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May 2003

Vaishakha · Vikram Samvat 2060 · Leicester
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1Shukla Pratipada from 13:14PratipadaVaishakha Amavasya2Shukla Dwitiya from 15:51Dwitiya3Shukla Tritiya from 18:21Tritiya4Shukla Chaturthi from 20:38ChaturthiAkshaya Tritiya5Shukla Panchami from 22:35Panchami6Shukla Shashthi from 00:02Shashthi7Shukla Saptami from 00:53Saptami8Shukla Ashtami from 01:04Ashtami9Shukla Navami from 00:30Navami10Shukla Dashami from 23:13Dashami11Shukla Ekadashi from 21:13Ekadashi12Shukla Dwadashi from 18:37DwadashiMohini Ekadashi13Shukla Trayodashi from 15:30TrayodashiMilad-un-NabiPradosh Vrat14Shukla Chaturdashi from 12:02Chaturdashi15Shukla Purnima from 08:20PurnimaBuddha PurnimaVaishakha PurnimaVrishabha Sankranti+116Krishna Dwitiya from 00:57DwitiyaTotal lunar eclipse17Krishna Tritiya from 21:34Tritiya18Krishna Chaturthi from 18:37Chaturthi19Krishna Panchami from 16:13PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi20Krishna Shashthi from 14:29Shashthi21Krishna Saptami from 13:30Saptami22Krishna Ashtami from 13:18Ashtami23Krishna Navami from 13:53Navami24Krishna Dashami from 15:10Dashami25Krishna Ekadashi from 17:02Ekadashi26Krishna Dwadashi from 19:19DwadashiApara Ekadashi27Krishna Trayodashi from 21:51Trayodashi28Krishna Chaturdashi from 00:27ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri29Krishna Amavasya from 02:59Amavasya30Krishna Amavasya (continues)AmavasyaJyeshtha Amavasya31Shukla Pratipada from 05:19PratipadaPartial solar eclipse
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in May 2003

  1. Vaishakha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 30 Apr · Amavasya: 30 Apr, 10:39 GMT+1 → 1 May, 13:15 GMT+1
  2. Akshaya TritiyaHindu festivals
    A day whose good deeds and purchases are said never to diminish.Tithi begins 3 May · Shukla Tritiya: 3 May, 18:21 GMT+1 → 4 May, 20:38 GMT+1
  3. Mohini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 May · Shukla Ekadashi: 11 May, 21:13 GMT+1 → 12 May, 18:37 GMT+1
  4. Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpected
    The birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  5. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 13 May, 15:30 GMT+1 → 14 May, 12:02 GMT+1
  6. Buddha PurnimaOther faiths
    The birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.Purnima: 15 May, 08:20 GMT+1 → 16 May, 04:35 GMT+1
  7. Vaishakha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 15 May, 08:20 GMT+1 → 16 May, 04:35 GMT+1
  8. Vrishabha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Vrishabha.Sun enters 15 May, 04:10 GMT+1
  9. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 03:02 to 06:17 (peak 04:40). Sutak from 18:02: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 16 May, 03:02 GMT+1 → 16 May, 06:17 GMT+1 · sutak from 15 May, 18:02 GMT+1
  10. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 18 May · Krishna Chaturthi: 18 May, 18:37 GMT+1 → 19 May, 16:13 GMT+1
  11. Apara EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 May · Krishna Ekadashi: 25 May, 17:02 GMT+1 → 26 May, 19:19 GMT+1
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 27 May · Krishna Trayodashi: 27 May, 21:51 GMT+1 → 29 May, 00:27 GMT+1
  13. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 29 May, 00:27 GMT+1 → 30 May, 02:59 GMT+1
  14. Jyeshtha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 29 May · Amavasya: 30 May, 02:59 GMT+1 → 31 May, 05:20 GMT+1
  15. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 03:43 to 05:33 (peak 04:37). Sutak from 15:43: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 31 May, 03:43 GMT+1 → 31 May, 05:33 GMT+1 · sutak from 30 May, 15:43 GMT+1