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February 1979

Magha · Vikram Samvat 2035 · Leicester
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1Shukla Shashthi from 14:45ShashthiVasant Panchami2Shukla Saptami from 13:20Saptami3Shukla Ashtami from 12:39Ashtami4Shukla Navami from 12:43Navami5Shukla Dashami from 13:29Dashami6Shukla Ekadashi from 14:51Ekadashi7Shukla Dwadashi from 16:43DwadashiJaya Ekadashi8Shukla Trayodashi from 18:56Trayodashi9Shukla Chaturdashi from 21:24ChaturdashiMilad-un-NabiPradosh Vrat10Shukla Purnima from 00:00Purnima11Krishna Pratipada from 02:39PratipadaMagha Purnima12Krishna Dwitiya from 05:14DwitiyaKumbha Sankranti13Krishna Dwitiya (continues)Dwitiya14Krishna Tritiya from 07:39Tritiya15Krishna Chaturthi from 09:48ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi16Krishna Panchami from 11:35Panchami17Krishna Shashthi from 12:52Shashthi18Krishna Saptami from 13:33Saptami19Krishna Ashtami from 13:33Ashtami20Krishna Navami from 12:50Navami21Krishna Dashami from 11:24Dashami22Krishna Ekadashi from 09:17EkadashiVijaya Ekadashi23Krishna Trayodashi from 03:28Trayodashi24Krishna Chaturdashi from 00:00ChaturdashiMaha ShivaratriPradosh Vrat25Krishna Amavasya from 20:22Amavasya26Shukla Pratipada from 16:45PratipadaPartial solar eclipsePhalguna Amavasya27Shukla Dwitiya from 13:17Dwitiya28Shukla Tritiya from 10:09Tritiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in February 1979

  1. Vasant PanchamiHindu festivals
    Saraswati Puja and the start of spring.Tithi begins 31 Jan · Shukla Panchami: 31 Jan, 16:53 GMT → 1 Feb, 14:45 GMT
  2. Jaya EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Feb · Shukla Ekadashi: 6 Feb, 14:51 GMT → 7 Feb, 16:43 GMT
  3. Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpected
    The birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Feb · Shukla Trayodashi: 8 Feb, 18:56 GMT → 9 Feb, 21:24 GMT
  5. Magha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 10 Feb · Purnima: 11 Feb, 00:00 GMT → 12 Feb, 02:39 GMT
  6. Kumbha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Kumbha.Sun enters 12 Feb, 21:14 GMT
  7. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 15 Feb, 09:48 GMT → 16 Feb, 11:35 GMT
  8. Vijaya EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Krishna Ekadashi: 22 Feb, 09:17 GMT → 23 Feb, 06:36 GMT
  9. Maha ShivaratriHindu festivals
    The great night of Shiva, kept with fasting and a night-long vigil.Krishna Chaturdashi: 25 Feb, 00:00 GMT → 25 Feb, 20:22 GMT
  10. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Feb · Krishna Trayodashi: 24 Feb, 03:28 GMT → 25 Feb, 00:00 GMT
  11. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 17:30 to 18:59 (peak 18:15). Sutak from 05:30: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 26 Feb, 17:30 GMT → 26 Feb, 18:59 GMT · sutak from 26 Feb, 05:30 GMT
  12. Phalguna AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 25 Feb · Amavasya: 25 Feb, 20:22 GMT → 26 Feb, 16:45 GMT