Sankashti Chaturthi
Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat Calendar

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

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Sunday, 1 January 1956 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 10:35 PM, Dec 31 7:48 PM, Jan 1

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

  • Sakat Chauth Vrat

    Monday, 30 January 1956 Krishna Tritiya

    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

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Wednesday, 29 February 1956 Krishna Chaturthi

    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

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Thursday, 29 March 1956 Krishna Chaturthi

    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

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Saturday, 28 April 1956 Krishna Chaturthi

    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

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Monday, 28 May 1956 Krishna Chaturthi

    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

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 26 June 1956 Krishna Chaturthi

    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

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Thursday, 26 July 1956 Krishna Chaturthi

    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

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Saturday, 25 August 1956 Krishna Chaturthi

    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

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Sunday, 23 September 1956 Krishna Chaturthi

    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

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Wednesday, 21 November 1956 Krishna Chaturthi

    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

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Thursday, 20 December 1956 Krishna Chaturthi

    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.