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 2049 opens in April during Vikram Samvat 2106 (Chitrabhanu) of the Hindu calendar.

April 2049

Vikram Samvat 2106 (Chitrabhanu)

Chaitra – Vaishakha

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Festivals & Vrats in April 2049

  • Amavasya Vrat

    Friday, 2 April 2049 Amavasya

    Tithi 6:33 PM, Apr 1 5:05 PM, Apr 2

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

  • Darsha Amavasya Vrat

    Friday, 2 April 2049 Amavasya

    Tithi 6:33 PM, Apr 1 5:05 PM, Apr 2

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

  • Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri

    Saturday, 3 April 2049 Pratipada

    Tithi 5:03 PM, Apr 2 4:08 PM, Apr 3

    The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.

  • Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 6 April 2049 Chaturthi

    Tithi 4:07 PM, Apr 5 5:13 PM, Apr 6

    A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.

  • Yamuna Chhath (Yamuna Jayanti)

    Thursday, 8 April 2049 Shashthi

    Tithi 6:56 PM, Apr 7 9:07 PM, Apr 8

    The river goddess Yamuna is worshipped on Chaitra Shukla Shashthi, with holy baths in her waters at Mathura and Vrindavan.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Thursday, 8 April 2049 Shashthi

    Tithi 6:56 PM, Apr 7 9:07 PM, Apr 8

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

  • Masik Durgashtami Vrat

    Saturday, 10 April 2049 Ashtami

    Tithi 11:40 PM, Apr 9 2:14 AM, Apr 11

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

  • Rama Navami

    Sunday, 11 April 2049 Navami

    Tithi 2:13 AM, Apr 11 4:39 AM, Apr 12

    The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.

  • Pana Sankranti (Maha Vishuba)

    Wednesday, 14 April 2049 Ekadashi

    Tithi 6:42 AM, Apr 13 7:45 AM, Apr 14

    The Odia new year (Maha Vishuba Sankranti), with the sweet pana drink, Jhamu Yatra and Danda Nata.

  • Kamada Ekadashi Vrat

    Wednesday, 14 April 2049 Ekadashi

    Tithi 6:42 AM, Apr 13 7:45 AM, Apr 14

    The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.

  • Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Thursday, 15 April 2049 Dwadashi

    Tithi 8:39 AM, Apr 15 8:23 AM, Apr 16

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

  • Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat

    Saturday, 17 April 2049 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 7:58 AM, Apr 17 6:34 AM, Apr 18

    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.

  • Hanuman Jayanti

    Sunday, 18 April 2049 Purnima

    Tithi 7:58 AM, Apr 17 6:34 AM, Apr 18

    The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Wednesday, 21 April 2049 Chaturthi

    Tithi 12:55 AM, Apr 21 10:40 PM, Apr 21

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

  • Kalashtami Vrat

    Saturday, 24 April 2049 Saptami

    Tithi 3:44 PM, Apr 24 1:37 PM, Apr 25

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

  • Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat

    Wednesday, 28 April 2049 Ekadashi

    Tithi 9:44 AM, Apr 27 8:16 AM, Apr 28

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

  • Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Thursday, 29 April 2049 Dwadashi

    Tithi 6:49 AM, Apr 29 6:07 AM, Apr 30

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

  • Masik Shivaratri Vrat

    Friday, 30 April 2049 Trayodashi

    Tithi 6:07 AM, Apr 30 5:39 AM, May 1

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

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.