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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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February 2018

Phalguna · Vikram Samvat 2074 · Melbourne
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1Krishna Dwitiya from 21:13DwitiyaTotal lunar eclipse2Krishna Tritiya from 18:24Tritiya3Krishna Chaturthi from 16:06ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi4Krishna Panchami from 14:28Panchami5Krishna Shashthi from 13:35Shashthi6Krishna Saptami from 13:31Saptami7Krishna Ashtami from 14:15Ashtami8Krishna Navami from 15:42Navami9Krishna Dashami from 17:46Dashami10Krishna Ekadashi from 20:14Ekadashi11Krishna Dwadashi from 22:54DwadashiVijaya Ekadashi12Krishna Trayodashi from 01:34Trayodashi13Krishna Chaturdashi from 04:04ChaturdashiPradosh VratKumbha Sankranti14Krishna Amavasya from 06:16AmavasyaMaha Shivaratri15Krishna Amavasya (continues)AmavasyaPhalguna Amavasya16Shukla Pratipada from 08:05PratipadaPartial solar eclipse17Shukla Dwitiya from 09:27Dwitiya18Shukla Tritiya from 10:21Tritiya19Shukla Chaturthi from 10:47Chaturthi20Shukla Panchami from 10:45Panchami21Shukla Shashthi from 10:16Shashthi22Shukla Saptami from 09:20Saptami23Shukla Ashtami from 07:58Ashtami24Shukla Dashami from 04:06Dashami25Shukla Ekadashi from 01:39Ekadashi26Shukla Dwadashi from 22:59DwadashiAmalaki Ekadashi27Shukla Trayodashi from 20:09TrayodashiPradosh Vrat28Shukla Chaturdashi from 17:16Chaturdashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in February 2018

  1. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 22:48 to 02:11 (peak 00:29). Sutak from 13:48: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 31 Jan, 22:48 GMT+11 → 1 Feb, 02:11 GMT+11 · sutak from 31 Jan, 13:48 GMT+11
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 3 Feb, 16:06 GMT+11 → 4 Feb, 14:28 GMT+11
  3. Vijaya EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Feb · Krishna Ekadashi: 10 Feb, 20:14 GMT+11 → 11 Feb, 22:54 GMT+11
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Feb · Krishna Trayodashi: 13 Feb, 01:34 GMT+11 → 14 Feb, 04:04 GMT+11
  5. Kumbha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Kumbha.Sun enters 13 Feb, 08:18 GMT+11
  6. Maha ShivaratriHindu festivals
    The great night of Shiva, kept with fasting and a night-long vigil.Tithi begins 13 Feb · Krishna Chaturdashi: 14 Feb, 04:04 GMT+11 → 15 Feb, 06:16 GMT+11
  7. Phalguna AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 14 Feb · Amavasya: 15 Feb, 06:16 GMT+11 → 16 Feb, 08:05 GMT+11
  8. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  9. Amalaki EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Feb · Shukla Ekadashi: 26 Feb, 01:39 GMT+11 → 26 Feb, 22:59 GMT+11
  10. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 27 Feb, 20:09 GMT+11 → 28 Feb, 17:16 GMT+11