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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2002

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2059 · Johannesburg
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1Krishna Trayodashi from 18:37TrayodashiPradosh Vrat2Krishna Chaturdashi from 15:31ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri3Krishna Amavasya from 12:27Amavasya4Shukla Pratipada from 09:34PratipadaPartial solar eclipseMargashirsha Amavasya5Shukla Dwitiya from 07:00DwitiyaEid al-Fitr6Shukla Chaturthi from 03:26Chaturthi7Shukla Panchami from 02:39Panchami8Shukla Shashthi from 02:37Shashthi9Shukla Saptami from 03:22Saptami10Shukla Ashtami from 04:50Ashtami11Shukla Ashtami (continues)Ashtami12Shukla Navami from 06:53Navami13Shukla Dashami from 09:20Dashami14Shukla Ekadashi from 11:58Ekadashi15Shukla Dwadashi from 14:32DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi16Shukla Trayodashi from 16:52TrayodashiPradosh VratDhanu Sankranti17Shukla Chaturdashi from 18:48Chaturdashi18Shukla Purnima from 20:14Purnima19Krishna Pratipada from 21:10PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima20Krishna Dwitiya from 21:34Dwitiya21Krishna Tritiya from 21:28Tritiya22Krishna Chaturthi from 20:57ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi23Krishna Panchami from 20:02Panchami24Krishna Shashthi from 18:47Shashthi25Krishna Saptami from 17:15SaptamiChristmas26Krishna Ashtami from 15:29Ashtami27Krishna Navami from 13:30Navami28Krishna Dashami from 11:21Dashami29Krishna Ekadashi from 09:05Ekadashi30Krishna Dwadashi from 06:45DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi31Krishna Chaturdashi from 02:10ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2002

  1. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 1 Dec, 18:37 GMT+2 → 2 Dec, 15:31 GMT+2
  2. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 2 Dec, 15:31 GMT+2 → 3 Dec, 12:27 GMT+2
  3. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 07:17 to 09:38 (peak 08:23). Sutak from 19:17: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 4 Dec, 07:17 GMT+2 → 4 Dec, 09:38 GMT+2 · sutak from 3 Dec, 19:17 GMT+2
  4. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 3 Dec · Amavasya: 3 Dec, 12:27 GMT+2 → 4 Dec, 09:34 GMT+2
  5. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  6. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 14 Dec, 11:58 GMT+2 → 15 Dec, 14:32 GMT+2
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 16 Dec, 16:52 GMT+2 → 17 Dec, 18:48 GMT+2
  8. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 03:13 GMT+2
  9. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 18 Dec · Purnima: 18 Dec, 20:14 GMT+2 → 19 Dec, 21:10 GMT+2
  10. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Dec, 20:57 GMT+2 → 23 Dec, 20:02 GMT+2
  11. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  12. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 29 Dec, 09:05 GMT+2 → 30 Dec, 06:45 GMT+2
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Dec, 04:25 GMT+2 → 1 Jan, 02:10 GMT+2