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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2011

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2068 · Sydney
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1Shukla Saptami from 07:15Saptami2Shukla Ashtami from 08:09Ashtami3Shukla Navami from 09:44Navami4Shukla Dashami from 11:51Dashami5Shukla Ekadashi from 14:20EkadashiMuharram (Ashura)6Shukla Dwadashi from 16:57DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi7Shukla Trayodashi from 19:32TrayodashiPradosh Vrat8Shukla Chaturdashi from 21:54Chaturdashi9Shukla Purnima from 23:57Purnima10Krishna Pratipada from 01:36PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima11Krishna Dwitiya from 02:48DwitiyaTotal lunar eclipse12Krishna Tritiya from 03:33Tritiya13Krishna Chaturthi from 03:51Chaturthi14Krishna Panchami from 03:41PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi15Krishna Shashthi from 03:06Shashthi16Krishna Saptami from 02:04SaptamiDhanu Sankranti17Krishna Ashtami from 00:39Ashtami18Krishna Navami from 22:50Navami19Krishna Dashami from 20:42Dashami20Krishna Ekadashi from 18:17Ekadashi21Krishna Dwadashi from 15:39DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi22Krishna Trayodashi from 12:55TrayodashiPradosh Vrat23Krishna Chaturdashi from 10:09ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri24Krishna Amavasya from 07:30AmavasyaPausha Amavasya25Shukla Dwitiya from 03:04DwitiyaChristmas26Shukla Tritiya from 01:31Tritiya27Shukla Chaturthi from 00:36Chaturthi28Shukla Panchami from 00:23Panchami29Shukla Shashthi from 00:55Shashthi30Shukla Saptami from 02:11Saptami31Shukla Ashtami from 04:06AshtamiGuru 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, 14:20 GMT+11 → 6 Dec, 16:57 GMT+11
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 7 Dec, 19:32 GMT+11 → 8 Dec, 21:54 GMT+11
  4. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 9 Dec · Purnima: 9 Dec, 23:57 GMT+11 → 11 Dec, 01:36 GMT+11
  5. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 23:45 to 03:18 (peak 01:31). Sutak from 14:45: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 10 Dec, 23:45 GMT+11 → 11 Dec, 03:18 GMT+11 · sutak from 10 Dec, 14:45 GMT+11
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 13 Dec · Krishna Chaturthi: 14 Dec, 03:51 GMT+11 → 15 Dec, 03:41 GMT+11
  7. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 19:43 GMT+11
  8. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 20 Dec, 18:17 GMT+11 → 21 Dec, 15:39 GMT+11
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Dec, 12:55 GMT+11 → 23 Dec, 10:09 GMT+11
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 23 Dec, 10:09 GMT+11 → 24 Dec, 07:30 GMT+11
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 24 Dec, 07:30 GMT+11 → 25 Dec, 05:06 GMT+11
  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: 31 Dec, 02:11 GMT+11 → 1 Jan, 04:06 GMT+11