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 2031 opens in January during Vikram Samvat 2087 (Rudhirodgari) of the Hindu calendar.

January 2031

Vikram Samvat 2087 (Rudhirodgari)

Pausha – Magha

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Festivals & Vrats in January 2031

  • Vaikunta Ekadashi

    Saturday, 4 January 2031 Ekadashi

    Tithi 10:47 AM, Jan 3 1:19 PM, Jan 4

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

  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Vrat

    Saturday, 4 January 2031 Ekadashi

    Tithi 10:47 AM, Jan 3 1:19 PM, Jan 4

    Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.

  • Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Sunday, 5 January 2031 Dwadashi

    Tithi 4:02 PM, Jan 5 6:48 PM, Jan 6

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

  • Pausha Purnima Vrat Vrat

    Wednesday, 8 January 2031 Purnima

    Tithi 9:28 PM, Jan 7 11:58 PM, Jan 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.

  • Sakat Chauth Vrat

    Sunday, 12 January 2031 Chaturthi

    Tithi 5:25 AM, Jan 12 6:39 AM, Jan 13

    A Ganesha fast for the well-being of children, broken at the sight of the moon.

  • Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan / Pongal

    Wednesday, 15 January 2031 Saptami

    Tithi 7:10 AM, Jan 15 6:59 AM, Jan 16

    The Sun begins its northward journey (Uttarayan); a harvest festival of til-gud (sesame and jaggery), with Gujarat's famous kite-flying and Tamil Nadu's Pongal.

  • Kalashtami Vrat

    Thursday, 16 January 2031 Ashtami

    Tithi 6:43 AM, Jan 16 5:58 AM, Jan 17

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

  • Shattila Ekadashi Vrat

    Sunday, 19 January 2031 Ekadashi

    Tithi 1:58 AM, Jan 19 11:26 PM, Jan 19

    Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.

  • Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Monday, 20 January 2031 Dwadashi

    Tithi 8:18 PM, Jan 20 4:57 PM, Jan 21

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

  • Masik Shivaratri Vrat

    Tuesday, 21 January 2031 Trayodashi

    Tithi 4:56 PM, Jan 21 1:27 PM, Jan 22

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

  • Darsha Amavasya Vrat

    Wednesday, 22 January 2031 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 1:24 PM, Jan 22 10:00 AM, Jan 23

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

  • Mauni Amavasya Vrat

    Thursday, 23 January 2031 Amavasya

    Tithi 1:24 PM, Jan 22 10:00 AM, Jan 23

    The Amavasya of silence on Magha Krishna Amavasya — a holy dip in the Ganga, quiet meditation and daan are kept to cleanse and steady the mind.

  • Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat

    Sunday, 26 January 2031 Chaturthi

    Tithi 1:36 AM, Jan 26 11:49 PM, Jan 26

    A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.

  • Vasant Panchami

    Monday, 27 January 2031 Panchami

    Tithi 12:00 AM, Jan 27 11:05 PM, Jan 27

    Goddess Saraswati is worshipped for knowledge and the arts as spring (Vasant) begins.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 28 January 2031 Shashthi

    Tithi 11:14 PM, Jan 27 11:13 PM, Jan 28

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

  • Masik Durgashtami Vrat

    Thursday, 30 January 2031 Ashtami

    Tithi 12:23 AM, Jan 30 2:00 AM, Jan 31

    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.