Durmati) of the Hindu calendar.

December 2028

Vikram Samvat 2085 (Durmati)

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Festivals & Vrats in December 2028

  • Datta Jayanti

    Friday, 1 December 2028 Purnima

    Tithi 6:41 AM, Dec 1 7:24 AM, Dec 2

    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

    Friday, 1 December 2028 Purnima

    Tithi 6:41 AM, Dec 1 7:24 AM, Dec 2

    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

    Tuesday, 5 December 2028 Chaturthi

    Tithi 6:04 AM, Dec 5 5:08 AM, Dec 6

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

  • Kalashtami Vrat

    Saturday, 9 December 2028 Ashtami

    Tithi 12:09 AM, Dec 9 10:08 PM, Dec 9

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

  • Saphala Ekadashi Vrat

    Tuesday, 12 December 2028 Ekadashi

    Tithi 5:33 PM, Dec 11 3:13 PM, Dec 12

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

  • Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Wednesday, 13 December 2028 Dwadashi

    Tithi 12:51 PM, Dec 13 10:50 AM, Dec 14

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

  • Masik Shivaratri Vrat

    Thursday, 14 December 2028 Trayodashi

    Tithi 10:41 AM, Dec 14 9:01 AM, Dec 15

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

  • Darsha Amavasya Vrat

    Friday, 15 December 2028 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 8:47 AM, Dec 15 7:36 AM, Dec 16

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

  • Amavasya Vrat

    Saturday, 16 December 2028 Amavasya

    Tithi 8:47 AM, Dec 15 7:36 AM, Dec 16

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

  • Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 19 December 2028 Chaturthi

    Tithi 6:44 AM, Dec 19 7:26 AM, Dec 20

    A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Thursday, 21 December 2028 Panchami

    Tithi 9:15 AM, Dec 21 11:31 AM, Dec 22

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

  • Masik Durgashtami Vrat

    Sunday, 24 December 2028 Ashtami

    Tithi 1:58 PM, Dec 23 4:31 PM, Dec 24

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

  • Vaikunta Ekadashi

    Wednesday, 27 December 2028 Ekadashi

    Tithi 8:59 PM, Dec 26 10:34 PM, Dec 27

    The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil.

  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Vrat

    Wednesday, 27 December 2028 Ekadashi

    Tithi 8:59 PM, Dec 26 10:34 PM, Dec 27

    Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.

  • Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Friday, 29 December 2028 Trayodashi

    Tithi 11:23 PM, Dec 28 11:45 PM, Dec 29

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

  • Pausha Purnima Vrat Vrat

    Sunday, 31 December 2028 Purnima

    Tithi 11:16 PM, Dec 30 10:25 PM, Dec 31

    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.