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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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January 2019

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2075 · Nairobi
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1Krishna Dwadashi from 22:58DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi2Krishna Trayodashi from 23:40Trayodashi3Krishna Chaturdashi from 00:51ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat4Krishna Amavasya from 02:27AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri5Shukla Pratipada from 04:28PratipadaPausha Amavasya6Shukla Pratipada (continues)PratipadaPartial solar eclipse7Shukla Dwitiya from 06:48Dwitiya8Shukla Tritiya from 09:24Tritiya9Shukla Chaturthi from 12:08Chaturthi10Shukla Panchami from 14:52Panchami11Shukla Shashthi from 17:24Shashthi12Shukla Saptami from 19:35Saptami13Shukla Ashtami from 21:12AshtamiLohriGuru Gobind Singh Jayanti14Shukla Navami from 22:07NavamiMakar SankrantiPongalMakara Sankranti+115Shukla Dashami from 22:15Dashami16Shukla Ekadashi from 21:33Ekadashi17Shukla Dwadashi from 20:04DwadashiPausha Putrada Ekadashi18Shukla Trayodashi from 17:52TrayodashiPradosh Vrat19Shukla Chaturdashi from 15:04Chaturdashi20Shukla Purnima from 11:49Purnima21Krishna Pratipada from 08:16PratipadaTotal lunar eclipsePausha Purnima22Krishna Tritiya from 00:56Tritiya23Krishna Chaturthi from 21:29Chaturthi24Krishna Panchami from 18:23PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi25Krishna Shashthi from 15:48Shashthi26Krishna Saptami from 13:49SaptamiRepublic Day27Krishna Ashtami from 12:32Ashtami28Krishna Navami from 11:59Navami29Krishna Dashami from 12:10Dashami30Krishna Ekadashi from 13:03Ekadashi31Krishna Dwadashi from 14:32DwadashiShattila Ekadashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in January 2019

  1. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 31 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 31 Dec, 22:46 GMT+3 → 1 Jan, 22:58 GMT+3
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 2 Jan · Krishna Trayodashi: 2 Jan, 23:40 GMT+3 → 4 Jan, 00:51 GMT+3
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 3 Jan · Krishna Chaturdashi: 4 Jan, 00:51 GMT+3 → 5 Jan, 02:27 GMT+3
  4. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 4 Jan · Amavasya: 5 Jan, 02:27 GMT+3 → 6 Jan, 04:28 GMT+3
  5. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  6. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 17:21 GMT+3
  7. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 12 Jan · Shukla Saptami: 12 Jan, 19:35 GMT+3 → 13 Jan, 21:12 GMT+3
  8. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 17:21 GMT+3
  9. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 17:21 GMT+3
  10. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 17:21 GMT+3
  11. Pausha Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 16 Jan · Shukla Ekadashi: 16 Jan, 21:33 GMT+3 → 17 Jan, 20:04 GMT+3
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 18 Jan, 17:52 GMT+3 → 19 Jan, 15:04 GMT+3
  13. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 06:33 to 09:50 (peak 08:12). Sutak from 21:33: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 21 Jan, 06:33 GMT+3 → 21 Jan, 09:50 GMT+3 · sutak from 20 Jan, 21:33 GMT+3
  14. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 20 Jan · Purnima: 20 Jan, 11:49 GMT+3 → 21 Jan, 08:16 GMT+3
  15. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 23 Jan · Krishna Chaturthi: 23 Jan, 21:29 GMT+3 → 24 Jan, 18:23 GMT+3
  16. Republic DayNational
    The Constitution of India came into force in 1950.
  17. Shattila EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 30 Jan, 13:03 GMT+3 → 31 Jan, 14:32 GMT+3