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May 2068

Vaishakha · Vikram Samvat 2125 · Durban

Purnimanta Amanta

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1Shukla Pratipada from 20:06PratipadaVaishakha Amavasya 2Shukla Dwitiya from 17:51Dwitiya 3Shukla Tritiya from 16:08Tritiya 4Shukla Chaturthi from 15:03ChaturthiAkshaya Tritiya 5Shukla Panchami from 14:40Panchami 6Shukla Shashthi from 15:02Shashthi 7Shukla Saptami from 16:06Saptami 8Shukla Ashtami from 17:46Ashtami 9Shukla Navami from 19:52Navami 10Shukla Dashami from 22:13Dashami 11Shukla Ekadashi from 00:36Ekadashi 12Shukla Dwadashi from 02:49DwadashiMohini Ekadashi 13Shukla Trayodashi from 04:43Trayodashi 14Shukla Chaturdashi from 06:10ChaturdashiMilad-un-NabiPradosh VratVrishabha Sankranti+1 15Shukla Chaturdashi (continues)Chaturdashi 16Shukla Purnima from 07:07Purnima 17Krishna Pratipada from 07:34PratipadaPartial lunar eclipseBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima+1 18Krishna Dwitiya from 07:31Dwitiya 19Krishna Tritiya from 06:59Tritiya 20Krishna Panchami from 04:44PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi 21Krishna Shashthi from 03:07Shashthi 22Krishna Saptami from 01:13Saptami 23Krishna Ashtami from 23:07Ashtami 24Krishna Navami from 20:51Navami 25Krishna Dashami from 18:28Dashami 26Krishna Ekadashi from 16:03Ekadashi 27Krishna Dwadashi from 13:40DwadashiApara Ekadashi 28Krishna Trayodashi from 11:23TrayodashiPradosh Vrat 29Krishna Chaturdashi from 09:17ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri 30Krishna Amavasya from 07:28AmavasyaJyeshtha Amavasya 31Shukla Dwitiya from 05:05DwitiyaTotal solar eclipse

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Festivals, vrats and holidays in May 2068

Tue, 1 May
Vaishakha AmavasyaVrats
The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 30 Apr · Amavasya: 30 Apr, 22:46 GMT+2 → 1 May, 20:07 GMT+2
Fri, 4 May
Akshaya TritiyaHindu festivals
A day whose good deeds and purchases are said never to diminish.Tithi begins 3 May · Shukla Tritiya: 3 May, 16:08 GMT+2 → 4 May, 15:03 GMT+2
Sat, 12 May
Mohini EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 May · Shukla Ekadashi: 12 May, 00:36 GMT+2 → 13 May, 02:49 GMT+2
Mon, 14 May
Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpected
The birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
Mon, 14 May
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 13 May · Shukla Trayodashi: 14 May, 04:43 GMT+2 → 15 May, 06:10 GMT+2
Mon, 14 May
Vrishabha SankrantiVrats
The Sun enters Vrishabha.Sun enters 14 May, 21:00 GMT+2
Thu, 17 May
Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
Visible here, 06:00 to 09:19 (peak 07:40). Sutak from 21:00: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 17 May, 06:00 GMT+2 → 17 May, 09:19 GMT+2 · sutak from 16 May, 21:00 GMT+2
Thu, 17 May
Buddha PurnimaOther faiths
The birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.Tithi begins 16 May · Purnima: 16 May, 07:07 GMT+2 → 17 May, 07:34 GMT+2
Thu, 17 May
Vaishakha PurnimaVrats
The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 16 May · Purnima: 16 May, 07:07 GMT+2 → 17 May, 07:34 GMT+2
Sun, 20 May
Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 19 May · Krishna Chaturthi: 20 May, 06:03 GMT+2 → 21 May, 04:44 GMT+2
Sun, 27 May
Apara EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 26 May · Krishna Ekadashi: 26 May, 16:03 GMT+2 → 27 May, 13:40 GMT+2
Mon, 28 May
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 28 May, 11:23 GMT+2 → 29 May, 09:17 GMT+2
Tue, 29 May
Masik ShivaratriVrats
The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 29 May, 09:17 GMT+2 → 30 May, 07:28 GMT+2
Wed, 30 May
Jyeshtha AmavasyaVrats
The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 30 May, 07:28 GMT+2 → 31 May, 06:03 GMT+2
Thu, 31 May
Total solar eclipseEclipses
Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here