The Hindu lunar calendar (Panchang). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and any festivals or vrats, with the Vikram Samvat year and the lunar (Amanta) month.
Hindu Calendar 1984 opens in January during Vikram Samvat 2040 (Dhata) of the Hindu calendar.
January 1984
Vikram Samvat 2040 (Dhata)
Pausha – Magha
Festivals & Vrats in January 1984
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 8:39 AM, Jan 1 – 9:35 AM, Jan 2
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 9:26 AM, Jan 2 – 10:45 AM, Jan 3
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 9:26 AM, Jan 2 – 10:45 AM, Jan 3
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 9:26 AM, Jan 2 – 10:45 AM, Jan 3
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 9:26 AM, Jan 2 – 10:45 AM, Jan 3
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 4:31 PM, Jan 6 – 7:02 PM, Jan 7
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 9:38 PM, Jan 8 – 12:11 AM, Jan 10
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:22 AM, Jan 11 – 4:17 AM, Jan 12
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Samba Dashami
Tithi 5:09 AM, Jan 13 – 5:46 AM, Jan 14
Mothers pray to the Sun god for the health of their children on Pausha Shukla Dashami.
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Bhogi / Lohri
Tithi 5:26 AM, Jan 14 – 5:14 AM, Jan 15
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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Vaikunta Ekadashi
Tithi 5:26 AM, Jan 14 – 5:14 AM, Jan 15
The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil.
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Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:26 AM, Jan 14 – 5:14 AM, Jan 15
Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.
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Dharma Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 5:26 AM, Jan 14 – 5:14 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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Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan / Pongal
Tithi 4:53 AM, Jan 15 – 3:50 AM, Jan 16
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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Mattu Pongal
Tithi 3:32 AM, Jan 16 – 1:40 AM, Jan 17
The third day of Pongal, when cattle are bathed, decorated and honoured for their role in farming.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:32 AM, Jan 16 – 1:40 AM, Jan 17
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 10:46 PM, Jan 17 – 7:38 PM, Jan 18
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 10:46 PM, Jan 17 – 7:38 PM, Jan 18
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 10:46 PM, Jan 17 – 7:38 PM, Jan 18
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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Thaipusam
Tithi 7:37 PM, Jan 18 – 4:09 PM, Jan 19
Devotees of Lord Murugan carry kavadi in penance and thanksgiving on the Pusam star of Thai.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 7:37 PM, Jan 18 – 4:09 PM, 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 12:31 PM, Jan 20 – 9:06 AM, Jan 21
A Ganesha fast for the well-being of children, broken at the sight of the moon.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:52 PM, Jan 24 – 9:42 PM, Jan 25
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Shattila Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:33 PM, Jan 27 – 10:15 PM, Jan 28
Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:33 PM, Jan 29 – 1:06 AM, Jan 31
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 1:10 AM, Jan 31 – 3:01 AM, Feb 1
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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The Hindu lunar calendar (Panchang). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and any festivals or vrats, with the Vikram Samvat year and the lunar (Amanta) month.
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