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 1979 opens in July during Vikram Samvat 2036 (Angira) of the Hindu calendar.
July 1979
Vikram Samvat 2036 (Angira)
Shaka Samvat 1901 (Siddharthi) · Gujarati Samvat 2035 (Pramoda)
Ashadha – Shravana – Bhadrapada
Festivals & Vrats in July 1979
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:08 AM, Jul 2 – 9:43 AM, Jul 3
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Raivata Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 11:02 AM, Jul 4 – 11:06 AM, Jul 5
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Raivata Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Ashadha Shukla Dashami.
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Devshayani (Ashadhi) Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:20 AM, Jul 5 – 10:33 AM, Jul 6
Lord Vishnu begins his four-month cosmic sleep and Chaturmas starts; in Maharashtra it is Ashadhi Ekadashi, the climax of the Pandharpur Wari pilgrimage to Lord Vitthal.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:27 AM, Jul 7 – 7:08 AM, Jul 8
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Guru Purnima
Tithi 4:31 AM, Jul 9 – 1:38 AM, Jul 10
A day to honour gurus and the sage Veda Vyasa, on the full moon of Ashadha.
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Ashadha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:31 AM, Jul 9 – 1:38 AM, Jul 10
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 4:31 AM, Jul 9 – 1:38 AM, Jul 10
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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Chakshusha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 4:31 AM, Jul 9 – 1:38 AM, Jul 10
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Chakshusha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Ashadha Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:29 AM, Jul 10 – 10:15 PM, Jul 10
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 3:28 PM, Jul 12 – 12:24 PM, Jul 13
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana Begins)
Tithi 5:16 AM, Jul 16 – 3:34 AM, Jul 17
The Sun enters Karka and begins its southward journey (Dakshinayana) — the night of the gods, opening the holy Chaturmas season of vrats and worship.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:16 AM, Jul 16 – 3:34 AM, Jul 17
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Kamika Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:25 AM, Jul 19 – 2:17 AM, Jul 20
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:59 AM, Jul 21 – 3:47 AM, Jul 22
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 3:58 AM, Jul 22 – 5:11 AM, Jul 23
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:22 AM, Jul 23 – 6:59 AM, Jul 24
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:22 AM, Jul 23 – 6:59 AM, Jul 24
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 5:22 AM, Jul 23 – 6:59 AM, Jul 24
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 5:12 AM, Jul 23 – 7:10 AM, Jul 24
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Hariyali Teej (Chhoti Teej)
Tithi 9:16 AM, Jul 25 – 11:46 AM, Jul 26
On Shravana Shukla Tritiya women celebrate the union of Shiva and Parvati with swings, songs and green attire; in Rajasthan it is Chhoti Teej, marked by the royal Teej Mata procession through Jaipur.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:23 PM, Jul 27 – 5:00 PM, Jul 28
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 5:01 PM, Jul 28 – 7:28 PM, Jul 29
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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.
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