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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2009

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2066 · Muscat
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1Shukla Purnima from 13:54Purnima2Krishna Pratipada from 11:30PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima3Krishna Dwitiya from 08:47Dwitiya4Krishna Chaturthi from 02:57Chaturthi5Krishna Panchami from 00:07PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi6Krishna Shashthi from 21:28Shashthi7Krishna Saptami from 19:06Saptami8Krishna Ashtami from 17:05Ashtami9Krishna Navami from 15:27Navami10Krishna Dashami from 14:13Dashami11Krishna Ekadashi from 13:24Ekadashi12Krishna Dwadashi from 13:02DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi13Krishna Trayodashi from 13:06TrayodashiPradosh Vrat14Krishna Chaturdashi from 13:37ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri15Krishna Amavasya from 14:35Amavasya16Shukla Pratipada from 16:02PratipadaPausha AmavasyaDhanu Sankranti17Shukla Dwitiya from 17:54Dwitiya18Shukla Tritiya from 20:11Tritiya19Shukla Chaturthi from 22:46Chaturthi20Shukla Panchami from 01:31Panchami21Shukla Shashthi from 04:15Shashthi22Shukla Shashthi (continues)Shashthi23Shukla Saptami from 06:45Saptami24Shukla Ashtami from 08:48AshtamiGuru Gobind Singh Jayanti25Shukla Navami from 10:12NavamiChristmas26Shukla Dashami from 10:51Dashami27Shukla Ekadashi from 10:39EkadashiMuharram (Ashura)28Shukla Dwadashi from 09:38DwadashiPausha Putrada Ekadashi29Shukla Trayodashi from 07:51TrayodashiPradosh Vrat30Shukla Purnima from 02:30Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 23:12PratipadaPartial 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 1 Dec · Purnima: 1 Dec, 13:54 GST → 2 Dec, 11:30 GST
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 4 Dec · Krishna Chaturthi: 5 Dec, 02:57 GST → 6 Dec, 00:07 GST
  3. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 11 Dec, 13:24 GST → 12 Dec, 13:02 GST
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 13 Dec, 13:06 GST → 14 Dec, 13:37 GST
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 14 Dec, 13:37 GST → 15 Dec, 14:35 GST
  6. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 15 Dec · Amavasya: 15 Dec, 14:35 GST → 16 Dec, 16:02 GST
  7. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 00:22 GST
  8. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Shukla Saptami: 23 Dec, 06:45 GST → 24 Dec, 08:48 GST
  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 27 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 27 Dec, 10:39 GST → 28 Dec, 09:38 GST
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 29 Dec, 07:51 GST → 30 Dec, 05:26 GST
  13. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 22:51 to 23:53 (peak 23:22). Sutak from 13:51: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 31 Dec, 22:51 GST → 31 Dec, 23:53 GST · sutak from 31 Dec, 13:51 GST
  14. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Dec · Purnima: 31 Dec, 02:30 GST → 31 Dec, 23:12 GST