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 2043 opens in May during Vikram Samvat 2100 (Dhata) of the Hindu calendar.

May 2043

Vikram Samvat 2100 (Dhata)

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Festivals & Vrats in May 2043

  • Kalashtami Vrat

    Saturday, 2 May 2043 Ashtami

    Tithi 2:21 AM, May 2 2:41 AM, May 3

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

  • Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat

    Tuesday, 5 May 2043 Ekadashi

    Tithi 12:22 AM, May 5 10:26 PM, May 5

    A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.

  • Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Wednesday, 6 May 2043 Dwadashi

    Tithi 7:34 PM, May 6 4:19 PM, May 7

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

  • Masik Shivaratri Vrat

    Thursday, 7 May 2043 Trayodashi

    Tithi 4:20 PM, May 7 12:40 PM, May 8

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

  • Darsha Amavasya Vrat

    Friday, 8 May 2043 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 12:42 PM, May 8 8:51 AM, May 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

    Saturday, 9 May 2043 Amavasya

    Tithi 12:42 PM, May 8 8:51 AM, May 9

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

  • Akshaya Tritiya (Akha Teej)

    Monday, 11 May 2043 Tritiya

    Tithi 1:18 AM, May 11 9:48 PM, May 11

    An auspicious day for new beginnings and buying gold; whatever is begun is believed to prosper. In Rajasthan this Akha Teej is a major wedding day, and Sindhis keep it as Akhand Teej.

  • Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 12 May 2043 Chaturthi

    Tithi 9:53 PM, May 11 6:55 PM, May 12

    A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Wednesday, 13 May 2043 Panchami

    Tithi 4:40 PM, May 13 3:13 PM, May 14

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

  • Masik Durgashtami Vrat

    Saturday, 16 May 2043 Ashtami

    Tithi 2:27 PM, May 15 2:41 PM, May 16

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

  • Mohini Ekadashi Vrat

    Tuesday, 19 May 2043 Ekadashi

    Tithi 5:10 PM, May 18 7:13 PM, May 19

    Frees the devotee from delusion (moha), named after Vishnu's Mohini avatar.

  • Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Thursday, 21 May 2043 Trayodashi

    Tithi 9:38 PM, May 20 12:09 AM, May 22

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

  • Narasimha Jayanti

    Friday, 22 May 2043 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 12:10 AM, May 22 2:42 AM, May 23

    Vishnu's man-lion avatar Narasimha appeared at dusk on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi to save Prahlada; devotees fast and worship at twilight.

  • Buddha Purnima

    Saturday, 23 May 2043 Purnima

    Tithi 2:41 AM, May 23 5:10 AM, May 24

    The birth, enlightenment and nirvana of Gautama Buddha, on the full moon of Vaishakha.

  • Vaishakha Purnima Vrat Vrat

    Saturday, 23 May 2043 Purnima

    Tithi 2:41 AM, May 23 5:10 AM, May 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.

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Wednesday, 27 May 2043 Tritiya

    Tithi 11:05 AM, May 27 12:17 PM, May 28

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

  • Kalashtami Vrat

    Sunday, 31 May 2043 Saptami

    Tithi 1:24 PM, May 31 12:26 PM, Jun 1

    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.