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Hindu calendar · Kathmandu

Festivals, vrats and holidays

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May 2027

Vaishakha · Vikram Samvat 2084 · Kathmandu
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1Krishna Ekadashi from 19:09Ekadashi2Krishna Dwadashi from 20:07DwadashiVaruthini Ekadashi3Krishna Trayodashi from 20:19Trayodashi4Krishna Chaturdashi from 19:46ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri5Krishna Amavasya from 18:31Amavasya6Shukla Pratipada from 16:43PratipadaVaishakha Amavasya7Shukla Dwitiya from 14:29Dwitiya8Shukla Tritiya from 11:58Tritiya9Shukla Chaturthi from 09:18ChaturthiAkshaya Tritiya10Shukla Panchami from 06:38Panchami11Shukla Saptami from 01:39Saptami12Shukla Ashtami from 23:28Ashtami13Shukla Navami from 21:33Navami14Shukla Dashami from 19:54Dashami15Shukla Ekadashi from 18:32EkadashiVrishabha Sankranti16Shukla Dwadashi from 17:28DwadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)Mohini Ekadashi17Shukla Trayodashi from 16:43TrayodashiPradosh Vrat18Shukla Chaturdashi from 16:19Chaturdashi19Shukla Purnima from 16:18Purnima20Krishna Pratipada from 16:43PratipadaBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima21Krishna Dwitiya from 17:38Dwitiya22Krishna Tritiya from 19:03Tritiya23Krishna Chaturthi from 20:57ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi24Krishna Panchami from 23:14Panchami25Krishna Shashthi from 01:46Shashthi26Krishna Saptami from 04:20Saptami27Krishna Saptami (continues)Saptami28Krishna Ashtami from 06:41Ashtami29Krishna Navami from 08:35Navami30Krishna Dashami from 09:50Dashami31Krishna Ekadashi from 10:17Ekadashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in May 2027

  1. Varuthini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 1 May · Krishna Ekadashi: 1 May, 19:09 GMT+5:45 → 2 May, 20:07 GMT+5:45
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 3 May · Krishna Trayodashi: 3 May, 20:19 GMT+5:45 → 4 May, 19:46 GMT+5:45
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 4 May, 19:46 GMT+5:45 → 5 May, 18:31 GMT+5:45
  4. Vaishakha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 5 May · Amavasya: 5 May, 18:31 GMT+5:45 → 6 May, 16:44 GMT+5:45
  5. Akshaya TritiyaHindu festivals
    A day whose good deeds and purchases are said never to diminish.Tithi begins 8 May · Shukla Tritiya: 8 May, 11:58 GMT+5:45 → 9 May, 09:18 GMT+5:45
  6. Vrishabha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Vrishabha.Sun enters 15 May, 12:34 GMT+5:45
  7. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  8. Mohini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 15 May · Shukla Ekadashi: 15 May, 18:32 GMT+5:45 → 16 May, 17:28 GMT+5:45
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 17 May, 16:43 GMT+5:45 → 18 May, 16:19 GMT+5:45
  10. Buddha PurnimaOther faiths
    The birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.Tithi begins 19 May · Purnima: 19 May, 16:18 GMT+5:45 → 20 May, 16:43 GMT+5:45
  11. Vaishakha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 19 May · Purnima: 19 May, 16:18 GMT+5:45 → 20 May, 16:43 GMT+5:45
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 23 May, 20:57 GMT+5:45 → 24 May, 23:14 GMT+5:45