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 2066 opens in January during Vikram Samvat 2122 (Vilambi) of the Hindu calendar.
January 2066
Vikram Samvat 2122 (Vilambi)
Pausha – Magha
Festivals & Vrats in January 2066
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 2:28 AM, Jan 1 – 2:01 AM, Jan 2
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:51 AM, Jan 3 – 3:57 AM, Jan 4
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Samba Dashami
Tithi 6:07 AM, Jan 5 – 8:19 AM, Jan 6
Mothers pray to the Sun god for the health of their children on Pausha Shukla Dashami.
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Vaikunta Ekadashi
Tithi 8:26 AM, Jan 6 – 11:06 AM, Jan 7
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 8:26 AM, Jan 6 – 11:06 AM, Jan 7
Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.
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Dharma Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 8:26 AM, Jan 6 – 11:06 AM, Jan 7
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 1:49 PM, Jan 8 – 4:21 PM, Jan 9
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Margazhi Thiruvathirai (Arudra Darshan)
Tithi 4:23 PM, Jan 9 – 6:41 PM, Jan 10
Arudra Darshan celebrates the cosmic dance of Lord Nataraja on the Thiruvathirai (Ardra) star of Margazhi.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 6:41 PM, Jan 10 – 8:40 PM, Jan 11
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 6:41 PM, Jan 10 – 8:40 PM, Jan 11
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 6:41 PM, Jan 10 – 8:40 PM, Jan 11
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 8:39 PM, Jan 11 – 10:16 PM, Jan 12
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Bhogi / Lohri
Tithi 11:22 PM, Jan 13 – 12:09 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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Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan / Pongal
Tithi 12:03 AM, Jan 15 – 12:22 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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Sakat Chauth Vrat
Tithi 12:03 AM, Jan 15 – 12:22 AM, Jan 16
A Ganesha fast for the well-being of children, broken at the sight of the moon.
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Mattu Pongal
Tithi 12:17 AM, Jan 16 – 12:07 AM, Jan 17
The third day of Pongal, when cattle are bathed, decorated and honoured for their role in farming.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:06 PM, Jan 18 – 8:30 PM, Jan 19
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Shattila Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:00 PM, Jan 21 – 1:14 PM, Jan 22
Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:20 AM, Jan 23 – 7:23 AM, Jan 24
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 7:23 AM, Jan 24 – 4:28 AM, Jan 25
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 4:28 AM, Jan 25 – 1:39 AM, Jan 26
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 4:28 AM, Jan 25 – 1:39 AM, Jan 26
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 4:28 AM, Jan 25 – 1:39 AM, Jan 26
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 1:44 AM, Jan 26 – 11:14 PM, Jan 26
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 8:01 PM, Jan 28 – 7:23 PM, Jan 29
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Vasant Panchami
Tithi 7:23 PM, Jan 29 – 7:32 PM, Jan 30
Goddess Saraswati is worshipped for knowledge and the arts as spring (Vasant) begins.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 7:33 PM, Jan 30 – 8:28 PM, Jan 31
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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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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