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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2016

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2073 · Dubai
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1Shukla Tritiya from 20:39Tritiya2Shukla Chaturthi from 22:27Chaturthi3Shukla Panchami from 23:54Panchami4Shukla Shashthi from 00:56Shashthi5Shukla Saptami from 01:26Saptami6Shukla Ashtami from 01:20Ashtami7Shukla Navami from 00:34Navami8Shukla Dashami from 23:06Dashami9Shukla Ekadashi from 20:58Ekadashi10Shukla Dwadashi from 18:14DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi11Shukla Trayodashi from 15:01TrayodashiMilad-un-NabiPradosh Vrat12Shukla Chaturdashi from 11:28Chaturdashi13Shukla Purnima from 07:46PurnimaMargashirsha Purnima14Krishna Dwitiya from 00:37Dwitiya15Krishna Tritiya from 21:34TritiyaDhanu Sankranti16Krishna Chaturthi from 19:05ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi17Krishna Panchami from 17:21Panchami18Krishna Shashthi from 16:26Shashthi19Krishna Saptami from 16:24Saptami20Krishna Ashtami from 17:13Ashtami21Krishna Navami from 18:47Navami22Krishna Dashami from 20:55Dashami23Krishna Ekadashi from 23:24Ekadashi24Krishna Dwadashi from 02:02DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi25Krishna Trayodashi from 04:36TrayodashiChristmas26Krishna Chaturdashi from 07:00ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat27Krishna Chaturdashi (continues)ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri28Krishna Amavasya from 09:06Amavasya29Shukla Pratipada from 10:53PratipadaPausha Amavasya30Shukla Dwitiya from 12:18Dwitiya31Shukla Tritiya from 13:22Tritiya
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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, 20:58 GST → 10 Dec, 18:14 GST
  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.Shukla Trayodashi: 11 Dec, 15:01 GST → 12 Dec, 11:28 GST
  4. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 13 Dec, 07:46 GST → 14 Dec, 04:05 GST
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 19:24 GST
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 16 Dec, 19:05 GST → 17 Dec, 17:21 GST
  7. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 23 Dec, 23:24 GST → 25 Dec, 02:02 GST
  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: 26 Dec, 04:36 GST → 27 Dec, 07:00 GST
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 26 Dec · Krishna Chaturdashi: 27 Dec, 07:00 GST → 28 Dec, 09:06 GST
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 28 Dec · Amavasya: 28 Dec, 09:06 GST → 29 Dec, 10:53 GST