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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2001

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2058 · Johannesburg
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1Krishna Dwitiya from 21:54Dwitiya2Krishna Tritiya from 20:36Tritiya3Krishna Chaturthi from 19:00ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi4Krishna Panchami from 17:10Panchami5Krishna Shashthi from 15:10Shashthi6Krishna Saptami from 13:04Saptami7Krishna Ashtami from 10:56Ashtami8Krishna Navami from 08:47Navami9Krishna Dashami from 06:43Dashami10Krishna Dwadashi from 02:56DwadashiUtpanna Ekadashi11Krishna Trayodashi from 01:22Trayodashi12Krishna Chaturdashi from 00:06ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri13Krishna Amavasya from 23:13Amavasya14Shukla Pratipada from 22:47PratipadaAnnular solar eclipseMargashirsha Amavasya15Shukla Dwitiya from 22:52DwitiyaDhanu Sankranti16Shukla Tritiya from 23:31TritiyaEid al-Fitr17Shukla Chaturthi from 00:44Chaturthi18Shukla Panchami from 02:29Panchami19Shukla Shashthi from 04:41Shashthi20Shukla Shashthi (continues)Shashthi21Shukla Saptami from 07:09Saptami22Shukla Ashtami from 09:42Ashtami23Shukla Navami from 12:06Navami24Shukla Dashami from 14:07Dashami25Shukla Ekadashi from 15:36EkadashiChristmas26Shukla Dwadashi from 16:24DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi27Shukla Trayodashi from 16:28TrayodashiPradosh Vrat28Shukla Chaturdashi from 15:49Chaturdashi29Shukla Purnima from 14:31Purnima30Krishna Pratipada from 12:40PratipadaPenumbral lunar eclipseMargashirsha Purnima31Krishna Dwitiya from 10:23Dwitiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2001

  1. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 3 Dec, 19:00 GMT+2 → 4 Dec, 17:10 GMT+2
  2. Utpanna EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 10 Dec, 04:44 GMT+2 → 11 Dec, 02:56 GMT+2
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 12 Dec, 01:22 GMT+2 → 13 Dec, 00:06 GMT+2
  4. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 13 Dec, 00:06 GMT+2 → 13 Dec, 23:13 GMT+2
  5. Annular solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  6. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 13 Dec · Amavasya: 13 Dec, 23:13 GMT+2 → 14 Dec, 22:48 GMT+2
  7. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 21:05 GMT+2
  8. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  9. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  10. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 25 Dec, 15:36 GMT+2 → 26 Dec, 16:24 GMT+2
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 27 Dec, 16:28 GMT+2 → 28 Dec, 15:49 GMT+2
  12. Penumbral lunar eclipseEclipses
    A faint penumbral eclipse; it is not observed and has no sutak.Not visible here
  13. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 29 Dec · Purnima: 29 Dec, 14:31 GMT+2 → 30 Dec, 12:40 GMT+2