Hindu Festivals in January 2018
There are 7 Hindu festivals in January 2018, including New Year on Monday, January 1, Lohri on Saturday, January 13, and Makar Sankranti on Sunday, January 14. Dates are worked out for Ujjain from the tithi at the right time of day, so a festival can fall a day apart in other places.
Festivals in January 2018
Times for Ujjain| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| New Year Gregorian calendar new year celebration | |
| Lohri Punjabi harvest festival celebrating the winter solstice | |
| Makar Sankranti Harvest festival marking the transition of the Sun into Makkar Rashi | |
| Pongal Harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu | |
| Vasant Panchami Festival dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, marking the arrival of spring | |
| Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti Birth anniversary of freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose | |
| Republic Day Commemorates the day when the Constitution of India came into effect |
Vrats and fasting days in January 2018
| Date | Vrat |
|---|---|
| Pausha Purnima | |
| Lambodara Sankashti | |
| Shattila Ekadashi | |
| Ravi Pradosh Vrat | |
| Masik Shivaratri | |
| Magha Amavasya | |
| Ganesha Jayanti | |
| Jaya Ekadashi | |
| Soma Pradosh Vrat | |
| Magha Purnima |