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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 1978

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2035 · Nairobi
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1Shukla Dwitiya from 08:31Dwitiya2Shukla Chaturthi from 02:26Chaturthi3Shukla Panchami from 23:29Panchami4Shukla Shashthi from 20:45Shashthi5Shukla Saptami from 18:22Saptami6Shukla Ashtami from 16:23Ashtami7Shukla Navami from 14:50Navami8Shukla Dashami from 13:44Dashami9Shukla Ekadashi from 13:04Ekadashi10Shukla Dwadashi from 12:48DwadashiMuharram (Ashura)Mokshada Ekadashi11Shukla Trayodashi from 12:55TrayodashiPradosh Vrat12Shukla Chaturdashi from 13:24Chaturdashi13Shukla Purnima from 14:15Purnima14Krishna Pratipada from 15:30PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima15Krishna Dwitiya from 17:09Dwitiya16Krishna Tritiya from 19:12TritiyaDhanu Sankranti17Krishna Chaturthi from 21:35Chaturthi18Krishna Panchami from 00:14PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi19Krishna Shashthi from 02:57Shashthi20Krishna Saptami from 05:33Saptami21Krishna Saptami (continues)Saptami22Krishna Ashtami from 07:47Ashtami23Krishna Navami from 09:25Navami24Krishna Dashami from 10:15Dashami25Krishna Ekadashi from 10:13EkadashiChristmas26Krishna Dwadashi from 09:18DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi27Krishna Trayodashi from 07:32TrayodashiPradosh Vrat28Krishna Amavasya from 02:00AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri29Shukla Pratipada from 22:35PratipadaPausha Amavasya30Shukla Dwitiya from 18:59Dwitiya31Shukla Tritiya from 15:23Tritiya
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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, 13:04 GMT+3 → 10 Dec, 12:48 GMT+3
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 11 Dec, 12:55 GMT+3 → 12 Dec, 13:24 GMT+3
  4. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 13 Dec · Purnima: 13 Dec, 14:15 GMT+3 → 14 Dec, 15:30 GMT+3
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 00:32 GMT+3
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 17 Dec · Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Dec, 21:35 GMT+3 → 19 Dec, 00:14 GMT+3
  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, 10:13 GMT+3 → 26 Dec, 09:18 GMT+3
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Dec, 07:32 GMT+3 → 28 Dec, 05:03 GMT+3
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 27 Dec · Krishna Chaturdashi: 28 Dec, 05:03 GMT+3 → 29 Dec, 02:00 GMT+3
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 28 Dec · Amavasya: 29 Dec, 02:00 GMT+3 → 29 Dec, 22:36 GMT+3