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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2016

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2073 · Nairobi
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1Shukla Tritiya from 19:39Tritiya2Shukla Chaturthi from 21:27Chaturthi3Shukla Panchami from 22:54Panchami4Shukla Shashthi from 23:56Shashthi5Shukla Saptami from 00:26Saptami6Shukla Ashtami from 00:20Ashtami7Shukla Navami from 23:34Navami8Shukla Dashami from 22:06Dashami9Shukla Ekadashi from 19:58Ekadashi10Shukla Dwadashi from 17:14DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi11Shukla Trayodashi from 14:01TrayodashiMilad-un-NabiPradosh Vrat12Shukla Chaturdashi from 10:28Chaturdashi13Shukla Purnima from 06:46PurnimaMargashirsha Purnima14Krishna Dwitiya from 23:37Dwitiya15Krishna Tritiya from 20:34TritiyaDhanu Sankranti16Krishna Chaturthi from 18:05ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi17Krishna Panchami from 16:21Panchami18Krishna Shashthi from 15:26Shashthi19Krishna Saptami from 15:24Saptami20Krishna Ashtami from 16:13Ashtami21Krishna Navami from 17:47Navami22Krishna Dashami from 19:55Dashami23Krishna Ekadashi from 22:24Ekadashi24Krishna Dwadashi from 01:02DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi25Krishna Trayodashi from 03:36TrayodashiChristmas26Krishna Chaturdashi from 06:00ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat27Krishna Chaturdashi (continues)ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri28Krishna Amavasya from 08:06Amavasya29Shukla Pratipada from 09:53PratipadaPausha Amavasya30Shukla Dwitiya from 11:18Dwitiya31Shukla Tritiya from 12:22Tritiya
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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, 19:58 GMT+3 → 10 Dec, 17:14 GMT+3
  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, 14:01 GMT+3 → 12 Dec, 10:28 GMT+3
  4. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 13 Dec, 06:46 GMT+3 → 14 Dec, 03:05 GMT+3
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 18:24 GMT+3
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 16 Dec, 18:05 GMT+3 → 17 Dec, 16:21 GMT+3
  7. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 23 Dec, 22:24 GMT+3 → 25 Dec, 01:02 GMT+3
  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, 03:36 GMT+3 → 27 Dec, 06:00 GMT+3
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 26 Dec · Krishna Chaturdashi: 27 Dec, 06:00 GMT+3 → 28 Dec, 08:06 GMT+3
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 28 Dec · Amavasya: 28 Dec, 08:06 GMT+3 → 29 Dec, 09:53 GMT+3