Sankashti Chaturthi
Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat Calendar

Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat Calendar 1996

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 1996 lists 12 dates, beginning with Sakat Chauth on 9 January.

Sankashti Chaturthi Days

January 1996

  • Sakat Chauth Vrat

    Tuesday, 9 January 1996 Krishna Tritiya

    Tithi 7:17 AM, Jan 8 9:23 AM, Jan 9

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

February 1996

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Thursday, 8 February 1996 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 2:12 AM, Feb 8 3:11 AM, Feb 9

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

March 1996

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Friday, 8 March 1996 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 3:59 PM, Mar 8 3:28 PM, Mar 9

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

April 1996

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Sunday, 7 April 1996 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 2:20 AM, Apr 7 12:39 AM, Apr 8

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

May 1996

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Monday, 6 May 1996 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 10:04 AM, May 6 7:18 AM, May 7

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

June 1996

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 4 June 1996 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 4:10 PM, Jun 4 12:57 PM, Jun 5

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

July 1996

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Thursday, 4 July 1996 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 10:10 PM, Jul 3 6:52 PM, Jul 4

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

August 1996

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Friday, 2 August 1996 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 5:16 AM, Aug 2 2:18 AM, Aug 3

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

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Saturday, 31 August 1996 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 2:23 PM, Aug 31 12:44 PM, Sep 1

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

September 1996

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Monday, 30 September 1996 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 2:40 AM, Sep 30 1:48 AM, Oct 1

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

November 1996

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Thursday, 28 November 1996 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 11:49 AM, Nov 28 1:47 PM, Nov 29

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

December 1996

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Saturday, 28 December 1996 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 7:56 AM, Dec 28 10:38 AM, Dec 29

    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.