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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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January 2018

Magha · Vikram Samvat 2074 · Vancouver
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1Krishna Pratipada from 18:24PratipadaPausha Purnima2Krishna Dwitiya from 14:38Dwitiya3Krishna Tritiya from 11:07Tritiya4Krishna Panchami from 05:30PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi5Krishna Shashthi from 03:39Shashthi6Krishna Saptami from 02:34Saptami7Krishna Ashtami from 02:16Ashtami8Krishna Navami from 02:45Navami9Krishna Dashami from 03:55Dashami10Krishna Ekadashi from 05:40Ekadashi11Krishna Dwadashi from 07:52DwadashiShattila Ekadashi12Krishna Dwadashi (continues)Dwadashi13Krishna Trayodashi from 10:22TrayodashiLohriPradosh Vrat14Krishna Chaturdashi from 13:01ChaturdashiMakar SankrantiPongalMasik Shivaratri+215Krishna Amavasya from 15:41Amavasya16Shukla Pratipada from 18:17PratipadaMagha Amavasya17Shukla Dwitiya from 20:42Dwitiya18Shukla Tritiya from 22:52Tritiya19Shukla Chaturthi from 00:41Chaturthi20Shukla Panchami from 02:03Panchami21Shukla Shashthi from 02:54ShashthiVasant Panchami22Shukla Saptami from 03:10Saptami23Shukla Ashtami from 02:46Ashtami24Shukla Navami from 01:43Navami25Shukla Dashami from 00:02Dashami26Shukla Ekadashi from 21:44EkadashiRepublic Day27Shukla Dwadashi from 18:57DwadashiJaya Ekadashi28Shukla Trayodashi from 15:47TrayodashiPradosh Vrat29Shukla Chaturdashi from 12:23Chaturdashi30Shukla Purnima from 08:53PurnimaMagha Purnima31Krishna Dwitiya from 02:13DwitiyaTotal lunar eclipse
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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 31 Dec · Purnima: 31 Dec, 22:14 GMT-8 → 1 Jan, 18:24 GMT-8
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 3 Jan · Krishna Chaturthi: 4 Jan, 08:01 GMT-8 → 5 Jan, 05:30 GMT-8
  3. Shattila EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 11 Jan, 05:40 GMT-8 → 12 Jan, 07:52 GMT-8
  4. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 00:16 GMT-8
  5. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 13 Jan, 10:22 GMT-8 → 14 Jan, 13:01 GMT-8
  6. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 00:16 GMT-8
  7. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 00:16 GMT-8
  8. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 14 Jan, 13:01 GMT-8 → 15 Jan, 15:41 GMT-8
  9. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 00:16 GMT-8
  10. Magha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 15 Jan · Amavasya: 15 Jan, 15:41 GMT-8 → 16 Jan, 18:17 GMT-8
  11. Vasant PanchamiHindu festivals
    Saraswati Puja and the start of spring.Tithi begins 20 Jan · Shukla Panchami: 21 Jan, 02:03 GMT-8 → 22 Jan, 02:54 GMT-8
  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 26 Jan · Shukla Ekadashi: 26 Jan, 21:44 GMT-8 → 27 Jan, 18:57 GMT-8
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 28 Jan, 15:47 GMT-8 → 29 Jan, 12:23 GMT-8
  15. Magha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 30 Jan, 08:53 GMT-8 → 31 Jan, 05:26 GMT-8
  16. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 03:48 to 07:11 (peak 05:29). Sutak from 18:48: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 31 Jan, 03:48 GMT-8 → 31 Jan, 07:11 GMT-8 · sutak from 30 Jan, 18:48 GMT-8