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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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January 2018

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2074 · Dubai
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1Shukla Purnima from 10:14PurnimaPausha Purnima2Krishna Dwitiya from 02:38Dwitiya3Krishna Tritiya from 23:07Tritiya4Krishna Chaturthi from 20:01ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi5Krishna Panchami from 17:30Panchami6Krishna Shashthi from 15:39Shashthi7Krishna Saptami from 14:34Saptami8Krishna Ashtami from 14:16Ashtami9Krishna Navami from 14:45Navami10Krishna Dashami from 15:55Dashami11Krishna Ekadashi from 17:40Ekadashi12Krishna Dwadashi from 19:52DwadashiShattila Ekadashi13Krishna Trayodashi from 22:22TrayodashiLohri14Krishna Chaturdashi from 01:01ChaturdashiMakar SankrantiPongalPradosh Vrat+215Krishna Amavasya from 03:41AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri16Shukla Pratipada from 06:17PratipadaMagha Amavasya17Shukla Pratipada (continues)Pratipada18Shukla Dwitiya from 08:42Dwitiya19Shukla Tritiya from 10:52Tritiya20Shukla Chaturthi from 12:41Chaturthi21Shukla Panchami from 14:03Panchami22Shukla Shashthi from 14:54ShashthiVasant Panchami23Shukla Saptami from 15:10Saptami24Shukla Ashtami from 14:46Ashtami25Shukla Navami from 13:43Navami26Shukla Dashami from 12:02DashamiRepublic Day27Shukla Ekadashi from 09:44EkadashiJaya Ekadashi28Shukla Trayodashi from 03:47Trayodashi29Shukla Chaturdashi from 00:23ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat30Shukla Purnima from 20:53Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 17:26PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseMagha Purnima
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in January 2018

  1. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 1 Jan, 10:14 GST → 2 Jan, 06:24 GST
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 4 Jan, 20:01 GST → 5 Jan, 17:30 GST
  3. Shattila EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 11 Jan, 17:40 GST → 12 Jan, 19:52 GST
  4. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 12:16 GST
  5. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 12:16 GST
  6. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 12:16 GST
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Jan · Krishna Trayodashi: 13 Jan, 22:22 GST → 15 Jan, 01:01 GST
  8. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 12:16 GST
  9. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 14 Jan · Krishna Chaturdashi: 15 Jan, 01:01 GST → 16 Jan, 03:41 GST
  10. Magha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 15 Jan · Amavasya: 16 Jan, 03:41 GST → 17 Jan, 06:17 GST
  11. Vasant PanchamiHindu festivals
    Saraswati Puja and the start of spring.Tithi begins 21 Jan · Shukla Panchami: 21 Jan, 14:03 GST → 22 Jan, 14:54 GST
  12. Republic DayNational
    The Constitution of India came into force in 1950.
  13. Jaya EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Shukla Ekadashi: 27 Jan, 09:44 GST → 28 Jan, 06:57 GST
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Jan · Shukla Trayodashi: 29 Jan, 03:47 GST → 30 Jan, 00:23 GST
  15. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 15:48 to 19:11 (peak 17:29). Sutak from 06:48: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 31 Jan, 15:48 GST → 31 Jan, 19:11 GST · sutak from 31 Jan, 06:48 GST
  16. Magha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Jan · Purnima: 30 Jan, 20:53 GST → 31 Jan, 17:26 GST