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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2002

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2059 · Nairobi
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1Krishna Trayodashi from 19:37TrayodashiPradosh Vrat2Krishna Chaturdashi from 16:31ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri3Krishna Amavasya from 13:27Amavasya4Shukla Pratipada from 10:34PratipadaPartial solar eclipseMargashirsha Amavasya5Shukla Dwitiya from 08:00DwitiyaEid al-Fitr6Shukla Chaturthi from 04:26Chaturthi7Shukla Panchami from 03:39Panchami8Shukla Shashthi from 03:37Shashthi9Shukla Saptami from 04:22Saptami10Shukla Ashtami from 05:50Ashtami11Shukla Ashtami (continues)Ashtami12Shukla Navami from 07:53Navami13Shukla Dashami from 10:20Dashami14Shukla Ekadashi from 12:58Ekadashi15Shukla Dwadashi from 15:32DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi16Shukla Trayodashi from 17:52TrayodashiPradosh VratDhanu Sankranti17Shukla Chaturdashi from 19:48Chaturdashi18Shukla Purnima from 21:14Purnima19Krishna Pratipada from 22:10PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima20Krishna Dwitiya from 22:34Dwitiya21Krishna Tritiya from 22:28Tritiya22Krishna Chaturthi from 21:57Chaturthi23Krishna Panchami from 21:02PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi24Krishna Shashthi from 19:47Shashthi25Krishna Saptami from 18:15SaptamiChristmas26Krishna Ashtami from 16:29Ashtami27Krishna Navami from 14:30Navami28Krishna Dashami from 12:21Dashami29Krishna Ekadashi from 10:05Ekadashi30Krishna Dwadashi from 07:45DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi31Krishna Chaturdashi from 03:10ChaturdashiPradosh 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, 19:37 GMT+3 → 2 Dec, 16:31 GMT+3
  2. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 2 Dec, 16:31 GMT+3 → 3 Dec, 13:27 GMT+3
  3. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 08:02 to 09:56 (peak 08:56). Sutak from 20:02: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 4 Dec, 08:02 GMT+3 → 4 Dec, 09:56 GMT+3 · sutak from 3 Dec, 20:02 GMT+3
  4. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 3 Dec · Amavasya: 3 Dec, 13:27 GMT+3 → 4 Dec, 10:34 GMT+3
  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, 12:58 GMT+3 → 15 Dec, 15:32 GMT+3
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 16 Dec, 17:52 GMT+3 → 17 Dec, 19:48 GMT+3
  8. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 04:13 GMT+3
  9. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 18 Dec · Purnima: 18 Dec, 21:14 GMT+3 → 19 Dec, 22:10 GMT+3
  10. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 22 Dec · Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Dec, 21:57 GMT+3 → 23 Dec, 21:02 GMT+3
  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, 10:05 GMT+3 → 30 Dec, 07:45 GMT+3
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Dec, 05:25 GMT+3 → 1 Jan, 03:10 GMT+3