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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2011

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2068 · Johannesburg
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1Shukla Ashtami from 23:09Ashtami2Shukla Navami from 00:44Navami3Shukla Dashami from 02:51Dashami4Shukla Dashami (continues)Dashami5Shukla Ekadashi from 05:20EkadashiMuharram (Ashura)6Shukla Dwadashi from 07:57DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi7Shukla Trayodashi from 10:32TrayodashiPradosh Vrat8Shukla Chaturdashi from 12:54Chaturdashi9Shukla Purnima from 14:57Purnima10Krishna Pratipada from 16:36PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseMargashirsha Purnima11Krishna Dwitiya from 17:48Dwitiya12Krishna Tritiya from 18:33Tritiya13Krishna Chaturthi from 18:51ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi14Krishna Panchami from 18:41Panchami15Krishna Shashthi from 18:06Shashthi16Krishna Saptami from 17:04SaptamiDhanu Sankranti17Krishna Ashtami from 15:39Ashtami18Krishna Navami from 13:50Navami19Krishna Dashami from 11:42Dashami20Krishna Ekadashi from 09:17Ekadashi21Krishna Dwadashi from 06:39DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi22Krishna Chaturdashi from 01:09ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat23Krishna Amavasya from 22:30AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri24Shukla Pratipada from 20:06PratipadaPausha Amavasya25Shukla Dwitiya from 18:04DwitiyaChristmas26Shukla Tritiya from 16:31Tritiya27Shukla Chaturthi from 15:36Chaturthi28Shukla Panchami from 15:23Panchami29Shukla Shashthi from 15:55Shashthi30Shukla Saptami from 17:11Saptami31Shukla Ashtami from 19:06AshtamiGuru 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, 05:20 GMT+2 → 6 Dec, 07:57 GMT+2
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 7 Dec, 10:32 GMT+2 → 8 Dec, 12:54 GMT+2
  4. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  5. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 9 Dec · Purnima: 9 Dec, 14:57 GMT+2 → 10 Dec, 16:36 GMT+2
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Dec, 18:51 GMT+2 → 14 Dec, 18:41 GMT+2
  7. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 10:43 GMT+2
  8. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 20 Dec, 09:17 GMT+2 → 21 Dec, 06:39 GMT+2
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Dec, 03:55 GMT+2 → 23 Dec, 01:09 GMT+2
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 22 Dec · Krishna Chaturdashi: 23 Dec, 01:09 GMT+2 → 23 Dec, 22:30 GMT+2
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Amavasya: 23 Dec, 22:30 GMT+2 → 24 Dec, 20:06 GMT+2
  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, 17:11 GMT+2 → 31 Dec, 19:06 GMT+2