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May 2012

Vaishakha · Vikram Samvat 2069 · Leicester

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1Shukla Ekadashi from 20:33Ekadashi 2Shukla Dwadashi from 18:17DwadashiMohini Ekadashi 3Shukla Trayodashi from 15:24TrayodashiPradosh Vrat 4Shukla Chaturdashi from 12:03Chaturdashi 5Shukla Purnima from 08:23PurnimaBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima 6Krishna Dwitiya from 00:48Dwitiya 7Krishna Tritiya from 21:12Tritiya 8Krishna Chaturthi from 17:57ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi 9Krishna Panchami from 15:12Panchami 10Krishna Shashthi from 13:02Shashthi 11Krishna Saptami from 11:34Saptami 12Krishna Ashtami from 10:51Ashtami 13Krishna Navami from 10:53Navami 14Krishna Dashami from 11:37DashamiVrishabha Sankranti 15Krishna Ekadashi from 12:59Ekadashi 16Krishna Dwadashi from 14:51DwadashiApara Ekadashi 17Krishna Trayodashi from 17:06TrayodashiPradosh Vrat 18Krishna Chaturdashi from 19:36ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri 19Krishna Amavasya from 22:12Amavasya 20Shukla Pratipada from 00:47PratipadaJyeshtha Amavasya 21Shukla Dwitiya from 03:13DwitiyaAnnular solar eclipse 22Shukla Dwitiya (continues)Dwitiya 23Shukla Tritiya from 05:26Tritiya 24Shukla Chaturthi from 07:19Chaturthi 25Shukla Panchami from 08:45Panchami 26Shukla Shashthi from 09:40Shashthi 27Shukla Saptami from 10:00Saptami 28Shukla Ashtami from 09:40Ashtami 29Shukla Navami from 08:41Navami 30Shukla Dashami from 07:02Dashami 31Shukla Ekadashi from 04:48EkadashiNirjala Ekadashi

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Festivals, vrats and holidays in May 2012

Wed, 2 May
Mohini EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 1 May · Shukla Ekadashi: 1 May, 20:33 GMT+1 → 2 May, 18:17 GMT+1
Thu, 3 May
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 3 May, 15:24 GMT+1 → 4 May, 12:03 GMT+1
Sat, 5 May
Buddha PurnimaOther faiths
The birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.Purnima: 5 May, 08:23 GMT+1 → 6 May, 04:35 GMT+1
Sat, 5 May
Vaishakha PurnimaVrats
The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 5 May, 08:23 GMT+1 → 6 May, 04:35 GMT+1
Tue, 8 May
Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 8 May, 17:57 GMT+1 → 9 May, 15:12 GMT+1
Mon, 14 May
Vrishabha SankrantiVrats
The Sun enters Vrishabha.Sun enters 14 May, 11:40 GMT+1
Wed, 16 May
Apara EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 15 May · Krishna Ekadashi: 15 May, 12:59 GMT+1 → 16 May, 14:51 GMT+1
Thu, 17 May
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 17 May, 17:06 GMT+1 → 18 May, 19:36 GMT+1
Fri, 18 May
Masik ShivaratriVrats
The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 18 May, 19:36 GMT+1 → 19 May, 22:12 GMT+1
Sun, 20 May
Jyeshtha AmavasyaVrats
The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 19 May · Amavasya: 19 May, 22:12 GMT+1 → 21 May, 00:47 GMT+1
Mon, 21 May
Annular solar eclipseEclipses
Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
Thu, 31 May
Nirjala EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Shukla Ekadashi: 31 May, 04:48 GMT+1 → 1 Jun, 02:02 GMT+1