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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2021

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2078 · Chicago
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1Krishna Trayodashi from 12:05TrayodashiPradosh Vrat2Krishna Chaturdashi from 08:56ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri3Shukla Pratipada from 01:43PratipadaMargashirsha Amavasya4Shukla Dwitiya from 21:57DwitiyaTotal solar eclipse5Shukla Tritiya from 18:20Tritiya6Shukla Chaturthi from 15:02Chaturthi7Shukla Panchami from 12:11Panchami8Shukla Shashthi from 09:56Shashthi9Shukla Saptami from 08:24Saptami10Shukla Ashtami from 07:39Ashtami11Shukla Navami from 07:43Navami12Shukla Dashami from 08:32Dashami13Shukla Ekadashi from 10:03Ekadashi14Shukla Dwadashi from 12:06DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi15Shukla Trayodashi from 14:31TrayodashiPradosh VratDhanu Sankranti16Shukla Chaturdashi from 17:11Chaturdashi17Shukla Purnima from 19:54Purnima18Krishna Pratipada from 22:35PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima19Krishna Dwitiya from 01:07Dwitiya20Krishna Tritiya from 03:24Tritiya21Krishna Chaturthi from 05:22Chaturthi22Krishna Panchami from 06:57PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi23Krishna Panchami (continues)Panchami24Krishna Shashthi from 08:04Shashthi25Krishna Saptami from 08:39SaptamiChristmas26Krishna Ashtami from 08:38Ashtami27Krishna Navami from 07:58Navami28Krishna Ekadashi from 04:42Ekadashi29Krishna Dwadashi from 02:10DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi30Krishna Trayodashi from 23:10Trayodashi31Krishna Chaturdashi from 19:47ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2021

  1. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 1 Dec, 12:05 GMT-6 → 2 Dec, 08:56 GMT-6
  2. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 2 Dec, 08:56 GMT-6 → 3 Dec, 05:26 GMT-6
  3. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 2 Dec · Amavasya: 3 Dec, 05:26 GMT-6 → 4 Dec, 01:43 GMT-6
  4. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  5. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 13 Dec, 10:03 GMT-6 → 14 Dec, 12:06 GMT-6
  6. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 15 Dec, 14:31 GMT-6 → 16 Dec, 17:11 GMT-6
  7. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 16:14 GMT-6
  8. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 17 Dec · Purnima: 17 Dec, 19:54 GMT-6 → 18 Dec, 22:35 GMT-6
  9. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 21 Dec · Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Dec, 05:22 GMT-6 → 23 Dec, 06:57 GMT-6
  10. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  11. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 29 Dec, 04:42 GMT-6 → 30 Dec, 02:10 GMT-6
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 30 Dec, 23:10 GMT-6 → 31 Dec, 19:47 GMT-6
  13. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 31 Dec, 19:47 GMT-6 → 1 Jan, 16:12 GMT-6