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December 2009

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2066 · Dallas

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1Krishna Pratipada from 01:30PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima 2Krishna Dwitiya from 22:47Dwitiya 3Krishna Tritiya from 19:53Tritiya 4Krishna Chaturthi from 16:57ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi 5Krishna Panchami from 14:07Panchami 6Krishna Shashthi from 11:28Shashthi 7Krishna Saptami from 09:06Saptami 8Krishna Navami from 05:27Navami 9Krishna Dashami from 04:13Dashami 10Krishna Ekadashi from 03:24Ekadashi 11Krishna Dwadashi from 03:02DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi 12Krishna Trayodashi from 03:06Trayodashi 13Krishna Chaturdashi from 03:37ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat 14Krishna Amavasya from 04:35AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri 15Shukla Pratipada from 06:02PratipadaPausha AmavasyaDhanu Sankranti 16Shukla Pratipada (continues)Pratipada 17Shukla Dwitiya from 07:54Dwitiya 18Shukla Tritiya from 10:11Tritiya 19Shukla Chaturthi from 12:46Chaturthi 20Shukla Panchami from 15:31Panchami 21Shukla Shashthi from 18:15Shashthi 22Shukla Saptami from 20:45Saptami 23Shukla Ashtami from 22:48AshtamiGuru Gobind Singh Jayanti 24Shukla Navami from 00:12Navami 25Shukla Dashami from 00:51DashamiChristmas 26Shukla Ekadashi from 00:39Ekadashi 27Shukla Dwadashi from 23:38DwadashiMuharram (Ashura)Pausha Putrada Ekadashi 28Shukla Trayodashi from 21:51Trayodashi 29Shukla Chaturdashi from 19:26ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat 30Shukla Purnima from 16:30Purnima 31Krishna Pratipada from 13:12PratipadaPartial lunar eclipsePausha Purnima

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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2009

Tue, 1 Dec
Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Nov · Purnima: 1 Dec, 03:54 GMT-6 → 2 Dec, 01:30 GMT-6
Fri, 4 Dec
Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 4 Dec, 16:57 GMT-6 → 5 Dec, 14:07 GMT-6
Fri, 11 Dec
Saphala EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 11 Dec, 03:24 GMT-6 → 12 Dec, 03:02 GMT-6
Sun, 13 Dec
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 13 Dec, 03:06 GMT-6 → 14 Dec, 03:37 GMT-6
Mon, 14 Dec
Masik ShivaratriVrats
The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 13 Dec · Krishna Chaturdashi: 14 Dec, 03:37 GMT-6 → 15 Dec, 04:35 GMT-6
Tue, 15 Dec
Pausha AmavasyaVrats
The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 14 Dec · Amavasya: 15 Dec, 04:35 GMT-6 → 16 Dec, 06:02 GMT-6
Tue, 15 Dec
Dhanu SankrantiVrats
The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 14:22 GMT-6
Wed, 23 Dec
Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 22 Dec · Shukla Saptami: 22 Dec, 20:45 GMT-6 → 23 Dec, 22:48 GMT-6
Fri, 25 Dec
ChristmasOther faiths
The birth of Jesus Christ.
Sun, 27 Dec
Muharram (Ashura)Other faithsExpected
A day of remembrance on the 10th of Muharram.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
Sun, 27 Dec
Pausha Putrada EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 27 Dec, 00:39 GMT-6 → 27 Dec, 23:38 GMT-6
Tue, 29 Dec
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Dec · Shukla Trayodashi: 28 Dec, 21:51 GMT-6 → 29 Dec, 19:26 GMT-6
Thu, 31 Dec
Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
Thu, 31 Dec
Pausha PurnimaVrats
The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Dec · Purnima: 30 Dec, 16:30 GMT-6 → 31 Dec, 13:12 GMT-6