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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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January 2018

Magha · Vikram Samvat 2074 · Toronto
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1Krishna Pratipada from 21:24PratipadaPausha Purnima2Krishna Dwitiya from 17:38Dwitiya3Krishna Tritiya from 14:07Tritiya4Krishna Chaturthi from 11:01ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi5Krishna Panchami from 08:30Panchami6Krishna Saptami from 05:34Saptami7Krishna Ashtami from 05:16Ashtami8Krishna Navami from 05:45Navami9Krishna Dashami from 06:55Dashami10Krishna Dashami (continues)Dashami11Krishna Ekadashi from 08:40Ekadashi12Krishna Dwadashi from 10:52DwadashiShattila Ekadashi13Krishna Trayodashi from 13:22TrayodashiLohriPradosh Vrat14Krishna Chaturdashi from 16:01ChaturdashiMakar SankrantiPongalMasik Shivaratri+215Krishna Amavasya from 18:41Amavasya16Shukla Pratipada from 21:17PratipadaMagha Amavasya17Shukla Dwitiya from 23:42Dwitiya18Shukla Tritiya from 01:52Tritiya19Shukla Chaturthi from 03:41Chaturthi20Shukla Panchami from 05:03Panchami21Shukla Shashthi from 05:54ShashthiVasant Panchami22Shukla Saptami from 06:10Saptami23Shukla Ashtami from 05:46Ashtami24Shukla Navami from 04:43Navami25Shukla Dashami from 03:02Dashami26Shukla Ekadashi from 00:44EkadashiRepublic Day27Shukla Dwadashi from 21:57DwadashiJaya Ekadashi28Shukla Trayodashi from 18:47TrayodashiPradosh Vrat29Shukla Chaturdashi from 15:23Chaturdashi30Shukla Purnima from 11:53Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 08:26PratipadaTotal 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 31 Dec · Purnima: 1 Jan, 01:14 GMT-5 → 1 Jan, 21:24 GMT-5
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 4 Jan, 11:01 GMT-5 → 5 Jan, 08:30 GMT-5
  3. Shattila EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 11 Jan, 08:40 GMT-5 → 12 Jan, 10:52 GMT-5
  4. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 03:16 GMT-5
  5. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 13 Jan, 13:22 GMT-5 → 14 Jan, 16:01 GMT-5
  6. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 03:16 GMT-5
  7. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 03:16 GMT-5
  8. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 14 Jan, 16:01 GMT-5 → 15 Jan, 18:41 GMT-5
  9. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 03:16 GMT-5
  10. Magha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 15 Jan · Amavasya: 15 Jan, 18:41 GMT-5 → 16 Jan, 21:17 GMT-5
  11. Vasant PanchamiHindu festivals
    Saraswati Puja and the start of spring.Tithi begins 20 Jan · Shukla Panchami: 21 Jan, 05:03 GMT-5 → 22 Jan, 05:54 GMT-5
  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 26 Jan · Shukla Ekadashi: 27 Jan, 00:44 GMT-5 → 27 Jan, 21:57 GMT-5
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 28 Jan, 18:47 GMT-5 → 29 Jan, 15:23 GMT-5
  15. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 06:48 to 10:11 (peak 08:29). Sutak from 21:48: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 31 Jan, 06:48 GMT-5 → 31 Jan, 10:11 GMT-5 · sutak from 30 Jan, 21:48 GMT-5
  16. Magha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Jan · Purnima: 30 Jan, 11:53 GMT-5 → 31 Jan, 08:26 GMT-5