# Vrat and Upavas: Hindu Vrat Dates and List

> Hindu vrat and upavas dates: ekadashi, sankashti chaturthi, purnima, amavasya, pradosham, masik shivaratri, shraddha and vrat katha.

Source: https://www.hinducalendar.today/vrats/hindu-vrat-list

- [Sankashti Chaturthi The monthly fast to Ganesha on the waning moon's fourth tithi.](https://www.hinducalendar.today/vrats/sankashti-chaturthi-dates)
- [Ekadashi Dates The ekadashi fasts of both fortnights, with parana times.](https://www.hinducalendar.today/vrats/ekadashidates)
- [Dwadashi Dates Soon The dwadashi dates that follow each ekadashi.](https://www.hinducalendar.today/dwadashi/dwadashi-dates)
- [Purnima Dates Full moon dates and their vrat.](https://www.hinducalendar.today/vrats/purnimasidates)
- [Amavasya Dates New moon dates and their rituals.](https://www.hinducalendar.today/vrats/amavasyadates)
- [Ganesha Chaturthi The vinayaka chaturthi dates on the waxing moon.](https://www.hinducalendar.today/vrats/vinayaka-chaturthi-dates)
- [Chandra Darshan The first sighting of the new moon.](https://www.hinducalendar.today/vrats/chandra-darshan-dates)
- [Pradosham Dates The pradosham fast to Shiva at twilight.](https://www.hinducalendar.today/vrats/pradoshdates)
- [Sankranti Dates The dates when the sun enters a new zodiac sign.](https://www.hinducalendar.today/sankranti/sankranti)
- [Satyanarayana Puja Soon The days for the Satyanarayana puja.](https://www.hinducalendar.today/vrats/satyanarayandates)
- [Masik Shivaratri The monthly Shivaratri on the 14th tithi of the waning moon.](https://www.hinducalendar.today/vrats/masik-shivaratri-dates)
- [Masik Durgashtami The monthly Durga observance on the eighth tithi.](https://www.hinducalendar.today/vrats/masik-durgashtami-dates)
- [Masik Kalashtami The monthly Kalashtami for Kala Bhairava.](https://www.hinducalendar.today/vrats/masik-kalashtami-dates)
- [Skanda Sashti Soon The sixth-tithi observance for Lord Murugan.](https://www.hinducalendar.today/vrats/skanda-sashti-dates)
- [Karthigai Dates Soon The monthly Karthigai observance.](https://www.hinducalendar.today/vrats/masik-karthigai-dates)
- [Shraddha Dates Soon The Pitru Paksha shraddha dates for ancestors.](https://www.hinducalendar.today/shraddha/pitru-paksha-shraddha-dates)
- [Janmashtami Dates The birth festival of Lord Krishna.](https://www.hinducalendar.today/vrats/krishna-janmashtami-dates)
- [ISKCON Ekadashi Soon The ekadashi list as followed by ISKCON.](https://www.hinducalendar.today/iskcon/iskcon-ekadashi-list)
- [Vrat Katha Soon The stories told on the day of each vrat.](https://www.hinducalendar.today/vrat-katha/vrat-katha)

## Questions about Vrat & Upavas

How are vrat dates decided?

A vrat is observed on the day when its tithi is present at the time prescribed for it, such as sunrise or sunset, so the date follows the panchang.

Why can the ekadashi date differ between traditions?

Smarta and Vaishnava traditions apply different rules for when ekadashi begins, so the observance can fall on different days.

What is a vrat katha?

A vrat katha is the story read or heard on the day of a vrat, which explains its origin and merit.