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 2053 opens in January during Vikram Samvat 2109 (Parthiva) of the Hindu calendar.

January 2053

Vikram Samvat 2109 (Parthiva)

Pausha – Magha

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Festivals & Vrats in January 2053

  • Vaikunta Ekadashi

    Wednesday, 1 January 2053 Ekadashi

    Tithi 4:23 PM, Dec 31 1:35 PM, Jan 1

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

  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Vrat

    Wednesday, 1 January 2053 Ekadashi

    Tithi 4:23 PM, Dec 31 1:35 PM, Jan 1

    Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.

  • Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Thursday, 2 January 2053 Dwadashi

    Tithi 10:23 AM, Jan 2 6:48 AM, Jan 3

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

  • Pausha Purnima Vrat Vrat

    Saturday, 4 January 2053 Purnima

    Tithi 3:02 AM, Jan 4 11:14 PM, Jan 4

    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

    Tuesday, 7 January 2053 Tritiya

    Tithi 4:18 PM, Jan 6 1:46 PM, Jan 7

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

  • Kalashtami Vrat

    Saturday, 11 January 2053 Saptami

    Tithi 10:50 AM, Jan 11 12:25 PM, Jan 12

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

  • Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan / Pongal

    Tuesday, 14 January 2053 Dashami

    Tithi 2:20 PM, Jan 13 4:47 PM, Jan 14

    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.

  • Shattila Ekadashi Vrat

    Wednesday, 15 January 2053 Ekadashi

    Tithi 4:47 PM, Jan 14 7:23 PM, Jan 15

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

  • Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Friday, 17 January 2053 Trayodashi

    Tithi 10:01 PM, Jan 16 12:31 AM, Jan 18

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

  • Masik Shivaratri Vrat

    Saturday, 18 January 2053 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 12:29 AM, Jan 18 2:48 AM, Jan 19

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

  • Darsha Amavasya Vrat

    Sunday, 19 January 2053 Amavasya

    Tithi 2:44 AM, Jan 19 4:48 AM, Jan 20

    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

    Sunday, 19 January 2053 Amavasya

    Tithi 2:44 AM, Jan 19 4:48 AM, Jan 20

    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

    Thursday, 23 January 2053 Tritiya

    Tithi 8:46 AM, Jan 23 9:07 AM, Jan 24

    A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.

  • Vasant Panchami

    Friday, 24 January 2053 Chaturthi

    Tithi 8:46 AM, Jan 23 9:07 AM, Jan 24

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

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Saturday, 25 January 2053 Panchami

    Tithi 9:26 AM, Jan 25 8:48 AM, Jan 26

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

  • Jaya Ekadashi Vrat

    Thursday, 30 January 2053 Ekadashi

    Tithi 1:54 AM, Jan 30 11:07 PM, Jan 30

    A fast said to free the devotee from rebirth and the fate of becoming a ghost.

  • Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Friday, 31 January 2053 Dwadashi

    Tithi 7:54 PM, Jan 31 4:39 PM, Feb 1

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