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May 2012

Vaishakha · Vikram Samvat 2069 · Toronto

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1Shukla Ekadashi from 15:33Ekadashi 2Shukla Dwadashi from 13:17DwadashiMohini Ekadashi 3Shukla Trayodashi from 10:24TrayodashiPradosh Vrat 4Shukla Chaturdashi from 07:03Chaturdashi 5Krishna Pratipada from 23:35PratipadaBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima 6Krishna Dwitiya from 19:48Dwitiya 7Krishna Tritiya from 16:12Tritiya 8Krishna Chaturthi from 12:57ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi 9Krishna Panchami from 10:12Panchami 10Krishna Shashthi from 08:02Shashthi 11Krishna Saptami from 06:34Saptami 12Krishna Navami from 05:53Navami 13Krishna Navami (continues)Navami 14Krishna Dashami from 06:37DashamiVrishabha Sankranti 15Krishna Ekadashi from 07:59Ekadashi 16Krishna Dwadashi from 09:51DwadashiApara Ekadashi 17Krishna Trayodashi from 12:06TrayodashiPradosh Vrat 18Krishna Chaturdashi from 14:36ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri 19Krishna Amavasya from 17:12Amavasya 20Shukla Pratipada from 19:47PratipadaPartial solar eclipseJyeshtha Amavasya 21Shukla Dwitiya from 22:13Dwitiya 22Shukla Tritiya from 00:26Tritiya 23Shukla Chaturthi from 02:19Chaturthi 24Shukla Panchami from 03:45Panchami 25Shukla Shashthi from 04:40Shashthi 26Shukla Saptami from 05:00Saptami 27Shukla Ashtami from 04:40Ashtami 28Shukla Navami from 03:41Navami 29Shukla Dashami from 02:02Dashami 30Shukla Ekadashi from 23:48Ekadashi 31Shukla Dwadashi from 21:02DwadashiNirjala 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, 15:33 GMT-4 → 2 May, 13:17 GMT-4
Thu, 3 May
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 3 May, 10:24 GMT-4 → 4 May, 07:03 GMT-4
Sat, 5 May
Buddha PurnimaOther faiths
The birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.Tithi begins 4 May · Purnima: 5 May, 03:23 GMT-4 → 5 May, 23:35 GMT-4
Sat, 5 May
Vaishakha PurnimaVrats
The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 4 May · Purnima: 5 May, 03:23 GMT-4 → 5 May, 23:35 GMT-4
Tue, 8 May
Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 8 May, 12:57 GMT-4 → 9 May, 10:12 GMT-4
Mon, 14 May
Vrishabha SankrantiVrats
The Sun enters Vrishabha.Sun enters 14 May, 06:40 GMT-4
Wed, 16 May
Apara EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 15 May · Krishna Ekadashi: 15 May, 07:59 GMT-4 → 16 May, 09:51 GMT-4
Thu, 17 May
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 17 May, 12:06 GMT-4 → 18 May, 14:36 GMT-4
Fri, 18 May
Masik ShivaratriVrats
The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 18 May, 14:36 GMT-4 → 19 May, 17:12 GMT-4
Sun, 20 May
Partial solar eclipseEclipses
Visible here, 20:19 to 22:05 (peak 21:13). Sutak from 08:19: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 20 May, 20:19 GMT-4 → 20 May, 22:05 GMT-4 · sutak from 20 May, 08:19 GMT-4
Sun, 20 May
Jyeshtha AmavasyaVrats
The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 19 May · Amavasya: 19 May, 17:12 GMT-4 → 20 May, 19:47 GMT-4
Thu, 31 May
Nirjala EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 30 May · Shukla Ekadashi: 30 May, 23:48 GMT-4 → 31 May, 21:02 GMT-4