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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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May 2021

Vaishakha · Vikram Samvat 2078 · San Jose
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1Krishna Saptami from 02:20Saptami2Krishna Ashtami from 01:09Ashtami3Krishna Navami from 00:40Navami4Krishna Dashami from 00:52Dashami5Krishna Ekadashi from 01:40Ekadashi6Krishna Dwadashi from 03:02DwadashiVaruthini Ekadashi7Krishna Trayodashi from 04:51Trayodashi8Krishna Trayodashi (continues)TrayodashiPradosh Vrat9Krishna Chaturdashi from 07:00ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri10Krishna Amavasya from 09:25Amavasya11Shukla Pratipada from 11:59PratipadaVaishakha Amavasya12Shukla Dwitiya from 14:36Dwitiya13Shukla Tritiya from 17:09TritiyaEid al-Fitr14Shukla Chaturthi from 19:30ChaturthiAkshaya TritiyaVrishabha Sankranti15Shukla Panchami from 21:31Panchami16Shukla Shashthi from 23:05Shashthi17Shukla Saptami from 00:03Saptami18Shukla Ashtami from 00:20Ashtami19Shukla Navami from 23:53Navami20Shukla Dashami from 22:41Dashami21Shukla Ekadashi from 20:46Ekadashi22Shukla Dwadashi from 18:13DwadashiMohini Ekadashi23Shukla Trayodashi from 15:08TrayodashiPradosh Vrat24Shukla Chaturdashi from 11:41Chaturdashi25Shukla Purnima from 08:00PurnimaBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima26Krishna Dwitiya from 00:32DwitiyaTotal lunar eclipse27Krishna Tritiya from 21:06Tritiya28Krishna Chaturthi from 18:03ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi29Krishna Panchami from 15:33Panchami30Krishna Shashthi from 13:42Shashthi31Krishna Saptami from 12:36Saptami
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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, 01:40 GMT-7 → 7 May, 03:02 GMT-7
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 7 May · Krishna Trayodashi: 8 May, 04:51 GMT-7 → 9 May, 07:00 GMT-7
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 9 May, 07:00 GMT-7 → 10 May, 09:25 GMT-7
  4. Vaishakha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 10 May · Amavasya: 10 May, 09:25 GMT-7 → 11 May, 12:00 GMT-7
  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, 17:09 GMT-7 → 14 May, 19:30 GMT-7
  7. Vrishabha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Vrishabha.Sun enters 14 May, 10:54 GMT-7
  8. Mohini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 May · Shukla Ekadashi: 21 May, 20:46 GMT-7 → 22 May, 18:13 GMT-7
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 23 May, 15:08 GMT-7 → 24 May, 11:41 GMT-7
  10. Buddha PurnimaOther faiths
    The birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.Purnima: 25 May, 08:00 GMT-7 → 26 May, 04:13 GMT-7
  11. Vaishakha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 25 May, 08:00 GMT-7 → 26 May, 04:13 GMT-7
  12. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 02:44 to 05:52 (peak 04:18). Sutak from 17:44: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 26 May, 02:44 GMT-7 → 26 May, 05:52 GMT-7 · sutak from 25 May, 17:44 GMT-7
  13. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 28 May, 18:03 GMT-7 → 29 May, 15:33 GMT-7