The Hindi Panchang of the North Indian tradition (Vikram Samvat, Purnimanta month reckoning). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Samvat year and lunar month.
Hindi Panchang 1954 opens in January during Vikram Samvat 2010 (Parabhava) of the Hindu calendar.
January 1954
Vikram Samvat 2010 (Parabhava)
Shaka Samvat 1875 (Vijaya) · Gujarati Samvat 2009 (Krodhi)
Magha – Pausha – Phalguna
Festivals & Vrats in January 1954
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:18 AM, Jan 2 – 8:33 AM, Jan 3
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 8:49 AM, Jan 3 – 8:29 AM, Jan 4
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:43 AM, Jan 4 – 7:51 AM, Jan 5
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 8:43 AM, Jan 4 – 7:51 AM, Jan 5
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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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:43 AM, Jan 4 – 7:51 AM, Jan 5
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 8:43 AM, Jan 4 – 7:51 AM, Jan 5
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 3:26 AM, Jan 8 – 1:29 AM, Jan 9
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:55 PM, Jan 11 – 4:48 PM, Jan 12
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Bhogi / Lohri
Tithi 4:47 PM, Jan 12 – 2:48 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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Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan / Pongal
Tithi 2:45 PM, Jan 13 – 12:57 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.
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Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:53 PM, Jan 14 – 11:20 AM, Jan 15
Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.
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Dharma Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 12:53 PM, Jan 14 – 11:20 AM, Jan 15
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 9:49 AM, Jan 16 – 8:56 AM, Jan 17
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:04 AM, Jan 18 – 8:06 AM, Jan 19
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 8:04 AM, Jan 18 – 8:06 AM, Jan 19
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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Pausha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 8:04 AM, Jan 18 – 8:06 AM, Jan 19
The full moon of Pausha — also kept as Shakambhari Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 8:04 AM, Jan 18 – 8:06 AM, Jan 19
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sakat Chauth Vrat
Tithi 9:03 AM, Jan 21 – 10:37 AM, Jan 22
A Ganesha fast for the well-being of children, broken at the sight of the moon.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:47 PM, Jan 26 – 10:08 PM, Jan 27
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Shattila Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:21 AM, Jan 30 – 2:10 AM, Jan 31
Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.
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 Hindi Panchang (Vikram Samvat)
The Hindi Panchang of the North Indian tradition (Vikram Samvat, Purnimanta month reckoning). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Samvat year and lunar 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.