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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 1996

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2053 · Sydney
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1Krishna Saptami from 00:10Saptami2Krishna Ashtami from 02:49Ashtami3Krishna Navami from 05:16Navami4Krishna Navami (continues)Navami5Krishna Dashami from 07:18Dashami6Krishna Ekadashi from 08:40Ekadashi7Krishna Dwadashi from 09:15DwadashiUtpanna Ekadashi8Krishna Trayodashi from 09:00TrayodashiPradosh Vrat9Krishna Chaturdashi from 07:58ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri10Krishna Amavasya from 06:13AmavasyaMargashirsha Amavasya11Shukla Dwitiya from 01:14Dwitiya12Shukla Tritiya from 22:19Tritiya13Shukla Chaturthi from 19:19Chaturthi14Shukla Panchami from 16:25Panchami15Shukla Shashthi from 13:44ShashthiDhanu Sankranti16Shukla Saptami from 11:21Saptami17Shukla Ashtami from 09:21Ashtami18Shukla Navami from 07:46Navami19Shukla Dashami from 06:36Dashami20Shukla Ekadashi from 05:50EkadashiMokshada Ekadashi21Shukla Trayodashi from 05:27Trayodashi22Shukla Trayodashi (continues)TrayodashiPradosh Vrat23Shukla Chaturdashi from 05:49Chaturdashi24Shukla Purnima from 06:33Purnima25Krishna Pratipada from 07:40PratipadaChristmasMargashirsha Purnima26Krishna Dwitiya from 09:13Dwitiya27Krishna Tritiya from 11:11Tritiya28Krishna Chaturthi from 13:31ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi29Krishna Panchami from 16:08Panchami30Krishna Shashthi from 18:52Shashthi31Krishna Saptami from 21:30Saptami
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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 6 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 6 Dec, 08:40 GMT+11 → 7 Dec, 09:15 GMT+11
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 8 Dec, 09:00 GMT+11 → 9 Dec, 07:58 GMT+11
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 9 Dec, 07:58 GMT+11 → 10 Dec, 06:13 GMT+11
  4. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 10 Dec, 06:13 GMT+11 → 11 Dec, 03:56 GMT+11
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 23:16 GMT+11
  6. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Shukla Ekadashi: 20 Dec, 05:50 GMT+11 → 21 Dec, 05:28 GMT+11
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Dec · Shukla Trayodashi: 22 Dec, 05:27 GMT+11 → 23 Dec, 05:49 GMT+11
  8. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  9. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 24 Dec · Purnima: 24 Dec, 06:33 GMT+11 → 25 Dec, 07:40 GMT+11
  10. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 28 Dec, 13:31 GMT+11 → 29 Dec, 16:08 GMT+11