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May 2016

Vaishakha · Vikram Samvat 2073 · Leicester
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1Krishna Dashami from 14:53Dashami2Krishna Ekadashi from 12:59Ekadashi3Krishna Dwadashi from 10:28DwadashiVaruthini Ekadashi4Krishna Trayodashi from 07:25TrayodashiPradosh Vrat5Krishna Amavasya from 00:17AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri6Shukla Pratipada from 20:29PratipadaVaishakha Amavasya7Shukla Dwitiya from 16:47Dwitiya8Shukla Tritiya from 13:21Tritiya9Shukla Chaturthi from 10:22ChaturthiAkshaya Tritiya10Shukla Panchami from 08:00Panchami11Shukla Shashthi from 06:22Shashthi12Shukla Saptami from 05:35Saptami13Shukla Ashtami from 05:40Ashtami14Shukla Navami from 06:35NavamiVrishabha Sankranti15Shukla Dashami from 08:11Dashami16Shukla Ekadashi from 10:20Ekadashi17Shukla Dwadashi from 12:47DwadashiMohini Ekadashi18Shukla Trayodashi from 15:22TrayodashiPradosh Vrat19Shukla Chaturdashi from 17:53Chaturdashi20Shukla Purnima from 20:12Purnima21Krishna Pratipada from 22:14PratipadaBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima22Krishna Dwitiya from 23:56Dwitiya23Krishna Tritiya from 01:17Tritiya24Krishna Chaturthi from 02:15Chaturthi25Krishna Panchami from 02:49PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi26Krishna Shashthi from 02:58Shashthi27Krishna Saptami from 02:38Saptami28Krishna Ashtami from 01:48Ashtami29Krishna Navami from 00:27Navami30Krishna Dashami from 22:33Dashami31Krishna Ekadashi from 20:09Ekadashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in May 2016

  1. Varuthini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 2 May · Krishna Ekadashi: 2 May, 12:59 GMT+1 → 3 May, 10:28 GMT+1
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 4 May, 07:25 GMT+1 → 5 May, 03:59 GMT+1
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 4 May · Krishna Chaturdashi: 5 May, 03:59 GMT+1 → 6 May, 00:17 GMT+1
  4. Vaishakha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 5 May · Amavasya: 6 May, 00:17 GMT+1 → 6 May, 20:30 GMT+1
  5. Akshaya TritiyaHindu festivals
    A day whose good deeds and purchases are said never to diminish.Tithi begins 8 May · Shukla Tritiya: 8 May, 13:21 GMT+1 → 9 May, 10:22 GMT+1
  6. Vrishabha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Vrishabha.Sun enters 14 May, 12:11 GMT+1
  7. Mohini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 16 May · Shukla Ekadashi: 16 May, 10:20 GMT+1 → 17 May, 12:47 GMT+1
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 18 May, 15:22 GMT+1 → 19 May, 17:53 GMT+1
  9. Buddha PurnimaOther faiths
    The birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.Tithi begins 20 May · Purnima: 20 May, 20:12 GMT+1 → 21 May, 22:14 GMT+1
  10. Vaishakha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 20 May · Purnima: 20 May, 20:12 GMT+1 → 21 May, 22:14 GMT+1
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 24 May · Krishna Chaturthi: 25 May, 02:15 GMT+1 → 26 May, 02:49 GMT+1