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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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January 2040

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2097 · Nairobi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in January 2040

  1. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 2 Jan · Krishna Chaturthi: 2 Jan, 22:36 GMT+3 → 4 Jan, 00:17 GMT+3
  2. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 9 Jan, 22:34 GMT+3 → 10 Jan, 20:05 GMT+3
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Jan, 17:05 GMT+3 → 12 Jan, 13:42 GMT+3
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Jan, 13:42 GMT+3 → 13 Jan, 10:05 GMT+3
  5. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 13 Jan, 10:05 GMT+3 → 14 Jan, 06:25 GMT+3
  6. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 15 Jan, 02:40 GMT+3
  7. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 15 Jan, 02:40 GMT+3
  8. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 15 Jan, 02:40 GMT+3
  9. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 15 Jan, 02:40 GMT+3
  10. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 19 Jan · Shukla Saptami: 19 Jan, 16:33 GMT+3 → 20 Jan, 16:52 GMT+3
  11. Muharram (Ashura)Other faithsExpected
    A day of remembrance on the 10th of Muharram.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  12. Pausha Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Jan · Shukla Ekadashi: 23 Jan, 22:17 GMT+3 → 25 Jan, 00:58 GMT+3
  13. Republic DayNational
    The Constitution of India came into force in 1950.
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Jan · Shukla Trayodashi: 26 Jan, 03:45 GMT+3 → 27 Jan, 06:25 GMT+3
  15. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 28 Jan · Purnima: 28 Jan, 08:49 GMT+3 → 29 Jan, 10:54 GMT+3