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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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May 2022

Vaishakha · Vikram Samvat 2079 · Johannesburg
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1Shukla Dwitiya from 23:55Dwitiya2Shukla Tritiya from 01:49TritiyaEid al-Fitr3Shukla Chaturthi from 04:03ChaturthiAkshaya Tritiya4Shukla Panchami from 06:31Panchami5Shukla Panchami (continues)Panchami6Shukla Shashthi from 09:03Shashthi7Shukla Saptami from 11:27Saptami8Shukla Ashtami from 13:30Ashtami9Shukla Navami from 15:02Navami10Shukla Dashami from 15:55Dashami11Shukla Ekadashi from 16:01Ekadashi12Shukla Dwadashi from 15:21DwadashiMohini Ekadashi13Shukla Trayodashi from 13:57TrayodashiPradosh Vrat14Shukla Chaturdashi from 11:53Chaturdashi15Shukla Purnima from 09:16PurnimaBuddha PurnimaVaishakha PurnimaVrishabha Sankranti+116Krishna Dwitiya from 02:55DwitiyaTotal lunar eclipse17Krishna Tritiya from 23:30Tritiya18Krishna Chaturthi from 20:07Chaturthi19Krishna Panchami from 16:54PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi20Krishna Shashthi from 13:59Shashthi21Krishna Saptami from 11:29Saptami22Krishna Ashtami from 09:30Ashtami23Krishna Navami from 08:04Navami24Krishna Dashami from 07:15Dashami25Krishna Ekadashi from 07:02Ekadashi26Krishna Dwadashi from 07:24DwadashiApara Ekadashi27Krishna Trayodashi from 08:18TrayodashiPradosh Vrat28Krishna Chaturdashi from 09:40ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri29Krishna Amavasya from 11:25Amavasya30Shukla Pratipada from 13:30PratipadaJyeshtha Amavasya31Shukla Dwitiya from 15:49Dwitiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in May 2022

  1. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  2. Akshaya TritiyaHindu festivals
    A day whose good deeds and purchases are said never to diminish.Tithi begins 2 May · Shukla Tritiya: 3 May, 01:49 GMT+2 → 4 May, 04:03 GMT+2
  3. Mohini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 May · Shukla Ekadashi: 11 May, 16:01 GMT+2 → 12 May, 15:21 GMT+2
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 13 May, 13:57 GMT+2 → 14 May, 11:53 GMT+2
  5. Buddha PurnimaOther faiths
    The birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.Purnima: 15 May, 09:16 GMT+2 → 16 May, 06:14 GMT+2
  6. Vaishakha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 15 May, 09:16 GMT+2 → 16 May, 06:14 GMT+2
  7. Vrishabha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Vrishabha.Sun enters 15 May, 01:59 GMT+2
  8. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 04:27 to 07:55 (peak 06:11). Sutak from 19:27: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 16 May, 04:27 GMT+2 → 16 May, 07:55 GMT+2 · sutak from 15 May, 19:27 GMT+2
  9. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 18 May · Krishna Chaturthi: 18 May, 20:07 GMT+2 → 19 May, 16:54 GMT+2
  10. Apara EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 May · Krishna Ekadashi: 25 May, 07:02 GMT+2 → 26 May, 07:24 GMT+2
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 27 May, 08:18 GMT+2 → 28 May, 09:40 GMT+2
  12. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 28 May, 09:40 GMT+2 → 29 May, 11:25 GMT+2
  13. Jyeshtha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 29 May · Amavasya: 29 May, 11:25 GMT+2 → 30 May, 13:31 GMT+2