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January 2018

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2074 · Dallas
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1Krishna Pratipada from 20:24PratipadaPausha Purnima2Krishna Dwitiya from 16:38Dwitiya3Krishna Tritiya from 13:07Tritiya4Krishna Chaturthi from 10:01ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi5Krishna Shashthi from 05:39Shashthi6Krishna Saptami from 04:34Saptami7Krishna Ashtami from 04:16Ashtami8Krishna Navami from 04:45Navami9Krishna Dashami from 05:55Dashami10Krishna Dashami (continues)Dashami11Krishna Ekadashi from 07:40Ekadashi12Krishna Dwadashi from 09:52DwadashiShattila Ekadashi13Krishna Trayodashi from 12:22TrayodashiLohriPradosh Vrat14Krishna Chaturdashi from 15:01ChaturdashiMakar SankrantiPongalMasik Shivaratri+215Krishna Amavasya from 17:41Amavasya16Shukla Pratipada from 20:17PratipadaMagha Amavasya17Shukla Dwitiya from 22:42Dwitiya18Shukla Tritiya from 00:52Tritiya19Shukla Chaturthi from 02:41Chaturthi20Shukla Panchami from 04:03Panchami21Shukla Shashthi from 04:54ShashthiVasant Panchami22Shukla Saptami from 05:10Saptami23Shukla Ashtami from 04:46Ashtami24Shukla Navami from 03:43Navami25Shukla Dashami from 02:02Dashami26Shukla Ekadashi from 23:44EkadashiRepublic Day27Shukla Dwadashi from 20:57DwadashiJaya Ekadashi28Shukla Trayodashi from 17:47TrayodashiPradosh Vrat29Shukla Chaturdashi from 14:23Chaturdashi30Shukla Purnima from 10:53Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 07:26PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseMagha Purnima
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in January 2018

  1. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 31 Dec · Purnima: 1 Jan, 00:14 GMT-6 → 1 Jan, 20:24 GMT-6
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 4 Jan, 10:01 GMT-6 → 5 Jan, 07:30 GMT-6
  3. Shattila EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 11 Jan, 07:40 GMT-6 → 12 Jan, 09:52 GMT-6
  4. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 02:16 GMT-6
  5. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 13 Jan, 12:22 GMT-6 → 14 Jan, 15:01 GMT-6
  6. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 02:16 GMT-6
  7. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 02:16 GMT-6
  8. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 14 Jan, 15:01 GMT-6 → 15 Jan, 17:41 GMT-6
  9. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 02:16 GMT-6
  10. Magha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 15 Jan · Amavasya: 15 Jan, 17:41 GMT-6 → 16 Jan, 20:17 GMT-6
  11. Vasant PanchamiHindu festivals
    Saraswati Puja and the start of spring.Tithi begins 20 Jan · Shukla Panchami: 21 Jan, 04:03 GMT-6 → 22 Jan, 04:54 GMT-6
  12. Republic DayNational
    The Constitution of India came into force in 1950.
  13. Jaya EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Jan · Shukla Ekadashi: 26 Jan, 23:44 GMT-6 → 27 Jan, 20:57 GMT-6
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 28 Jan, 17:47 GMT-6 → 29 Jan, 14:23 GMT-6
  15. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 05:48 to 09:11 (peak 07:29). Sutak from 20:48: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 31 Jan, 05:48 GMT-6 → 31 Jan, 09:11 GMT-6 · sutak from 30 Jan, 20:48 GMT-6
  16. Magha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Jan · Purnima: 30 Jan, 10:53 GMT-6 → 31 Jan, 07:26 GMT-6