Festivals and vrats — January 1943
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
This month
| Date | Tithi at sunrise | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 03-01-1943 Sunday |
Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Saphala Ekadashi |
| 04-01-1943 Monday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Som Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 06-01-1943 Wednesday |
Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Amavasya |
| 14-01-1943 Thursday |
Navami, Shukla Paksha Pausha |
Sankranti Makar Sankranti · 09:10 |
| 16-01-1943 Saturday |
Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Pausha Putrada Ekadashi |
| 18-01-1943 Monday |
Dwadashi, Shukla Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Som Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 21-01-1943 Thursday |
Purnima, Shukla Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Purnima |
| 25-01-1943 Monday |
Chaturthi, Krishna Paksha Magha |
Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise |
Every day of the month
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-01-1943 | Navami | Chitra | 07:30 | 18:53 |
| 02-01-1943 | Dashami | Swati | 07:31 | 18:54 |
| 03-01-1943 | Ekadashi | Vishakha | 07:31 | 18:54 |
| 04-01-1943 | Trayodashi | Anuradha | 07:31 | 18:55 |
| 05-01-1943 | Chaturdashi | Jyeshtha | 07:32 | 18:55 |
| 06-01-1943 | Amavasya | Purva Ashadha | 07:32 | 18:56 |
| 07-01-1943 | Pratipada | Uttara Ashadha | 07:32 | 18:56 |
| 08-01-1943 | Dwitiya | Shravana | 07:33 | 18:57 |
| 09-01-1943 | Tritiya | Dhanishta | 07:33 | 18:58 |
| 10-01-1943 | Panchami | Shatabhisha | 07:33 | 18:58 |
| 11-01-1943 | Shashthi | Purva Bhadrapada | 07:34 | 18:59 |
| 12-01-1943 | Saptami | Uttara Bhadrapada | 07:34 | 18:59 |
| 13-01-1943 | Ashtami | Revati | 07:34 | 19:00 |
| 14-01-1943 | Navami | Ashwini | 07:34 | 19:00 |
| 15-01-1943 | Dashami | Bharani | 07:34 | 19:01 |
| 16-01-1943 | Ekadashi | Krittika | 07:35 | 19:01 |
| 17-01-1943 | Dwadashi | Rohini | 07:35 | 19:02 |
| 18-01-1943 | Dwadashi | Mrigashira | 07:35 | 19:02 |
| 19-01-1943 | Trayodashi | Ardra | 07:35 | 19:03 |
| 20-01-1943 | Chaturdashi | Punarvasu | 07:35 | 19:04 |
| 21-01-1943 | Purnima | Punarvasu | 07:35 | 19:04 |
| 22-01-1943 | Pratipada | Pushya | 07:35 | 19:05 |
| 23-01-1943 | Dwitiya | Ashlesha | 07:35 | 19:05 |
| 24-01-1943 | Tritiya | Magha | 07:35 | 19:06 |
| 25-01-1943 | Chaturthi | Purva Phalguni | 07:35 | 19:06 |
| 26-01-1943 | Panchami | Uttara Phalguni | 07:35 | 19:07 |
| 27-01-1943 | Shashthi | Hasta | 07:35 | 19:07 |
| 28-01-1943 | Saptami | Chitra | 07:35 | 19:07 |
| 29-01-1943 | Ashtami | Swati | 07:35 | 19:08 |
| 30-01-1943 | Navami | Vishakha | 07:35 | 19:08 |
| 31-01-1943 | Dashami | Anuradha | 07:35 | 19:09 |
Months are named the purnimanta way used across North India; the dark fortnight belongs to the month that follows the Purnima. A festival is kept on the day its tithi stands at the moment it is observed — sunrise for most, dusk for Diwali and Holika Dahan, midnight for Janmashtami and Shivaratri, moonrise for Karwa Chauth — and local custom sometimes differs by a day. Ask your family priest when in doubt.