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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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May 2040

Vaishakha · Vikram Samvat 2097 · Kathmandu
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1Krishna Shashthi from 19:34Shashthi2Krishna Saptami from 17:04Saptami3Krishna Ashtami from 14:47Ashtami4Krishna Navami from 12:46Navami5Krishna Dashami from 11:03Dashami6Krishna Ekadashi from 09:41Ekadashi7Krishna Dwadashi from 08:42DwadashiVaruthini Ekadashi8Krishna Trayodashi from 08:09TrayodashiPradosh Vrat9Krishna Chaturdashi from 08:01ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri10Krishna Amavasya from 08:22Amavasya11Shukla Pratipada from 09:12PratipadaPartial solar eclipseVaishakha Amavasya12Shukla Dwitiya from 10:31Dwitiya13Shukla Tritiya from 12:17Tritiya14Shukla Chaturthi from 14:25ChaturthiAkshaya TritiyaVrishabha Sankranti15Shukla Panchami from 16:49Panchami16Shukla Shashthi from 19:20Shashthi17Shukla Saptami from 21:45Saptami18Shukla Ashtami from 23:52Ashtami19Shukla Navami from 01:29Navami20Shukla Dashami from 02:28Dashami21Shukla Ekadashi from 02:42Ekadashi22Shukla Dwadashi from 02:10DwadashiMohini Ekadashi23Shukla Trayodashi from 00:54Trayodashi24Shukla Chaturdashi from 22:57ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat25Shukla Purnima from 20:27Purnima26Krishna Pratipada from 17:31PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima+127Krishna Dwitiya from 14:18Dwitiya28Krishna Tritiya from 10:57Tritiya29Krishna Chaturthi from 07:36ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi30Krishna Shashthi from 01:28Shashthi31Krishna Saptami from 22:55Saptami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in May 2040

  1. Varuthini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 6 May · Krishna Ekadashi: 6 May, 09:41 GMT+5:45 → 7 May, 08:42 GMT+5:45
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 8 May, 08:09 GMT+5:45 → 9 May, 08:01 GMT+5:45
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 9 May, 08:01 GMT+5:45 → 10 May, 08:22 GMT+5:45
  4. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  5. Vaishakha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 10 May · Amavasya: 10 May, 08:22 GMT+5:45 → 11 May, 09:13 GMT+5:45
  6. Akshaya TritiyaHindu festivals
    A day whose good deeds and purchases are said never to diminish.Tithi begins 13 May · Shukla Tritiya: 13 May, 12:17 GMT+5:45 → 14 May, 14:25 GMT+5:45
  7. Vrishabha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Vrishabha.Sun enters 14 May, 20:36 GMT+5:45
  8. Mohini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 May · Shukla Ekadashi: 22 May, 02:42 GMT+5:45 → 23 May, 02:10 GMT+5:45
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 23 May · Shukla Trayodashi: 24 May, 00:54 GMT+5:45 → 24 May, 22:57 GMT+5:45
  10. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 15:44 to 19:15 (peak 17:29). Sutak from 06:44: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 26 May, 15:44 GMT+5:45 → 26 May, 19:15 GMT+5:45 · sutak from 26 May, 06:44 GMT+5:45
  11. Buddha PurnimaOther faiths
    The birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.Tithi begins 25 May · Purnima: 25 May, 20:27 GMT+5:45 → 26 May, 17:31 GMT+5:45
  12. Vaishakha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 25 May · Purnima: 25 May, 20:27 GMT+5:45 → 26 May, 17:31 GMT+5:45
  13. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 29 May, 07:36 GMT+5:45 → 30 May, 04:24 GMT+5:45