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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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May 2026

Vaishakha · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Kathmandu
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1Krishna Pratipada from 23:08PratipadaBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima2Krishna Dwitiya from 01:05Dwitiya3Krishna Tritiya from 03:17Tritiya4Krishna Tritiya (continues)Tritiya5Krishna Chaturthi from 05:39ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi6Krishna Panchami from 08:06Panchami7Krishna Shashthi from 10:29Shashthi8Krishna Saptami from 12:37Saptami9Krishna Ashtami from 14:18Ashtami10Krishna Navami from 15:21Navami11Krishna Dashami from 15:39Dashami12Krishna Ekadashi from 15:07Ekadashi13Krishna Dwadashi from 13:45DwadashiApara Ekadashi14Krishna Trayodashi from 11:35TrayodashiPradosh Vrat15Krishna Chaturdashi from 08:46ChaturdashiMasik ShivaratriVrishabha Sankranti16Krishna Amavasya from 05:26AmavasyaJyeshtha Amavasya17Shukla Dwitiya from 21:56Dwitiya18Shukla Tritiya from 18:08Tritiya19Shukla Chaturthi from 14:33Chaturthi20Shukla Panchami from 11:22Panchami21Shukla Shashthi from 08:42Shashthi22Shukla Saptami from 06:39Saptami23Shukla Ashtami from 05:19Ashtami24Shukla Dashami from 04:46Dashami25Shukla Dashami (continues)Dashami26Shukla Ekadashi from 05:26Ekadashi27Shukla Dwadashi from 06:37DwadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)Padmini Ekadashi28Shukla Trayodashi from 08:12TrayodashiPradosh Vrat29Shukla Chaturdashi from 10:06Chaturdashi30Shukla Purnima from 12:13Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 14:30PratipadaJyeshtha Purnima
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in May 2026

  1. Buddha PurnimaOther faiths
    The birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.Tithi begins 30 Apr · Purnima: 30 Apr, 21:27 GMT+5:45 → 1 May, 23:08 GMT+5:45
  2. Vaishakha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Apr · Purnima: 30 Apr, 21:27 GMT+5:45 → 1 May, 23:08 GMT+5:45
  3. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 5 May, 05:39 GMT+5:45 → 6 May, 08:06 GMT+5:45
  4. Apara EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 May · Krishna Ekadashi: 12 May, 15:07 GMT+5:45 → 13 May, 13:45 GMT+5:45
  5. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 14 May, 11:35 GMT+5:45 → 15 May, 08:46 GMT+5:45
  6. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 15 May, 08:46 GMT+5:45 → 16 May, 05:26 GMT+5:45
  7. Vrishabha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Vrishabha.Sun enters 15 May, 06:37 GMT+5:45
  8. Jyeshtha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 16 May, 05:26 GMT+5:45 → 17 May, 01:46 GMT+5:45
  9. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  10. Padmini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 26 May · Shukla Ekadashi: 26 May, 05:26 GMT+5:45 → 27 May, 06:37 GMT+5:45
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 28 May, 08:12 GMT+5:45 → 29 May, 10:06 GMT+5:45
  12. Jyeshtha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 May · Purnima: 30 May, 12:13 GMT+5:45 → 31 May, 14:30 GMT+5:45