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 2040 opens in July during Vikram Samvat 2097 (Shrimukha) of the Hindu calendar.

July 2040

Vikram Samvat 2097 (Shrimukha)

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Festivals & Vrats in July 2040

  • Kalashtami Vrat

    Sunday, 1 July 2040 Ashtami

    Tithi 4:12 AM, Jul 1 3:13 AM, Jul 2

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

  • Yogini Ekadashi Vrat

    Thursday, 5 July 2040 Ekadashi

    Tithi 4:28 AM, Jul 4 5:36 AM, Jul 5

    A fast that frees one from sin and disease, dedicated to Lord Vishnu.

  • Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Friday, 6 July 2040 Dwadashi

    Tithi 7:37 AM, Jul 6 9:53 AM, Jul 7

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

  • Masik Shivaratri Vrat

    Saturday, 7 July 2040 Trayodashi

    Tithi 9:51 AM, Jul 7 12:16 PM, Jul 8

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

  • Darsha Amavasya Vrat

    Sunday, 8 July 2040 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 12:15 PM, Jul 8 2:44 PM, Jul 9

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

  • Amavasya Vrat

    Monday, 9 July 2040 Amavasya

    Tithi 12:15 PM, Jul 8 2:44 PM, Jul 9

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

  • Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat

    Friday, 13 July 2040 Chaturthi

    Tithi 9:48 PM, Jul 12 11:48 PM, Jul 13

    A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Sunday, 15 July 2040 Shashthi

    Tithi 1:16 AM, Jul 15 2:30 AM, Jul 16

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

  • Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana Begins)

    Monday, 16 July 2040 Saptami

    Tithi 2:19 AM, Jul 16 3:01 AM, Jul 17

    The Sun enters Karka and begins its southward journey (Dakshinayana) — the night of the gods, opening the holy Chaturmas season of vrats and worship.

  • Masik Durgashtami Vrat

    Tuesday, 17 July 2040 Ashtami

    Tithi 2:47 AM, Jul 17 2:51 AM, Jul 18

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

  • Devshayani (Ashadhi) Ekadashi Vrat

    Friday, 20 July 2040 Ekadashi

    Tithi 11:59 PM, Jul 19 9:47 PM, Jul 20

    Lord Vishnu begins his four-month cosmic sleep and Chaturmas starts; in Maharashtra it is Ashadhi Ekadashi, the climax of the Pandharpur Wari pilgrimage to Lord Vitthal.

  • Gauri Vrat (Morakat) Begins Vrat

    Friday, 20 July 2040 Ekadashi

    Tithi 11:59 PM, Jul 19 9:47 PM, Jul 20

    A five-day fast (also called Morakat Vrat) kept by unmarried Gujarati girls from Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi to Purnima, worshipping Goddess Gauri and tending sprouted wheat (javaara) to be blessed with a good husband.

  • Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Saturday, 21 July 2040 Dwadashi

    Tithi 6:43 PM, Jul 21 3:17 PM, Jul 22

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

  • Jaya Parvati Vrat Begins Vrat

    Sunday, 22 July 2040 Trayodashi

    Tithi 6:43 PM, Jul 21 3:17 PM, Jul 22

    A five-day vrat to Goddess Jaya (Parvati) from Ashadha Shukla Trayodashi, observed in Gujarat by unmarried girls and married women with a saltless fast for marital bliss and a long-lived husband, ending in a night-long jagran.

  • Ashadha Purnima Vrat Vrat

    Monday, 23 July 2040 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 11:31 AM, Jul 23 7:35 AM, Jul 24

    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.

  • Guru Purnima

    Tuesday, 24 July 2040 Purnima

    Tithi 11:31 AM, Jul 23 7:35 AM, Jul 24

    A day to honour gurus and the sage Veda Vyasa, on the full moon of Ashadha.

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Thursday, 26 July 2040 Tritiya

    Tithi 8:42 PM, Jul 26 5:56 PM, Jul 27

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

  • Kalashtami Vrat

    Monday, 30 July 2040 Saptami

    Tithi 2:17 PM, Jul 30 2:52 PM, Jul 31

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

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.