Festivals and vrats — May 2006

Kallakurichi, Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu, India

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This month

Date	Tithi at sunrise	Festival or vrat
08-05-2006 Monday	Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Vaishakha	Vrat Mohini Ekadashi
10-05-2006 Wednesday	Dwadashi, Shukla Paksha Vaishakha	Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
13-05-2006 Saturday	Purnima, Shukla Paksha Vaishakha	Festival Buddha PurnimaVrat Purnima
15-05-2006 Monday	Dwitiya, Krishna Paksha Jyeshtha	Sankranti Vrishabha Sankranti · 03:10
16-05-2006 Tuesday	Tritiya, Krishna Paksha Jyeshtha	Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise
23-05-2006 Tuesday	Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Jyeshtha	Vrat Apara Ekadashi
24-05-2006 Wednesday	Dwadashi, Krishna Paksha Jyeshtha	Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
25-05-2006 Thursday	Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Jyeshtha	Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita)
27-05-2006 Saturday	Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Jyeshtha	Festival Vat Savitri Vrat · Shani JayantiVrat Amavasya

Every day of the month

Date	Tithi	Nakshatra	Sunrise	Sunset
01-05-2006	Chaturthi	Mrigashira	05:54	18:27
02-05-2006	Panchami	Ardra	05:54	18:28
03-05-2006	Shashthi	Punarvasu	05:54	18:28
04-05-2006	Saptami	Pushya	05:53	18:28
05-05-2006	Ashtami	Ashlesha	05:53	18:28
06-05-2006	Navami	Magha	05:53	18:28
07-05-2006	Dashami	Magha	05:52	18:28
08-05-2006	Ekadashi	Purva Phalguni	05:52	18:29
09-05-2006	Ekadashi	Uttara Phalguni	05:52	18:29
10-05-2006	Dwadashi	Hasta	05:51	18:29
11-05-2006	Trayodashi	Chitra	05:51	18:29
12-05-2006	Chaturdashi	Swati	05:51	18:29
13-05-2006	Purnima	Vishakha	05:50	18:30
14-05-2006	Pratipada	Anuradha	05:50	18:30
15-05-2006	Dwitiya	Jyeshtha	05:50	18:30
16-05-2006	Tritiya	Mula	05:50	18:30
17-05-2006	Chaturthi	Purva Ashadha	05:50	18:31
18-05-2006	Panchami	Uttara Ashadha	05:49	18:31
19-05-2006	Shashthi	Shravana	05:49	18:31
20-05-2006	Ashtami	Dhanishta	05:49	18:31
21-05-2006	Navami	Shatabhisha	05:49	18:32
22-05-2006	Dashami	Purva Bhadrapada	05:49	18:32
23-05-2006	Ekadashi	Uttara Bhadrapada	05:49	18:32
24-05-2006	Dwadashi	Revati	05:49	18:32
25-05-2006	Trayodashi	Ashwini	05:48	18:33
26-05-2006	Chaturdashi	Bharani	05:48	18:33
27-05-2006	Amavasya	Krittika	05:48	18:33
28-05-2006	Pratipada	Rohini	05:48	18:34
29-05-2006	Dwitiya	Mrigashira	05:48	18:34
30-05-2006	Tritiya	Ardra	05:48	18:34
31-05-2006	Chaturthi	Punarvasu	05:48	18:34

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.

Festivals and vrats — May 2006

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