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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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January 2018

Magha · Vikram Samvat 2074 · Karachi
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1Shukla Purnima from 11:14Purnima2Krishna Pratipada from 07:24PratipadaPausha Purnima3Krishna Tritiya from 00:07Tritiya4Krishna Chaturthi from 21:01Chaturthi5Krishna Panchami from 18:30PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi6Krishna Shashthi from 16:39Shashthi7Krishna Saptami from 15:34Saptami8Krishna Ashtami from 15:16Ashtami9Krishna Navami from 15:45Navami10Krishna Dashami from 16:55Dashami11Krishna Ekadashi from 18:40Ekadashi12Krishna Dwadashi from 20:52DwadashiShattila Ekadashi13Krishna Trayodashi from 23:22TrayodashiLohri14Krishna Chaturdashi from 02:01ChaturdashiMakar SankrantiPongalPradosh Vrat+215Krishna Amavasya from 04:41AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri16Shukla Pratipada from 07:17PratipadaMagha Amavasya17Shukla Pratipada (continues)Pratipada18Shukla Dwitiya from 09:42Dwitiya19Shukla Tritiya from 11:52Tritiya20Shukla Chaturthi from 13:41Chaturthi21Shukla Panchami from 15:03Panchami22Shukla Shashthi from 15:54ShashthiVasant Panchami23Shukla Saptami from 16:10Saptami24Shukla Ashtami from 15:46Ashtami25Shukla Navami from 14:43Navami26Shukla Dashami from 13:02DashamiRepublic Day27Shukla Ekadashi from 10:44Ekadashi28Shukla Dwadashi from 07:57DwadashiJaya Ekadashi29Shukla Chaturdashi from 01:23ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat30Shukla Purnima from 21:53Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 18:26PratipadaTotal 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, 11:14 GMT+5 → 2 Jan, 07:24 GMT+5
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 4 Jan · Krishna Chaturthi: 4 Jan, 21:01 GMT+5 → 5 Jan, 18:30 GMT+5
  3. Shattila EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 11 Jan, 18:40 GMT+5 → 12 Jan, 20:52 GMT+5
  4. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 13:16 GMT+5
  5. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 13:16 GMT+5
  6. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 13:16 GMT+5
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Jan · Krishna Trayodashi: 13 Jan, 23:22 GMT+5 → 15 Jan, 02:01 GMT+5
  8. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 13:16 GMT+5
  9. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 14 Jan · Krishna Chaturdashi: 15 Jan, 02:01 GMT+5 → 16 Jan, 04:41 GMT+5
  10. Magha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 15 Jan · Amavasya: 16 Jan, 04:41 GMT+5 → 17 Jan, 07:17 GMT+5
  11. Vasant PanchamiHindu festivals
    Saraswati Puja and the start of spring.Tithi begins 21 Jan · Shukla Panchami: 21 Jan, 15:03 GMT+5 → 22 Jan, 15:54 GMT+5
  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, 10:44 GMT+5 → 28 Jan, 07:57 GMT+5
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Jan · Shukla Trayodashi: 29 Jan, 04:47 GMT+5 → 30 Jan, 01:23 GMT+5
  15. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 16:48 to 20:11 (peak 18:29). Sutak from 07:48: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 31 Jan, 16:48 GMT+5 → 31 Jan, 20:11 GMT+5 · sutak from 31 Jan, 07:48 GMT+5
  16. Magha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Jan · Purnima: 30 Jan, 21:53 GMT+5 → 31 Jan, 18:26 GMT+5