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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2008

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2065 · Sydney
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1Shukla Chaturthi from 11:42Chaturthi2Shukla Panchami from 14:20Panchami3Shukla Shashthi from 16:44Shashthi4Shukla Saptami from 18:42Saptami5Shukla Ashtami from 20:02Ashtami6Shukla Navami from 20:35Navami7Shukla Dashami from 20:17Dashami8Shukla Ekadashi from 19:06EkadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)9Shukla Dwadashi from 17:06DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi10Shukla Trayodashi from 14:23TrayodashiPradosh Vrat11Shukla Chaturdashi from 11:07Chaturdashi12Shukla Purnima from 07:28PurnimaMargashirsha Purnima13Krishna Dwitiya from 23:45Dwitiya14Krishna Tritiya from 20:05Tritiya15Krishna Chaturthi from 16:46ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi16Krishna Panchami from 13:56PanchamiDhanu Sankranti17Krishna Shashthi from 11:45Shashthi18Krishna Saptami from 10:16Saptami19Krishna Ashtami from 09:33Ashtami20Krishna Navami from 09:35Navami21Krishna Dashami from 10:19Dashami22Krishna Ekadashi from 11:39Ekadashi23Krishna Dwadashi from 13:28DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi24Krishna Trayodashi from 15:40TrayodashiPradosh Vrat25Krishna Chaturdashi from 18:06ChaturdashiChristmasMasik Shivaratri26Krishna Amavasya from 20:42Amavasya27Shukla Pratipada from 23:22PratipadaPausha Amavasya28Shukla Dwitiya from 02:00Dwitiya29Shukla Tritiya from 04:30Tritiya30Shukla Tritiya (continues)Tritiya31Shukla Chaturthi from 06:47Chaturthi
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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, 19:06 GMT+11 → 9 Dec, 17:06 GMT+11
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 10 Dec, 14:23 GMT+11 → 11 Dec, 11:07 GMT+11
  4. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 12 Dec, 07:28 GMT+11 → 13 Dec, 03:37 GMT+11
  5. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 15 Dec, 16:46 GMT+11 → 16 Dec, 13:56 GMT+11
  6. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 01:15 GMT+11
  7. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 22 Dec, 11:39 GMT+11 → 23 Dec, 13:28 GMT+11
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 24 Dec, 15:40 GMT+11 → 25 Dec, 18:06 GMT+11
  9. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 25 Dec, 18:06 GMT+11 → 26 Dec, 20:42 GMT+11
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 26 Dec · Amavasya: 26 Dec, 20:42 GMT+11 → 27 Dec, 23:23 GMT+11