Sankashti Chaturthi
Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat Calendar

Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat Calendar 2013

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 2013 lists 12 dates, beginning with Sankashti Chaturthi on 1 January.

Sankashti Chaturthi Days

January 2013

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 1 January 2013 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 9:05 PM, Dec 31 10:04 PM, Jan 1

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

  • Sakat Chauth Vrat

    Wednesday, 30 January 2013 Krishna Tritiya

    Tithi 11:35 AM, Jan 29 11:31 AM, Jan 30

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

March 2013

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Friday, 1 March 2013 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 11:13 PM, Feb 28 9:47 PM, Mar 1

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

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Saturday, 30 March 2013 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 8:34 AM, Mar 30 6:08 AM, Mar 31

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

April 2013

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Sunday, 28 April 2013 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 4:13 PM, Apr 28 1:10 PM, Apr 29

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

May 2013

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 28 May 2013 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 11:02 PM, May 27 7:42 PM, May 28

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

June 2013

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Wednesday, 26 June 2013 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 5:57 AM, Jun 26 3:00 AM, Jun 27

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

July 2013

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Thursday, 25 July 2013 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 1:55 PM, Jul 25 11:59 AM, Jul 26

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

August 2013

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Saturday, 24 August 2013 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 12:35 AM, Aug 24 11:32 PM, Aug 24

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

September 2013

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Sunday, 22 September 2013 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 2:06 PM, Sep 22 2:47 PM, Sep 23

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

November 2013

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Thursday, 21 November 2013 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 2:18 AM, Nov 21 4:41 AM, Nov 22

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

December 2013

  • Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat

    Saturday, 21 December 2013 Krishna Chaturthi

    Tithi 10:21 PM, Dec 20 12:54 AM, Dec 22

    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.