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 September during Vikram Samvat 2097 (Shrimukha) of the Hindu calendar.

September 2040

Vikram Samvat 2097 (Shrimukha)

Bhadrapada – Ashwina

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Festivals & Vrats in September 2040

  • Aja Ekadashi Vrat

    Sunday, 2 September 2040 Ekadashi

    Tithi 10:08 AM, Sep 1 12:41 PM, Sep 2

    The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.

  • Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Monday, 3 September 2040 Dwadashi

    Tithi 3:10 PM, Sep 3 5:21 PM, Sep 4

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

  • Masik Shivaratri Vrat

    Tuesday, 4 September 2040 Trayodashi

    Tithi 5:22 PM, Sep 4 7:15 PM, Sep 5

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

  • Amavasya Vrat

    Thursday, 6 September 2040 Amavasya

    Tithi 7:14 PM, Sep 5 8:47 PM, Sep 6

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

  • Darsha Amavasya Vrat

    Thursday, 6 September 2040 Amavasya

    Tithi 7:14 PM, Sep 5 8:47 PM, Sep 6

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

  • Hartalika Teej (Kevda Trij) Vrat

    Sunday, 9 September 2040 Tritiya

    Tithi 10:37 PM, Sep 8 11:04 PM, Sep 9

    On Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, women keep a waterless fast and worship Shiva and Parvati for marital happiness, on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi; in Gujarat it is kept as Kevda Trij.

  • Ganesh Chaturthi

    Monday, 10 September 2040 Chaturthi

    Tithi 10:59 PM, Sep 9 11:03 PM, Sep 10

    The birth of Lord Ganesha, welcomed home with clay idols, modaks and ten days of celebration.

  • Rishi Panchami Vrat

    Tuesday, 11 September 2040 Panchami

    Tithi 10:58 PM, Sep 10 10:39 PM, Sep 11

    The Sapta Rishis (seven sages) are worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami; women observe a fast in reverence and for purification.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Wednesday, 12 September 2040 Shashthi

    Tithi 10:34 PM, Sep 11 9:48 PM, Sep 12

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

  • Radhashtami

    Friday, 14 September 2040 Ashtami

    Tithi 8:28 PM, Sep 13 6:46 PM, Sep 14

    The birth of Radha, Krishna's beloved, celebrated with worship and fasting fifteen days after Janmashtami.

  • Masik Durgashtami Vrat

    Friday, 14 September 2040 Ashtami

    Tithi 8:28 PM, Sep 13 6:46 PM, Sep 14

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

  • Parsva Ekadashi Vrat

    Monday, 17 September 2040 Ekadashi

    Tithi 2:04 PM, Sep 16 11:09 AM, Sep 17

    Vishnu turns on his side during cosmic sleep — also called Parivartini or Vamana Ekadashi.

  • Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Tuesday, 18 September 2040 Dwadashi

    Tithi 8:06 AM, Sep 18 5:00 AM, Sep 19

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

  • Anant Chaturdashi

    Wednesday, 19 September 2040 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 5:00 AM, Sep 19 1:55 AM, Sep 20

    The final day of Ganesh Utsav, with Ganpati Visarjan and worship of Anant (Vishnu).

  • Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat Vrat

    Thursday, 20 September 2040 Purnima

    Tithi 1:58 AM, Sep 20 11:06 PM, Sep 20

    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, 23 September 2040 Tritiya

    Tithi 5:49 PM, Sep 23 5:30 PM, Sep 24

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

  • Kalashtami Vrat

    Friday, 28 September 2040 Ashtami

    Tithi 9:04 PM, Sep 27 11:18 PM, Sep 28

    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.