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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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January 2018

Magha · Vikram Samvat 2074 · Sydney
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1Shukla Purnima from 17:14Purnima2Krishna Pratipada from 13:24PratipadaPausha Purnima3Krishna Dwitiya from 09:38Dwitiya4Krishna Tritiya from 06:07Tritiya5Krishna Panchami from 00:30PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi6Krishna Shashthi from 22:39Shashthi7Krishna Saptami from 21:34Saptami8Krishna Ashtami from 21:16Ashtami9Krishna Navami from 21:45Navami10Krishna Dashami from 22:55Dashami11Krishna Ekadashi from 00:40Ekadashi12Krishna Dwadashi from 02:52DwadashiShattila Ekadashi13Krishna Trayodashi from 05:22TrayodashiLohri14Krishna Trayodashi (continues)TrayodashiMakar SankrantiPongalPradosh Vrat+215Krishna Chaturdashi from 08:01ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri16Krishna Amavasya from 10:41Amavasya17Shukla Pratipada from 13:17PratipadaMagha Amavasya18Shukla Dwitiya from 15:42Dwitiya19Shukla Tritiya from 17:52Tritiya20Shukla Chaturthi from 19:41Chaturthi21Shukla Panchami from 21:03Panchami22Shukla Shashthi from 21:54ShashthiVasant Panchami23Shukla Saptami from 22:10Saptami24Shukla Ashtami from 21:46Ashtami25Shukla Navami from 20:43Navami26Shukla Dashami from 19:02DashamiRepublic Day27Shukla Ekadashi from 16:44Ekadashi28Shukla Dwadashi from 13:57DwadashiJaya Ekadashi29Shukla Trayodashi from 10:47TrayodashiPradosh Vrat30Shukla Chaturdashi from 07:23Chaturdashi31Krishna Pratipada from 00:26PratipadaMagha 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, 17:14 GMT+11 → 2 Jan, 13:24 GMT+11
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 4 Jan · Krishna Chaturthi: 5 Jan, 03:01 GMT+11 → 6 Jan, 00:30 GMT+11
  3. Shattila EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 12 Jan, 00:40 GMT+11 → 13 Jan, 02:52 GMT+11
  4. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 19:16 GMT+11
  5. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 19:16 GMT+11
  6. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 19:16 GMT+11
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Jan · Krishna Trayodashi: 14 Jan, 05:22 GMT+11 → 15 Jan, 08:01 GMT+11
  8. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 19:16 GMT+11
  9. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 15 Jan, 08:01 GMT+11 → 16 Jan, 10:41 GMT+11
  10. Magha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 16 Jan · Amavasya: 16 Jan, 10:41 GMT+11 → 17 Jan, 13:17 GMT+11
  11. Vasant PanchamiHindu festivals
    Saraswati Puja and the start of spring.Tithi begins 21 Jan · Shukla Panchami: 21 Jan, 21:03 GMT+11 → 22 Jan, 21:54 GMT+11
  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, 16:44 GMT+11 → 28 Jan, 13:57 GMT+11
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 29 Jan, 10:47 GMT+11 → 30 Jan, 07:23 GMT+11
  15. Magha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Jan · Purnima: 31 Jan, 03:53 GMT+11 → 1 Feb, 00:26 GMT+11