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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2018

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2075 · Kolkata
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1Krishna Dashami from 15:19Dashami2Krishna Ekadashi from 14:00Ekadashi3Krishna Dwadashi from 13:00DwadashiUtpanna Ekadashi4Krishna Trayodashi from 12:20TrayodashiPradosh Vrat5Krishna Chaturdashi from 12:02ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri6Krishna Amavasya from 12:12Amavasya7Shukla Pratipada from 12:50PratipadaMargashirsha Amavasya8Shukla Dwitiya from 13:59Dwitiya9Shukla Tritiya from 15:40Tritiya10Shukla Chaturthi from 17:50Chaturthi11Shukla Panchami from 20:22Panchami12Shukla Shashthi from 23:06Shashthi13Shukla Saptami from 01:49Saptami14Shukla Ashtami from 04:16Ashtami15Shukla Ashtami (continues)Ashtami16Shukla Navami from 06:13NavamiDhanu Sankranti17Shukla Dashami from 07:29Dashami18Shukla Ekadashi from 07:57Ekadashi19Shukla Dwadashi from 07:35DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi20Shukla Trayodashi from 06:26TrayodashiPradosh Vrat21Shukla Purnima from 02:09Purnima22Krishna Pratipada from 23:18PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima23Krishna Dwitiya from 20:11Dwitiya24Krishna Tritiya from 16:58Tritiya25Krishna Chaturthi from 13:47ChaturthiChristmasSankashti Chaturthi26Krishna Panchami from 10:46Panchami27Krishna Shashthi from 08:03Shashthi28Krishna Ashtami from 03:49Ashtami29Krishna Navami from 02:26Navami30Krishna Dashami from 01:35Dashami31Krishna Ekadashi from 01:16Ekadashi
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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, 14:00 IST → 3 Dec, 13:00 IST
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 4 Dec, 12:20 IST → 5 Dec, 12:02 IST
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 5 Dec, 12:02 IST → 6 Dec, 12:12 IST
  4. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 6 Dec · Amavasya: 6 Dec, 12:12 IST → 7 Dec, 12:51 IST
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 09:08 IST
  6. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 18 Dec, 07:57 IST → 19 Dec, 07:35 IST
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 20 Dec, 06:26 IST → 21 Dec, 04:34 IST
  8. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 21 Dec · Purnima: 22 Dec, 02:09 IST → 22 Dec, 23:18 IST
  9. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  10. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 25 Dec, 13:47 IST → 26 Dec, 10:46 IST