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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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May 2021

Vaishakha · Vikram Samvat 2078 · Shimla
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1Krishna Shashthi from 16:41Shashthi2Krishna Saptami from 14:50Saptami3Krishna Ashtami from 13:39Ashtami4Krishna Navami from 13:10Navami5Krishna Dashami from 13:22Dashami6Krishna Ekadashi from 14:10Ekadashi7Krishna Dwadashi from 15:32DwadashiVaruthini Ekadashi8Krishna Trayodashi from 17:21TrayodashiPradosh Vrat9Krishna Chaturdashi from 19:30ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri10Krishna Amavasya from 21:55Amavasya11Shukla Pratipada from 00:29PratipadaVaishakha Amavasya12Shukla Dwitiya from 03:06Dwitiya13Shukla Dwitiya (continues)DwitiyaEid al-Fitr14Shukla Tritiya from 05:39TritiyaVrishabha Sankranti15Shukla Chaturthi from 08:00ChaturthiAkshaya Tritiya16Shukla Panchami from 10:01Panchami17Shukla Shashthi from 11:35Shashthi18Shukla Saptami from 12:33Saptami19Shukla Ashtami from 12:50Ashtami20Shukla Navami from 12:23Navami21Shukla Dashami from 11:11Dashami22Shukla Ekadashi from 09:16Ekadashi23Shukla Dwadashi from 06:43DwadashiMohini Ekadashi24Shukla Chaturdashi from 00:11ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat25Shukla Purnima from 20:30Purnima26Krishna Pratipada from 16:43PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima+127Krishna Dwitiya from 13:02Dwitiya28Krishna Tritiya from 09:36Tritiya29Krishna Chaturthi from 06:33ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi30Krishna Shashthi from 02:12Shashthi31Krishna Saptami from 01:06Saptami
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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, 14:10 IST → 7 May, 15:32 IST
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 8 May, 17:21 IST → 9 May, 19:30 IST
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 9 May, 19:30 IST → 10 May, 21:55 IST
  4. Vaishakha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 10 May · Amavasya: 10 May, 21:55 IST → 12 May, 00:30 IST
  5. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  6. Vrishabha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Vrishabha.Sun enters 14 May, 23:24 IST
  7. Akshaya TritiyaHindu festivals
    A day whose good deeds and purchases are said never to diminish.Tithi begins 14 May · Shukla Tritiya: 14 May, 05:39 IST → 15 May, 08:00 IST
  8. Mohini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 22 May · Shukla Ekadashi: 22 May, 09:16 IST → 23 May, 06:43 IST
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 23 May · Shukla Trayodashi: 24 May, 03:38 IST → 25 May, 00:11 IST
  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, 20:30 IST → 26 May, 16:43 IST
  12. Vaishakha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 25 May · Purnima: 25 May, 20:30 IST → 26 May, 16:43 IST
  13. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 29 May, 06:33 IST → 30 May, 04:03 IST