The Gujarati Panchang (Vikram Samvat with the Kartika new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Samvat year and the Amanta month.
Gujarati Panchang 1998 opens in January during Gujarati Samvat 2053 (Sarvadhari) of the Hindu calendar.
January 1998
Gujarati Samvat 2053 (Sarvadhari)
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Festivals & Vrats in January 1998
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 5:10 PM, Jan 1 – 3:03 PM, Jan 2
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:19 AM, Jan 8 – 1:44 AM, Jan 9
Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.
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Dharma Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 3:19 AM, Jan 8 – 1:44 AM, Jan 9
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Dharma Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Pausha Shukla Ekadashi.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:32 AM, Jan 10 – 11:29 PM, Jan 10
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 10:58 PM, Jan 11 – 10:47 PM, Jan 12
The full moon of Pausha — also kept as Shakambhari Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:58 PM, Jan 11 – 10:47 PM, Jan 12
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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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 10:58 PM, Jan 11 – 10:47 PM, Jan 12
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the full moon.
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Bhogi / Lohri
Tithi 10:51 PM, Jan 12 – 11:12 PM, Jan 13
The eve of Makar Sankranti — Maharashtra cooks bhogichi bhaji, while Punjab and the Sindhi community (as Lal Loi) light the Lohri bonfire and offer sesame, jaggery and popcorn to bid winter farewell.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 10:51 PM, Jan 12 – 11:12 PM, Jan 13
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan / Pongal
Tithi 11:17 PM, Jan 13 – 12:12 AM, Jan 15
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.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:04 PM, Jan 20 – 2:17 PM, Jan 21
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Shattila Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:14 PM, Jan 23 – 5:27 PM, Jan 24
Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:00 PM, Jan 25 – 3:42 PM, Jan 26
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 3:47 PM, Jan 26 – 1:50 PM, Jan 27
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:57 PM, Jan 27 – 11:31 AM, Jan 28
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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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 1:57 PM, Jan 27 – 11:31 AM, Jan 28
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:57 PM, Jan 27 – 11:31 AM, Jan 28
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 3:09 AM, Jan 31 – 12:18 AM, Feb 1
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth 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 Gujarati Panchang
The Gujarati Panchang (Vikram Samvat with the Kartika new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Samvat year and the Amanta month.
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.