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December 1996

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2053 · Leicester
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1Krishna Saptami from 13:10Saptami2Krishna Ashtami from 15:49Ashtami3Krishna Navami from 18:16Navami4Krishna Dashami from 20:18Dashami5Krishna Ekadashi from 21:40Ekadashi6Krishna Dwadashi from 22:15DwadashiUtpanna Ekadashi7Krishna Trayodashi from 22:00Trayodashi8Krishna Chaturdashi from 20:58ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri9Krishna Amavasya from 19:13Amavasya10Shukla Pratipada from 16:56PratipadaMargashirsha Amavasya11Shukla Dwitiya from 14:14Dwitiya12Shukla Tritiya from 11:19Tritiya13Shukla Chaturthi from 08:19Chaturthi14Shukla Shashthi from 02:44Shashthi15Shukla Saptami from 00:21SaptamiDhanu Sankranti16Shukla Ashtami from 22:21Ashtami17Shukla Navami from 20:46Navami18Shukla Dashami from 19:36Dashami19Shukla Ekadashi from 18:50Ekadashi20Shukla Dwadashi from 18:28DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi21Shukla Trayodashi from 18:27Trayodashi22Shukla Chaturdashi from 18:49ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat23Shukla Purnima from 19:33Purnima24Krishna Pratipada from 20:40PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima25Krishna Dwitiya from 22:13DwitiyaChristmas26Krishna Tritiya from 00:11Tritiya27Krishna Chaturthi from 02:31Chaturthi28Krishna Panchami from 05:08PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi29Krishna Shashthi from 07:52Shashthi30Krishna Shashthi (continues)Shashthi31Krishna Saptami from 10:30Saptami
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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: 5 Dec, 21:40 GMT → 6 Dec, 22:15 GMT
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 7 Dec, 22:00 GMT → 8 Dec, 20:58 GMT
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 8 Dec, 20:58 GMT → 9 Dec, 19:13 GMT
  4. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 9 Dec · Amavasya: 9 Dec, 19:13 GMT → 10 Dec, 16:56 GMT
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 12:16 GMT
  6. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 19 Dec, 18:50 GMT → 20 Dec, 18:28 GMT
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Dec · Shukla Trayodashi: 21 Dec, 18:27 GMT → 22 Dec, 18:49 GMT
  8. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Purnima: 23 Dec, 19:33 GMT → 24 Dec, 20:40 GMT
  9. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  10. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 27 Dec · Krishna Chaturthi: 28 Dec, 02:31 GMT → 29 Dec, 05:08 GMT