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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2011

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2068 · San Francisco
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1Shukla Ashtami from 13:09Ashtami2Shukla Navami from 14:44Navami3Shukla Dashami from 16:51Dashami4Shukla Ekadashi from 19:20Ekadashi5Shukla Dwadashi from 21:57DwadashiMuharram (Ashura)Mokshada Ekadashi6Shukla Trayodashi from 00:32Trayodashi7Shukla Chaturdashi from 02:54ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat8Shukla Purnima from 04:57Purnima9Krishna Pratipada from 06:36PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima10Krishna Pratipada (continues)PratipadaTotal lunar eclipse11Krishna Dwitiya from 07:48Dwitiya12Krishna Tritiya from 08:33Tritiya13Krishna Chaturthi from 08:51ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi14Krishna Panchami from 08:41Panchami15Krishna Shashthi from 08:06Shashthi16Krishna Ashtami from 05:39AshtamiDhanu Sankranti17Krishna Navami from 03:50Navami18Krishna Dashami from 01:42Dashami19Krishna Ekadashi from 23:17Ekadashi20Krishna Dwadashi from 20:39DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi21Krishna Trayodashi from 17:55TrayodashiPradosh Vrat22Krishna Chaturdashi from 15:09ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri23Krishna Amavasya from 12:30Amavasya24Shukla Pratipada from 10:06PratipadaPausha Amavasya25Shukla Dwitiya from 08:04DwitiyaChristmas26Shukla Chaturthi from 05:36Chaturthi27Shukla Panchami from 05:23Panchami28Shukla Shashthi from 05:55Shashthi29Shukla Saptami from 07:11Saptami30Shukla Saptami (continues)SaptamiGuru Gobind Singh Jayanti31Shukla Ashtami from 09:06Ashtami
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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, 19:20 GMT-8 → 5 Dec, 21:57 GMT-8
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Dec · Shukla Trayodashi: 7 Dec, 00:32 GMT-8 → 8 Dec, 02:54 GMT-8
  4. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 8 Dec · Purnima: 9 Dec, 04:57 GMT-8 → 10 Dec, 06:36 GMT-8
  5. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 04:45 to 08:18 (peak 06:31). Sutak from 19:45: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 10 Dec, 04:45 GMT-8 → 10 Dec, 08:18 GMT-8 · sutak from 9 Dec, 19:45 GMT-8
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Dec, 08:51 GMT-8 → 14 Dec, 08:41 GMT-8
  7. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 00:43 GMT-8
  8. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 19 Dec, 23:17 GMT-8 → 20 Dec, 20:39 GMT-8
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 21 Dec, 17:55 GMT-8 → 22 Dec, 15:09 GMT-8
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 22 Dec, 15:09 GMT-8 → 23 Dec, 12:30 GMT-8
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Amavasya: 23 Dec, 12:30 GMT-8 → 24 Dec, 10:06 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 29 Dec · Shukla Saptami: 30 Dec, 07:11 GMT-8 → 31 Dec, 09:06 GMT-8