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December 2016

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2073 · Sydney
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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: 10 Dec, 03:58 GMT+11 → 11 Dec, 01:14 GMT+11
  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 11 Dec · Shukla Trayodashi: 11 Dec, 22:01 GMT+11 → 12 Dec, 18:28 GMT+11
  4. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 13 Dec · Purnima: 13 Dec, 14:46 GMT+11 → 14 Dec, 11:05 GMT+11
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 02:24 GMT+11
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 16 Dec · Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Dec, 02:05 GMT+11 → 18 Dec, 00:21 GMT+11
  7. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  8. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 24 Dec, 06:24 GMT+11 → 25 Dec, 09:02 GMT+11
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Dec, 11:36 GMT+11 → 27 Dec, 14:00 GMT+11
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 27 Dec, 14:00 GMT+11 → 28 Dec, 16:06 GMT+11
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 28 Dec · Amavasya: 28 Dec, 16:06 GMT+11 → 29 Dec, 17:53 GMT+11