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May 2021

Vaishakha · Vikram Samvat 2078 · Chicago
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1Krishna Shashthi from 06:11Shashthi2Krishna Ashtami from 03:09Ashtami3Krishna Navami from 02:40Navami4Krishna Dashami from 02:52Dashami5Krishna Ekadashi from 03:40Ekadashi6Krishna Dwadashi from 05:02DwadashiVaruthini Ekadashi7Krishna Dwadashi (continues)Dwadashi8Krishna Trayodashi from 06:51TrayodashiPradosh Vrat9Krishna Chaturdashi from 09:00ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri10Krishna Amavasya from 11:25Amavasya11Shukla Pratipada from 13:59PratipadaVaishakha Amavasya12Shukla Dwitiya from 16:36Dwitiya13Shukla Tritiya from 19:09TritiyaEid al-Fitr14Shukla Chaturthi from 21:30ChaturthiAkshaya TritiyaVrishabha Sankranti15Shukla Panchami from 23:31Panchami16Shukla Shashthi from 01:05Shashthi17Shukla Saptami from 02:03Saptami18Shukla Ashtami from 02:20Ashtami19Shukla Navami from 01:53Navami20Shukla Dashami from 00:41Dashami21Shukla Ekadashi from 22:46Ekadashi22Shukla Dwadashi from 20:13DwadashiMohini Ekadashi23Shukla Trayodashi from 17:08TrayodashiPradosh Vrat24Shukla Chaturdashi from 13:41Chaturdashi25Shukla Purnima from 10:00Purnima26Krishna Pratipada from 06:13PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima+127Krishna Tritiya from 23:06Tritiya28Krishna Chaturthi from 20:03ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi29Krishna Panchami from 17:33Panchami30Krishna Shashthi from 15:42Shashthi31Krishna Saptami from 14:36Saptami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in May 2021

  1. Varuthini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 5 May · Krishna Ekadashi: 6 May, 03:40 GMT-5 → 7 May, 05:02 GMT-5
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 8 May, 06:51 GMT-5 → 9 May, 09:00 GMT-5
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 9 May, 09:00 GMT-5 → 10 May, 11:25 GMT-5
  4. Vaishakha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 10 May · Amavasya: 10 May, 11:25 GMT-5 → 11 May, 14:00 GMT-5
  5. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  6. Akshaya TritiyaHindu festivals
    A day whose good deeds and purchases are said never to diminish.Tithi begins 13 May · Shukla Tritiya: 13 May, 19:09 GMT-5 → 14 May, 21:30 GMT-5
  7. Vrishabha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Vrishabha.Sun enters 14 May, 12:54 GMT-5
  8. Mohini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 May · Shukla Ekadashi: 21 May, 22:46 GMT-5 → 22 May, 20:13 GMT-5
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 23 May, 17:08 GMT-5 → 24 May, 13:41 GMT-5
  10. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 04:44 to 07:52 (peak 06:18). Sutak from 19:44: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 26 May, 04:44 GMT-5 → 26 May, 07:52 GMT-5 · sutak from 25 May, 19:44 GMT-5
  11. Buddha PurnimaOther faiths
    The birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.Tithi begins 25 May · Purnima: 25 May, 10:00 GMT-5 → 26 May, 06:13 GMT-5
  12. Vaishakha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 25 May · Purnima: 25 May, 10:00 GMT-5 → 26 May, 06:13 GMT-5
  13. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 28 May, 20:03 GMT-5 → 29 May, 17:33 GMT-5