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 December during Vikram Samvat 2110 (Vyaya) of the Hindu calendar.

December 2053

Vikram Samvat 2110 (Vyaya)

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Festivals & Vrats in December 2053

  • Kalabhairav Jayanti

    Tuesday, 2 December 2053 Saptami

    Tithi 10:03 AM, Dec 1 8:21 AM, Dec 2

    The appearance of Kala Bhairava, the fierce guardian form of Shiva, on Margashirsha Krishna Ashtami — worshipped at night with his vahana, the dog.

  • Utpanna Ekadashi Vrat

    Friday, 5 December 2053 Ekadashi

    Tithi 5:30 AM, Dec 5 5:16 AM, Dec 6

    Marks the appearance of Goddess Ekadashi from Vishnu — the origin of Ekadashi observance.

  • Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Sunday, 7 December 2053 Trayodashi

    Tithi 5:49 AM, Dec 7 6:23 AM, Dec 8

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

  • Masik Shivaratri Vrat

    Monday, 8 December 2053 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 6:33 AM, Dec 8 7:29 AM, Dec 9

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

  • Darsha Amavasya Vrat

    Tuesday, 9 December 2053 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 7:31 AM, Dec 9 9:10 AM, Dec 10

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

  • Amavasya Vrat

    Wednesday, 10 December 2053 Amavasya

    Tithi 7:31 AM, Dec 9 9:10 AM, Dec 10

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

  • Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat

    Sunday, 14 December 2053 Chaturthi

    Tithi 3:48 PM, Dec 13 6:33 PM, Dec 14

    A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.

  • Vivah Panchami

    Monday, 15 December 2053 Panchami

    Tithi 6:33 PM, Dec 14 9:18 PM, Dec 15

    The wedding anniversary of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita on Margashirsha Shukla Panchami, celebrated grandly in Janakpur and Ayodhya.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 16 December 2053 Shashthi

    Tithi 9:18 PM, Dec 15 11:52 PM, Dec 16

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

  • Masik Durgashtami Vrat

    Thursday, 18 December 2053 Ashtami

    Tithi 1:54 AM, Dec 18 3:32 AM, Dec 19

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

  • Vaikunta Ekadashi

    Sunday, 21 December 2053 Ekadashi

    Tithi 3:36 AM, Dec 21 2:42 AM, Dec 22

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

  • Gita Jayanti / Mokshada Ekadashi Vrat

    Sunday, 21 December 2053 Ekadashi

    Tithi 3:36 AM, Dec 21 2:42 AM, Dec 22

    The day the Bhagavad Gita was revealed to Arjuna, observed with the Mokshada Ekadashi fast.

  • Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat

    Tuesday, 23 December 2053 Trayodashi

    Tithi 12:24 AM, Dec 23 9:48 PM, Dec 23

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

  • Datta Jayanti

    Wednesday, 24 December 2053 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 9:43 PM, Dec 23 6:30 PM, Dec 24

    The birth of Lord Dattatreya — the combined form of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh — on Margashirsha Purnima, revered as the adi-guru.

  • Margashirsha Purnima Vrat Vrat

    Thursday, 25 December 2053 Purnima

    Tithi 6:30 PM, Dec 24 2:54 PM, Dec 25

    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, 28 December 2053 Chaturthi

    Tithi 4:03 AM, Dec 28 12:49 AM, Dec 29

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

  • Kalashtami Vrat

    Wednesday, 31 December 2053 Saptami

    Tithi 7:00 PM, Dec 31 6:21 PM, Jan 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.