Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat Calendar 1956
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 1956 lists 12 dates, beginning with Sankashti Chaturthi on 1 January.
Sankashti Chaturthi Days
January 1956
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 10:35 PM, Dec 31 – 7:48 PM, Jan 1
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Sakat Chauth Vrat
Tithi 1:31 PM, Jan 29 – 11:11 AM, Jan 30
A Ganesha fast for the well-being of children, broken at the sight of the moon.
February 1956
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 1:25 AM, Feb 29 – 12:40 AM, Mar 1
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
March 1956
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 5:07 PM, Mar 29 – 6:03 PM, Mar 30
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
April 1956
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 9:55 AM, Apr 28 – 12:01 PM, Apr 29
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
May 1956
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:57 AM, May 28 – 5:22 AM, May 29
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
June 1956
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 6:59 PM, Jun 26 – 9:18 PM, Jun 27
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
July 1956
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 9:35 AM, Jul 26 – 11:07 AM, Jul 27
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
August 1956
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 10:21 PM, Aug 24 – 11:07 PM, Aug 25
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
September 1956
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 9:52 AM, Sep 23 – 9:18 AM, Sep 24
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
November 1956
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 5:33 AM, Nov 21 – 3:00 AM, Nov 22
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
December 1956
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:50 PM, Dec 20 – 11:44 AM, Dec 21
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.