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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2011

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2068 · Dubai
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1Shukla Ashtami from 01:09Ashtami2Shukla Navami from 02:44Navami3Shukla Dashami from 04:51Dashami4Shukla Dashami (continues)Dashami5Shukla Ekadashi from 07:20EkadashiMuharram (Ashura)6Shukla Dwadashi from 09:57DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi7Shukla Trayodashi from 12:32TrayodashiPradosh Vrat8Shukla Chaturdashi from 14:54Chaturdashi9Shukla Purnima from 16:57Purnima10Krishna Pratipada from 18:36PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseMargashirsha Purnima11Krishna Dwitiya from 19:48Dwitiya12Krishna Tritiya from 20:33Tritiya13Krishna Chaturthi from 20:51Chaturthi14Krishna Panchami from 20:41PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi15Krishna Shashthi from 20:06Shashthi16Krishna Saptami from 19:04SaptamiDhanu Sankranti17Krishna Ashtami from 17:39Ashtami18Krishna Navami from 15:50Navami19Krishna Dashami from 13:42Dashami20Krishna Ekadashi from 11:17Ekadashi21Krishna Dwadashi from 08:39DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi22Krishna Chaturdashi from 03:09ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat23Krishna Amavasya from 00:30AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri24Shukla Pratipada from 22:06PratipadaPausha Amavasya25Shukla Dwitiya from 20:04DwitiyaChristmas26Shukla Tritiya from 18:31Tritiya27Shukla Chaturthi from 17:36Chaturthi28Shukla Panchami from 17:23Panchami29Shukla Shashthi from 17:55Shashthi30Shukla Saptami from 19:11Saptami31Shukla Ashtami from 21:06AshtamiGuru 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 5 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 5 Dec, 07:20 GST → 6 Dec, 09:57 GST
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 7 Dec, 12:32 GST → 8 Dec, 14:54 GST
  4. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 16:45 to 20:18 (peak 18:31). Sutak from 07:45: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 10 Dec, 16:45 GST → 10 Dec, 20:18 GST · sutak from 10 Dec, 07:45 GST
  5. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 9 Dec · Purnima: 9 Dec, 16:57 GST → 10 Dec, 18:36 GST
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 13 Dec · Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Dec, 20:51 GST → 14 Dec, 20:41 GST
  7. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 12:43 GST
  8. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 20 Dec, 11:17 GST → 21 Dec, 08:39 GST
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Dec, 05:55 GST → 23 Dec, 03:09 GST
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 22 Dec · Krishna Chaturdashi: 23 Dec, 03:09 GST → 24 Dec, 00:30 GST
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Amavasya: 24 Dec, 00:30 GST → 24 Dec, 22:06 GST
  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, 19:11 GST → 31 Dec, 21:06 GST