Sankashti Chaturthi
Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat Calendar

Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat Calendar 1978

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 1978 lists 11 dates, beginning with Sakat Chauth on 27 January.

Sankashti Chaturthi Days

January 1978

  • Sakat Chauth Vrat

    Friday, 27 January 1978 Krishna Tritiya

    Tithi 4:46 PM, Jan 26 5:53 PM, Jan 27

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

February 1978

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Sunday, 26 February 1978 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 7:46 AM, Feb 26 6:59 AM, Feb 27

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

March 1978

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Monday, 27 March 1978 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 6:11 PM, Mar 27 4:18 PM, Mar 28

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

April 1978

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Wednesday, 26 April 1978 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 2:06 AM, Apr 26 11:16 PM, Apr 26

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

May 1978

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Thursday, 25 May 1978 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 8:30 AM, May 25 5:13 AM, May 26

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

June 1978

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Friday, 23 June 1978 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 2:34 PM, Jun 23 11:28 AM, Jun 24

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

July 1978

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Sunday, 23 July 1978 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 9:52 PM, Jul 22 7:10 PM, Jul 23

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

August 1978

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Monday, 21 August 1978 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 7:12 AM, Aug 21 5:33 AM, Aug 22

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

September 1978

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 19 September 1978 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 7:10 PM, Sep 19 6:40 PM, Sep 20

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

November 1978

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Saturday, 18 November 1978 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 4:10 AM, Nov 18 5:54 AM, Nov 19

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

December 1978

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Monday, 18 December 1978 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 12:05 AM, Dec 18 2:41 AM, Dec 19

    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.