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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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January 1988

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2044 · Melbourne
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1Shukla Trayodashi from 08:26TrayodashiPradosh Vrat2Shukla Chaturdashi from 09:29Chaturdashi3Shukla Purnima from 10:54Purnima4Krishna Pratipada from 12:40PratipadaPausha Purnima5Krishna Dwitiya from 14:47Dwitiya6Krishna Tritiya from 17:11Tritiya7Krishna Chaturthi from 19:50ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi8Krishna Panchami from 22:34Panchami9Krishna Shashthi from 01:13Shashthi10Krishna Saptami from 03:34Saptami11Krishna Ashtami from 05:24Ashtami12Krishna Ashtami (continues)Ashtami13Krishna Navami from 06:31Navami14Krishna Dashami from 06:47DashamiLohri15Krishna Dwadashi from 04:40DwadashiMakar SankrantiPongalShattila Ekadashi+216Krishna Trayodashi from 02:23Trayodashi17Krishna Chaturdashi from 23:28ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri18Krishna Amavasya from 20:05Amavasya19Shukla Pratipada from 16:25PratipadaMagha Amavasya20Shukla Dwitiya from 12:39Dwitiya21Shukla Tritiya from 08:59Tritiya22Shukla Panchami from 02:35Panchami23Shukla Shashthi from 00:08ShashthiVasant Panchami24Shukla Saptami from 22:19Saptami25Shukla Ashtami from 21:11Ashtami26Shukla Navami from 20:45NavamiRepublic Day27Shukla Dashami from 20:58Dashami28Shukla Ekadashi from 21:47Ekadashi29Shukla Dwadashi from 23:07DwadashiJaya Ekadashi30Shukla Trayodashi from 00:52Trayodashi31Shukla Chaturdashi from 02:58ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in January 1988

  1. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 1 Jan, 08:26 GMT+11 → 2 Jan, 09:29 GMT+11
  2. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 3 Jan · Purnima: 3 Jan, 10:54 GMT+11 → 4 Jan, 12:40 GMT+11
  3. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 7 Jan, 19:50 GMT+11 → 8 Jan, 22:34 GMT+11
  4. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 15 Jan, 02:45 GMT+11
  5. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 15 Jan, 02:45 GMT+11
  6. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 15 Jan, 02:45 GMT+11
  7. Shattila EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 15 Jan, 06:09 GMT+11 → 16 Jan, 04:40 GMT+11
  8. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 15 Jan, 02:45 GMT+11
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 16 Jan · Krishna Trayodashi: 17 Jan, 02:23 GMT+11 → 17 Jan, 23:28 GMT+11
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 17 Jan, 23:28 GMT+11 → 18 Jan, 20:05 GMT+11
  11. Magha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 18 Jan · Amavasya: 18 Jan, 20:05 GMT+11 → 19 Jan, 16:26 GMT+11
  12. Vasant PanchamiHindu festivals
    Saraswati Puja and the start of spring.Tithi begins 22 Jan · Shukla Panchami: 23 Jan, 02:35 GMT+11 → 24 Jan, 00:08 GMT+11
  13. Republic DayNational
    The Constitution of India came into force in 1950.
  14. Jaya EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Jan · Shukla Ekadashi: 28 Jan, 21:47 GMT+11 → 29 Jan, 23:07 GMT+11
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Jan · Shukla Trayodashi: 31 Jan, 00:52 GMT+11 → 1 Feb, 02:58 GMT+11