Sankashti Chaturthi
Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat Calendar

Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat Calendar 1968

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 1968 lists 11 dates, beginning with Sakat Chauth on 18 January.

Sankashti Chaturthi Days

January 1968

  • Sakat Chauth Vrat

    Thursday, 18 January 1968 Krishna Tritiya

    Tithi 8:56 PM, Jan 17 8:02 PM, Jan 18

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

February 1968

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Saturday, 17 February 1968 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 6:40 AM, Feb 17 4:30 AM, Feb 18

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

March 1968

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Sunday, 17 March 1968 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 3:44 PM, Mar 17 12:51 PM, Mar 18

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

April 1968

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 16 April 1968 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 11:48 PM, Apr 15 8:31 PM, Apr 16

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

May 1968

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Wednesday, 15 May 1968 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 7:29 AM, May 15 4:27 AM, May 16

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

June 1968

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Thursday, 13 June 1968 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 3:32 PM, Jun 13 1:19 PM, Jun 14

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

July 1968

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Saturday, 13 July 1968 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 1:23 AM, Jul 13 11:59 PM, Jul 13

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

August 1968

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Sunday, 11 August 1968 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 1:22 PM, Aug 11 1:45 PM, Aug 12

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

September 1968

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 10 September 1968 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 4:32 AM, Sep 10 5:48 AM, Sep 11

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

November 1968

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Friday, 8 November 1968 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 5:00 PM, Nov 8 7:33 PM, Nov 9

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

December 1968

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Sunday, 8 December 1968 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 12:05 PM, Dec 8 2:12 PM, Dec 9

    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.