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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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January 2018

Magha · Vikram Samvat 2074 · Dhaka
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1Shukla Purnima from 12:14Purnima2Krishna Pratipada from 08:24PratipadaPausha Purnima3Krishna Tritiya from 01:07Tritiya4Krishna Chaturthi from 22:01Chaturthi5Krishna Panchami from 19:30PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi6Krishna Shashthi from 17:39Shashthi7Krishna Saptami from 16:34Saptami8Krishna Ashtami from 16:16Ashtami9Krishna Navami from 16:45Navami10Krishna Dashami from 17:55Dashami11Krishna Ekadashi from 19:40Ekadashi12Krishna Dwadashi from 21:52DwadashiShattila Ekadashi13Krishna Trayodashi from 00:22TrayodashiLohri14Krishna Chaturdashi from 03:01ChaturdashiMakar SankrantiPongalPradosh Vrat+215Krishna Amavasya from 05:41AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri16Krishna Amavasya (continues)AmavasyaMagha Amavasya17Shukla Pratipada from 08:17Pratipada18Shukla Dwitiya from 10:42Dwitiya19Shukla Tritiya from 12:52Tritiya20Shukla Chaturthi from 14:41Chaturthi21Shukla Panchami from 16:03Panchami22Shukla Shashthi from 16:54ShashthiVasant Panchami23Shukla Saptami from 17:10Saptami24Shukla Ashtami from 16:46Ashtami25Shukla Navami from 15:43Navami26Shukla Dashami from 14:02DashamiRepublic Day27Shukla Ekadashi from 11:44Ekadashi28Shukla Dwadashi from 08:57DwadashiJaya Ekadashi29Shukla Chaturdashi from 02:23ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat30Shukla Purnima from 22:53Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 19:26PratipadaTotal 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 1 Jan · Purnima: 1 Jan, 12:14 GMT+6 → 2 Jan, 08:24 GMT+6
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 4 Jan · Krishna Chaturthi: 4 Jan, 22:01 GMT+6 → 5 Jan, 19:30 GMT+6
  3. Shattila EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 11 Jan, 19:40 GMT+6 → 12 Jan, 21:52 GMT+6
  4. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 14:16 GMT+6
  5. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 14:16 GMT+6
  6. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 14:16 GMT+6
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Jan · Krishna Trayodashi: 14 Jan, 00:22 GMT+6 → 15 Jan, 03:01 GMT+6
  8. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 14:16 GMT+6
  9. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 14 Jan · Krishna Chaturdashi: 15 Jan, 03:01 GMT+6 → 16 Jan, 05:41 GMT+6
  10. Magha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 15 Jan · Amavasya: 16 Jan, 05:41 GMT+6 → 17 Jan, 08:17 GMT+6
  11. Vasant PanchamiHindu festivals
    Saraswati Puja and the start of spring.Tithi begins 21 Jan · Shukla Panchami: 21 Jan, 16:03 GMT+6 → 22 Jan, 16:54 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 27 Jan · Shukla Ekadashi: 27 Jan, 11:44 GMT+6 → 28 Jan, 08:57 GMT+6
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Jan · Shukla Trayodashi: 29 Jan, 05:47 GMT+6 → 30 Jan, 02:23 GMT+6
  15. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 17:48 to 21:11 (peak 19:29). Sutak from 08:48: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 31 Jan, 17:48 GMT+6 → 31 Jan, 21:11 GMT+6 · sutak from 31 Jan, 08:48 GMT+6
  16. Magha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Jan · Purnima: 30 Jan, 22:53 GMT+6 → 31 Jan, 19:26 GMT+6