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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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January 2029

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2085 · Melbourne
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1Krishna Dwitiya from 02:23DwitiyaTotal lunar eclipse2Krishna Tritiya from 00:36Tritiya3Krishna Chaturthi from 22:33Chaturthi4Krishna Panchami from 20:19PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi5Krishna Shashthi from 18:01Shashthi6Krishna Saptami from 15:43Saptami7Krishna Ashtami from 13:30Ashtami8Krishna Navami from 11:24Navami9Krishna Dashami from 09:30Dashami10Krishna Ekadashi from 07:50Ekadashi11Krishna Dwadashi from 06:26DwadashiShattila Ekadashi12Krishna Chaturdashi from 04:36ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat13Krishna Amavasya from 04:17AmavasyaLohriMasik Shivaratri14Shukla Pratipada from 04:24PratipadaMakar SankrantiPongalMagha Amavasya+215Shukla Dwitiya from 05:00DwitiyaPartial solar eclipse16Shukla Tritiya from 06:07Tritiya17Shukla Tritiya (continues)Tritiya18Shukla Chaturthi from 07:44Chaturthi19Shukla Panchami from 09:47PanchamiVasant Panchami20Shukla Shashthi from 12:10Shashthi21Shukla Saptami from 14:42Saptami22Shukla Ashtami from 17:13Ashtami23Shukla Navami from 19:27Navami24Shukla Dashami from 21:13Dashami25Shukla Ekadashi from 22:20Ekadashi26Shukla Dwadashi from 22:43DwadashiRepublic DayJaya Ekadashi27Shukla Trayodashi from 22:19Trayodashi28Shukla Chaturdashi from 21:11ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat29Shukla Purnima from 19:23Purnima30Krishna Pratipada from 17:03PratipadaMagha Purnima31Krishna Dwitiya from 14:19Dwitiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in January 2029

  1. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 02:07 to 05:36 (peak 03:51). Sutak from 17:07: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 1 Jan, 02:07 GMT+11 → 1 Jan, 05:36 GMT+11 · sutak from 31 Dec, 17:07 GMT+11
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 3 Jan · Krishna Chaturthi: 3 Jan, 22:33 GMT+11 → 4 Jan, 20:19 GMT+11
  3. Shattila EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 10 Jan, 07:50 GMT+11 → 11 Jan, 06:26 GMT+11
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Jan · Krishna Trayodashi: 12 Jan, 05:20 GMT+11 → 13 Jan, 04:36 GMT+11
  5. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 14:57 GMT+11
  6. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 12 Jan · Krishna Chaturdashi: 13 Jan, 04:36 GMT+11 → 14 Jan, 04:17 GMT+11
  7. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 14:57 GMT+11
  8. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 14:57 GMT+11
  9. Magha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 13 Jan · Amavasya: 14 Jan, 04:17 GMT+11 → 15 Jan, 04:25 GMT+11
  10. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 14:57 GMT+11
  11. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  12. Vasant PanchamiHindu festivals
    Saraswati Puja and the start of spring.Shukla Panchami: 19 Jan, 09:47 GMT+11 → 20 Jan, 12:10 GMT+11
  13. Republic DayNational
    The Constitution of India came into force in 1950.
  14. Jaya EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Jan · Shukla Ekadashi: 25 Jan, 22:20 GMT+11 → 26 Jan, 22:43 GMT+11
  15. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Jan · Shukla Trayodashi: 27 Jan, 22:19 GMT+11 → 28 Jan, 21:11 GMT+11
  16. Magha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 29 Jan · Purnima: 29 Jan, 19:23 GMT+11 → 30 Jan, 17:03 GMT+11