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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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May 2021

Vaishakha · Vikram Samvat 2078 · Kathmandu
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1Krishna Shashthi from 16:56Shashthi2Krishna Saptami from 15:05Saptami3Krishna Ashtami from 13:54Ashtami4Krishna Navami from 13:25Navami5Krishna Dashami from 13:37Dashami6Krishna Ekadashi from 14:25Ekadashi7Krishna Dwadashi from 15:47DwadashiVaruthini Ekadashi8Krishna Trayodashi from 17:36TrayodashiPradosh Vrat9Krishna Chaturdashi from 19:45ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri10Krishna Amavasya from 22:10Amavasya11Shukla Pratipada from 00:44PratipadaVaishakha Amavasya12Shukla Dwitiya from 03:21Dwitiya13Shukla Dwitiya (continues)DwitiyaEid al-Fitr14Shukla Tritiya from 05:54TritiyaVrishabha Sankranti15Shukla Chaturthi from 08:15ChaturthiAkshaya Tritiya16Shukla Panchami from 10:16Panchami17Shukla Shashthi from 11:50Shashthi18Shukla Saptami from 12:48Saptami19Shukla Ashtami from 13:05Ashtami20Shukla Navami from 12:38Navami21Shukla Dashami from 11:26Dashami22Shukla Ekadashi from 09:31Ekadashi23Shukla Dwadashi from 06:58DwadashiMohini Ekadashi24Shukla Chaturdashi from 00:26ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat25Shukla Purnima from 20:45Purnima26Krishna Pratipada from 16:58PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima+127Krishna Dwitiya from 13:17Dwitiya28Krishna Tritiya from 09:51Tritiya29Krishna Chaturthi from 06:48ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi30Krishna Shashthi from 02:27Shashthi31Krishna Saptami from 01:21Saptami
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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, 14:25 GMT+5:45 → 7 May, 15:47 GMT+5:45
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 8 May, 17:36 GMT+5:45 → 9 May, 19:45 GMT+5:45
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 9 May, 19:45 GMT+5:45 → 10 May, 22:10 GMT+5:45
  4. Vaishakha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 10 May · Amavasya: 10 May, 22:10 GMT+5:45 → 12 May, 00:45 GMT+5:45
  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, 23:39 GMT+5:45
  7. Akshaya TritiyaHindu festivals
    A day whose good deeds and purchases are said never to diminish.Tithi begins 14 May · Shukla Tritiya: 14 May, 05:54 GMT+5:45 → 15 May, 08:15 GMT+5:45
  8. Mohini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 22 May · Shukla Ekadashi: 22 May, 09:31 GMT+5:45 → 23 May, 06:58 GMT+5:45
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 23 May · Shukla Trayodashi: 24 May, 03:53 GMT+5:45 → 25 May, 00:26 GMT+5:45
  10. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  11. Buddha PurnimaOther faiths
    The birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.Tithi begins 25 May · Purnima: 25 May, 20:45 GMT+5:45 → 26 May, 16:58 GMT+5:45
  12. Vaishakha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 25 May · Purnima: 25 May, 20:45 GMT+5:45 → 26 May, 16:58 GMT+5:45
  13. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 29 May, 06:48 GMT+5:45 → 30 May, 04:18 GMT+5:45