Sankashti Chaturthi
Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat Calendar

Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat Calendar 1988

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 1988 lists 12 dates, beginning with Sakat Chauth on 7 January.

Sankashti Chaturthi Days

January 1988

  • Sakat Chauth Vrat

    Thursday, 7 January 1988 Krishna Tritiya

    Tithi 11:39 AM, Jan 6 2:20 PM, Jan 7

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

February 1988

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Saturday, 6 February 1988 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 10:19 AM, Feb 6 12:32 PM, Feb 7

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

March 1988

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Monday, 7 March 1988 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 3:31 AM, Mar 7 4:53 AM, Mar 8

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

April 1988

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 5 April 1988 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 5:08 PM, Apr 5 4:55 PM, Apr 6

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

May 1988

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Thursday, 5 May 1988 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 2:59 AM, May 5 1:38 AM, May 6

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

June 1988

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Friday, 3 June 1988 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 10:19 AM, Jun 3 7:53 AM, Jun 4

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

July 1988

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Saturday, 2 July 1988 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 4:19 PM, Jul 2 1:22 PM, Jul 3

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

August 1988

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Monday, 1 August 1988 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 10:25 PM, Jul 31 7:13 PM, Aug 1

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

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 30 August 1988 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 5:38 AM, Aug 30 2:28 AM, Aug 31

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

September 1988

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Wednesday, 28 September 1988 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 2:38 PM, Sep 28 12:28 PM, Sep 29

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

November 1988

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Saturday, 26 November 1988 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 5:39 PM, Nov 26 5:53 PM, Nov 27

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

December 1988

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Monday, 26 December 1988 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 11:49 AM, Dec 26 1:36 PM, Dec 27

    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.