IMPORTANT HINDU FESTIVALS AND VRAT IN JANUARY 2013

Dates of important festivals associated with Hinduism in JANUARY 2013– based on major Hindu calendars and Panchangam used in India.  You can also take help through the comment section on good dates for various purposes including house warming, joining job, buying car or house, moving into new rented home etc.

January 1, 2013 – Angarak Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat – Chandrodaya or Moonrise is at 9:40 PM

January 5, 2013 – Kalashtami

January 8 – Saphala Ekadasi Fasting

January 9 – Pradosh Vrat

January 10 – Monthly Shivratri Fasting

January 11 – Amavasya – No moon day

January 12 – Paush month begins in calendars followed in Gujarat,Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka

January 12 – Swami Vivekananda Jayanti

January 13 – Dhanu Masam ends

January 14 – Makar Sankranti

January 14 – Pongal

January 19 – Durga Ashtami monthly fasting

January 19 – Banashankari festival / Bandashtami

January 22 – Putrada Ekadasi Fasting

January 24 – Pradosh Vrat

January 26 – Purnima Vrat

January 26 – Purnima – Full moon day

January 28 – Magh month begins in North India calendar

January 30 – Ganesh Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat Chandrodaya or Moonrise is at 9:21 PM