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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2008

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2065 · Johannesburg
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1Shukla Chaturthi (continues)Chaturthi2Shukla Panchami from 05:20Panchami3Shukla Shashthi from 07:44Shashthi4Shukla Saptami from 09:42Saptami5Shukla Ashtami from 11:02Ashtami6Shukla Navami from 11:35Navami7Shukla Dashami from 11:17Dashami8Shukla Ekadashi from 10:06EkadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)9Shukla Dwadashi from 08:06DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi10Shukla Trayodashi from 05:23TrayodashiPradosh Vrat11Shukla Purnima from 22:28Purnima12Krishna Pratipada from 18:37PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima13Krishna Dwitiya from 14:45Dwitiya14Krishna Tritiya from 11:05Tritiya15Krishna Chaturthi from 07:46ChaturthiSankashti ChaturthiDhanu Sankranti16Krishna Shashthi from 02:45Shashthi17Krishna Saptami from 01:16Saptami18Krishna Ashtami from 00:33Ashtami19Krishna Navami from 00:35Navami20Krishna Dashami from 01:19Dashami21Krishna Ekadashi from 02:39Ekadashi22Krishna Dwadashi from 04:28DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi23Krishna Dwadashi (continues)Dwadashi24Krishna Trayodashi from 06:40TrayodashiPradosh Vrat25Krishna Chaturdashi from 09:06ChaturdashiChristmasMasik Shivaratri26Krishna Amavasya from 11:42Amavasya27Shukla Pratipada from 14:22PratipadaPausha Amavasya28Shukla Dwitiya from 17:00Dwitiya29Shukla Tritiya from 19:30Tritiya30Shukla Chaturthi from 21:47Chaturthi31Shukla Panchami from 23:42Panchami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2008

  1. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  2. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 8 Dec, 10:06 GMT+2 → 9 Dec, 08:06 GMT+2
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 10 Dec, 05:23 GMT+2 → 11 Dec, 02:07 GMT+2
  4. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 11 Dec · Purnima: 11 Dec, 22:28 GMT+2 → 12 Dec, 18:37 GMT+2
  5. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 15 Dec, 07:46 GMT+2 → 16 Dec, 04:56 GMT+2
  6. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 16:15 GMT+2
  7. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 22 Dec, 02:39 GMT+2 → 23 Dec, 04:28 GMT+2
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 24 Dec, 06:40 GMT+2 → 25 Dec, 09:06 GMT+2
  9. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 25 Dec, 09:06 GMT+2 → 26 Dec, 11:42 GMT+2
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 26 Dec · Amavasya: 26 Dec, 11:42 GMT+2 → 27 Dec, 14:23 GMT+2