Vrat calendar
Vrats in 1959
The observances that repeat every lunar month rather than once a year — computed for Delhi, including the moonrise times the fasts are actually broken at.
Sunrise-based values for Delhi.
Ekadashi एकादशी
The eleventh tithi of both fortnights — twenty-four fasts a year, twenty-six when an adhika masa falls.
| Date | Day | Tithi | Month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1959 | Somvaar (Mon) | Krishna Ekadashi | Margashirsha |
| 20 Jan 1959 | Mangalvaar (Tue) | Shukla Ekadashi | Pausha |
| 19 Feb 1959 | Guruvaar (Thu) | Shukla Ekadashi | Magha |
| 5 Mar 1959 | Guruvaar (Thu) | Krishna Ekadashi | Magha |
| 21 Mar 1959 | Shanivaar (Sat) | Shukla Ekadashi | Phalguna |
| 3 Apr 1959 | Shukravaar (Fri) | Krishna Ekadashi | Phalguna |
| 19 Apr 1959 | Ravivaar (Sun) | Shukla Ekadashi | Chaitra |
| 3 May 1959 | Ravivaar (Sun) | Krishna Ekadashi | Chaitra |
| 19 May 1959 | Mangalvaar (Tue) | Shukla Ekadashi | Vaishakha |
| 1 Jun 1959 | Somvaar (Mon) | Krishna Ekadashi | Vaishakha |
| 17 Jun 1959 | Budhvaar (Wed) | Shukla Ekadashi | Jyeshtha |
| 1 Jul 1959 | Budhvaar (Wed) | Krishna Ekadashi | Jyeshtha |
| 16 Jul 1959 | Guruvaar (Thu) | Shukla Ekadashi | Ashadha |
| 31 Jul 1959 | Shukravaar (Fri) | Krishna Ekadashi | Ashadha |
| 14 Aug 1959 | Shukravaar (Fri) | Shukla Ekadashi | Shravana |
| 30 Aug 1959 | Ravivaar (Sun) | Krishna Ekadashi | Shravana |
| 13 Sep 1959 | Ravivaar (Sun) | Shukla Ekadashi | Bhadrapada |
| 28 Sep 1959 | Somvaar (Mon) | Krishna Ekadashi | Bhadrapada |
| 12 Oct 1959 | Somvaar (Mon) | Shukla Ekadashi | Ashwin |
| 28 Oct 1959 | Budhvaar (Wed) | Krishna Ekadashi | Ashwin |
| 10 Nov 1959 | Mangalvaar (Tue) | Shukla Ekadashi | Kartika |
| 26 Nov 1959 | Guruvaar (Thu) | Krishna Ekadashi | Kartika |
| 10 Dec 1959 | Guruvaar (Thu) | Shukla Ekadashi | Margashirsha |
| 26 Dec 1959 | Shanivaar (Sat) | Krishna Ekadashi | Margashirsha |
Pradosh Vrat प्रदोष व्रत
The thirteenth tithi, observed in the twilight window just after sunset — so its timing follows your city's sunset.
| Date | Day | Tithi | Month | pradosh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan 1959 | Budhvaar (Wed) | Krishna Trayodashi | Margashirsha | 17:39 |
| 22 Jan 1959 | Guruvaar (Thu) | Shukla Trayodashi | Pausha | 17:52 |
| 5 Feb 1959 | Guruvaar (Thu) | Krishna Trayodashi | Pausha | 18:03 |
| 21 Feb 1959 | Shanivaar (Sat) | Shukla Trayodashi | Magha | 18:15 |
| 7 Mar 1959 | Shanivaar (Sat) | Krishna Trayodashi | Magha | 18:24 |
| 23 Mar 1959 | Somvaar (Mon) | Shukla Trayodashi | Phalguna | 18:34 |
| 5 Apr 1959 | Ravivaar (Sun) | Krishna Trayodashi | Phalguna | 18:41 |
| 21 Apr 1959 | Mangalvaar (Tue) | Shukla Trayodashi | Chaitra | 18:50 |
| 5 May 1959 | Mangalvaar (Tue) | Krishna Trayodashi | Chaitra | 18:58 |
| 20 May 1959 | Budhvaar (Wed) | Shukla Trayodashi | Vaishakha | 19:07 |
| 4 Jun 1959 | Guruvaar (Thu) | Krishna Trayodashi | Vaishakha | 19:15 |
| 19 Jun 1959 | Shukravaar (Fri) | Shukla Trayodashi | Jyeshtha | 19:21 |
