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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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January 2018

Magha · Vikram Samvat 2074 · Kuala Lumpur
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1Shukla Purnima from 14:14Purnima2Krishna Pratipada from 10:24PratipadaPausha Purnima3Krishna Tritiya from 03:07Tritiya4Krishna Chaturthi from 00:01Chaturthi5Krishna Panchami from 21:30PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi6Krishna Shashthi from 19:39Shashthi7Krishna Saptami from 18:34Saptami8Krishna Ashtami from 18:16Ashtami9Krishna Navami from 18:45Navami10Krishna Dashami from 19:55Dashami11Krishna Ekadashi from 21:40Ekadashi12Krishna Dwadashi from 23:52DwadashiShattila Ekadashi13Krishna Trayodashi from 02:22TrayodashiLohri14Krishna Chaturdashi from 05:01ChaturdashiMakar SankrantiPongalPradosh Vrat+215Krishna Chaturdashi (continues)ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri16Krishna Amavasya from 07:41Amavasya17Shukla Pratipada from 10:17PratipadaMagha Amavasya18Shukla Dwitiya from 12:42Dwitiya19Shukla Tritiya from 14:52Tritiya20Shukla Chaturthi from 16:41Chaturthi21Shukla Panchami from 18:03Panchami22Shukla Shashthi from 18:54ShashthiVasant Panchami23Shukla Saptami from 19:10Saptami24Shukla Ashtami from 18:46Ashtami25Shukla Navami from 17:43Navami26Shukla Dashami from 16:02DashamiRepublic Day27Shukla Ekadashi from 13:44Ekadashi28Shukla Dwadashi from 10:57DwadashiJaya Ekadashi29Shukla Trayodashi from 07:47TrayodashiPradosh Vrat30Shukla Purnima from 00:53Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 21:26PratipadaTotal 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.Tithi begins 1 Jan · Purnima: 1 Jan, 14:14 GMT+8 → 2 Jan, 10:24 GMT+8
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 4 Jan · Krishna Chaturthi: 5 Jan, 00:01 GMT+8 → 5 Jan, 21:30 GMT+8
  3. Shattila EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 11 Jan, 21:40 GMT+8 → 12 Jan, 23:52 GMT+8
  4. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 16:16 GMT+8
  5. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 16:16 GMT+8
  6. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 16:16 GMT+8
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Jan · Krishna Trayodashi: 14 Jan, 02:22 GMT+8 → 15 Jan, 05:01 GMT+8
  8. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 16:16 GMT+8
  9. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 14 Jan · Krishna Chaturdashi: 15 Jan, 05:01 GMT+8 → 16 Jan, 07:41 GMT+8
  10. Magha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 16 Jan · Amavasya: 16 Jan, 07:41 GMT+8 → 17 Jan, 10:17 GMT+8
  11. Vasant PanchamiHindu festivals
    Saraswati Puja and the start of spring.Tithi begins 21 Jan · Shukla Panchami: 21 Jan, 18:03 GMT+8 → 22 Jan, 18:54 GMT+8
  12. Republic DayNational
    The Constitution of India came into force in 1950.
  13. Jaya EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Jan · Shukla Ekadashi: 27 Jan, 13:44 GMT+8 → 28 Jan, 10:57 GMT+8
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 29 Jan, 07:47 GMT+8 → 30 Jan, 04:23 GMT+8
  15. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 19:48 to 23:11 (peak 21:29). Sutak from 10:48: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 31 Jan, 19:48 GMT+8 → 31 Jan, 23:11 GMT+8 · sutak from 31 Jan, 10:48 GMT+8
  16. Magha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Jan · Purnima: 31 Jan, 00:53 GMT+8 → 31 Jan, 21:26 GMT+8