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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2011

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2068 · Nairobi
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1Shukla Ashtami from 00:09Ashtami2Shukla Navami from 01:44Navami3Shukla Dashami from 03:51Dashami4Shukla Dashami (continues)Dashami5Shukla Ekadashi from 06:20EkadashiMuharram (Ashura)6Shukla Dwadashi from 08:57DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi7Shukla Trayodashi from 11:32TrayodashiPradosh Vrat8Shukla Chaturdashi from 13:54Chaturdashi9Shukla Purnima from 15:57Purnima10Krishna Pratipada from 17:36PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseMargashirsha Purnima11Krishna Dwitiya from 18:48Dwitiya12Krishna Tritiya from 19:33Tritiya13Krishna Chaturthi from 19:51ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi14Krishna Panchami from 19:41Panchami15Krishna Shashthi from 19:06Shashthi16Krishna Saptami from 18:04SaptamiDhanu Sankranti17Krishna Ashtami from 16:39Ashtami18Krishna Navami from 14:50Navami19Krishna Dashami from 12:42Dashami20Krishna Ekadashi from 10:17Ekadashi21Krishna Dwadashi from 07:39DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi22Krishna Chaturdashi from 02:09ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat23Krishna Amavasya from 23:30AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri24Shukla Pratipada from 21:06PratipadaPausha Amavasya25Shukla Dwitiya from 19:04DwitiyaChristmas26Shukla Tritiya from 17:31Tritiya27Shukla Chaturthi from 16:36Chaturthi28Shukla Panchami from 16:23Panchami29Shukla Shashthi from 16:55Shashthi30Shukla Saptami from 18:11Saptami31Shukla Ashtami from 20:06AshtamiGuru 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, 06:20 GMT+3 → 6 Dec, 08:57 GMT+3
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 7 Dec, 11:32 GMT+3 → 8 Dec, 13:54 GMT+3
  4. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 15:45 to 19:18 (peak 17:31). Sutak from 06:45: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 10 Dec, 15:45 GMT+3 → 10 Dec, 19:18 GMT+3 · sutak from 10 Dec, 06:45 GMT+3
  5. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 9 Dec · Purnima: 9 Dec, 15:57 GMT+3 → 10 Dec, 17:36 GMT+3
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Dec, 19:51 GMT+3 → 14 Dec, 19:41 GMT+3
  7. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 11:43 GMT+3
  8. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 20 Dec, 10:17 GMT+3 → 21 Dec, 07:39 GMT+3
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Dec, 04:55 GMT+3 → 23 Dec, 02:09 GMT+3
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 22 Dec · Krishna Chaturdashi: 23 Dec, 02:09 GMT+3 → 23 Dec, 23:30 GMT+3
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Amavasya: 23 Dec, 23:30 GMT+3 → 24 Dec, 21:06 GMT+3
  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, 18:11 GMT+3 → 31 Dec, 20:06 GMT+3