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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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January 2020

Magha · Vikram Samvat 2076 · Johannesburg
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1Shukla Saptami from 14:57Saptami2Shukla Ashtami from 17:30AshtamiGuru Gobind Singh Jayanti3Shukla Navami from 19:56Navami4Shukla Dashami from 22:02Dashami5Shukla Ekadashi from 23:37Ekadashi6Shukla Dwadashi from 00:32DwadashiPausha Putrada Ekadashi7Shukla Trayodashi from 00:44Trayodashi8Shukla Chaturdashi from 00:14ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat9Shukla Purnima from 23:04Purnima10Krishna Pratipada from 21:21PratipadaPenumbral lunar eclipsePausha Purnima11Krishna Dwitiya from 19:11Dwitiya12Krishna Tritiya from 16:42Tritiya13Krishna Chaturthi from 14:02ChaturthiLohriSankashti Chaturthi14Krishna Panchami from 11:19PanchamiMakar SankrantiMakara Sankranti15Krishna Shashthi from 08:40ShashthiPongal16Krishna Saptami from 06:11Saptami17Krishna Navami from 02:03Navami18Krishna Dashami from 00:30Dashami19Krishna Ekadashi from 23:21Ekadashi20Krishna Dwadashi from 22:36DwadashiShattila Ekadashi21Krishna Trayodashi from 22:15Trayodashi22Krishna Chaturdashi from 22:18ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri23Krishna Amavasya from 22:47Amavasya24Shukla Pratipada from 23:41PratipadaMagha Amavasya25Shukla Dwitiya from 01:01Dwitiya26Shukla Tritiya from 02:45TritiyaRepublic Day27Shukla Chaturthi from 04:52Chaturthi28Shukla Chaturthi (continues)Chaturthi29Shukla Panchami from 07:16PanchamiVasant Panchami30Shukla Shashthi from 09:49Shashthi31Shukla Saptami from 12:22Saptami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in January 2020

  1. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 1 Jan · Shukla Saptami: 1 Jan, 14:57 GMT+2 → 2 Jan, 17:30 GMT+2
  2. Pausha Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Jan · Shukla Ekadashi: 5 Jan, 23:37 GMT+2 → 7 Jan, 00:32 GMT+2
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Jan · Shukla Trayodashi: 8 Jan, 00:44 GMT+2 → 9 Jan, 00:14 GMT+2
  4. Penumbral lunar eclipseEclipses
    A faint penumbral eclipse; it is not observed and has no sutak.Not visible here
  5. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 9 Jan · Purnima: 9 Jan, 23:04 GMT+2 → 10 Jan, 21:21 GMT+2
  6. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 22:38 GMT+2
  7. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Jan, 14:02 GMT+2 → 14 Jan, 11:19 GMT+2
  8. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 22:38 GMT+2
  9. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 22:38 GMT+2
  10. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 22:38 GMT+2
  11. Shattila EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 19 Jan, 23:21 GMT+2 → 20 Jan, 22:36 GMT+2
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Jan · Krishna Trayodashi: 21 Jan, 22:15 GMT+2 → 22 Jan, 22:18 GMT+2
  13. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 22 Jan, 22:18 GMT+2 → 23 Jan, 22:47 GMT+2
  14. Magha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 23 Jan · Amavasya: 23 Jan, 22:47 GMT+2 → 24 Jan, 23:42 GMT+2
  15. Republic DayNational
    The Constitution of India came into force in 1950.
  16. Vasant PanchamiHindu festivals
    Saraswati Puja and the start of spring.Shukla Panchami: 29 Jan, 07:16 GMT+2 → 30 Jan, 09:49 GMT+2