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December 2016

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2073 · Dallas
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2016

  1. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 9 Dec, 10:58 GMT-6 → 10 Dec, 08:14 GMT-6
  2. Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpected
    The birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Dec · Shukla Trayodashi: 11 Dec, 05:01 GMT-6 → 12 Dec, 01:28 GMT-6
  4. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 12 Dec · Purnima: 12 Dec, 21:46 GMT-6 → 13 Dec, 18:05 GMT-6
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 09:24 GMT-6
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 16 Dec, 09:05 GMT-6 → 17 Dec, 07:21 GMT-6
  7. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 23 Dec, 13:24 GMT-6 → 24 Dec, 16:02 GMT-6
  8. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 25 Dec, 18:36 GMT-6 → 26 Dec, 21:00 GMT-6
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 26 Dec, 21:00 GMT-6 → 27 Dec, 23:06 GMT-6
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 27 Dec · Amavasya: 27 Dec, 23:06 GMT-6 → 29 Dec, 00:53 GMT-6