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January 2048

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2104 · Houston
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1Krishna Dwitiya from 02:24DwitiyaTotal lunar eclipse2Krishna Tritiya from 03:25Tritiya3Krishna Chaturthi from 03:59Chaturthi4Krishna Panchami from 04:05PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi5Krishna Shashthi from 03:43Shashthi6Krishna Saptami from 02:53Saptami7Krishna Ashtami from 01:37Ashtami8Krishna Navami from 23:55Navami9Krishna Dashami from 21:49Dashami10Krishna Ekadashi from 19:24Ekadashi11Krishna Dwadashi from 16:43DwadashiShattila Ekadashi12Krishna Trayodashi from 13:53TrayodashiPradosh Vrat13Krishna Chaturdashi from 10:59ChaturdashiLohriMasik Shivaratri14Krishna Amavasya from 08:09AmavasyaMakar SankrantiMagha AmavasyaMakara Sankranti+115Shukla Dwitiya from 03:15DwitiyaPongal16Shukla Tritiya from 01:27Tritiya17Shukla Chaturthi from 00:16Chaturthi18Shukla Panchami from 23:47Panchami19Shukla Shashthi from 00:04ShashthiVasant Panchami20Shukla Saptami from 01:07Saptami21Shukla Ashtami from 02:51Ashtami22Shukla Navami from 05:07Navami23Shukla Navami (continues)Navami24Shukla Dashami from 07:42Dashami25Shukla Ekadashi from 10:21Ekadashi26Shukla Dwadashi from 12:52DwadashiRepublic DayJaya Ekadashi27Shukla Trayodashi from 15:00TrayodashiPradosh Vrat28Shukla Chaturdashi from 16:39Chaturdashi29Shukla Purnima from 17:44Purnima30Krishna Pratipada from 18:14PratipadaMagha Purnima31Krishna Dwitiya from 18:11Dwitiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in January 2048

  1. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 23:04 to 02:39 (peak 00:52). Sutak from 14:04: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 31 Dec, 23:04 GMT-6 → 1 Jan, 02:39 GMT-6 · sutak from 31 Dec, 14:04 GMT-6
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 3 Jan · Krishna Chaturthi: 4 Jan, 03:59 GMT-6 → 5 Jan, 04:05 GMT-6
  3. Shattila EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 10 Jan, 19:24 GMT-6 → 11 Jan, 16:43 GMT-6
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 12 Jan, 13:53 GMT-6 → 13 Jan, 10:59 GMT-6
  5. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 18:58 GMT-6
  6. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 13 Jan, 10:59 GMT-6 → 14 Jan, 08:09 GMT-6
  7. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 18:58 GMT-6
  8. Magha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 14 Jan, 08:09 GMT-6 → 15 Jan, 05:32 GMT-6
  9. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 18:58 GMT-6
  10. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 18:58 GMT-6
  11. Vasant PanchamiHindu festivals
    Saraswati Puja and the start of spring.Tithi begins 18 Jan · Shukla Panchami: 18 Jan, 23:47 GMT-6 → 20 Jan, 00:04 GMT-6
  12. Republic DayNational
    The Constitution of India came into force in 1950.
  13. Jaya EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Jan · Shukla Ekadashi: 25 Jan, 10:21 GMT-6 → 26 Jan, 12:52 GMT-6
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 27 Jan, 15:00 GMT-6 → 28 Jan, 16:39 GMT-6
  15. Magha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 29 Jan · Purnima: 29 Jan, 17:44 GMT-6 → 30 Jan, 18:14 GMT-6