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 2038 opens in February during Vikram Samvat 2094 (Pramoda) of the Hindu calendar.
February 2038
Vikram Samvat 2094 (Pramoda)
Magha – Phalguna
Festivals & Vrats in February 2038
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:11 AM, Feb 1 – 10:16 AM, Feb 2
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 10:07 AM, Feb 2 – 10:36 AM, Feb 3
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:27 AM, Feb 3 – 11:21 AM, Feb 4
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 10:27 AM, Feb 3 – 11:21 AM, Feb 4
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 10:27 AM, Feb 3 – 11:21 AM, Feb 4
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Mauni Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:27 AM, Feb 3 – 11:21 AM, Feb 4
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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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 4:09 PM, Feb 7 – 6:30 PM, Feb 8
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Vasant Panchami
Tithi 6:31 PM, Feb 8 – 9:02 PM, Feb 9
Goddess Saraswati is worshipped for knowledge and the arts as spring (Vasant) begins.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 9:03 PM, Feb 9 – 11:37 PM, Feb 10
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Ratha Saptami
Tithi 11:36 PM, Feb 10 – 2:02 AM, Feb 12
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 11:36 PM, Feb 10 – 2:02 AM, Feb 12
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 1:57 AM, Feb 12 – 4:04 AM, Feb 13
Tarpan is offered to Bhishma Pitamaha, who chose to leave his body on Magha Shukla Ashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:57 AM, Feb 12 – 4:04 AM, Feb 13
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Jaya Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:52 AM, Feb 15 – 6:03 AM, Feb 16
A fast said to free the devotee from rebirth and the fate of becoming a ghost.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:41 AM, Feb 17 – 3:13 AM, Feb 18
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Magha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 12:33 AM, Feb 19 – 9:45 PM, Feb 19
The full moon of Magha — a great day for the Magha snana at sacred rivers, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Magha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:33 AM, Feb 19 – 9:45 PM, Feb 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 12:33 AM, Feb 19 – 9:45 PM, Feb 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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Masi Magam
Tithi 9:41 PM, Feb 19 – 6:28 PM, Feb 20
On the Magham star of the Tamil month Maasi, temple deities are taken in procession to the sea and rivers for a holy bath.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 9:41 PM, Feb 19 – 6:28 PM, Feb 20
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 11:33 AM, Feb 22 – 8:27 AM, Feb 23
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:09 AM, Feb 26 – 11:40 PM, Feb 26
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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About the Hindu Calendar (Panchangam)
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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