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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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January 2040

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

  1. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 2 Jan, 12:36 GMT-7 → 3 Jan, 14:17 GMT-7
  2. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 9 Jan, 12:34 GMT-7 → 10 Jan, 10:05 GMT-7
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Jan · Krishna Trayodashi: 11 Jan, 07:05 GMT-7 → 12 Jan, 03:42 GMT-7
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 11 Jan · Krishna Chaturdashi: 12 Jan, 03:42 GMT-7 → 13 Jan, 00:05 GMT-7
  5. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 16:40 GMT-7
  6. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 12 Jan · Amavasya: 13 Jan, 00:05 GMT-7 → 13 Jan, 20:25 GMT-7
  7. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 16:40 GMT-7
  8. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 16:40 GMT-7
  9. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 16:40 GMT-7
  10. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 18 Jan · Shukla Saptami: 19 Jan, 06:33 GMT-7 → 20 Jan, 06:52 GMT-7
  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, 12:17 GMT-7 → 24 Jan, 14:58 GMT-7
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 25 Jan, 17:45 GMT-7 → 26 Jan, 20:25 GMT-7
  14. Republic DayNational
    The Constitution of India came into force in 1950.
  15. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 27 Jan · Purnima: 27 Jan, 22:49 GMT-7 → 29 Jan, 00:54 GMT-7