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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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January 2001

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2057 · Johannesburg
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1Shukla Saptami from 10:29Saptami2Shukla Ashtami from 12:01AshtamiGuru Gobind Singh Jayanti3Shukla Navami from 12:50Navami4Shukla Dashami from 12:51Dashami5Shukla Ekadashi from 12:03Ekadashi6Shukla Dwadashi from 10:28DwadashiPausha Putrada Ekadashi7Shukla Trayodashi from 08:11TrayodashiPradosh Vrat8Shukla Purnima from 02:00Purnima9Krishna Pratipada from 22:24PratipadaTotal lunar eclipsePausha Purnima10Krishna Dwitiya from 18:41Dwitiya11Krishna Tritiya from 15:02Tritiya12Krishna Chaturthi from 11:36ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi13Krishna Panchami from 08:32PanchamiLohri14Krishna Shashthi from 06:00ShashthiMakar SankrantiPongalMakara Sankranti+115Krishna Ashtami from 02:53Ashtami16Krishna Navami from 02:26Navami17Krishna Dashami from 02:44Dashami18Krishna Ekadashi from 03:44Ekadashi19Krishna Dwadashi from 05:19DwadashiShattila Ekadashi20Krishna Dwadashi (continues)Dwadashi21Krishna Trayodashi from 07:22TrayodashiPradosh Vrat22Krishna Chaturdashi from 09:47ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri23Krishna Amavasya from 12:23Amavasya24Shukla Pratipada from 15:06PratipadaMagha Amavasya25Shukla Dwitiya from 17:48Dwitiya26Shukla Tritiya from 20:24TritiyaRepublic Day27Shukla Chaturthi from 22:47Chaturthi28Shukla Panchami from 00:51Panchami29Shukla Shashthi from 02:29ShashthiVasant Panchami30Shukla Saptami from 03:35Saptami31Shukla Ashtami from 04:03Ashtami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in January 2001

  1. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 1 Jan · Shukla Saptami: 1 Jan, 10:29 GMT+2 → 2 Jan, 12:01 GMT+2
  2. Pausha Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Jan · Shukla Ekadashi: 5 Jan, 12:03 GMT+2 → 6 Jan, 10:28 GMT+2
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 7 Jan, 08:11 GMT+2 → 8 Jan, 05:19 GMT+2
  4. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 20:42 to 23:59 (peak 22:20). Sutak from 11:42: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 9 Jan, 20:42 GMT+2 → 9 Jan, 23:59 GMT+2 · sutak from 9 Jan, 11:42 GMT+2
  5. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 8 Jan · Purnima: 9 Jan, 02:00 GMT+2 → 9 Jan, 22:24 GMT+2
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 12 Jan, 11:36 GMT+2 → 13 Jan, 08:32 GMT+2
  7. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 01:43 GMT+2
  8. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 01:43 GMT+2
  9. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 01:43 GMT+2
  10. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 01:43 GMT+2
  11. Shattila EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 19 Jan, 03:44 GMT+2 → 20 Jan, 05:19 GMT+2
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 21 Jan, 07:22 GMT+2 → 22 Jan, 09:47 GMT+2
  13. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 22 Jan, 09:47 GMT+2 → 23 Jan, 12:23 GMT+2
  14. Magha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 23 Jan · Amavasya: 23 Jan, 12:23 GMT+2 → 24 Jan, 15:07 GMT+2
  15. Republic DayNational
    The Constitution of India came into force in 1950.
  16. Vasant PanchamiHindu festivals
    Saraswati Puja and the start of spring.Tithi begins 28 Jan · Shukla Panchami: 29 Jan, 00:51 GMT+2 → 30 Jan, 02:29 GMT+2