Vrat calendar

Vrats in 1984

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.

23 in 1984
DateDayTithiMonth
14 Jan 1984Shanivaar (Sat)Shukla EkadashiPausha
28 Jan 1984Shanivaar (Sat)Krishna EkadashiPausha
13 Feb 1984Somvaar (Mon)Shukla EkadashiMagha
27 Feb 1984Somvaar (Mon)Krishna EkadashiMagha
27 Mar 1984Mangalvaar (Tue)Krishna EkadashiPhalguna
12 Apr 1984Guruvaar (Thu)Shukla EkadashiChaitra
26 Apr 1984Guruvaar (Thu)Krishna EkadashiChaitra
11 May 1984Shukravaar (Fri)Shukla EkadashiVaishakha
26 May 1984Shanivaar (Sat)Krishna EkadashiVaishakha
9 Jun 1984Shanivaar (Sat)Shukla EkadashiJyeshtha
25 Jun 1984Somvaar (Mon)Krishna EkadashiJyeshtha
9 Jul 1984Somvaar (Mon)Shukla EkadashiAshadha
24 Jul 1984Mangalvaar (Tue)Krishna EkadashiAshadha
7 Aug 1984Mangalvaar (Tue)Shukla EkadashiShravana
23 Aug 1984Guruvaar (Thu)Krishna EkadashiShravana
5 Sep 1984Budhvaar (Wed)Shukla EkadashiBhadrapada
21 Sep 1984Shukravaar (Fri)Krishna EkadashiBhadrapada
5 Oct 1984Shukravaar (Fri)Shukla EkadashiAshwin
21 Oct 1984Ravivaar (Sun)Krishna EkadashiAshwin
4 Nov 1984Ravivaar (Sun)Shukla EkadashiKartika
19 Nov 1984Somvaar (Mon)Krishna EkadashiKartika
4 Dec 1984Mangalvaar (Tue)Shukla EkadashiMargashirsha
18 Dec 1984Mangalvaar (Tue)Krishna EkadashiMargashirsha

Pradosh Vrat प्रदोष व्रत

The thirteenth tithi, observed in the twilight window just after sunset — so its timing follows your city's sunset.

25 in 1984
DateDayTithiMonthpradosh
1 Jan 1984Ravivaar (Sun)Krishna TrayodashiMargashirsha17:35
16 Jan 1984Somvaar (Mon)Shukla TrayodashiPausha17:47
30 Jan 1984Somvaar (Mon)Krishna TrayodashiPausha17:58
15 Feb 1984Budhvaar (Wed)Shukla TrayodashiMagha18:11
29 Feb 1984Budhvaar (Wed)Krishna TrayodashiMagha18:20
15 Mar 1984Guruvaar (Thu)Shukla TrayodashiPhalguna18:30
30 Mar 1984Shukravaar (Fri)Krishna TrayodashiPhalguna18:38
14 Apr 1984Shanivaar (Sat)Shukla TrayodashiChaitra18:46
28 Apr 1984Shanivaar (Sat)Krishna TrayodashiChaitra18:55
13 May 1984Ravivaar (Sun)Shukla TrayodashiVaishakha19:04
28 May 1984Somvaar (Mon)Krishna TrayodashiVaishakha19:12
11 Jun 1984Somvaar (Mon)Shukla TrayodashiJyeshtha19:19
27 Jun 1984Budhvaar (Wed)Krishna TrayodashiJyeshtha19:23
11 Jul 1984Budhvaar (Wed)Shukla TrayodashiAshadha19:22
26 Jul 1984Guruvaar (Thu)Krishna TrayodashiAshadha19:16
9 Aug 1984Guruvaar (Thu)Shukla TrayodashiShravana19:06
25 Aug 1984Shanivaar (Sat)Krishna TrayodashiShravana18:50
8 Sep 1984Shanivaar (Sat)Shukla TrayodashiBhadrapada18:35
23 Sep 1984Ravivaar (Sun)Krishna TrayodashiBhadrapada18:17
7 Oct 1984Ravivaar (Sun)Shukla TrayodashiAshwin18:00
22 Oct 1984Somvaar (Mon)Krishna TrayodashiAshwin17:45
6 Nov 1984Mangalvaar (Tue)Shukla TrayodashiKartika17:33
21 Nov 1984Budhvaar (Wed)Krishna TrayodashiKartika17:25
6 Dec 1984Guruvaar (Thu)Shukla TrayodashiMargashirsha17:24
20 Dec 1984Guruvaar (Thu)Krishna TrayodashiMargashirsha17:28

Masik Shivaratri मासिक शिवरात्रि

The fourteenth tithi of the waning fortnight, every month. The Phalguna one is Maha Shivaratri.

