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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 1983

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2040 · Muscat
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1Krishna Trayodashi from 18:37TrayodashiPradosh Vrat2Krishna Chaturdashi from 17:28ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri3Krishna Amavasya from 16:43Amavasya4Shukla Pratipada from 16:25PratipadaPartial solar eclipseMargashirsha Amavasya5Shukla Dwitiya from 16:39Dwitiya6Shukla Tritiya from 17:26Tritiya7Shukla Chaturthi from 18:46Chaturthi8Shukla Panchami from 20:38Panchami9Shukla Shashthi from 22:53Shashthi10Shukla Saptami from 01:23Saptami11Shukla Ashtami from 03:56Ashtami12Shukla Navami from 06:17Navami13Shukla Navami (continues)Navami14Shukla Dashami from 08:13Dashami15Shukla Ekadashi from 09:35Ekadashi16Shukla Dwadashi from 10:16DwadashiMokshada EkadashiDhanu Sankranti17Shukla Trayodashi from 10:12TrayodashiMilad-un-NabiPradosh Vrat18Shukla Chaturdashi from 09:25Chaturdashi19Shukla Purnima from 07:59PurnimaMargashirsha Purnima20Krishna Dwitiya from 03:36DwitiyaPenumbral lunar eclipse21Krishna Tritiya from 00:55Tritiya22Krishna Chaturthi from 22:05Chaturthi23Krishna Panchami from 19:15PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi24Krishna Shashthi from 16:32Shashthi25Krishna Saptami from 14:01SaptamiChristmas26Krishna Ashtami from 11:50Ashtami27Krishna Navami from 10:00Navami28Krishna Dashami from 08:36Dashami29Krishna Ekadashi from 07:37Ekadashi30Krishna Dwadashi from 07:05DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi31Krishna Trayodashi from 07:00TrayodashiPradosh Vrat
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 1983

  1. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 1 Dec, 18:37 GST → 2 Dec, 17:28 GST
  2. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 2 Dec, 17:28 GST → 3 Dec, 16:43 GST
  3. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 16:59 to 19:02 (peak 18:04). Sutak from 04:59: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 4 Dec, 16:59 GST → 4 Dec, 19:02 GST · sutak from 4 Dec, 04:59 GST
  4. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 3 Dec · Amavasya: 3 Dec, 16:43 GST → 4 Dec, 16:26 GST
  5. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 15 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 15 Dec, 09:35 GST → 16 Dec, 10:16 GST
  6. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 08:14 GST
  7. Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpected
    The birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 17 Dec, 10:12 GST → 18 Dec, 09:25 GST
  9. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 19 Dec, 07:59 GST → 20 Dec, 06:00 GST
  10. Penumbral lunar eclipseEclipses
    A faint penumbral eclipse; it is not observed and has no sutak.Not visible here
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 22 Dec · Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Dec, 22:05 GST → 23 Dec, 19:15 GST
  12. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  13. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 29 Dec, 07:37 GST → 30 Dec, 07:05 GST
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Dec, 07:00 GST → 1 Jan, 07:20 GST