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December 2016

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2073 · Leicester
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1Shukla Tritiya from 16:39Tritiya2Shukla Chaturthi from 18:27Chaturthi3Shukla Panchami from 19:54Panchami4Shukla Shashthi from 20:56Shashthi5Shukla Saptami from 21:26Saptami6Shukla Ashtami from 21:20Ashtami7Shukla Navami from 20:34Navami8Shukla Dashami from 19:06Dashami9Shukla Ekadashi from 16:58Ekadashi10Shukla Dwadashi from 14:14DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi11Shukla Trayodashi from 11:01TrayodashiMilad-un-NabiPradosh Vrat12Shukla Purnima from 03:46Purnima13Krishna Pratipada from 00:05PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima14Krishna Dwitiya from 20:37Dwitiya15Krishna Tritiya from 17:34TritiyaDhanu Sankranti16Krishna Chaturthi from 15:05ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi17Krishna Panchami from 13:21Panchami18Krishna Shashthi from 12:26Shashthi19Krishna Saptami from 12:24Saptami20Krishna Ashtami from 13:13Ashtami21Krishna Navami from 14:47Navami22Krishna Dashami from 16:55Dashami23Krishna Ekadashi from 19:24Ekadashi24Krishna Dwadashi from 22:02DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi25Krishna Trayodashi from 00:36TrayodashiChristmas26Krishna Chaturdashi from 03:00ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat27Krishna Amavasya from 05:06AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri28Shukla Pratipada from 06:53PratipadaPausha Amavasya29Shukla Pratipada (continues)Pratipada30Shukla Dwitiya from 08:18Dwitiya31Shukla Tritiya from 09:22Tritiya
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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, 16:58 GMT → 10 Dec, 14:14 GMT
  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, 11:01 GMT → 12 Dec, 07:28 GMT
  4. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 12 Dec · Purnima: 13 Dec, 03:46 GMT → 14 Dec, 00:05 GMT
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 15:24 GMT
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 16 Dec, 15:05 GMT → 17 Dec, 13:21 GMT
  7. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 23 Dec, 19:24 GMT → 24 Dec, 22:02 GMT
  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, 00:36 GMT → 27 Dec, 03:00 GMT
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 26 Dec · Krishna Chaturdashi: 27 Dec, 03:00 GMT → 28 Dec, 05:06 GMT
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 27 Dec · Amavasya: 28 Dec, 05:06 GMT → 29 Dec, 06:53 GMT