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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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May 2016

Vaishakha · Vikram Samvat 2073 · Sydney
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1Krishna Dashami from 23:53Dashami2Krishna Ekadashi from 21:59Ekadashi3Krishna Dwadashi from 19:28DwadashiVaruthini Ekadashi4Krishna Trayodashi from 16:25TrayodashiPradosh Vrat5Krishna Chaturdashi from 12:59ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri6Krishna Amavasya from 09:17AmavasyaVaishakha Amavasya7Shukla Dwitiya from 01:47Dwitiya8Shukla Tritiya from 22:21Tritiya9Shukla Chaturthi from 19:22ChaturthiAkshaya Tritiya10Shukla Panchami from 17:00Panchami11Shukla Shashthi from 15:22Shashthi12Shukla Saptami from 14:35Saptami13Shukla Ashtami from 14:40Ashtami14Shukla Navami from 15:35NavamiVrishabha Sankranti15Shukla Dashami from 17:11Dashami16Shukla Ekadashi from 19:20Ekadashi17Shukla Dwadashi from 21:47DwadashiMohini Ekadashi18Shukla Trayodashi from 00:22Trayodashi19Shukla Chaturdashi from 02:53ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat20Shukla Purnima from 05:12Purnima21Shukla Purnima (continues)PurnimaBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima22Krishna Pratipada from 07:14Pratipada23Krishna Dwitiya from 08:56Dwitiya24Krishna Tritiya from 10:17Tritiya25Krishna Chaturthi from 11:15ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi26Krishna Panchami from 11:49Panchami27Krishna Shashthi from 11:58Shashthi28Krishna Saptami from 11:38Saptami29Krishna Ashtami from 10:48Ashtami30Krishna Navami from 09:27Navami31Krishna Dashami from 07:33Dashami
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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, 21:59 GMT+10 → 3 May, 19:28 GMT+10
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 4 May, 16:25 GMT+10 → 5 May, 12:59 GMT+10
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 5 May, 12:59 GMT+10 → 6 May, 09:17 GMT+10
  4. Vaishakha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 6 May, 09:17 GMT+10 → 7 May, 05:30 GMT+10
  5. Akshaya TritiyaHindu festivals
    A day whose good deeds and purchases are said never to diminish.Tithi begins 8 May · Shukla Tritiya: 8 May, 22:21 GMT+10 → 9 May, 19:22 GMT+10
  6. Vrishabha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Vrishabha.Sun enters 14 May, 21:11 GMT+10
  7. Mohini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 16 May · Shukla Ekadashi: 16 May, 19:20 GMT+10 → 17 May, 21:47 GMT+10
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 18 May · Shukla Trayodashi: 19 May, 00:22 GMT+10 → 20 May, 02:53 GMT+10
  9. Buddha PurnimaOther faiths
    The birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.Tithi begins 20 May · Purnima: 21 May, 05:12 GMT+10 → 22 May, 07:14 GMT+10
  10. Vaishakha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 20 May · Purnima: 21 May, 05:12 GMT+10 → 22 May, 07:14 GMT+10
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 25 May, 11:15 GMT+10 → 26 May, 11:49 GMT+10