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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2011

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2068 · Kuala Lumpur
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1Shukla Ashtami from 05:09Ashtami2Shukla Navami from 06:44Navami3Shukla Navami (continues)Navami4Shukla Dashami from 08:51Dashami5Shukla Ekadashi from 11:20EkadashiMuharram (Ashura)6Shukla Dwadashi from 13:57DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi7Shukla Trayodashi from 16:32TrayodashiPradosh Vrat8Shukla Chaturdashi from 18:54Chaturdashi9Shukla Purnima from 20:57Purnima10Krishna Pratipada from 22:36PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseMargashirsha Purnima11Krishna Dwitiya from 23:48Dwitiya12Krishna Tritiya from 00:33Tritiya13Krishna Chaturthi from 00:51Chaturthi14Krishna Panchami from 00:41PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi15Krishna Shashthi from 00:06Shashthi16Krishna Saptami from 23:04SaptamiDhanu Sankranti17Krishna Ashtami from 21:39Ashtami18Krishna Navami from 19:50Navami19Krishna Dashami from 17:42Dashami20Krishna Ekadashi from 15:17Ekadashi21Krishna Dwadashi from 12:39DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi22Krishna Trayodashi from 09:55TrayodashiPradosh Vrat23Krishna Amavasya from 04:30AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri24Shukla Pratipada from 02:06PratipadaPausha Amavasya25Shukla Dwitiya from 00:04DwitiyaChristmas26Shukla Tritiya from 22:31Tritiya27Shukla Chaturthi from 21:36Chaturthi28Shukla Panchami from 21:23Panchami29Shukla Shashthi from 21:55Shashthi30Shukla Saptami from 23:11Saptami31Shukla Ashtami from 01:06AshtamiGuru 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, 11:20 GMT+8 → 6 Dec, 13:57 GMT+8
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 7 Dec, 16:32 GMT+8 → 8 Dec, 18:54 GMT+8
  4. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 20:45 to 00:18 (peak 22:31). Sutak from 11:45: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 10 Dec, 20:45 GMT+8 → 11 Dec, 00:18 GMT+8 · sutak from 10 Dec, 11:45 GMT+8
  5. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 9 Dec · Purnima: 9 Dec, 20:57 GMT+8 → 10 Dec, 22:36 GMT+8
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 13 Dec · Krishna Chaturthi: 14 Dec, 00:51 GMT+8 → 15 Dec, 00:41 GMT+8
  7. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 16:43 GMT+8
  8. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 20 Dec, 15:17 GMT+8 → 21 Dec, 12:39 GMT+8
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Dec, 09:55 GMT+8 → 23 Dec, 07:09 GMT+8
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 22 Dec · Krishna Chaturdashi: 23 Dec, 07:09 GMT+8 → 24 Dec, 04:30 GMT+8
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Amavasya: 24 Dec, 04:30 GMT+8 → 25 Dec, 02:06 GMT+8
  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, 23:11 GMT+8 → 1 Jan, 01:06 GMT+8