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January 2015
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1Shukla Dwadashi from 05:10Dwadashi2Shukla Trayodashi from 05:03Trayodashi3Shukla Chaturdashi from 05:16Chaturdashi4Shukla Purnima from 05:52Purnima5Krishna Pratipada from 06:53Pratipada6Krishna Dwitiya from 08:19Dwitiya7Krishna Tritiya from 10:11Tritiya8Krishna Chaturthi from 12:27Chaturthi9Krishna Panchami from 15:01Panchami10Krishna Shashthi from 17:45Shashthi11Krishna Saptami from 20:25Saptami12Krishna Ashtami from 22:47Ashtami13Krishna Navami from 00:35Navami14Krishna Dashami from 01:39Dashami+115Krishna Ekadashi from 01:51Ekadashi16Krishna Dwadashi from 01:09Dwadashi17Krishna Trayodashi from 23:37Trayodashi18Krishna Chaturdashi from 21:20Chaturdashi19Krishna Amavasya from 18:29Amavasya20Shukla Pratipada from 15:13Pratipada21Shukla Dwitiya from 11:44Dwitiya22Shukla Tritiya from 08:13Tritiya23Shukla Panchami from 01:45Panchami24Shukla Shashthi from 23:06Shashthi25Shukla Saptami from 20:56Saptami26Shukla Ashtami from 19:22Ashtami27Shukla Navami from 18:23Navami28Shukla Dashami from 17:58Dashami29Shukla Ekadashi from 18:06Ekadashi30Shukla Dwadashi from 18:44Dwadashi31Shukla Trayodashi from 19:47Trayodashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in January 2015
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiVratsA fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 31 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 31 Dec, 05:40 GMT+2 → 1 Jan, 05:10 GMT+2
- Pradosh VratVratsShiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 2 Jan, 05:03 GMT+2 → 3 Jan, 05:16 GMT+2
- Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpectedThe birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
- Pausha PurnimaVratsThe full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 4 Jan · Purnima: 4 Jan, 05:52 GMT+2 → 5 Jan, 06:53 GMT+2
- Sankashti ChaturthiVratsA fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 8 Jan, 12:27 GMT+2 → 9 Jan, 15:01 GMT+2
- LohriRegionalPunjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 15:57 GMT+2
- Makar SankrantiHindu festivalsThe Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 15:57 GMT+2
- PongalRegionalTamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 15:57 GMT+2
- Makara SankrantiVratsThe Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 15:57 GMT+2
- Shattila EkadashiVratsA fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 15 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 16 Jan, 01:51 GMT+2 → 17 Jan, 01:09 GMT+2
- Pradosh VratVratsShiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 17 Jan · Krishna Trayodashi: 17 Jan, 23:37 GMT+2 → 18 Jan, 21:20 GMT+2
- Masik ShivaratriVratsThe monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 18 Jan, 21:20 GMT+2 → 19 Jan, 18:29 GMT+2
- Magha AmavasyaVratsThe new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 19 Jan · Amavasya: 19 Jan, 18:29 GMT+2 → 20 Jan, 15:14 GMT+2
- Vasant PanchamiHindu festivalsSaraswati Puja and the start of spring.Tithi begins 23 Jan · Shukla Panchami: 24 Jan, 01:45 GMT+2 → 24 Jan, 23:06 GMT+2
- Republic DayNationalThe Constitution of India came into force in 1950.
- Jaya EkadashiVratsA fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Jan · Shukla Ekadashi: 29 Jan, 18:06 GMT+2 → 30 Jan, 18:44 GMT+2