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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2015

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2072 · Johannesburg
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1Krishna Saptami from 18:51Saptami2Krishna Ashtami from 20:34Ashtami3Krishna Navami from 22:53Navami4Krishna Dashami from 01:33Dashami5Krishna Ekadashi from 04:18Ekadashi6Krishna Ekadashi (continues)EkadashiUtpanna Ekadashi7Krishna Dwadashi from 06:53Dwadashi8Krishna Trayodashi from 09:04TrayodashiPradosh Vrat9Krishna Chaturdashi from 10:46ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri10Krishna Amavasya from 11:54Amavasya11Shukla Pratipada from 12:29PratipadaMargashirsha Amavasya12Shukla Dwitiya from 12:34Dwitiya13Shukla Tritiya from 12:13Tritiya14Shukla Chaturthi from 11:31Chaturthi15Shukla Panchami from 10:31Panchami16Shukla Shashthi from 09:16ShashthiDhanu Sankranti17Shukla Saptami from 07:48Saptami18Shukla Ashtami from 06:08Ashtami19Shukla Dashami from 02:13Dashami20Shukla Ekadashi from 00:00Ekadashi21Shukla Dwadashi from 21:41DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi22Shukla Trayodashi from 19:20TrayodashiPradosh Vrat23Shukla Chaturdashi from 17:03ChaturdashiMilad-un-Nabi24Shukla Purnima from 14:57Purnima25Krishna Pratipada from 13:11PratipadaChristmasMargashirsha Purnima26Krishna Dwitiya from 11:53Dwitiya27Krishna Tritiya from 11:12Tritiya28Krishna Chaturthi from 11:12ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi29Krishna Panchami from 11:58Panchami30Krishna Shashthi from 13:28Shashthi31Krishna Saptami from 15:35Saptami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2015

  1. Utpanna EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 6 Dec, 04:18 GMT+2 → 7 Dec, 06:53 GMT+2
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 8 Dec, 09:04 GMT+2 → 9 Dec, 10:46 GMT+2
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 9 Dec, 10:46 GMT+2 → 10 Dec, 11:54 GMT+2
  4. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 10 Dec · Amavasya: 10 Dec, 11:54 GMT+2 → 11 Dec, 12:30 GMT+2
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 11:12 GMT+2
  6. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 21 Dec, 00:00 GMT+2 → 21 Dec, 21:41 GMT+2
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 22 Dec, 19:20 GMT+2 → 23 Dec, 17:03 GMT+2
  8. Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpected
    The birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  9. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  10. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 24 Dec · Purnima: 24 Dec, 14:57 GMT+2 → 25 Dec, 13:11 GMT+2
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 28 Dec, 11:12 GMT+2 → 29 Dec, 11:58 GMT+2