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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 1996

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2053 · Colombo
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1Krishna Saptami from 19:10Saptami2Krishna Ashtami from 21:49Ashtami3Krishna Navami from 00:16Navami4Krishna Dashami from 02:18Dashami5Krishna Ekadashi from 03:40Ekadashi6Krishna Dwadashi from 04:15DwadashiUtpanna Ekadashi7Krishna Trayodashi from 04:00Trayodashi8Krishna Chaturdashi from 02:58ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat9Krishna Amavasya from 01:13AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri10Shukla Pratipada from 22:56PratipadaMargashirsha Amavasya11Shukla Dwitiya from 20:14Dwitiya12Shukla Tritiya from 17:19Tritiya13Shukla Chaturthi from 14:19Chaturthi14Shukla Panchami from 11:25Panchami15Shukla Shashthi from 08:44ShashthiDhanu Sankranti16Shukla Ashtami from 04:21Ashtami17Shukla Navami from 02:46Navami18Shukla Dashami from 01:36Dashami19Shukla Ekadashi from 00:50Ekadashi20Shukla Dwadashi from 00:28DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi21Shukla Trayodashi from 00:27Trayodashi22Shukla Chaturdashi from 00:49ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat23Shukla Purnima from 01:33Purnima24Krishna Pratipada from 02:40PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima25Krishna Dwitiya from 04:13DwitiyaChristmas26Krishna Tritiya from 06:11Tritiya27Krishna Tritiya (continues)Tritiya28Krishna Chaturthi from 08:31ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi29Krishna Panchami from 11:08Panchami30Krishna Shashthi from 13:52Shashthi31Krishna Saptami from 16:30Saptami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 1996

  1. Utpanna EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 6 Dec, 03:40 GMT+6 → 7 Dec, 04:15 GMT+6
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 8 Dec, 04:00 GMT+6 → 9 Dec, 02:58 GMT+6
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 8 Dec · Krishna Chaturdashi: 9 Dec, 02:58 GMT+6 → 10 Dec, 01:13 GMT+6
  4. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 9 Dec · Amavasya: 10 Dec, 01:13 GMT+6 → 10 Dec, 22:56 GMT+6
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 18:16 GMT+6
  6. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 20 Dec, 00:50 GMT+6 → 21 Dec, 00:28 GMT+6
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Dec · Shukla Trayodashi: 22 Dec, 00:27 GMT+6 → 23 Dec, 00:49 GMT+6
  8. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Purnima: 24 Dec, 01:33 GMT+6 → 25 Dec, 02:40 GMT+6
  9. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  10. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 28 Dec, 08:31 GMT+6 → 29 Dec, 11:08 GMT+6