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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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May 2016

Vaishakha · Vikram Samvat 2073 · Nairobi
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1Krishna Dashami from 16:53Dashami2Krishna Ekadashi from 14:59Ekadashi3Krishna Dwadashi from 12:28DwadashiVaruthini Ekadashi4Krishna Trayodashi from 09:25TrayodashiPradosh Vrat5Krishna Amavasya from 02:17AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri6Shukla Pratipada from 22:29PratipadaVaishakha Amavasya7Shukla Dwitiya from 18:47Dwitiya8Shukla Tritiya from 15:21Tritiya9Shukla Chaturthi from 12:22ChaturthiAkshaya Tritiya10Shukla Panchami from 10:00Panchami11Shukla Shashthi from 08:22Shashthi12Shukla Saptami from 07:35Saptami13Shukla Ashtami from 07:40Ashtami14Shukla Navami from 08:35NavamiVrishabha Sankranti15Shukla Dashami from 10:11Dashami16Shukla Ekadashi from 12:20Ekadashi17Shukla Dwadashi from 14:47DwadashiMohini Ekadashi18Shukla Trayodashi from 17:22TrayodashiPradosh Vrat19Shukla Chaturdashi from 19:53Chaturdashi20Shukla Purnima from 22:12Purnima21Krishna Pratipada from 00:14PratipadaBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima22Krishna Dwitiya from 01:56Dwitiya23Krishna Tritiya from 03:17Tritiya24Krishna Chaturthi from 04:15Chaturthi25Krishna Panchami from 04:49PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi26Krishna Shashthi from 04:58Shashthi27Krishna Saptami from 04:38Saptami28Krishna Ashtami from 03:48Ashtami29Krishna Navami from 02:27Navami30Krishna Dashami from 00:33Dashami31Krishna Ekadashi from 22:09Ekadashi
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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, 14:59 GMT+3 → 3 May, 12:28 GMT+3
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 4 May, 09:25 GMT+3 → 5 May, 05:59 GMT+3
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 4 May · Krishna Chaturdashi: 5 May, 05:59 GMT+3 → 6 May, 02:17 GMT+3
  4. Vaishakha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 5 May · Amavasya: 6 May, 02:17 GMT+3 → 6 May, 22:30 GMT+3
  5. Akshaya TritiyaHindu festivals
    A day whose good deeds and purchases are said never to diminish.Tithi begins 8 May · Shukla Tritiya: 8 May, 15:21 GMT+3 → 9 May, 12:22 GMT+3
  6. Vrishabha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Vrishabha.Sun enters 14 May, 14:11 GMT+3
  7. Mohini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 16 May · Shukla Ekadashi: 16 May, 12:20 GMT+3 → 17 May, 14:47 GMT+3
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 18 May, 17:22 GMT+3 → 19 May, 19:53 GMT+3
  9. Buddha PurnimaOther faiths
    The birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.Tithi begins 20 May · Purnima: 20 May, 22:12 GMT+3 → 22 May, 00:14 GMT+3
  10. Vaishakha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 20 May · Purnima: 20 May, 22:12 GMT+3 → 22 May, 00:14 GMT+3
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 24 May · Krishna Chaturthi: 25 May, 04:15 GMT+3 → 26 May, 04:49 GMT+3