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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2009

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2066 · Sydney
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1Shukla Purnima from 20:54Purnima2Krishna Pratipada from 18:30PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima3Krishna Dwitiya from 15:47Dwitiya4Krishna Tritiya from 12:53Tritiya5Krishna Chaturthi from 09:57ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi6Krishna Panchami from 07:07Panchami7Krishna Saptami from 02:06Saptami8Krishna Ashtami from 00:05Ashtami9Krishna Navami from 22:27Navami10Krishna Dashami from 21:13Dashami11Krishna Ekadashi from 20:24Ekadashi12Krishna Dwadashi from 20:02DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi13Krishna Trayodashi from 20:06TrayodashiPradosh Vrat14Krishna Chaturdashi from 20:37ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri15Krishna Amavasya from 21:35Amavasya16Shukla Pratipada from 23:02PratipadaPausha AmavasyaDhanu Sankranti17Shukla Dwitiya from 00:54Dwitiya18Shukla Tritiya from 03:11Tritiya19Shukla Tritiya (continues)Tritiya20Shukla Chaturthi from 05:46Chaturthi21Shukla Panchami from 08:31Panchami22Shukla Shashthi from 11:15Shashthi23Shukla Saptami from 13:45Saptami24Shukla Ashtami from 15:48AshtamiGuru Gobind Singh Jayanti25Shukla Navami from 17:12NavamiChristmas26Shukla Dashami from 17:51Dashami27Shukla Ekadashi from 17:39EkadashiMuharram (Ashura)28Shukla Dwadashi from 16:38DwadashiPausha Putrada Ekadashi29Shukla Trayodashi from 14:51TrayodashiPradosh Vrat30Shukla Chaturdashi from 12:26Chaturdashi31Shukla Purnima from 09:30Purnima
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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, 20:54 GMT+11 → 2 Dec, 18:30 GMT+11
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 5 Dec, 09:57 GMT+11 → 6 Dec, 07:07 GMT+11
  3. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 11 Dec, 20:24 GMT+11 → 12 Dec, 20:02 GMT+11
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 13 Dec, 20:06 GMT+11 → 14 Dec, 20:37 GMT+11
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 14 Dec, 20:37 GMT+11 → 15 Dec, 21:35 GMT+11
  6. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 15 Dec · Amavasya: 15 Dec, 21:35 GMT+11 → 16 Dec, 23:02 GMT+11
  7. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 07:22 GMT+11
  8. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Shukla Saptami: 23 Dec, 13:45 GMT+11 → 24 Dec, 15:48 GMT+11
  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, 17:39 GMT+11 → 28 Dec, 16:38 GMT+11
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 29 Dec, 14:51 GMT+11 → 30 Dec, 12:26 GMT+11