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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2005

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2062 · Colombo
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1Shukla Pratipada from 21:00PratipadaMargashirsha Amavasya2Shukla Dwitiya from 19:00Dwitiya3Shukla Tritiya from 16:40Tritiya4Shukla Chaturthi from 14:08Chaturthi5Shukla Panchami from 11:33Panchami6Shukla Shashthi from 09:02Shashthi7Shukla Saptami from 06:41Saptami8Shukla Navami from 02:42Navami9Shukla Dashami from 01:08Dashami10Shukla Ekadashi from 23:52Ekadashi11Shukla Dwadashi from 22:53DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi12Shukla Trayodashi from 22:12Trayodashi13Shukla Chaturdashi from 21:51ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat14Shukla Purnima from 21:51Purnima15Krishna Pratipada from 22:15PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima16Krishna Dwitiya from 23:06DwitiyaDhanu Sankranti17Krishna Tritiya from 00:27Tritiya18Krishna Chaturthi from 02:17Chaturthi19Krishna Panchami from 04:33PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi20Krishna Panchami (continues)Panchami21Krishna Shashthi from 07:08Shashthi22Krishna Saptami from 09:50Saptami23Krishna Ashtami from 12:26Ashtami24Krishna Navami from 14:38Navami25Krishna Dashami from 16:14DashamiChristmas26Krishna Ekadashi from 17:02Ekadashi27Krishna Dwadashi from 16:59DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi28Krishna Trayodashi from 16:04TrayodashiPradosh Vrat29Krishna Chaturdashi from 14:22ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri30Krishna Amavasya from 12:01Amavasya31Shukla Pratipada from 09:11PratipadaPausha Amavasya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2005

  1. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 30 Nov · Amavasya: 30 Nov, 22:32 GMT+6 → 1 Dec, 21:01 GMT+6
  2. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 10 Dec, 23:52 GMT+6 → 11 Dec, 22:53 GMT+6
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Dec · Shukla Trayodashi: 12 Dec, 22:12 GMT+6 → 13 Dec, 21:51 GMT+6
  4. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 14 Dec · Purnima: 14 Dec, 21:51 GMT+6 → 15 Dec, 22:15 GMT+6
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 01:39 GMT+6
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 18 Dec · Krishna Chaturthi: 19 Dec, 02:17 GMT+6 → 20 Dec, 04:33 GMT+6
  7. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  8. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 26 Dec, 17:02 GMT+6 → 27 Dec, 16:59 GMT+6
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 28 Dec, 16:04 GMT+6 → 29 Dec, 14:22 GMT+6
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 29 Dec, 14:22 GMT+6 → 30 Dec, 12:01 GMT+6
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 30 Dec · Amavasya: 30 Dec, 12:01 GMT+6 → 31 Dec, 09:12 GMT+6