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December 2011

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2068 · Dallas
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1Shukla Ashtami from 15:09Ashtami2Shukla Navami from 16:44Navami3Shukla Dashami from 18:51Dashami4Shukla Ekadashi from 21:20Ekadashi5Shukla Dwadashi from 23:57DwadashiMuharram (Ashura)Mokshada Ekadashi6Shukla Trayodashi from 02:32Trayodashi7Shukla Chaturdashi from 04:54ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat8Shukla Purnima from 06:57Purnima9Shukla Purnima (continues)PurnimaMargashirsha Purnima10Krishna Pratipada from 08:36PratipadaTotal lunar eclipse11Krishna Dwitiya from 09:48Dwitiya12Krishna Tritiya from 10:33Tritiya13Krishna Chaturthi from 10:51ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi14Krishna Panchami from 10:41Panchami15Krishna Shashthi from 10:06Shashthi16Krishna Saptami from 09:04SaptamiDhanu Sankranti17Krishna Ashtami from 07:39Ashtami18Krishna Dashami from 03:42Dashami19Krishna Ekadashi from 01:17Ekadashi20Krishna Dwadashi from 22:39DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi21Krishna Trayodashi from 19:55TrayodashiPradosh Vrat22Krishna Chaturdashi from 17:09ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri23Krishna Amavasya from 14:30Amavasya24Shukla Pratipada from 12:06PratipadaPausha Amavasya25Shukla Dwitiya from 10:04DwitiyaChristmas26Shukla Tritiya from 08:31Tritiya27Shukla Chaturthi from 07:36Chaturthi28Shukla Panchami (continues)Panchami29Shukla Shashthi from 07:55Shashthi30Shukla Saptami from 09:11Saptami31Shukla Ashtami from 11:06AshtamiGuru Gobind Singh Jayanti
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2011

  1. 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.
  2. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 4 Dec, 21:20 GMT-6 → 5 Dec, 23:57 GMT-6
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Dec · Shukla Trayodashi: 7 Dec, 02:32 GMT-6 → 8 Dec, 04:54 GMT-6
  4. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 8 Dec · Purnima: 9 Dec, 06:57 GMT-6 → 10 Dec, 08:36 GMT-6
  5. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 06:45 to 10:18 (peak 08:31). Sutak from 21:45: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 10 Dec, 06:45 GMT-6 → 10 Dec, 10:18 GMT-6 · sutak from 9 Dec, 21:45 GMT-6
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Dec, 10:51 GMT-6 → 14 Dec, 10:41 GMT-6
  7. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 02:43 GMT-6
  8. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 20 Dec, 01:17 GMT-6 → 20 Dec, 22:39 GMT-6
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 21 Dec, 19:55 GMT-6 → 22 Dec, 17:09 GMT-6
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 22 Dec, 17:09 GMT-6 → 23 Dec, 14:30 GMT-6
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Amavasya: 23 Dec, 14:30 GMT-6 → 24 Dec, 12:06 GMT-6
  12. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  13. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 30 Dec · Shukla Saptami: 30 Dec, 09:11 GMT-6 → 31 Dec, 11:06 GMT-6