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 2004 opens in January during Vikram Samvat 2060 (Durmukha) of the Hindu calendar.
January 2004
Vikram Samvat 2060 (Durmukha)
Pausha – Magha
Festivals & Vrats in January 2004
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Samba Dashami
Tithi 6:21 AM, Jan 1 – 8:41 AM, Jan 2
Mothers pray to the Sun god for the health of their children on Pausha Shukla Dashami.
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Vaikunta Ekadashi
Tithi 8:50 AM, Jan 2 – 11:37 AM, Jan 3
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 8:50 AM, Jan 2 – 11:37 AM, Jan 3
Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.
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Dharma Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 8:50 AM, Jan 2 – 11:37 AM, Jan 3
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Dharma Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Pausha Shukla Ekadashi.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:26 PM, Jan 4 – 5:00 PM, Jan 5
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Margazhi Thiruvathirai (Arudra Darshan)
Tithi 7:18 PM, Jan 6 – 9:13 PM, Jan 7
Arudra Darshan celebrates the cosmic dance of Lord Nataraja on the Thiruvathirai (Ardra) star of Margazhi.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 7:18 PM, Jan 6 – 9:13 PM, Jan 7
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 7:18 PM, Jan 6 – 9:13 PM, Jan 7
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 7:18 PM, Jan 6 – 9:13 PM, Jan 7
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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 9:12 PM, Jan 7 – 10:44 PM, Jan 8
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 12:24 AM, Jan 11 – 12:44 AM, Jan 12
A Ganesha fast for the well-being of children, broken at the sight of the moon.
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Bhogi / Lohri
Tithi 11:56 PM, Jan 13 – 11:01 PM, Jan 14
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 10:57 PM, Jan 14 – 9:34 PM, 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 10:57 PM, Jan 14 – 9:34 PM, Jan 15
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Mattu Pongal
Tithi 9:31 PM, Jan 15 – 7:39 PM, Jan 16
The third day of Pongal, when cattle are bathed, decorated and honoured for their role in farming.
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Shattila Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:22 PM, Jan 17 – 2:39 PM, Jan 18
Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:44 AM, Jan 19 – 8:37 AM, Jan 20
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 8:37 AM, Jan 20 – 5:31 AM, Jan 21
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:31 AM, Jan 21 – 2:29 AM, Jan 22
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 5:31 AM, Jan 21 – 2:29 AM, Jan 22
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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Mauni Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:31 AM, Jan 21 – 2:29 AM, Jan 22
The Amavasya of silence on Magha Krishna Amavasya — a holy dip in the Ganga, quiet meditation and daan are kept to cleanse and steady the mind.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 2:34 AM, Jan 22 – 11:49 PM, Jan 22
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 8:13 PM, Jan 24 – 7:29 PM, Jan 25
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Vasant Panchami
Tithi 7:30 PM, Jan 25 – 7:37 PM, Jan 26
Goddess Saraswati is worshipped for knowledge and the arts as spring (Vasant) begins.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 7:38 PM, Jan 26 – 8:35 PM, Jan 27
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Ratha Saptami
Tithi 8:39 PM, Jan 27 – 10:20 PM, Jan 28
Surya's chariot turns north — devotees bathe at dawn and worship the Sun god on Magha Shukla Saptami.
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Brahma Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 8:39 PM, Jan 27 – 10:20 PM, Jan 28
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Brahma Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Magha Shukla Saptami.
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Bhishma Ashtami
Tithi 10:25 PM, Jan 28 – 12:40 AM, Jan 30
Tarpan is offered to Bhishma Pitamaha, who chose to leave his body on Magha Shukla Ashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:25 PM, Jan 28 – 12:40 AM, Jan 30
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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