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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2009

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2066 · Los Angeles
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1Krishna Pratipada from 23:30PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima2Krishna Dwitiya from 20:47Dwitiya3Krishna Tritiya from 17:53Tritiya4Krishna Chaturthi from 14:57ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi5Krishna Panchami from 12:07Panchami6Krishna Shashthi from 09:28Shashthi7Krishna Saptami from 07:06Saptami8Krishna Navami from 03:27Navami9Krishna Dashami from 02:13Dashami10Krishna Ekadashi from 01:24Ekadashi11Krishna Dwadashi from 01:02DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi12Krishna Trayodashi from 01:06Trayodashi13Krishna Chaturdashi from 01:37ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat14Krishna Amavasya from 02:35AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri15Shukla Pratipada from 04:02PratipadaPausha AmavasyaDhanu Sankranti16Shukla Dwitiya from 05:54Dwitiya17Shukla Dwitiya (continues)Dwitiya18Shukla Tritiya from 08:11Tritiya19Shukla Chaturthi from 10:46Chaturthi20Shukla Panchami from 13:31Panchami21Shukla Shashthi from 16:15Shashthi22Shukla Saptami from 18:45Saptami23Shukla Ashtami from 20:48AshtamiGuru Gobind Singh Jayanti24Shukla Navami from 22:12Navami25Shukla Dashami from 22:51DashamiChristmas26Shukla Ekadashi from 22:39Ekadashi27Shukla Dwadashi from 21:38DwadashiMuharram (Ashura)Pausha Putrada Ekadashi28Shukla Trayodashi from 19:51Trayodashi29Shukla Chaturdashi from 17:26ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat30Shukla Purnima from 14:30Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 11:12PratipadaPartial 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.Tithi begins 30 Nov · Purnima: 1 Dec, 01:54 GMT-8 → 1 Dec, 23:30 GMT-8
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 4 Dec, 14:57 GMT-8 → 5 Dec, 12:07 GMT-8
  3. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 11 Dec, 01:24 GMT-8 → 12 Dec, 01:02 GMT-8
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 13 Dec, 01:06 GMT-8 → 14 Dec, 01:37 GMT-8
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 13 Dec · Krishna Chaturdashi: 14 Dec, 01:37 GMT-8 → 15 Dec, 02:35 GMT-8
  6. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 14 Dec · Amavasya: 15 Dec, 02:35 GMT-8 → 16 Dec, 04:02 GMT-8
  7. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 12:22 GMT-8
  8. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 22 Dec · Shukla Saptami: 22 Dec, 18:45 GMT-8 → 23 Dec, 20:48 GMT-8
  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: 26 Dec, 22:39 GMT-8 → 27 Dec, 21:38 GMT-8
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Dec · Shukla Trayodashi: 28 Dec, 19:51 GMT-8 → 29 Dec, 17:26 GMT-8
  13. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  14. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Dec · Purnima: 30 Dec, 14:30 GMT-8 → 31 Dec, 11:12 GMT-8