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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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February 2017

Magha · Vikram Samvat 2073 · Johannesburg
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1Shukla Shashthi from 22:50ShashthiVasant Panchami2Shukla Saptami from 21:12Saptami3Shukla Ashtami from 19:19Ashtami4Shukla Navami from 17:14Navami5Shukla Dashami from 15:00Dashami6Shukla Ekadashi from 12:39Ekadashi7Shukla Dwadashi from 10:17DwadashiJaya Ekadashi8Shukla Trayodashi from 07:59TrayodashiPradosh Vrat9Shukla Chaturdashi from 05:51Chaturdashi10Krishna Pratipada from 02:32PratipadaMagha Purnima11Krishna Dwitiya from 01:34DwitiyaPenumbral lunar eclipse12Krishna Tritiya from 01:11TritiyaKumbha Sankranti13Krishna Chaturthi from 01:27Chaturthi14Krishna Panchami from 02:21PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi15Krishna Shashthi from 03:53Shashthi16Krishna Shashthi (continues)Shashthi17Krishna Saptami from 05:55Saptami18Krishna Ashtami from 08:18Ashtami19Krishna Navami from 10:48Navami20Krishna Dashami from 13:11Dashami21Krishna Ekadashi from 15:15Ekadashi22Krishna Dwadashi from 16:50DwadashiVijaya Ekadashi23Krishna Trayodashi from 17:48TrayodashiPradosh Vrat24Krishna Chaturdashi from 18:08ChaturdashiMaha Shivaratri25Krishna Amavasya from 17:50Amavasya26Shukla Pratipada from 16:58PratipadaPartial solar eclipsePhalguna Amavasya27Shukla Dwitiya from 15:36Dwitiya28Shukla Tritiya from 13:50Tritiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in February 2017

  1. Vasant PanchamiHindu festivals
    Saraswati Puja and the start of spring.Tithi begins 31 Jan · Shukla Panchami: 1 Feb, 00:11 GMT+2 → 1 Feb, 22:50 GMT+2
  2. Jaya EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Feb · Shukla Ekadashi: 6 Feb, 12:39 GMT+2 → 7 Feb, 10:17 GMT+2
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 8 Feb, 07:59 GMT+2 → 9 Feb, 05:51 GMT+2
  4. Magha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 9 Feb · Purnima: 10 Feb, 04:00 GMT+2 → 11 Feb, 02:32 GMT+2
  5. Penumbral lunar eclipseEclipses
    A faint penumbral eclipse; it is not observed and has no sutak.Not visible here
  6. Kumbha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Kumbha.Sun enters 12 Feb, 17:09 GMT+2
  7. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 13 Feb · Krishna Chaturthi: 14 Feb, 01:27 GMT+2 → 15 Feb, 02:21 GMT+2
  8. Vijaya EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Feb · Krishna Ekadashi: 21 Feb, 15:15 GMT+2 → 22 Feb, 16:50 GMT+2
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 23 Feb, 17:48 GMT+2 → 24 Feb, 18:08 GMT+2
  10. Maha ShivaratriHindu festivals
    The great night of Shiva, kept with fasting and a night-long vigil.Krishna Chaturdashi: 24 Feb, 18:08 GMT+2 → 25 Feb, 17:50 GMT+2
  11. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 17:14 to 19:06 (peak 18:13). Sutak from 05:14: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 26 Feb, 17:14 GMT+2 → 26 Feb, 19:06 GMT+2 · sutak from 26 Feb, 05:14 GMT+2
  12. Phalguna AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 25 Feb · Amavasya: 25 Feb, 17:50 GMT+2 → 26 Feb, 16:59 GMT+2