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January 2019

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2075 · Chicago
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1Krishna Dwadashi from 13:58DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi2Krishna Trayodashi from 14:40TrayodashiPradosh Vrat3Krishna Chaturdashi from 15:51ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri4Krishna Amavasya from 17:27Amavasya5Shukla Pratipada from 19:28PratipadaPartial solar eclipsePausha Amavasya6Shukla Dwitiya from 21:48Dwitiya7Shukla Tritiya from 00:24Tritiya8Shukla Chaturthi from 03:08Chaturthi9Shukla Panchami from 05:52Panchami10Shukla Panchami (continues)Panchami11Shukla Shashthi from 08:24Shashthi12Shukla Saptami from 10:35Saptami13Shukla Ashtami from 12:12AshtamiLohriGuru Gobind Singh Jayanti14Shukla Navami from 13:07NavamiMakar SankrantiPongalMakara Sankranti+115Shukla Dashami from 13:15Dashami16Shukla Ekadashi from 12:33Ekadashi17Shukla Dwadashi from 11:04DwadashiPausha Putrada Ekadashi18Shukla Trayodashi from 08:52TrayodashiPradosh Vrat19Shukla Purnima from 02:49Purnima20Krishna Pratipada from 23:16PratipadaTotal lunar eclipsePausha Purnima21Krishna Dwitiya from 19:34Dwitiya22Krishna Tritiya from 15:56Tritiya23Krishna Chaturthi from 12:29ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi24Krishna Panchami from 09:23Panchami25Krishna Saptami from 04:49Saptami26Krishna Ashtami from 03:32AshtamiRepublic Day27Krishna Navami from 02:59Navami28Krishna Dashami from 03:10Dashami29Krishna Ekadashi from 04:03Ekadashi30Krishna Dwadashi from 05:32DwadashiShattila Ekadashi31Krishna Dwadashi (continues)Dwadashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in January 2019

  1. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 31 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 31 Dec, 13:46 GMT-6 → 1 Jan, 13:58 GMT-6
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 2 Jan, 14:40 GMT-6 → 3 Jan, 15:51 GMT-6
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 3 Jan, 15:51 GMT-6 → 4 Jan, 17:27 GMT-6
  4. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  5. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 4 Jan · Amavasya: 4 Jan, 17:27 GMT-6 → 5 Jan, 19:28 GMT-6
  6. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 08:21 GMT-6
  7. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 12 Jan · Shukla Saptami: 12 Jan, 10:35 GMT-6 → 13 Jan, 12:12 GMT-6
  8. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 08:21 GMT-6
  9. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 08:21 GMT-6
  10. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 08:21 GMT-6
  11. Pausha Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 16 Jan · Shukla Ekadashi: 16 Jan, 12:33 GMT-6 → 17 Jan, 11:04 GMT-6
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 18 Jan, 08:52 GMT-6 → 19 Jan, 06:04 GMT-6
  13. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 21:33 to 00:50 (peak 23:12). Sutak from 12:33: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 20 Jan, 21:33 GMT-6 → 21 Jan, 00:50 GMT-6 · sutak from 20 Jan, 12:33 GMT-6
  14. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 19 Jan · Purnima: 20 Jan, 02:49 GMT-6 → 20 Jan, 23:16 GMT-6
  15. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 23 Jan, 12:29 GMT-6 → 24 Jan, 09:23 GMT-6
  16. Republic DayNational
    The Constitution of India came into force in 1950.
  17. Shattila EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 30 Jan, 04:03 GMT-6 → 31 Jan, 05:32 GMT-6