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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2018

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2075 · Johannesburg
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1Krishna Dashami from 11:49Dashami2Krishna Ekadashi from 10:30Ekadashi3Krishna Dwadashi from 09:30DwadashiUtpanna Ekadashi4Krishna Trayodashi from 08:50TrayodashiPradosh Vrat5Krishna Chaturdashi from 08:32ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri6Krishna Amavasya from 08:42Amavasya7Shukla Pratipada from 09:20PratipadaMargashirsha Amavasya8Shukla Dwitiya from 10:29Dwitiya9Shukla Tritiya from 12:10Tritiya10Shukla Chaturthi from 14:20Chaturthi11Shukla Panchami from 16:52Panchami12Shukla Shashthi from 19:36Shashthi13Shukla Saptami from 22:19Saptami14Shukla Ashtami from 00:46Ashtami15Shukla Navami from 02:43Navami16Shukla Dashami from 03:59DashamiDhanu Sankranti17Shukla Ekadashi from 04:27Ekadashi18Shukla Dwadashi from 04:05DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi19Shukla Trayodashi from 02:56Trayodashi20Shukla Chaturdashi from 01:04ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat21Shukla Purnima from 22:39Purnima22Krishna Pratipada from 19:48PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima23Krishna Dwitiya from 16:41Dwitiya24Krishna Tritiya from 13:28Tritiya25Krishna Chaturthi from 10:17ChaturthiChristmasSankashti Chaturthi26Krishna Panchami from 07:16Panchami27Krishna Saptami from 02:12Saptami28Krishna Ashtami from 00:19Ashtami29Krishna Navami from 22:56Navami30Krishna Dashami from 22:05Dashami31Krishna Ekadashi from 21:46Ekadashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2018

  1. Utpanna EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 2 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 2 Dec, 10:30 GMT+2 → 3 Dec, 09:30 GMT+2
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 4 Dec, 08:50 GMT+2 → 5 Dec, 08:32 GMT+2
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 5 Dec, 08:32 GMT+2 → 6 Dec, 08:42 GMT+2
  4. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 6 Dec · Amavasya: 6 Dec, 08:42 GMT+2 → 7 Dec, 09:21 GMT+2
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 05:38 GMT+2
  6. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 17 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 18 Dec, 04:27 GMT+2 → 19 Dec, 04:05 GMT+2
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Dec · Shukla Trayodashi: 20 Dec, 02:56 GMT+2 → 21 Dec, 01:04 GMT+2
  8. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 21 Dec · Purnima: 21 Dec, 22:39 GMT+2 → 22 Dec, 19:48 GMT+2
  9. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  10. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 25 Dec, 10:17 GMT+2 → 26 Dec, 07:16 GMT+2