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 March during Vikram Samvat 2109 (Parthiva) · Vikram Samvat 2110 (Vyaya) of the Hindu calendar.
March 2053
Vikram Samvat 2109 (Parthiva) · Vikram Samvat 2110 (Vyaya)
Phalguna – Chaitra
Festivals & Vrats in March 2053
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:52 AM, Mar 2 – 2:27 AM, Mar 3
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 12:23 AM, Mar 4 – 10:33 PM, Mar 4
The bonfire on the eve of Holi marking the burning of Holika and the triumph of devotion.
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Phalguna Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:23 AM, Mar 4 – 10:33 PM, Mar 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.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 8:35 PM, Mar 7 – 9:09 PM, Mar 8
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Sheetala Saptami Vrat
Tithi 12:23 AM, Mar 11 – 2:33 AM, Mar 12
On Chaitra Krishna Saptami, the day before Basoda, Goddess Sheetala is worshipped and the next day's cold food is cooked, praying for protection from pox and disease.
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Sheetala Ashtami (Basoda)
Tithi 2:38 AM, Mar 12 – 5:03 AM, Mar 13
Goddess Sheetala, who guards against pox and disease, is worshipped with cooled food prepared the previous day; in Rajasthan the great Sheetala Mata fair is held at Chaksu near Jaipur.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:38 AM, Mar 12 – 5:03 AM, Mar 13
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Papamochani Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:51 AM, Mar 15 – 11:28 AM, Mar 16
The Ekadashi that "destroys sins", observed as the lunar year draws to a close.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:50 PM, Mar 17 – 1:18 PM, Mar 18
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 1:26 PM, Mar 18 – 1:17 PM, Mar 19
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:25 PM, Mar 19 – 12:42 PM, Mar 20
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:25 PM, Mar 19 – 12:42 PM, Mar 20
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri
Tithi 12:49 PM, Mar 20 – 11:36 AM, Mar 21
The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 8:15 AM, Mar 23 – 6:12 AM, Mar 24
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Yamuna Chhath (Yamuna Jayanti)
Tithi 3:59 AM, Mar 25 – 1:43 AM, Mar 26
The river goddess Yamuna is worshipped on Chaitra Shukla Shashthi, with holy baths in her waters at Mathura and Vrindavan.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 3:59 AM, Mar 25 – 1:43 AM, Mar 26
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:26 PM, Mar 26 – 9:13 PM, Mar 27
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 9:14 PM, Mar 27 – 7:08 PM, Mar 28
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:12 PM, Mar 29 – 3:31 PM, Mar 30
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:00 PM, Mar 31 – 12:57 PM, Apr 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.