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Hindu calendar · Nairobi

Festivals, vrats and holidays

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May 2027

Vaishakha · Vikram Samvat 2084 · Nairobi
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1Krishna Ekadashi from 16:24Ekadashi2Krishna Dwadashi from 17:22DwadashiVaruthini Ekadashi3Krishna Trayodashi from 17:34TrayodashiPradosh Vrat4Krishna Chaturdashi from 17:01ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri5Krishna Amavasya from 15:46Amavasya6Shukla Pratipada from 13:58PratipadaVaishakha Amavasya7Shukla Dwitiya from 11:44Dwitiya8Shukla Tritiya from 09:13Tritiya9Shukla Chaturthi from 06:33ChaturthiAkshaya Tritiya10Shukla Shashthi from 01:18Shashthi11Shukla Saptami from 22:54Saptami12Shukla Ashtami from 20:43Ashtami13Shukla Navami from 18:48Navami14Shukla Dashami from 17:09Dashami15Shukla Ekadashi from 15:47EkadashiVrishabha Sankranti16Shukla Dwadashi from 14:43DwadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)Mohini Ekadashi17Shukla Trayodashi from 13:58TrayodashiPradosh Vrat18Shukla Chaturdashi from 13:34Chaturdashi19Shukla Purnima from 13:33Purnima20Krishna Pratipada from 13:58PratipadaBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima21Krishna Dwitiya from 14:53Dwitiya22Krishna Tritiya from 16:18Tritiya23Krishna Chaturthi from 18:12ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi24Krishna Panchami from 20:29Panchami25Krishna Shashthi from 23:01Shashthi26Krishna Saptami from 01:35Saptami27Krishna Ashtami from 03:56Ashtami28Krishna Navami from 05:50Navami29Krishna Navami (continues)Navami30Krishna Dashami from 07:05Dashami31Krishna Ekadashi from 07:32Ekadashi
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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, 16:24 GMT+3 → 2 May, 17:22 GMT+3
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 3 May, 17:34 GMT+3 → 4 May, 17:01 GMT+3
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 4 May, 17:01 GMT+3 → 5 May, 15:46 GMT+3
  4. Vaishakha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 5 May · Amavasya: 5 May, 15:46 GMT+3 → 6 May, 13:59 GMT+3
  5. Akshaya TritiyaHindu festivals
    A day whose good deeds and purchases are said never to diminish.Tithi begins 8 May · Shukla Tritiya: 8 May, 09:13 GMT+3 → 9 May, 06:33 GMT+3
  6. Vrishabha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Vrishabha.Sun enters 15 May, 09:49 GMT+3
  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, 15:47 GMT+3 → 16 May, 14:43 GMT+3
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 17 May, 13:58 GMT+3 → 18 May, 13:34 GMT+3
  10. Buddha PurnimaOther faiths
    The birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.Tithi begins 19 May · Purnima: 19 May, 13:33 GMT+3 → 20 May, 13:58 GMT+3
  11. Vaishakha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 19 May · Purnima: 19 May, 13:33 GMT+3 → 20 May, 13:58 GMT+3
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 23 May, 18:12 GMT+3 → 24 May, 20:29 GMT+3