Hindu Festivals in January 2019
There are 6 Hindu festivals in January 2019, including New Year on Tuesday, January 1, Lohri on Sunday, January 13, and Makar Sankranti on Monday, 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 2019
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 | |
| 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 2019
| Date | Vrat |
|---|---|
| Saphala Ekadashi | |
| Guru Pradosh Vrat | |
| Masik Shivaratri | |
| Pausha Amavasya | |
| Vinayaka Chaturthi | |
| Pausha Putrada Ekadashi | |
| Shukra Pradosh Vrat | |
| Pausha Purnima | |
| Lambodara Sankashti | |
| Shattila Ekadashi |