| 3 Jul 1959 | Shukravaar (Fri) | Krishna Trayodashi | Jyeshtha | 19:23 |
| 18 Jul 1959 | Shanivaar (Sat) | Shukla Trayodashi | Ashadha | 19:20 |
| 2 Aug 1959 | Ravivaar (Sun) | Krishna Trayodashi | Ashadha | 19:12 |
| 16 Aug 1959 | Ravivaar (Sun) | Shukla Trayodashi | Shravana | 19:00 |
| 1 Sep 1959 | Mangalvaar (Tue) | Krishna Trayodashi | Shravana | 18:44 |
| 15 Sep 1959 | Mangalvaar (Tue) | Shukla Trayodashi | Bhadrapada | 18:27 |
| 30 Sep 1959 | Budhvaar (Wed) | Krishna Trayodashi | Bhadrapada | 18:09 |
| 14 Oct 1959 | Budhvaar (Wed) | Shukla Trayodashi | Ashwin | 17:54 |
| 30 Oct 1959 | Shukravaar (Fri) | Krishna Trayodashi | Ashwin | 17:38 |
| 13 Nov 1959 | Shukravaar (Fri) | Shukla Trayodashi | Kartika | 17:29 |
| 28 Nov 1959 | Shanivaar (Sat) | Krishna Trayodashi | Kartika | 17:24 |
| 12 Dec 1959 | Shanivaar (Sat) | Shukla Trayodashi | Margashirsha | 17:25 |
| 28 Dec 1959 | Somvaar (Mon) | Krishna Trayodashi | Margashirsha | 17:32 |
Masik Shivaratri मासिक शिवरात्रि
The fourteenth tithi of the waning fortnight, every month. The Phalguna one is Maha Shivaratri.
| Date | Day | Tithi | Month | nishita |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 1959 | Guruvaar (Thu) | Krishna Chaturdashi | Margashirsha | — |
| 6 Feb 1959 | Shukravaar (Fri) | Krishna Chaturdashi | Pausha | — |
| 8 Mar 1959 | Ravivaar (Sun) | Krishna Chaturdashi | Magha | — |
| 6 Apr 1959 | Somvaar (Mon) | Krishna Chaturdashi | Phalguna | — |
| 6 May 1959 | Budhvaar (Wed) | Krishna Chaturdashi | Chaitra | — |
| 5 Jun 1959 | Shukravaar (Fri) | Krishna Chaturdashi | Vaishakha | — |
| 4 Jul 1959 | Shanivaar (Sat) | Krishna Chaturdashi | Jyeshtha | — |
| 3 Aug 1959 | Somvaar (Mon) | Krishna Chaturdashi | Ashadha | — |
| 2 Sep 1959 | Budhvaar (Wed) | Krishna Chaturdashi | Shravana | — |
| 1 Oct 1959 | Guruvaar (Thu) | Krishna Chaturdashi | Bhadrapada | — |
| 31 Oct 1959 | Shanivaar (Sat) | Krishna Chaturdashi | Ashwin | — |
| 29 Nov 1959 | Ravivaar (Sun) | Krishna Chaturdashi | Kartika | — |
Sankashti Chaturthi संकष्टी चतुर्थी
Ganesha's monthly fast, broken at moonrise — a time that differs by more than an hour across India.
| Date | Day | Tithi | Month | moonrise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 1959 | Budhvaar (Wed) | Krishna Chaturthi | Pausha | 21:40 |
| 28 Mar 1959 | Shanivaar (Sat) | Krishna Chaturthi | Phalguna | 22:35 |
| 26 Apr 1959 | Ravivaar (Sun) | Krishna Chaturthi | Chaitra | 22:25 |
| 24 Jun 1959 | Budhvaar (Wed) | Krishna Chaturthi | Jyeshtha | 22:16 |
| 23 Jul 1959 | Guruvaar (Thu) | Krishna Chaturthi | Ashadha | 21:29 |
| 22 Aug 1959 | Shanivaar (Sat) | Krishna Chaturthi | Shravana | 21:16 |
| 21 Sep 1959 | Somvaar (Mon) | Krishna Chaturthi | Bhadrapada | 21:05 |
| 20 Oct 1959 | Mangalvaar (Tue) | Krishna Chaturthi | Ashwin | 20:25 |
| 19 Nov 1959 | Guruvaar (Thu) | Krishna Chaturthi | Kartika | 20:41 |
| 19 Dec 1959 | Shanivaar (Sat) | Krishna Chaturthi | Margashirsha | 21:12 |
Vinayaka Chaturthi विनायक चतुर्थी
The waxing-fortnight counterpart of Sankashti, observed by day.
