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January 2028

Magha · Vikram Samvat 2084 · Leicester
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1Shukla Shashthi from 08:10Shashthi2Shukla Shashthi (continues)Shashthi3Shukla Saptami from 10:42Saptami4Shukla Ashtami from 12:49AshtamiGuru Gobind Singh Jayanti5Shukla Navami from 14:20Navami6Shukla Dashami from 15:05Dashami7Shukla Ekadashi from 15:00Ekadashi8Shukla Dwadashi from 14:06DwadashiPausha Putrada Ekadashi9Shukla Trayodashi from 12:26TrayodashiPradosh Vrat10Shukla Chaturdashi from 10:06Chaturdashi11Krishna Pratipada from 04:02PratipadaPausha Purnima12Krishna Dwitiya from 00:37DwitiyaPartial lunar eclipse13Krishna Tritiya from 21:09TritiyaLohri14Krishna Chaturthi from 17:47ChaturthiMakar SankrantiSankashti ChaturthiMakara Sankranti+115Krishna Panchami from 14:40PanchamiPongal16Krishna Shashthi from 11:57Shashthi17Krishna Saptami from 09:42Saptami18Krishna Navami from 06:59Navami19Krishna Dashami from 06:34Dashami20Krishna Ekadashi from 06:47Ekadashi21Krishna Dwadashi from 07:34DwadashiShattila Ekadashi22Krishna Dwadashi (continues)Dwadashi23Krishna Trayodashi from 08:53TrayodashiPradosh Vrat24Krishna Chaturdashi from 10:39ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri25Krishna Amavasya from 12:47Amavasya26Shukla Pratipada from 15:12PratipadaPartial solar eclipseRepublic DayMagha Amavasya+127Shukla Dwitiya from 17:49Dwitiya28Shukla Tritiya from 20:31Tritiya29Shukla Chaturthi from 23:13Chaturthi30Shukla Panchami from 01:45Panchami31Shukla Shashthi from 03:58ShashthiVasant Panchami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in January 2028

  1. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 3 Jan · Shukla Saptami: 3 Jan, 10:42 GMT → 4 Jan, 12:49 GMT
  2. Pausha Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Jan · Shukla Ekadashi: 7 Jan, 15:00 GMT → 8 Jan, 14:06 GMT
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 9 Jan, 12:26 GMT → 10 Jan, 10:06 GMT
  4. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 10 Jan · Purnima: 11 Jan, 07:15 GMT → 12 Jan, 04:02 GMT
  5. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 03:43 to 04:42 (peak 04:13). Sutak from 18:43: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 12 Jan, 03:43 GMT → 12 Jan, 04:42 GMT · sutak from 11 Jan, 18:43 GMT
  6. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 21:53 GMT
  7. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 21:53 GMT
  8. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 14 Jan, 17:47 GMT → 15 Jan, 14:40 GMT
  9. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 21:53 GMT
  10. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 21:53 GMT
  11. Shattila EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 21 Jan, 06:47 GMT → 22 Jan, 07:34 GMT
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 23 Jan, 08:53 GMT → 24 Jan, 10:39 GMT
  13. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 24 Jan, 10:39 GMT → 25 Jan, 12:47 GMT
  14. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 15:35 to 17:53 (peak 16:47). Sutak from 03:35: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 26 Jan, 15:35 GMT → 26 Jan, 17:53 GMT · sutak from 26 Jan, 03:35 GMT
  15. Republic DayNational
    The Constitution of India came into force in 1950.
  16. Magha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 25 Jan · Amavasya: 25 Jan, 12:47 GMT → 26 Jan, 15:13 GMT
  17. Vasant PanchamiHindu festivals
    Saraswati Puja and the start of spring.Tithi begins 30 Jan · Shukla Panchami: 31 Jan, 01:45 GMT → 1 Feb, 03:58 GMT