Festivals and vrats — May 2002

Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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This month

Date	Tithi at sunrise	Festival or vrat
08-05-2002 Wednesday	Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Vaishakha	Vrat Varuthini Ekadashi
09-05-2002 Thursday	Dwadashi, Krishna Paksha Vaishakha	Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
10-05-2002 Friday	Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Vaishakha	Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita)
12-05-2002 Sunday	Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Vaishakha	Vrat Amavasya
15-05-2002 Wednesday	Tritiya, Shukla Paksha Vaishakha	Festival Akshaya TritiyaSankranti Vrishabha Sankranti · 02:40
24-05-2002 Friday	Trayodashi, Shukla Paksha Vaishakha	Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)
26-05-2002 Sunday	Purnima, Shukla Paksha Vaishakha	Festival Buddha PurnimaVrat Purnima
29-05-2002 Wednesday	Tritiya, Krishna Paksha Jyeshtha	Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise

Every day of the month

Date	Tithi	Nakshatra	Sunrise	Sunset
01-05-2002	Panchami	Mula	06:00	18:29
02-05-2002	Shashthi	Purva Ashadha	05:59	18:29
03-05-2002	Saptami	Uttara Ashadha	05:59	18:29
04-05-2002	Ashtami	Shravana	05:59	18:29
05-05-2002	Navami	Dhanishta	05:58	18:29
06-05-2002	Dashami	Shatabhisha	05:58	18:29
07-05-2002	Dashami	Purva Bhadrapada	05:58	18:29
08-05-2002	Ekadashi	Uttara Bhadrapada	05:58	18:30
09-05-2002	Dwadashi	Uttara Bhadrapada	05:57	18:30
10-05-2002	Trayodashi	Revati	05:57	18:30
11-05-2002	Chaturdashi	Ashwini	05:57	18:30
12-05-2002	Amavasya	Bharani	05:57	18:30
13-05-2002	Pratipada	Krittika	05:56	18:30
14-05-2002	Dwitiya	Rohini	05:56	18:31
15-05-2002	Tritiya	Mrigashira	05:56	18:31
16-05-2002	Chaturthi	Ardra	05:56	18:31
17-05-2002	Panchami	Punarvasu	05:56	18:31
18-05-2002	Shashthi	Pushya	05:55	18:31
19-05-2002	Saptami	Ashlesha	05:55	18:32
20-05-2002	Ashtami	Magha	05:55	18:32
21-05-2002	Navami	Purva Phalguni	05:55	18:32
22-05-2002	Dashami	Uttara Phalguni	05:55	18:32
23-05-2002	Dwadashi	Hasta	05:55	18:33
24-05-2002	Trayodashi	Chitra	05:55	18:33
25-05-2002	Chaturdashi	Swati	05:55	18:33
26-05-2002	Purnima	Anuradha	05:55	18:33
27-05-2002	Pratipada	Jyeshtha	05:55	18:34
28-05-2002	Dwitiya	Mula	05:55	18:34
29-05-2002	Tritiya	Purva Ashadha	05:55	18:34
30-05-2002	Chaturthi	Uttara Ashadha	05:55	18:34
31-05-2002	Panchami	Shravana	05:55	18:35

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 2002

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