Sankashti Chaturthi
Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat Calendar

Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat Calendar 2005

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 2005 lists 11 dates, beginning with Sakat Chauth on 29 January.

Sankashti Chaturthi Days

January 2005

  • Sakat Chauth Vrat

    Saturday, 29 January 2005 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 10:16 PM, Jan 28 11:49 PM, Jan 29

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

February 2005

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Sunday, 27 February 2005 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 1:41 PM, Feb 27 1:52 PM, Feb 28

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

March 2005

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 29 March 2005 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 1:35 AM, Mar 29 12:36 AM, Mar 30

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

April 2005

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Wednesday, 27 April 2005 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 10:30 AM, Apr 27 8:10 AM, Apr 28

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

May 2005

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Thursday, 26 May 2005 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 5:06 PM, May 26 2:04 PM, May 27

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

June 2005

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Saturday, 25 June 2005 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 10:54 PM, Jun 24 7:32 PM, Jun 25

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

July 2005

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Sunday, 24 July 2005 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 5:14 AM, Jul 24 1:57 AM, Jul 25

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

August 2005

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Monday, 22 August 2005 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 1:06 PM, Aug 22 10:57 AM, Aug 23

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

September 2005

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Wednesday, 21 September 2005 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 11:57 PM, Sep 20 10:30 PM, Sep 21

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

November 2005

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Saturday, 19 November 2005 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 6:31 AM, Nov 19 7:26 AM, Nov 20

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

December 2005

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Monday, 19 December 2005 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 1:46 AM, Dec 19 3:56 AM, Dec 20

    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.