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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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January 2018

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2074 · Durban
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1Shukla Purnima from 08:14PurnimaPausha Purnima2Krishna Dwitiya from 00:38Dwitiya3Krishna Tritiya from 21:07Tritiya4Krishna Chaturthi from 18:01ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi5Krishna Panchami from 15:30Panchami6Krishna Shashthi from 13:39Shashthi7Krishna Saptami from 12:34Saptami8Krishna Ashtami from 12:16Ashtami9Krishna Navami from 12:45Navami10Krishna Dashami from 13:55Dashami11Krishna Ekadashi from 15:40Ekadashi12Krishna Dwadashi from 17:52DwadashiShattila Ekadashi13Krishna Trayodashi from 20:22TrayodashiLohri14Krishna Chaturdashi from 23:01ChaturdashiMakar SankrantiPongalPradosh Vrat+215Krishna Amavasya from 01:41AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri16Shukla Pratipada from 04:17PratipadaMagha Amavasya17Shukla Pratipada (continues)Pratipada18Shukla Dwitiya from 06:42Dwitiya19Shukla Tritiya from 08:52Tritiya20Shukla Chaturthi from 10:41Chaturthi21Shukla Panchami from 12:03Panchami22Shukla Shashthi from 12:54ShashthiVasant Panchami23Shukla Saptami from 13:10Saptami24Shukla Ashtami from 12:46Ashtami25Shukla Navami from 11:43Navami26Shukla Dashami from 10:02DashamiRepublic Day27Shukla Ekadashi from 07:44EkadashiJaya Ekadashi28Shukla Trayodashi from 01:47Trayodashi29Shukla Chaturdashi from 22:23ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat30Shukla Purnima from 18:53Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 15:26PratipadaTotal 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.Purnima: 1 Jan, 08:14 GMT+2 → 2 Jan, 04:24 GMT+2
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 4 Jan, 18:01 GMT+2 → 5 Jan, 15:30 GMT+2
  3. Shattila EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 11 Jan, 15:40 GMT+2 → 12 Jan, 17:52 GMT+2
  4. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 10:16 GMT+2
  5. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 10:16 GMT+2
  6. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 10:16 GMT+2
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Jan · Krishna Trayodashi: 13 Jan, 20:22 GMT+2 → 14 Jan, 23:01 GMT+2
  8. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 10:16 GMT+2
  9. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 14 Jan · Krishna Chaturdashi: 14 Jan, 23:01 GMT+2 → 16 Jan, 01:41 GMT+2
  10. Magha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 15 Jan · Amavasya: 16 Jan, 01:41 GMT+2 → 17 Jan, 04:17 GMT+2
  11. Vasant PanchamiHindu festivals
    Saraswati Puja and the start of spring.Tithi begins 21 Jan · Shukla Panchami: 21 Jan, 12:03 GMT+2 → 22 Jan, 12:54 GMT+2
  12. Republic DayNational
    The Constitution of India came into force in 1950.
  13. Jaya EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Shukla Ekadashi: 27 Jan, 07:44 GMT+2 → 28 Jan, 04:57 GMT+2
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Jan · Shukla Trayodashi: 29 Jan, 01:47 GMT+2 → 29 Jan, 22:23 GMT+2
  15. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  16. Magha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Jan · Purnima: 30 Jan, 18:53 GMT+2 → 31 Jan, 15:26 GMT+2