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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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January 2018

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2074 · Kathmandu
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1Shukla Purnima from 11:59Purnima2Krishna Pratipada from 08:09PratipadaPausha Purnima3Krishna Tritiya from 00:52Tritiya4Krishna Chaturthi from 21:46Chaturthi5Krishna Panchami from 19:15PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi6Krishna Shashthi from 17:24Shashthi7Krishna Saptami from 16:19Saptami8Krishna Ashtami from 16:01Ashtami9Krishna Navami from 16:30Navami10Krishna Dashami from 17:40Dashami11Krishna Ekadashi from 19:25Ekadashi12Krishna Dwadashi from 21:37DwadashiShattila Ekadashi13Krishna Trayodashi from 00:07TrayodashiLohri14Krishna Chaturdashi from 02:46ChaturdashiMakar SankrantiPongalPradosh Vrat+215Krishna Amavasya from 05:26AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri16Krishna Amavasya (continues)AmavasyaMagha Amavasya17Shukla Pratipada from 08:02Pratipada18Shukla Dwitiya from 10:27Dwitiya19Shukla Tritiya from 12:37Tritiya20Shukla Chaturthi from 14:26Chaturthi21Shukla Panchami from 15:48Panchami22Shukla Shashthi from 16:39ShashthiVasant Panchami23Shukla Saptami from 16:55Saptami24Shukla Ashtami from 16:31Ashtami25Shukla Navami from 15:28Navami26Shukla Dashami from 13:47DashamiRepublic Day27Shukla Ekadashi from 11:29Ekadashi28Shukla Dwadashi from 08:42DwadashiJaya Ekadashi29Shukla Chaturdashi from 02:08ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat30Shukla Purnima from 22:38Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 19:11PratipadaTotal 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, 11:59 GMT+5:45 → 2 Jan, 08:09 GMT+5:45
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 4 Jan · Krishna Chaturthi: 4 Jan, 21:46 GMT+5:45 → 5 Jan, 19:15 GMT+5:45
  3. Shattila EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 11 Jan, 19:25 GMT+5:45 → 12 Jan, 21:37 GMT+5:45
  4. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 14:01 GMT+5:45
  5. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 14:01 GMT+5:45
  6. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 14:01 GMT+5:45
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Jan · Krishna Trayodashi: 14 Jan, 00:07 GMT+5:45 → 15 Jan, 02:46 GMT+5:45
  8. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 14:01 GMT+5:45
  9. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 14 Jan · Krishna Chaturdashi: 15 Jan, 02:46 GMT+5:45 → 16 Jan, 05:26 GMT+5:45
  10. Magha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 15 Jan · Amavasya: 16 Jan, 05:26 GMT+5:45 → 17 Jan, 08:02 GMT+5:45
  11. Vasant PanchamiHindu festivals
    Saraswati Puja and the start of spring.Tithi begins 21 Jan · Shukla Panchami: 21 Jan, 15:48 GMT+5:45 → 22 Jan, 16:39 GMT+5:45
  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, 11:29 GMT+5:45 → 28 Jan, 08:42 GMT+5:45
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Jan · Shukla Trayodashi: 29 Jan, 05:32 GMT+5:45 → 30 Jan, 02:08 GMT+5:45
  15. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 17:33 to 20:56 (peak 19:14). Sutak from 08:33: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 31 Jan, 17:33 GMT+5:45 → 31 Jan, 20:56 GMT+5:45 · sutak from 31 Jan, 08:33 GMT+5:45
  16. Magha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Jan · Purnima: 30 Jan, 22:38 GMT+5:45 → 31 Jan, 19:11 GMT+5:45