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December 1978

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2035 · Leicester
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1Shukla Tritiya from 02:30Tritiya2Shukla Chaturthi from 23:26Chaturthi3Shukla Panchami from 20:29Panchami4Shukla Shashthi from 17:45Shashthi5Shukla Saptami from 15:22Saptami6Shukla Ashtami from 13:23Ashtami7Shukla Navami from 11:50Navami8Shukla Dashami from 10:44Dashami9Shukla Ekadashi from 10:04Ekadashi10Shukla Dwadashi from 09:48DwadashiMuharram (Ashura)Mokshada Ekadashi11Shukla Trayodashi from 09:55TrayodashiPradosh Vrat12Shukla Chaturdashi from 10:24Chaturdashi13Shukla Purnima from 11:15Purnima14Krishna Pratipada from 12:30PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima15Krishna Dwitiya from 14:09DwitiyaDhanu Sankranti16Krishna Tritiya from 16:12Tritiya17Krishna Chaturthi from 18:35ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi18Krishna Panchami from 21:14Panchami19Krishna Shashthi from 23:57Shashthi20Krishna Saptami from 02:33Saptami21Krishna Ashtami from 04:47Ashtami22Krishna Navami from 06:25Navami23Krishna Dashami from 07:15Dashami24Krishna Ekadashi from 07:13Ekadashi25Krishna Dwadashi from 06:18DwadashiChristmasSaphala Ekadashi26Krishna Trayodashi from 04:32Trayodashi27Krishna Chaturdashi from 02:03ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat28Krishna Amavasya from 23:00AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri29Shukla Pratipada from 19:35PratipadaPausha Amavasya30Shukla Dwitiya from 15:59Dwitiya31Shukla Tritiya from 12:23Tritiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 1978

  1. Muharram (Ashura)Other faithsExpected
    A day of remembrance on the 10th of Muharram.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  2. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 9 Dec, 10:04 GMT → 10 Dec, 09:48 GMT
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 11 Dec, 09:55 GMT → 12 Dec, 10:24 GMT
  4. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 13 Dec · Purnima: 13 Dec, 11:15 GMT → 14 Dec, 12:30 GMT
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 21:32 GMT
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Dec, 18:35 GMT → 18 Dec, 21:14 GMT
  7. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  8. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 25 Dec, 07:13 GMT → 26 Dec, 06:18 GMT
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Dec, 04:32 GMT → 28 Dec, 02:03 GMT
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 27 Dec · Krishna Chaturdashi: 28 Dec, 02:03 GMT → 28 Dec, 23:00 GMT
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 28 Dec · Amavasya: 28 Dec, 23:00 GMT → 29 Dec, 19:36 GMT