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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2008

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2065 · Leicester
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1Shukla Panchami from 03:20Panchami2Shukla Shashthi from 05:44Shashthi3Shukla Saptami from 07:42Saptami4Shukla Saptami (continues)Saptami5Shukla Ashtami from 09:02Ashtami6Shukla Navami from 09:35Navami7Shukla Dashami from 09:17Dashami8Shukla Ekadashi from 08:06EkadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)Mokshada Ekadashi9Shukla Trayodashi from 03:23Trayodashi10Shukla Chaturdashi from 00:07ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat11Shukla Purnima from 20:28Purnima12Krishna Pratipada from 16:37PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima13Krishna Dwitiya from 12:45Dwitiya14Krishna Tritiya from 09:05Tritiya15Krishna Panchami from 02:56PanchamiSankashti ChaturthiDhanu Sankranti16Krishna Shashthi from 00:45Shashthi17Krishna Saptami from 23:16Saptami18Krishna Ashtami from 22:33Ashtami19Krishna Navami from 22:35Navami20Krishna Dashami from 23:19Dashami21Krishna Ekadashi from 00:39Ekadashi22Krishna Dwadashi from 02:28DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi23Krishna Trayodashi from 04:40Trayodashi24Krishna Chaturdashi from 07:06ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat25Krishna Chaturdashi (continues)ChaturdashiChristmasMasik Shivaratri26Krishna Amavasya from 09:42Amavasya27Shukla Pratipada from 12:22PratipadaPausha Amavasya28Shukla Dwitiya from 15:00Dwitiya29Shukla Tritiya from 17:30Tritiya30Shukla Chaturthi from 19:47Chaturthi31Shukla Panchami from 21:42Panchami
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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.Shukla Ekadashi: 8 Dec, 08:06 GMT → 9 Dec, 06:06 GMT
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Dec · Shukla Trayodashi: 10 Dec, 03:23 GMT → 11 Dec, 00:07 GMT
  4. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 11 Dec · Purnima: 11 Dec, 20:28 GMT → 12 Dec, 16:37 GMT
  5. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 14 Dec · Krishna Chaturthi: 15 Dec, 05:46 GMT → 16 Dec, 02:56 GMT
  6. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 14:15 GMT
  7. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 22 Dec, 00:39 GMT → 23 Dec, 02:28 GMT
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 24 Dec, 04:40 GMT → 25 Dec, 07:06 GMT
  9. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 24 Dec · Krishna Chaturdashi: 25 Dec, 07:06 GMT → 26 Dec, 09:42 GMT
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 26 Dec · Amavasya: 26 Dec, 09:42 GMT → 27 Dec, 12:23 GMT