12 in 1984
DateDayTithiMonthnishita
2 Jan 1984Somvaar (Mon)Krishna ChaturdashiMargashirsha
31 Jan 1984Mangalvaar (Tue)Krishna ChaturdashiPausha
1 Mar 1984Guruvaar (Thu)Krishna ChaturdashiMagha
31 Mar 1984Shanivaar (Sat)Krishna ChaturdashiPhalguna
30 Apr 1984Somvaar (Mon)Krishna ChaturdashiChaitra
29 May 1984Mangalvaar (Tue)Krishna ChaturdashiVaishakha
28 Jun 1984Guruvaar (Thu)Krishna ChaturdashiJyeshtha
27 Jul 1984Shukravaar (Fri)Krishna ChaturdashiAshadha
24 Sep 1984Somvaar (Mon)Krishna ChaturdashiBhadrapada
23 Oct 1984Mangalvaar (Tue)Krishna ChaturdashiAshwin
22 Nov 1984Guruvaar (Thu)Krishna ChaturdashiKartika
21 Dec 1984Shukravaar (Fri)Krishna ChaturdashiMargashirsha

Sankashti Chaturthi संकष्टी चतुर्थी

Ganesha's monthly fast, broken at moonrise — a time that differs by more than an hour across India.

11 in 1984
DateDayTithiMonthmoonrise
20 Feb 1984Somvaar (Mon)Krishna ChaturthiMagha22:03
20 Mar 1984Mangalvaar (Tue)Krishna ChaturthiPhalguna21:54
19 Apr 1984Guruvaar (Thu)Krishna ChaturthiChaitra22:48
19 May 1984Shanivaar (Sat)Krishna ChaturthiVaishakha23:21
17 Jun 1984Ravivaar (Sun)Krishna ChaturthiJyeshtha22:41
17 Jul 1984Mangalvaar (Tue)Krishna ChaturthiAshadha22:20
15 Aug 1984Budhvaar (Wed)Krishna ChaturthiShravana21:18
14 Sep 1984Shukravaar (Fri)Krishna ChaturthiBhadrapada20:46
14 Oct 1984Ravivaar (Sun)Krishna ChaturthiAshwin20:36
12 Nov 1984Somvaar (Mon)Krishna ChaturthiKartika20:11
12 Dec 1984Budhvaar (Wed)Krishna ChaturthiMargashirsha21:08

Vinayaka Chaturthi विनायक चतुर्थी

The waxing-fortnight counterpart of Sankashti, observed by day.

12 in 1984
DateDayTithiMonth
7 Jan 1984Shanivaar (Sat)Shukla ChaturthiPausha
6 Feb 1984Somvaar (Mon)Shukla ChaturthiMagha
7 Mar 1984Budhvaar (Wed)Shukla ChaturthiPhalguna
5 Apr 1984Guruvaar (Thu)Shukla ChaturthiChaitra
5 May 1984Shanivaar (Sat)Shukla ChaturthiVaishakha
3 Jun 1984Ravivaar (Sun)Shukla ChaturthiJyeshtha
2 Jul 1984Somvaar (Mon)Shukla ChaturthiAshadha
30 Aug 1984Guruvaar (Thu)Shukla ChaturthiBhadrapada
28 Sep 1984Shukravaar (Fri)Shukla ChaturthiAshwin
28 Oct 1984Ravivaar (Sun)Shukla ChaturthiKartika
26 Nov 1984Somvaar (Mon)Shukla ChaturthiMargashirsha
26 Dec 1984Budhvaar (Wed)Shukla ChaturthiPausha

Purnima पूर्णिमा

The full moon of each month, each with its own name and observances.

11 in 1984
DateDayTithiMonthmoonrise
18 Jan 1984Budhvaar (Wed)Shukla PurnimaPausha17:32
17 Mar 1984Shanivaar (Sat)Shukla PurnimaPhalguna18:32
15 Apr 1984Ravivaar (Sun)Shukla PurnimaChaitra18:24
15 May 1984Mangalvaar (Tue)Shukla PurnimaVaishakha19:23
13 Jun 1984Budhvaar (Wed)Shukla PurnimaJyeshtha19:16
13 Jul 1984Shukravaar (Fri)Shukla PurnimaAshadha19:52
11 Aug 1984Shanivaar (Sat)Shukla PurnimaShravana19:14
10 Sep 1984Somvaar (Mon)Shukla PurnimaBhadrapada18:53
9 Oct 1984Mangalvaar (Tue)Shukla PurnimaAshwin17:52
8 Nov 1984Guruvaar (Thu)Shukla PurnimaKartika17:22
8 Dec 1984Shanivaar (Sat)Shukla PurnimaMargashirsha17:16

Amavasya अमावस्या

The new moon, given to the ancestors.

12 in 1984
DateDayTithiMonth
3 Jan 1984Mangalvaar (Tue)Krishna AmavasyaMargashirsha
1 Feb 1984Budhvaar (Wed)Krishna AmavasyaPausha
2 Mar 1984Shukravaar (Fri)Krishna AmavasyaMagha
1 Apr 1984Ravivaar (Sun)Krishna AmavasyaPhalguna
1 May 1984Mangalvaar (Tue)Krishna AmavasyaChaitra
30 May 1984Budhvaar (Wed)Krishna AmavasyaVaishakha
29 Jun 1984Shukravaar (Fri)Krishna AmavasyaJyeshtha
28 Jul 1984Shanivaar (Sat)Krishna AmavasyaAshadha
26 Aug 1984Ravivaar (Sun)Krishna AmavasyaShravana
25 Sep 1984Mangalvaar (Tue)Krishna AmavasyaBhadrapada
24 Oct 1984Budhvaar (Wed)Krishna AmavasyaAshwin
22 Dec 1984Shanivaar (Sat)Krishna AmavasyaMargashirsha

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.

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