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December 2009

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2066 · London
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1Shukla Purnima from 09:54PurnimaMargashirsha Purnima2Krishna Dwitiya from 04:47Dwitiya3Krishna Tritiya from 01:53Tritiya4Krishna Chaturthi from 22:57Chaturthi5Krishna Panchami from 20:07PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi6Krishna Shashthi from 17:28Shashthi7Krishna Saptami from 15:06Saptami8Krishna Ashtami from 13:05Ashtami9Krishna Navami from 11:27Navami10Krishna Dashami from 10:13Dashami11Krishna Ekadashi from 09:24Ekadashi12Krishna Dwadashi from 09:02DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi13Krishna Trayodashi from 09:06TrayodashiPradosh Vrat14Krishna Chaturdashi from 09:37ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri15Krishna Amavasya from 10:35AmavasyaDhanu Sankranti16Shukla Pratipada from 12:02PratipadaPausha Amavasya17Shukla Dwitiya from 13:54Dwitiya18Shukla Tritiya from 16:11Tritiya19Shukla Chaturthi from 18:46Chaturthi20Shukla Panchami from 21:31Panchami21Shukla Shashthi from 00:15Shashthi22Shukla Saptami from 02:45Saptami23Shukla Ashtami from 04:48AshtamiGuru Gobind Singh Jayanti24Shukla Navami from 06:12Navami25Shukla Dashami from 06:51DashamiChristmas26Shukla Ekadashi from 06:39Ekadashi27Shukla Dwadashi from 05:38DwadashiMuharram (Ashura)Pausha Putrada Ekadashi28Shukla Trayodashi from 03:51Trayodashi29Shukla Chaturdashi from 01:26ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat30Shukla Purnima from 22:30Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 19:12PratipadaPartial lunar eclipsePausha Purnima
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2009

  1. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 1 Dec, 09:54 GMT → 2 Dec, 07:30 GMT
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 4 Dec · Krishna Chaturthi: 4 Dec, 22:57 GMT → 5 Dec, 20:07 GMT
  3. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 11 Dec, 09:24 GMT → 12 Dec, 09:02 GMT
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 13 Dec, 09:06 GMT → 14 Dec, 09:37 GMT
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 14 Dec, 09:37 GMT → 15 Dec, 10:35 GMT
  6. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 20:22 GMT
  7. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 15 Dec · Amavasya: 15 Dec, 10:35 GMT → 16 Dec, 12:02 GMT
  8. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 22 Dec · Shukla Saptami: 23 Dec, 02:45 GMT → 24 Dec, 04:48 GMT
  9. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  10. 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.
  11. Pausha Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 27 Dec, 06:39 GMT → 28 Dec, 05:38 GMT
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Dec · Shukla Trayodashi: 29 Dec, 03:51 GMT → 30 Dec, 01:26 GMT
  13. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 18:51 to 19:53 (peak 19:22). Sutak from 09:51: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 31 Dec, 18:51 GMT → 31 Dec, 19:53 GMT · sutak from 31 Dec, 09:51 GMT
  14. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Dec · Purnima: 30 Dec, 22:30 GMT → 31 Dec, 19:12 GMT