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May 1994

Vaishakha · Vikram Samvat 2051 · Leicester
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1Krishna Ashtami from 03:33Ashtami2Krishna Navami from 03:42Navami3Krishna Dashami from 04:35Dashami4Krishna Dashami (continues)Dashami5Krishna Ekadashi from 06:04Ekadashi6Krishna Dwadashi from 08:03DwadashiVaruthini Ekadashi7Krishna Trayodashi from 10:23TrayodashiPradosh Vrat8Krishna Chaturdashi from 12:56ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri9Krishna Amavasya from 15:33Amavasya10Shukla Pratipada from 18:06PratipadaPartial solar eclipseVaishakha Amavasya11Shukla Dwitiya from 20:30Dwitiya12Shukla Tritiya from 22:38Tritiya13Shukla Chaturthi from 00:24ChaturthiAkshaya Tritiya14Shukla Panchami from 01:43PanchamiVrishabha Sankranti15Shukla Shashthi from 02:31Shashthi16Shukla Saptami from 02:43Saptami17Shukla Ashtami from 02:17Ashtami18Shukla Navami from 01:12Navami19Shukla Dashami from 23:29Dashami20Shukla Ekadashi from 21:11Ekadashi21Shukla Dwadashi from 18:24DwadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)Mohini Ekadashi22Shukla Trayodashi from 15:13TrayodashiPradosh Vrat23Shukla Chaturdashi from 11:46Chaturdashi24Shukla Purnima from 08:12PurnimaBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima25Krishna Dwitiya from 01:17DwitiyaPartial lunar eclipse26Krishna Tritiya from 22:15Tritiya27Krishna Chaturthi from 19:42ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi28Krishna Panchami from 17:47Panchami29Krishna Shashthi from 16:34Shashthi30Krishna Saptami from 16:09Saptami31Krishna Ashtami from 16:33Ashtami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in May 1994

  1. Varuthini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 5 May · Krishna Ekadashi: 5 May, 06:04 GMT+1 → 6 May, 08:03 GMT+1
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 7 May, 10:23 GMT+1 → 8 May, 12:56 GMT+1
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 8 May, 12:56 GMT+1 → 9 May, 15:33 GMT+1
  4. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 18:34 to 20:30 (peak 19:34). Sutak from 06:34: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 10 May, 18:34 GMT+1 → 10 May, 20:30 GMT+1 · sutak from 10 May, 06:34 GMT+1
  5. Vaishakha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 9 May · Amavasya: 9 May, 15:33 GMT+1 → 10 May, 18:07 GMT+1
  6. Akshaya TritiyaHindu festivals
    A day whose good deeds and purchases are said never to diminish.Tithi begins 12 May · Shukla Tritiya: 12 May, 22:38 GMT+1 → 14 May, 00:24 GMT+1
  7. Vrishabha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Vrishabha.Sun enters 14 May, 20:53 GMT+1
  8. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  9. Mohini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 May · Shukla Ekadashi: 20 May, 21:11 GMT+1 → 21 May, 18:24 GMT+1
  10. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 22 May, 15:13 GMT+1 → 23 May, 11:46 GMT+1
  11. Buddha PurnimaOther faiths
    The birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.Purnima: 24 May, 08:12 GMT+1 → 25 May, 04:39 GMT+1
  12. Vaishakha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 24 May, 08:12 GMT+1 → 25 May, 04:39 GMT+1
  13. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 03:37 to 05:23 (peak 04:30). Sutak from 18:37: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 25 May, 03:37 GMT+1 → 25 May, 05:23 GMT+1 · sutak from 24 May, 18:37 GMT+1
  14. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 May, 19:42 GMT+1 → 28 May, 17:47 GMT+1