| Date | Day | Tithi | Month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1959 | Mangalvaar (Tue) | Shukla Chaturthi | Pausha |
| 11 Feb 1959 | Budhvaar (Wed) | Shukla Chaturthi | Magha |
| 13 Mar 1959 | Shukravaar (Fri) | Shukla Chaturthi | Phalguna |
| 12 Apr 1959 | Ravivaar (Sun) | Shukla Chaturthi | Chaitra |
| 12 May 1959 | Mangalvaar (Tue) | Shukla Chaturthi | Vaishakha |
| 10 Jun 1959 | Budhvaar (Wed) | Shukla Chaturthi | Jyeshtha |
| 10 Jul 1959 | Shukravaar (Fri) | Shukla Chaturthi | Ashadha |
| 8 Aug 1959 | Shanivaar (Sat) | Shukla Chaturthi | Shravana |
| 6 Sep 1959 | Ravivaar (Sun) | Shukla Chaturthi | Bhadrapada |
| 6 Oct 1959 | Mangalvaar (Tue) | Shukla Chaturthi | Ashwin |
| 4 Nov 1959 | Budhvaar (Wed) | Shukla Chaturthi | Kartika |
| 3 Dec 1959 | Guruvaar (Thu) | Shukla Chaturthi | Margashirsha |
Purnima पूर्णिमा
The full moon of each month, each with its own name and observances.
| Date | Day | Tithi | Month | moonrise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 1959 | Shanivaar (Sat) | Shukla Purnima | Pausha | 17:38 |
| 23 Feb 1959 | Somvaar (Mon) | Shukla Purnima | Magha | 18:24 |
| 24 Mar 1959 | Mangalvaar (Tue) | Shukla Purnima | Phalguna | 18:11 |
| 23 Apr 1959 | Guruvaar (Thu) | Shukla Purnima | Chaitra | 19:08 |
| 22 May 1959 | Shukravaar (Fri) | Shukla Purnima | Vaishakha | 18:59 |
| 20 Jun 1959 | Shanivaar (Sat) | Shukla Purnima | Jyeshtha | 18:48 |
| 20 Jul 1959 | Somvaar (Mon) | Shukla Purnima | Ashadha | 19:20 |
| 18 Aug 1959 | Mangalvaar (Tue) | Shukla Purnima | Shravana | 18:43 |
| 17 Sep 1959 | Guruvaar (Thu) | Shukla Purnima | Bhadrapada | 18:36 |
| 16 Oct 1959 | Shukravaar (Fri) | Shukla Purnima | Ashwin | 17:47 |
| 15 Nov 1959 | Ravivaar (Sun) | Shukla Purnima | Kartika | 17:40 |
| 15 Dec 1959 | Mangalvaar (Tue) | Shukla Purnima | Margashirsha | 17:49 |
Amavasya अमावस्या
The new moon, given to the ancestors.
| Date | Day | Tithi | Month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan 1959 | Shukravaar (Fri) | Krishna Amavasya | Margashirsha |
| 7 Feb 1959 | Shanivaar (Sat) | Krishna Amavasya | Pausha |
| 9 Mar 1959 | Somvaar (Mon) | Krishna Amavasya | Magha |
| 8 Apr 1959 | Budhvaar (Wed) | Krishna Amavasya | Phalguna |
| 7 May 1959 | Guruvaar (Thu) | Krishna Amavasya | Chaitra |
| 6 Jun 1959 | Shanivaar (Sat) | Krishna Amavasya | Vaishakha |
| 6 Jul 1959 | Somvaar (Mon) | Krishna Amavasya | Jyeshtha |
| 4 Aug 1959 | Mangalvaar (Tue) | Krishna Amavasya | Ashadha |
| 3 Sep 1959 | Guruvaar (Thu) | Krishna Amavasya | Shravana |
| 2 Oct 1959 | Shukravaar (Fri) | Krishna Amavasya | Bhadrapada |
| 30 Nov 1959 | Somvaar (Mon) | Krishna Amavasya | Kartika |
| 29 Dec 1959 | Mangalvaar (Tue) | Krishna Amavasya | Margashirsha |
Note
Why the count varies
A lunar month is about 29.5 days, so a monthly observance falls twelve or thirteen times in a Gregorian year depending on where the boundaries land — and twenty-six Ekadashis instead of twenty-four in a year carrying an adhika masa.
Smarta and Vaishnava Ekadashi. The two traditions apply different tests to the same tithi. Smarta practice takes the day the Ekadashi tithi is running at sunrise — the udaya tithi — which is the day listed above. Vaishnava practice additionally requires the Ekadashi to be unmixed with Dashami at sunrise, and defers to the following day when it is not, so the two can fall a day apart.
We list the udaya (Smarta) day, because that is the one we can compute exactly, and we show each tithi's precise start and end on the daily panchang so you can apply the Vaishnava test yourself. We deliberately do not print a separate Vaishnava date: the threshold for “mixed with Dashami” is a convention we cannot source, and we would rather give you the exact times than a confident answer we can't stand behind. Where your family or temple follows a different reckoning, follow it.