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May 2021

Vaishakha · Vikram Samvat 2078 · Leicester
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1Krishna Shashthi from 12:11Shashthi2Krishna Saptami from 10:20Saptami3Krishna Ashtami from 09:09Ashtami4Krishna Navami from 08:40Navami5Krishna Dashami from 08:52Dashami6Krishna Ekadashi from 09:40Ekadashi7Krishna Dwadashi from 11:02DwadashiVaruthini Ekadashi8Krishna Trayodashi from 12:51TrayodashiPradosh Vrat9Krishna Chaturdashi from 15:00ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri10Krishna Amavasya from 17:25Amavasya11Shukla Pratipada from 19:59PratipadaVaishakha Amavasya12Shukla Dwitiya from 22:36Dwitiya13Shukla Tritiya from 01:09TritiyaEid al-Fitr14Shukla Chaturthi from 03:30ChaturthiAkshaya TritiyaVrishabha Sankranti15Shukla Chaturthi (continues)Chaturthi16Shukla Panchami from 05:31Panchami17Shukla Shashthi from 07:05Shashthi18Shukla Saptami from 08:03Saptami19Shukla Ashtami from 08:20Ashtami20Shukla Navami from 07:53Navami21Shukla Dashami from 06:41Dashami22Shukla Dwadashi from 02:13DwadashiMohini Ekadashi23Shukla Trayodashi from 23:08Trayodashi24Shukla Chaturdashi from 19:41ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat25Shukla Purnima from 16:00Purnima26Krishna Pratipada from 12:13PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima+127Krishna Dwitiya from 08:32Dwitiya28Krishna Tritiya from 05:06Tritiya29Krishna Panchami from 23:33PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi30Krishna Shashthi from 21:42Shashthi31Krishna Saptami from 20:36Saptami
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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 6 May · Krishna Ekadashi: 6 May, 09:40 GMT+1 → 7 May, 11:02 GMT+1
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 8 May, 12:51 GMT+1 → 9 May, 15:00 GMT+1
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 9 May, 15:00 GMT+1 → 10 May, 17:25 GMT+1
  4. Vaishakha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 10 May · Amavasya: 10 May, 17:25 GMT+1 → 11 May, 20:00 GMT+1
  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: 14 May, 01:09 GMT+1 → 15 May, 03:30 GMT+1
  7. Vrishabha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Vrishabha.Sun enters 14 May, 18:54 GMT+1
  8. Mohini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 May · Shukla Ekadashi: 22 May, 04:46 GMT+1 → 23 May, 02:13 GMT+1
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 23 May · Shukla Trayodashi: 23 May, 23:08 GMT+1 → 24 May, 19:41 GMT+1
  10. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  11. Buddha PurnimaOther faiths
    The birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.Tithi begins 25 May · Purnima: 25 May, 16:00 GMT+1 → 26 May, 12:13 GMT+1
  12. Vaishakha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 25 May · Purnima: 25 May, 16:00 GMT+1 → 26 May, 12:13 GMT+1
  13. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 28 May · Krishna Chaturthi: 29 May, 02:03 GMT+1 → 29 May, 23:33 GMT+1