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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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January 2040

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

  1. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 3 Jan, 06:36 GMT+11 → 4 Jan, 08:17 GMT+11
  2. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Krishna Ekadashi: 10 Jan, 06:34 GMT+11 → 11 Jan, 04:05 GMT+11
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Jan · Krishna Trayodashi: 12 Jan, 01:05 GMT+11 → 12 Jan, 21:42 GMT+11
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Jan, 21:42 GMT+11 → 13 Jan, 18:05 GMT+11
  5. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 15 Jan, 10:40 GMT+11
  6. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 13 Jan · Amavasya: 13 Jan, 18:05 GMT+11 → 14 Jan, 14:25 GMT+11
  7. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 15 Jan, 10:40 GMT+11
  8. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 15 Jan, 10:40 GMT+11
  9. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 15 Jan, 10:40 GMT+11
  10. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 19 Jan · Shukla Saptami: 20 Jan, 00:33 GMT+11 → 21 Jan, 00:52 GMT+11
  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 24 Jan · Shukla Ekadashi: 24 Jan, 06:17 GMT+11 → 25 Jan, 08:58 GMT+11
  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.Shukla Trayodashi: 26 Jan, 11:45 GMT+11 → 27 Jan, 14:25 GMT+11
  15. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 28 Jan · Purnima: 28 Jan, 16:49 GMT+11 → 29 Jan, 18:54 GMT+11