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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 1978

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2035 · Muscat
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1Shukla Dwitiya from 09:31Dwitiya2Shukla Chaturthi from 03:26Chaturthi3Shukla Panchami from 00:29Panchami4Shukla Shashthi from 21:45Shashthi5Shukla Saptami from 19:22Saptami6Shukla Ashtami from 17:23Ashtami7Shukla Navami from 15:50Navami8Shukla Dashami from 14:44Dashami9Shukla Ekadashi from 14:04Ekadashi10Shukla Dwadashi from 13:48DwadashiMuharram (Ashura)Mokshada Ekadashi11Shukla Trayodashi from 13:55TrayodashiPradosh Vrat12Shukla Chaturdashi from 14:24Chaturdashi13Shukla Purnima from 15:15Purnima14Krishna Pratipada from 16:30PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima15Krishna Dwitiya from 18:09Dwitiya16Krishna Tritiya from 20:12TritiyaDhanu Sankranti17Krishna Chaturthi from 22:35Chaturthi18Krishna Panchami from 01:14PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi19Krishna Shashthi from 03:57Shashthi20Krishna Saptami from 06:33Saptami21Krishna Saptami (continues)Saptami22Krishna Ashtami from 08:47Ashtami23Krishna Navami from 10:25Navami24Krishna Dashami from 11:15Dashami25Krishna Ekadashi from 11:13EkadashiChristmas26Krishna Dwadashi from 10:18DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi27Krishna Trayodashi from 08:32TrayodashiPradosh Vrat28Krishna Amavasya from 03:00AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri29Shukla Pratipada from 23:35PratipadaPausha Amavasya30Shukla Dwitiya from 19:59Dwitiya31Shukla Tritiya from 16:23Tritiya
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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, 14:04 GST → 10 Dec, 13:48 GST
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 11 Dec, 13:55 GST → 12 Dec, 14:24 GST
  4. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 13 Dec · Purnima: 13 Dec, 15:15 GST → 14 Dec, 16:30 GST
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 01:32 GST
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 17 Dec · Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Dec, 22:35 GST → 19 Dec, 01:14 GST
  7. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  8. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 25 Dec, 11:13 GST → 26 Dec, 10:18 GST
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Dec, 08:32 GST → 28 Dec, 06:03 GST
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 27 Dec · Krishna Chaturdashi: 28 Dec, 06:03 GST → 29 Dec, 03:00 GST
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 28 Dec · Amavasya: 29 Dec, 03:00 GST → 29 Dec, 23:36 GST