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December 2010

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1Krishna Ekadashi from 14:02Ekadashi2Krishna Dwadashi from 11:45DwadashiUtpanna Ekadashi3Krishna Trayodashi from 09:34TrayodashiPradosh Vrat4Krishna Chaturdashi from 07:34ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri5Krishna Amavasya from 05:52AmavasyaMargashirsha Amavasya6Shukla Dwitiya from 03:49Dwitiya7Shukla Tritiya from 03:39Tritiya8Shukla Chaturthi from 04:09Chaturthi9Shukla Panchami from 05:17Panchami10Shukla Panchami (continues)Panchami11Shukla Shashthi from 07:01Shashthi12Shukla Saptami from 09:13Saptami13Shukla Ashtami from 11:42Ashtami14Shukla Navami from 14:14Navami15Shukla Dashami from 16:34Dashami16Shukla Ekadashi from 18:31EkadashiMuharram (Ashura)Dhanu Sankranti17Shukla Dwadashi from 19:56DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi18Shukla Trayodashi from 20:42TrayodashiPradosh Vrat19Shukla Chaturdashi from 20:49Chaturdashi20Shukla Purnima from 20:18Purnima21Krishna Pratipada from 19:13PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseMargashirsha Purnima22Krishna Dwitiya from 17:40Dwitiya23Krishna Tritiya from 15:46Tritiya24Krishna Chaturthi from 13:36ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi25Krishna Panchami from 11:17PanchamiChristmas26Krishna Shashthi from 08:55Shashthi27Krishna Saptami from 06:35Saptami28Krishna Navami from 02:17Navami29Krishna Dashami from 00:26Dashami30Krishna Ekadashi from 22:50Ekadashi31Krishna Dwadashi from 21:32DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2010

  1. Utpanna EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 1 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 1 Dec, 14:02 GMT+11 → 2 Dec, 11:45 GMT+11
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 3 Dec, 09:34 GMT+11 → 4 Dec, 07:34 GMT+11
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 4 Dec, 07:34 GMT+11 → 5 Dec, 05:52 GMT+11
  4. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 5 Dec, 05:52 GMT+11 → 6 Dec, 04:36 GMT+11
  5. 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.
  6. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 13:28 GMT+11
  7. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 16 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 16 Dec, 18:31 GMT+11 → 17 Dec, 19:56 GMT+11
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 18 Dec, 20:42 GMT+11 → 19 Dec, 20:49 GMT+11
  9. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 17:32 to 21:01 (peak 19:16). Sutak from 08:32: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 21 Dec, 17:32 GMT+11 → 21 Dec, 21:01 GMT+11 · sutak from 21 Dec, 08:32 GMT+11
  10. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 20 Dec · Purnima: 20 Dec, 20:18 GMT+11 → 21 Dec, 19:13 GMT+11
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 24 Dec, 13:36 GMT+11 → 25 Dec, 11:17 GMT+11
  12. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  13. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 30 Dec, 22:50 GMT+11 → 31 Dec, 21:32 GMT+11