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January 2028

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2084 · Chicago
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1Shukla Shashthi from 02:10Shashthi2Shukla Saptami from 04:42Saptami3Shukla Ashtami from 06:49AshtamiGuru Gobind Singh Jayanti4Shukla Ashtami (continues)Ashtami5Shukla Navami from 08:20Navami6Shukla Dashami from 09:05Dashami7Shukla Ekadashi from 09:00Ekadashi8Shukla Dwadashi from 08:06DwadashiPausha Putrada Ekadashi9Shukla Chaturdashi from 04:06ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat10Shukla Purnima from 01:15Purnima11Krishna Pratipada from 22:02PratipadaPartial lunar eclipsePausha Purnima12Krishna Dwitiya from 18:37Dwitiya13Krishna Tritiya from 15:09TritiyaLohri14Krishna Chaturthi from 11:47ChaturthiMakar SankrantiPongalSankashti Chaturthi+215Krishna Panchami from 08:40Panchami16Krishna Saptami from 03:42Saptami17Krishna Ashtami from 02:02Ashtami18Krishna Navami from 00:59Navami19Krishna Dashami from 00:34Dashami20Krishna Ekadashi from 00:47Ekadashi21Krishna Dwadashi from 01:34DwadashiShattila Ekadashi22Krishna Trayodashi from 02:53Trayodashi23Krishna Chaturdashi from 04:39ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat24Krishna Amavasya from 06:47AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri25Krishna Amavasya (continues)AmavasyaMagha Amavasya26Shukla Pratipada from 09:12PratipadaPartial solar eclipseRepublic Day27Shukla Dwitiya from 11:49Dwitiya28Shukla Tritiya from 14:31Tritiya29Shukla Chaturthi from 17:13Chaturthi30Shukla Panchami from 19:45Panchami31Shukla Shashthi from 21:58ShashthiVasant Panchami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in January 2028

  1. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 2 Jan · Shukla Saptami: 3 Jan, 04:42 GMT-6 → 4 Jan, 06:49 GMT-6
  2. Pausha Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Jan · Shukla Ekadashi: 7 Jan, 09:00 GMT-6 → 8 Jan, 08:06 GMT-6
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Jan · Shukla Trayodashi: 9 Jan, 06:26 GMT-6 → 10 Jan, 04:06 GMT-6
  4. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 21:43 to 22:42 (peak 22:13). Sutak from 12:43: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 11 Jan, 21:43 GMT-6 → 11 Jan, 22:42 GMT-6 · sutak from 11 Jan, 12:43 GMT-6
  5. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 10 Jan · Purnima: 11 Jan, 01:15 GMT-6 → 11 Jan, 22:02 GMT-6
  6. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 15:53 GMT-6
  7. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 15:53 GMT-6
  8. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 15:53 GMT-6
  9. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 14 Jan, 11:47 GMT-6 → 15 Jan, 08:40 GMT-6
  10. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 15:53 GMT-6
  11. Shattila EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 21 Jan, 00:47 GMT-6 → 22 Jan, 01:34 GMT-6
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Jan · Krishna Trayodashi: 23 Jan, 02:53 GMT-6 → 24 Jan, 04:39 GMT-6
  13. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 23 Jan · Krishna Chaturdashi: 24 Jan, 04:39 GMT-6 → 25 Jan, 06:47 GMT-6
  14. Magha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 24 Jan · Amavasya: 25 Jan, 06:47 GMT-6 → 26 Jan, 09:13 GMT-6
  15. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 08:01 to 09:04 (peak 08:32). Sutak from 20:01: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 26 Jan, 08:01 GMT-6 → 26 Jan, 09:04 GMT-6 · sutak from 25 Jan, 20:01 GMT-6
  16. Republic DayNational
    The Constitution of India came into force in 1950.
  17. Vasant PanchamiHindu festivals
    Saraswati Puja and the start of spring.Tithi begins 30 Jan · Shukla Panchami: 30 Jan, 19:45 GMT-6 → 31 Jan, 21:58 GMT-6