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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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May 2021

Vaishakha · Vikram Samvat 2078 · Dhaka
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1Krishna Shashthi from 17:11Shashthi2Krishna Saptami from 15:20Saptami3Krishna Ashtami from 14:09Ashtami4Krishna Navami from 13:40Navami5Krishna Dashami from 13:52Dashami6Krishna Ekadashi from 14:40Ekadashi7Krishna Dwadashi from 16:02DwadashiVaruthini Ekadashi8Krishna Trayodashi from 17:51TrayodashiPradosh Vrat9Krishna Chaturdashi from 20:00ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri10Krishna Amavasya from 22:25Amavasya11Shukla Pratipada from 00:59PratipadaVaishakha Amavasya12Shukla Dwitiya from 03:36Dwitiya13Shukla Dwitiya (continues)DwitiyaEid al-Fitr14Shukla Tritiya from 06:09TritiyaVrishabha Sankranti15Shukla Chaturthi from 08:30ChaturthiAkshaya Tritiya16Shukla Panchami from 10:31Panchami17Shukla Shashthi from 12:05Shashthi18Shukla Saptami from 13:03Saptami19Shukla Ashtami from 13:20Ashtami20Shukla Navami from 12:53Navami21Shukla Dashami from 11:41Dashami22Shukla Ekadashi from 09:46Ekadashi23Shukla Dwadashi from 07:13DwadashiMohini Ekadashi24Shukla Chaturdashi from 00:41ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat25Shukla Purnima from 21:00Purnima26Krishna Pratipada from 17:13PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima+127Krishna Dwitiya from 13:32Dwitiya28Krishna Tritiya from 10:06Tritiya29Krishna Chaturthi from 07:03ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi30Krishna Shashthi from 02:42Shashthi31Krishna Saptami from 01:36Saptami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in May 2021

  1. Varuthini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 6 May · Krishna Ekadashi: 6 May, 14:40 GMT+6 → 7 May, 16:02 GMT+6
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 8 May, 17:51 GMT+6 → 9 May, 20:00 GMT+6
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 9 May, 20:00 GMT+6 → 10 May, 22:25 GMT+6
  4. Vaishakha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 10 May · Amavasya: 10 May, 22:25 GMT+6 → 12 May, 01:00 GMT+6
  5. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  6. Vrishabha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Vrishabha.Sun enters 14 May, 23:54 GMT+6
  7. Akshaya TritiyaHindu festivals
    A day whose good deeds and purchases are said never to diminish.Tithi begins 14 May · Shukla Tritiya: 14 May, 06:09 GMT+6 → 15 May, 08:30 GMT+6
  8. Mohini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 22 May · Shukla Ekadashi: 22 May, 09:46 GMT+6 → 23 May, 07:13 GMT+6
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 23 May · Shukla Trayodashi: 24 May, 04:08 GMT+6 → 25 May, 00:41 GMT+6
  10. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 15:44 to 18:52 (peak 17:18). Sutak from 06:44: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 26 May, 15:44 GMT+6 → 26 May, 18:52 GMT+6 · sutak from 26 May, 06:44 GMT+6
  11. Buddha PurnimaOther faiths
    The birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.Tithi begins 25 May · Purnima: 25 May, 21:00 GMT+6 → 26 May, 17:13 GMT+6
  12. Vaishakha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 25 May · Purnima: 25 May, 21:00 GMT+6 → 26 May, 17:13 GMT+6
  13. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 29 May, 07:03 GMT+6 → 30 May, 04:33 GMT+6