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December 2016

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2073 · Johannesburg
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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, 18:58 GMT+2 → 10 Dec, 16:14 GMT+2
  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, 13:01 GMT+2 → 12 Dec, 09:28 GMT+2
  4. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 13 Dec, 05:46 GMT+2 → 14 Dec, 02:05 GMT+2
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 17:24 GMT+2
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 16 Dec, 17:05 GMT+2 → 17 Dec, 15:21 GMT+2
  7. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 23 Dec, 21:24 GMT+2 → 25 Dec, 00:02 GMT+2
  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, 02:36 GMT+2 → 27 Dec, 05:00 GMT+2
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 26 Dec · Krishna Chaturdashi: 27 Dec, 05:00 GMT+2 → 28 Dec, 07:06 GMT+2
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 28 Dec · Amavasya: 28 Dec, 07:06 GMT+2 → 29 Dec, 08:53 GMT+2