Sankashti Chaturthi
Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat Calendar

Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat Calendar 2009

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 2009 lists 11 dates, beginning with Sakat Chauth on 14 January.

Sankashti Chaturthi Days

January 2009

  • Sakat Chauth Vrat

    Wednesday, 14 January 2009 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 11:29 PM, Jan 13 9:18 PM, Jan 14

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

February 2009

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Thursday, 12 February 2009 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 1:22 PM, Feb 12 12:33 PM, Feb 13

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

March 2009

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Saturday, 14 March 2009 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 4:59 AM, Mar 14 4:55 AM, Mar 15

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

April 2009

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Sunday, 12 April 2009 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 9:17 PM, Apr 12 10:40 PM, Apr 13

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

May 2009

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 12 May 2009 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 2:05 PM, May 12 4:29 PM, May 13

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

June 2009

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Thursday, 11 June 2009 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 6:48 AM, Jun 11 9:21 AM, Jun 12

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

July 2009

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Saturday, 11 July 2009 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 10:19 PM, Jul 10 12:28 AM, Jul 12

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

August 2009

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Sunday, 9 August 2009 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 12:06 PM, Aug 9 1:03 PM, Aug 10

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

September 2009

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 8 September 2009 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 11:40 PM, Sep 7 11:36 PM, Sep 8

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

November 2009

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Thursday, 5 November 2009 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 7:06 PM, Nov 5 4:53 PM, Nov 6

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

December 2009

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Saturday, 5 December 2009 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 4:27 AM, Dec 5 1:33 AM, Dec 6

    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.