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January 2006

Magha · Vikram Samvat 2062 · Leicester
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1Shukla Tritiya from 20:46Tritiya2Shukla Chaturthi from 17:31Chaturthi3Shukla Panchami from 14:29Panchami4Shukla Shashthi from 11:45Shashthi5Shukla Saptami from 09:28SaptamiGuru Gobind Singh Jayanti6Shukla Navami from 06:21Navami7Shukla Dashami from 05:33Dashami8Shukla Ekadashi from 05:14Ekadashi9Shukla Dwadashi from 05:22DwadashiPausha Putrada Ekadashi10Shukla Trayodashi from 05:54TrayodashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)11Shukla Chaturdashi from 06:50ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat12Shukla Purnima from 08:08Purnima13Shukla Purnima (continues)PurnimaLohriPausha Purnima14Krishna Pratipada from 09:48PratipadaMakar SankrantiPongalMakara Sankranti+115Krishna Dwitiya from 11:49Dwitiya16Krishna Tritiya from 14:11Tritiya17Krishna Chaturthi from 16:47ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi18Krishna Panchami from 19:31Panchami19Krishna Shashthi from 22:12Shashthi20Krishna Saptami from 00:37Saptami21Krishna Ashtami from 02:31Ashtami22Krishna Navami from 03:44Navami23Krishna Dashami from 04:06Dashami24Krishna Ekadashi from 03:35Ekadashi25Krishna Dwadashi from 02:11DwadashiShattila Ekadashi26Krishna Trayodashi from 00:00TrayodashiRepublic Day27Krishna Chaturdashi from 21:10ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri28Krishna Amavasya from 17:51Amavasya29Shukla Pratipada from 14:14PratipadaMagha Amavasya30Shukla Dwitiya from 10:30Dwitiya31Shukla Chaturthi from 03:26Chaturthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in January 2006

  1. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Shukla Saptami: 5 Jan, 09:28 GMT → 6 Jan, 07:39 GMT
  2. Pausha Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Jan · Shukla Ekadashi: 9 Jan, 05:14 GMT → 10 Jan, 05:22 GMT
  3. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.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 10 Jan · Shukla Trayodashi: 11 Jan, 05:54 GMT → 12 Jan, 06:50 GMT
  5. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 06:24 GMT
  6. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 12 Jan · Purnima: 13 Jan, 08:08 GMT → 14 Jan, 09:48 GMT
  7. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 06:24 GMT
  8. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 06:24 GMT
  9. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 06:24 GMT
  10. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Jan, 16:47 GMT → 18 Jan, 19:31 GMT
  11. Shattila EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 25 Jan, 03:35 GMT → 26 Jan, 02:11 GMT
  12. Republic DayNational
    The Constitution of India came into force in 1950.
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Jan · Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Jan, 00:00 GMT → 27 Jan, 21:10 GMT
  14. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 27 Jan, 21:10 GMT → 28 Jan, 17:51 GMT
  15. Magha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 28 Jan · Amavasya: 28 Jan, 17:51 GMT → 29 Jan, 14:15 GMT