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September 2016

Bhadrapada · Vikram Samvat 2073 · Nairobi

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1Shukla Pratipada from 12:03PratipadaPartial solar eclipseBhadrapada Amavasya 2Shukla Dwitiya from 13:02Dwitiya 3Shukla Tritiya from 14:30Tritiya 4Shukla Chaturthi from 16:24ChaturthiHartalika Teej 5Shukla Panchami from 18:39PanchamiGanesh Chaturthi 6Shukla Shashthi from 21:05Shashthi 7Shukla Saptami from 23:33Saptami 8Shukla Ashtami from 01:49Ashtami 9Shukla Navami from 03:41Navami 10Shukla Dashami from 04:59Dashami 11Shukla Ekadashi from 05:35EkadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)12Shukla Dwadashi from 05:26DwadashiParsva Ekadashi 13Shukla Trayodashi from 04:32Trayodashi 14Shukla Chaturdashi from 02:57ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat 15Shukla Purnima from 00:45PurnimaAnant Chaturdashi · Ganesh Visarjan 16Krishna Pratipada from 22:05PratipadaPenumbral lunar eclipseBhadrapada PurnimaKanya Sankranti+1 17Krishna Dwitiya from 19:04Dwitiya 18Krishna Tritiya from 15:51Tritiya 19Krishna Chaturthi from 12:36ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi 20Krishna Panchami from 09:27Panchami 21Krishna Shashthi from 06:32Shashthi 22Krishna Ashtami from 01:49Ashtami 23Krishna Navami from 00:10Navami 24Krishna Dashami from 23:05Dashami 25Krishna Ekadashi from 22:33Ekadashi 26Krishna Dwadashi from 22:33DwadashiIndira Ekadashi 27Krishna Trayodashi from 23:03Trayodashi 28Krishna Chaturdashi from 00:02ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat 29Krishna Amavasya from 01:25AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri 30Shukla Pratipada from 03:11PratipadaAshwin Amavasya

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Festivals, vrats and holidays in September 2016

Thu, 1 Sept
Partial solar eclipseEclipses
Visible here, 10:00 to 13:38 (peak 11:46). Sutak from 22:00: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 1 Sept, 10:00 GMT+3 → 1 Sept, 13:38 GMT+3 · sutak from 31 Aug, 22:00 GMT+3
Thu, 1 Sept
Bhadrapada AmavasyaVrats
The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 31 Aug · Amavasya: 31 Aug, 11:33 GMT+3 → 1 Sept, 12:03 GMT+3
Sun, 4 Sept
Hartalika TeejHindu festivals
A fast for marital happiness in honour of Parvati.Tithi begins 3 Sep · Shukla Tritiya: 3 Sept, 14:30 GMT+3 → 4 Sept, 16:24 GMT+3
Mon, 5 Sept
Ganesh ChaturthiHindu festivals
The birth of Ganesha, worshipped at midday; ten days of celebration begin.Tithi begins 4 Sep · Shukla Chaturthi: 4 Sept, 16:24 GMT+3 → 5 Sept, 18:39 GMT+3
Sun, 11 Sept
Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
Mon, 12 Sept
Parsva EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Sep · Shukla Ekadashi: 12 Sept, 05:35 GMT+3 → 13 Sept, 05:26 GMT+3
Wed, 14 Sept
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Sep · Shukla Trayodashi: 14 Sept, 04:32 GMT+3 → 15 Sept, 02:57 GMT+3
Thu, 15 Sept
Anant Chaturdashi · Ganesh VisarjanHindu festivals
Ganesha is bid farewell and immersed.Tithi begins 14 Sep · Shukla Chaturdashi: 15 Sept, 02:57 GMT+3 → 16 Sept, 00:45 GMT+3
Fri, 16 Sept
Penumbral lunar eclipseEclipses
A faint penumbral eclipse; it is not observed and has no sutak.Not visible here
Fri, 16 Sept
Bhadrapada PurnimaVrats
The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 15 Sep · Purnima: 16 Sept, 00:45 GMT+3 → 16 Sept, 22:05 GMT+3
Fri, 16 Sept
Kanya SankrantiVrats
The Sun enters Kanya.Sun enters 16 Sept, 16:05 GMT+3
Mon, 19 Sept
Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 19 Sept, 12:36 GMT+3 → 20 Sept, 09:27 GMT+3
Mon, 26 Sept
Indira EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Sep · Krishna Ekadashi: 25 Sept, 22:33 GMT+3 → 26 Sept, 22:33 GMT+3
Wed, 28 Sept
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Sep · Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Sept, 23:03 GMT+3 → 29 Sept, 00:02 GMT+3
Thu, 29 Sept
Masik ShivaratriVrats
The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 28 Sep · Krishna Chaturdashi: 29 Sept, 00:02 GMT+3 → 30 Sept, 01:25 GMT+3
Fri, 30 Sept
Ashwin AmavasyaVrats
The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 29 Sep · Amavasya: 30 Sept, 01:25 GMT+3 → 1 Oct, 03:12 GMT+3