Sankashti Chaturthi
Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat Calendar

Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat Calendar 1997

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 1997 lists 11 dates, beginning with Sakat Chauth on 27 January.

Sankashti Chaturthi Days

January 1997

  • Sakat Chauth Vrat

    Monday, 27 January 1997 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 4:28 AM, Jan 27 7:10 AM, Jan 28

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

February 1997

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Wednesday, 26 February 1997 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 11:15 PM, Feb 25 1:13 AM, Feb 27

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

March 1997

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Thursday, 27 March 1997 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 2:46 PM, Mar 27 3:17 PM, Mar 28

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

April 1997

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Saturday, 26 April 1997 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 2:17 AM, Apr 26 1:37 AM, Apr 27

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

May 1997

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Sunday, 25 May 1997 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 10:45 AM, May 25 8:46 AM, May 26

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

June 1997

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Monday, 23 June 1997 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 5:10 PM, Jun 23 2:28 PM, Jun 24

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

July 1997

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Wednesday, 23 July 1997 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 11:05 PM, Jul 22 7:57 PM, Jul 23

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

August 1997

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Thursday, 21 August 1997 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 5:39 AM, Aug 21 2:22 AM, Aug 22

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

September 1997

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Friday, 19 September 1997 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 1:38 PM, Sep 19 11:05 AM, Sep 20

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

November 1997

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Monday, 17 November 1997 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 1:37 PM, Nov 17 1:12 PM, Nov 18

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

December 1997

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Wednesday, 17 December 1997 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 6:33 AM, Dec 17 7:05 AM, Dec 18

    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.