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January 2048

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2104 · Leicester
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1Krishna Pratipada (continues)PratipadaTotal lunar eclipse2Krishna Dwitiya from 08:24Dwitiya3Krishna Tritiya from 09:25Tritiya4Krishna Chaturthi from 09:59ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi5Krishna Panchami from 10:05Panchami6Krishna Shashthi from 09:43Shashthi7Krishna Saptami from 08:53Saptami8Krishna Navami from 05:55Navami9Krishna Dashami from 03:49Dashami10Krishna Ekadashi from 01:24Ekadashi11Krishna Dwadashi from 22:43DwadashiShattila Ekadashi12Krishna Trayodashi from 19:53Trayodashi13Krishna Chaturdashi from 16:59ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri14Krishna Amavasya from 14:09AmavasyaLohri15Shukla Pratipada from 11:32PratipadaMakar SankrantiPongalMagha Amavasya+216Shukla Dwitiya from 09:15Dwitiya17Shukla Chaturthi from 06:16Chaturthi18Shukla Panchami from 05:47Panchami19Shukla Shashthi from 06:04ShashthiVasant Panchami20Shukla Saptami from 07:07Saptami21Shukla Saptami (continues)Saptami22Shukla Ashtami from 08:51Ashtami23Shukla Navami from 11:07Navami24Shukla Dashami from 13:42Dashami25Shukla Ekadashi from 16:21Ekadashi26Shukla Dwadashi from 18:52DwadashiRepublic DayJaya Ekadashi27Shukla Trayodashi from 21:00Trayodashi28Shukla Chaturdashi from 22:39ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat29Shukla Purnima from 23:44Purnima30Krishna Pratipada from 00:14PratipadaMagha Purnima31Krishna Dwitiya from 00:11Dwitiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in January 2048

  1. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 05:04 to 08:39 (peak 06:52). Sutak from 20:04: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 1 Jan, 05:04 GMT → 1 Jan, 08:39 GMT · sutak from 31 Dec, 20:04 GMT
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 4 Jan, 09:59 GMT → 5 Jan, 10:05 GMT
  3. Shattila EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 11 Jan, 01:24 GMT → 11 Jan, 22:43 GMT
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Jan · Krishna Trayodashi: 12 Jan, 19:53 GMT → 13 Jan, 16:59 GMT
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 13 Jan, 16:59 GMT → 14 Jan, 14:09 GMT
  6. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 15 Jan, 00:58 GMT
  7. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 15 Jan, 00:58 GMT
  8. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 15 Jan, 00:58 GMT
  9. Magha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 14 Jan · Amavasya: 14 Jan, 14:09 GMT → 15 Jan, 11:32 GMT
  10. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 15 Jan, 00:58 GMT
  11. Vasant PanchamiHindu festivals
    Saraswati Puja and the start of spring.Tithi begins 18 Jan · Shukla Panchami: 19 Jan, 05:47 GMT → 20 Jan, 06:04 GMT
  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, 16:21 GMT → 26 Jan, 18:52 GMT
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Jan · Shukla Trayodashi: 27 Jan, 21:00 GMT → 28 Jan, 22:39 GMT
  15. Magha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 29 Jan · Purnima: 29 Jan, 23:44 GMT → 31 Jan, 00:14 GMT