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January 2016

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2072 · Sydney
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1Krishna Ashtami from 03:08Ashtami2Krishna Ashtami (continues)Ashtami3Krishna Navami from 05:52Navami4Krishna Dashami from 08:28Dashami5Krishna Ekadashi from 10:43Ekadashi6Krishna Dwadashi from 12:24DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi7Krishna Trayodashi from 13:24TrayodashiPradosh Vrat8Krishna Chaturdashi from 13:43ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri9Krishna Amavasya from 13:23Amavasya10Shukla Pratipada from 12:30PratipadaPausha Amavasya11Shukla Dwitiya from 11:10Dwitiya12Shukla Tritiya from 09:29Tritiya13Shukla Chaturthi from 07:36Chaturthi14Shukla Shashthi from 03:31ShashthiLohri15Shukla Saptami from 01:27SaptamiMakar SankrantiPongalMakara Sankranti+116Shukla Ashtami from 23:25AshtamiGuru Gobind Singh Jayanti17Shukla Navami from 21:27Navami18Shukla Dashami from 19:35Dashami19Shukla Ekadashi from 17:49Ekadashi20Shukla Dwadashi from 16:13DwadashiPausha Putrada Ekadashi21Shukla Trayodashi from 14:50TrayodashiPradosh Vrat22Shukla Chaturdashi from 13:44Chaturdashi23Shukla Purnima from 13:01Purnima24Krishna Pratipada from 12:45PratipadaPausha Purnima25Krishna Dwitiya from 13:03Dwitiya26Krishna Tritiya from 13:56TritiyaRepublic Day27Krishna Chaturthi from 15:25ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi28Krishna Panchami from 17:27Panchami29Krishna Shashthi from 19:54Shashthi30Krishna Saptami from 22:35Saptami31Krishna Ashtami from 01:13Ashtami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in January 2016

  1. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 5 Jan, 10:43 GMT+11 → 6 Jan, 12:24 GMT+11
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 7 Jan, 13:24 GMT+11 → 8 Jan, 13:43 GMT+11
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 8 Jan, 13:43 GMT+11 → 9 Jan, 13:23 GMT+11
  4. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 9 Jan · Amavasya: 9 Jan, 13:23 GMT+11 → 10 Jan, 12:31 GMT+11
  5. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 15 Jan, 06:56 GMT+11
  6. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 15 Jan, 06:56 GMT+11
  7. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 15 Jan, 06:56 GMT+11
  8. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 15 Jan, 06:56 GMT+11
  9. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 15 Jan · Shukla Saptami: 16 Jan, 01:27 GMT+11 → 16 Jan, 23:25 GMT+11
  10. Pausha Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Jan · Shukla Ekadashi: 19 Jan, 17:49 GMT+11 → 20 Jan, 16:13 GMT+11
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 21 Jan, 14:50 GMT+11 → 22 Jan, 13:44 GMT+11
  12. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 23 Jan · Purnima: 23 Jan, 13:01 GMT+11 → 24 Jan, 12:45 GMT+11
  13. Republic DayNational
    The Constitution of India came into force in 1950.
  14. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Jan, 15:25 GMT+11 → 28 Jan, 17:27 GMT+11