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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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January 2040

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2097 · Durban
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1Krishna Tritiya from 19:33Tritiya2Krishna Chaturthi from 21:36Chaturthi3Krishna Panchami from 23:17PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi4Krishna Shashthi from 00:31Shashthi5Krishna Saptami from 01:12Saptami6Krishna Ashtami from 01:17Ashtami7Krishna Navami from 00:43Navami8Krishna Dashami from 23:28Dashami9Krishna Ekadashi from 21:34Ekadashi10Krishna Dwadashi from 19:05DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi11Krishna Trayodashi from 16:05TrayodashiPradosh Vrat12Krishna Chaturdashi from 12:42ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri13Krishna Amavasya from 09:05Amavasya14Shukla Pratipada from 05:25PratipadaLohriPausha Amavasya15Shukla Tritiya from 22:33TritiyaMakar SankrantiPongalMakara Sankranti+116Shukla Chaturthi from 19:44Chaturthi17Shukla Panchami from 17:32Panchami18Shukla Shashthi from 16:07Shashthi19Shukla Saptami from 15:33Saptami20Shukla Ashtami from 15:52AshtamiGuru Gobind Singh Jayanti21Shukla Navami from 17:01Navami22Shukla Dashami from 18:53Dashami23Shukla Ekadashi from 21:17Ekadashi24Shukla Dwadashi from 23:58DwadashiMuharram (Ashura)Pausha Putrada Ekadashi25Shukla Trayodashi from 02:45Trayodashi26Shukla Trayodashi (continues)TrayodashiRepublic DayPradosh Vrat27Shukla Chaturdashi from 05:25Chaturdashi28Shukla Purnima from 07:49Purnima29Krishna Pratipada from 09:54PratipadaPausha Purnima30Krishna Dwitiya from 11:36Dwitiya31Krishna Tritiya from 12:54Tritiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in January 2040

  1. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 2 Jan · Krishna Chaturthi: 2 Jan, 21:36 GMT+2 → 3 Jan, 23:17 GMT+2
  2. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 9 Jan, 21:34 GMT+2 → 10 Jan, 19:05 GMT+2
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Jan, 16:05 GMT+2 → 12 Jan, 12:42 GMT+2
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Jan, 12:42 GMT+2 → 13 Jan, 09:05 GMT+2
  5. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 15 Jan, 01:40 GMT+2
  6. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 13 Jan · Amavasya: 13 Jan, 09:05 GMT+2 → 14 Jan, 05:25 GMT+2
  7. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 15 Jan, 01:40 GMT+2
  8. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 15 Jan, 01:40 GMT+2
  9. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 15 Jan, 01:40 GMT+2
  10. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 19 Jan · Shukla Saptami: 19 Jan, 15:33 GMT+2 → 20 Jan, 15:52 GMT+2
  11. Muharram (Ashura)Other faithsExpected
    A day of remembrance on the 10th of Muharram.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  12. Pausha Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Jan · Shukla Ekadashi: 23 Jan, 21:17 GMT+2 → 24 Jan, 23:58 GMT+2
  13. Republic DayNational
    The Constitution of India came into force in 1950.
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Jan · Shukla Trayodashi: 26 Jan, 02:45 GMT+2 → 27 Jan, 05:25 GMT+2
  15. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 28 Jan · Purnima: 28 Jan, 07:49 GMT+2 → 29 Jan, 09:54 GMT+2