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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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January 2026

Magha · Vikram Samvat 2082 · Chicago
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1Shukla Chaturdashi from 10:52Chaturdashi2Shukla Purnima from 07:23PurnimaPausha Purnima3Krishna Dwitiya from 01:00Dwitiya4Krishna Tritiya from 22:26Tritiya5Krishna Chaturthi from 20:32Chaturthi6Krishna Panchami from 19:22PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi7Krishna Shashthi from 19:04Shashthi8Krishna Saptami from 19:35Saptami9Krishna Ashtami from 20:54Ashtami10Krishna Navami from 22:50Navami11Krishna Dashami from 01:13Dashami12Krishna Ekadashi from 03:48Ekadashi13Krishna Dwadashi from 06:23DwadashiLohriShattila Ekadashi14Krishna Dwadashi (continues)DwadashiMakar SankrantiPongalMakara Sankranti+115Krishna Trayodashi from 08:46TrayodashiPradosh Vrat16Krishna Chaturdashi from 10:52ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri17Krishna Amavasya from 12:34Amavasya18Shukla Pratipada from 13:51PratipadaMagha Amavasya19Shukla Dwitiya from 14:44Dwitiya20Shukla Tritiya from 15:12Tritiya21Shukla Chaturthi from 15:17Chaturthi22Shukla Panchami from 14:58Panchami23Shukla Shashthi from 14:16ShashthiVasant Panchami24Shukla Saptami from 13:10Saptami25Shukla Ashtami from 11:40Ashtami26Shukla Navami from 09:48NavamiRepublic Day27Shukla Dashami from 07:35Dashami28Shukla Dwadashi from 02:25DwadashiJaya Ekadashi29Shukla Trayodashi from 23:39Trayodashi30Shukla Chaturdashi from 20:56ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat31Shukla Purnima from 18:23Purnima
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in January 2026

  1. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 2 Jan, 07:23 GMT-6 → 3 Jan, 04:02 GMT-6
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 5 Jan · Krishna Chaturthi: 5 Jan, 20:32 GMT-6 → 6 Jan, 19:22 GMT-6
  3. LohriRegional
    Punjab’s winter bonfire on the eve of Makar Sankranti.Sun enters 14 Jan, 03:37 GMT-6
  4. Shattila EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Jan · Krishna Ekadashi: 13 Jan, 03:48 GMT-6 → 14 Jan, 06:23 GMT-6
  5. Makar SankrantiHindu festivals
    The Sun turns north; kites, til and holy dips.Sun enters 14 Jan, 03:37 GMT-6
  6. PongalRegional
    Tamil Nadu’s harvest festival, Thai Pongal.Sun enters 14 Jan, 03:37 GMT-6
  7. Makara SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Makara.Sun enters 14 Jan, 03:37 GMT-6
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 15 Jan, 08:46 GMT-6 → 16 Jan, 10:52 GMT-6
  9. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 16 Jan, 10:52 GMT-6 → 17 Jan, 12:34 GMT-6
  10. Magha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 17 Jan · Amavasya: 17 Jan, 12:34 GMT-6 → 18 Jan, 13:52 GMT-6
  11. Vasant PanchamiHindu festivals
    Saraswati Puja and the start of spring.Tithi begins 22 Jan · Shukla Panchami: 22 Jan, 14:58 GMT-6 → 23 Jan, 14:16 GMT-6
  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 27 Jan · Shukla Ekadashi: 28 Jan, 05:06 GMT-6 → 29 Jan, 02:25 GMT-6
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Jan · Shukla Trayodashi: 29 Jan, 23:39 GMT-6 → 30 Jan, 20:56 GMT-6