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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2019

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2076 · Colombo
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1Shukla Shashthi from 19:13Shashthi2Shukla Saptami from 20:59Saptami3Shukla Ashtami from 23:14Ashtami4Shukla Navami from 01:44Navami5Shukla Dashami from 04:15Dashami6Shukla Dashami (continues)Dashami7Shukla Ekadashi from 06:34Ekadashi8Shukla Dwadashi from 08:29DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi9Shukla Trayodashi from 09:53TrayodashiPradosh Vrat10Shukla Chaturdashi from 10:43Chaturdashi11Shukla Purnima from 10:59Purnima12Krishna Pratipada from 10:42PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima13Krishna Dwitiya from 09:56Dwitiya14Krishna Tritiya from 08:47Tritiya15Krishna Chaturthi from 07:18ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi16Krishna Shashthi from 03:39ShashthiDhanu Sankranti17Krishna Saptami from 01:37Saptami18Krishna Ashtami from 23:31Ashtami19Krishna Navami from 21:23Navami20Krishna Dashami from 19:16Dashami21Krishna Ekadashi from 17:15Ekadashi22Krishna Dwadashi from 15:22DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi23Krishna Trayodashi from 13:42TrayodashiPradosh Vrat24Krishna Chaturdashi from 12:18ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri25Krishna Amavasya from 11:17AmavasyaChristmas26Shukla Pratipada from 10:43PratipadaPartial solar eclipsePausha Amavasya27Shukla Dwitiya from 10:39Dwitiya28Shukla Tritiya from 11:10Tritiya29Shukla Chaturthi from 12:15Chaturthi30Shukla Panchami from 13:54Panchami31Shukla Shashthi from 16:01Shashthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2019

  1. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 7 Dec, 06:34 IST → 8 Dec, 08:29 IST
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 9 Dec, 09:53 IST → 10 Dec, 10:43 IST
  3. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 11 Dec · Purnima: 11 Dec, 10:59 IST → 12 Dec, 10:42 IST
  4. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 15 Dec, 07:18 IST → 16 Dec, 05:34 IST
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 15:27 IST
  6. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 21 Dec, 17:15 IST → 22 Dec, 15:22 IST
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 23 Dec, 13:42 IST → 24 Dec, 12:18 IST
  8. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 24 Dec, 12:18 IST → 25 Dec, 11:17 IST
  9. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  10. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 08:10 to 11:22 (peak 09:36). Sutak from 20:10: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 26 Dec, 08:10 IST → 26 Dec, 11:22 IST · sutak from 25 Dec, 20:10 IST
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 25 Dec · Amavasya: 25 Dec, 11:17 IST → 26 Dec, 10:43 IST