Sankashti Chaturthi
Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat Calendar

Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat Calendar 1953

A month-by-month list of every Sankashti Chaturthi of the year — the dark-fortnight (Krishna) Chaturthi fast of Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles (sankat), broken only after the moon is sighted at night. It includes the powerful Angaraki Chaturthi (when it falls on a Tuesday) and the Magha Sakat Chauth, with the lunar month and tithi timing of each.

Sankashti Chaturthi 1953 lists 12 dates, beginning with Sakat Chauth on 3 January.

Sankashti Chaturthi Days

January 1953

  • Sakat Chauth Vrat

    Saturday, 3 January 1953 Krishna Tritiya

    Tithi 1:59 PM, Jan 2 4:25 PM, Jan 3

    A Ganesha fast for the well-being of children, broken at the sight of the moon.

February 1953

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Monday, 2 February 1953 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 1:06 PM, Feb 2 3:40 PM, Feb 3

    A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.

March 1953

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Wednesday, 4 March 1953 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 7:49 AM, Mar 4 9:30 AM, Mar 5

    A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.

April 1953

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Friday, 3 April 1953 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 10:56 PM, Apr 2 11:45 PM, Apr 3

    A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.

May 1953

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Saturday, 2 May 1953 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 10:48 AM, May 2 10:13 AM, May 3

    A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Sunday, 31 May 1953 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 7:36 PM, May 31 6:02 PM, Jun 1

    A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.

June 1953

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 30 June 1953 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 2:31 AM, Jun 30 12:03 AM, Jul 1

    A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.

July 1953

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Wednesday, 29 July 1953 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 8:35 AM, Jul 29 5:28 AM, Jul 30

    A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.

August 1953

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Thursday, 27 August 1953 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 2:47 PM, Aug 27 11:35 AM, Aug 28

    A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.

September 1953

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Saturday, 26 September 1953 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 10:35 PM, Sep 25 7:35 PM, Sep 26

    A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.

November 1953

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 24 November 1953 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 10:28 PM, Nov 23 9:42 PM, Nov 24

    A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.

December 1953

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Wednesday, 23 December 1953 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 3:16 PM, Dec 23 4:07 PM, Dec 24

    A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.

Tithi start and end times are shown in your local time. Festival dates follow the standard Indian (sunrise) calendar and may vary by a day in other regions, and may differ slightly from regional almanacs (especially around an Adhik Maas).

About the Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat Calendar

A month-by-month list of every Sankashti Chaturthi of the year — the dark-fortnight (Krishna) Chaturthi fast of Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles (sankat), broken only after the moon is sighted at night. It includes the powerful Angaraki Chaturthi (when it falls on a Tuesday) and the Magha Sakat Chauth, with the lunar month and tithi timing of each.

Each entry lists the festival or vrat with its date, the prevailing tithi, and a short note on the observance. Dates are shown for the current and the coming year.