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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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May 1994

Vaishakha · Vikram Samvat 2051 · Nairobi
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1Krishna Ashtami from 05:33Ashtami2Krishna Navami from 05:42Navami3Krishna Navami (continues)Navami4Krishna Dashami from 06:35Dashami5Krishna Ekadashi from 08:04Ekadashi6Krishna Dwadashi from 10:03DwadashiVaruthini Ekadashi7Krishna Trayodashi from 12:23TrayodashiPradosh Vrat8Krishna Chaturdashi from 14:56ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri9Krishna Amavasya from 17:33Amavasya10Shukla Pratipada from 20:06PratipadaAnnular solar eclipseVaishakha Amavasya11Shukla Dwitiya from 22:30Dwitiya12Shukla Tritiya from 00:38Tritiya13Shukla Chaturthi from 02:24ChaturthiAkshaya Tritiya14Shukla Panchami from 03:43PanchamiVrishabha Sankranti15Shukla Shashthi from 04:31Shashthi16Shukla Saptami from 04:43Saptami17Shukla Ashtami from 04:17Ashtami18Shukla Navami from 03:12Navami19Shukla Dashami from 01:29Dashami20Shukla Ekadashi from 23:11Ekadashi21Shukla Dwadashi from 20:24DwadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)Mohini Ekadashi22Shukla Trayodashi from 17:13TrayodashiPradosh Vrat23Shukla Chaturdashi from 13:46Chaturdashi24Shukla Purnima from 10:12Purnima25Krishna Pratipada from 06:39PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima+126Krishna Tritiya from 00:15Tritiya27Krishna Chaturthi from 21:42Chaturthi28Krishna Panchami from 19:47PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi29Krishna Shashthi from 18:34Shashthi30Krishna Saptami from 18:09Saptami31Krishna Ashtami from 18:33Ashtami
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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, 08:04 GMT+3 → 6 May, 10:03 GMT+3
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 7 May, 12:23 GMT+3 → 8 May, 14:56 GMT+3
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 8 May, 14:56 GMT+3 → 9 May, 17:33 GMT+3
  4. Annular solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  5. Vaishakha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 9 May · Amavasya: 9 May, 17:33 GMT+3 → 10 May, 20:07 GMT+3
  6. Akshaya TritiyaHindu festivals
    A day whose good deeds and purchases are said never to diminish.Tithi begins 12 May · Shukla Tritiya: 13 May, 00:38 GMT+3 → 14 May, 02:24 GMT+3
  7. Vrishabha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Vrishabha.Sun enters 14 May, 22:53 GMT+3
  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, 23:11 GMT+3 → 21 May, 20:24 GMT+3
  10. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 22 May, 17:13 GMT+3 → 23 May, 13:46 GMT+3
  11. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 05:37 to 07:23 (peak 06:30). Sutak from 20:37: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 25 May, 05:37 GMT+3 → 25 May, 07:23 GMT+3 · sutak from 24 May, 20:37 GMT+3
  12. Buddha PurnimaOther faiths
    The birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.Tithi begins 24 May · Purnima: 24 May, 10:12 GMT+3 → 25 May, 06:39 GMT+3
  13. Vaishakha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 24 May · Purnima: 24 May, 10:12 GMT+3 → 25 May, 06:39 GMT+3
  14. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 27 May · Krishna Chaturthi: 27 May, 21:42 GMT+3 → 28 May, 19:47 GMT+3