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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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May 2016

Vaishakha · Vikram Samvat 2073 · Kathmandu
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1Krishna Dashami from 19:38Dashami2Krishna Ekadashi from 17:44Ekadashi3Krishna Dwadashi from 15:13DwadashiVaruthini Ekadashi4Krishna Trayodashi from 12:10TrayodashiPradosh Vrat5Krishna Chaturdashi from 08:44ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri6Shukla Pratipada from 01:14PratipadaVaishakha Amavasya7Shukla Dwitiya from 21:32Dwitiya8Shukla Tritiya from 18:06Tritiya9Shukla Chaturthi from 15:07ChaturthiAkshaya Tritiya10Shukla Panchami from 12:45Panchami11Shukla Shashthi from 11:07Shashthi12Shukla Saptami from 10:20Saptami13Shukla Ashtami from 10:25Ashtami14Shukla Navami from 11:20NavamiVrishabha Sankranti15Shukla Dashami from 12:56Dashami16Shukla Ekadashi from 15:05Ekadashi17Shukla Dwadashi from 17:32DwadashiMohini Ekadashi18Shukla Trayodashi from 20:07Trayodashi19Shukla Chaturdashi from 22:38ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat20Shukla Purnima from 00:57Purnima21Krishna Pratipada from 02:59PratipadaBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima22Krishna Dwitiya from 04:41Dwitiya23Krishna Dwitiya (continues)Dwitiya24Krishna Tritiya from 06:02Tritiya25Krishna Chaturthi from 07:00ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi26Krishna Panchami from 07:34Panchami27Krishna Shashthi from 07:43Shashthi28Krishna Saptami from 07:23Saptami29Krishna Ashtami from 06:33Ashtami30Krishna Navami from 05:12Navami31Krishna Ekadashi from 00:54Ekadashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in May 2016

  1. Varuthini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 2 May · Krishna Ekadashi: 2 May, 17:44 GMT+5:45 → 3 May, 15:13 GMT+5:45
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 4 May, 12:10 GMT+5:45 → 5 May, 08:44 GMT+5:45
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 5 May, 08:44 GMT+5:45 → 6 May, 05:02 GMT+5:45
  4. Vaishakha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 5 May · Amavasya: 6 May, 05:02 GMT+5:45 → 7 May, 01:15 GMT+5:45
  5. Akshaya TritiyaHindu festivals
    A day whose good deeds and purchases are said never to diminish.Tithi begins 8 May · Shukla Tritiya: 8 May, 18:06 GMT+5:45 → 9 May, 15:07 GMT+5:45
  6. Vrishabha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Vrishabha.Sun enters 14 May, 16:56 GMT+5:45
  7. Mohini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 16 May · Shukla Ekadashi: 16 May, 15:05 GMT+5:45 → 17 May, 17:32 GMT+5:45
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 18 May · Shukla Trayodashi: 18 May, 20:07 GMT+5:45 → 19 May, 22:38 GMT+5:45
  9. Buddha PurnimaOther faiths
    The birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.Tithi begins 20 May · Purnima: 21 May, 00:57 GMT+5:45 → 22 May, 02:59 GMT+5:45
  10. Vaishakha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 20 May · Purnima: 21 May, 00:57 GMT+5:45 → 22 May, 02:59 GMT+5:45
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 25 May, 07:00 GMT+5:45 → 26 May, 07:34 GMT+5:45