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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2021

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2078 · Durban
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1Krishna Trayodashi from 20:05TrayodashiPradosh Vrat2Krishna Chaturdashi from 16:56ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri3Krishna Amavasya from 13:26Amavasya4Shukla Pratipada from 09:43PratipadaTotal solar eclipseMargashirsha Amavasya5Shukla Dwitiya from 05:57Dwitiya6Shukla Chaturthi from 23:02Chaturthi7Shukla Panchami from 20:11Panchami8Shukla Shashthi from 17:56Shashthi9Shukla Saptami from 16:24Saptami10Shukla Ashtami from 15:39Ashtami11Shukla Navami from 15:43Navami12Shukla Dashami from 16:32Dashami13Shukla Ekadashi from 18:03Ekadashi14Shukla Dwadashi from 20:06DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi15Shukla Trayodashi from 22:31Trayodashi16Shukla Chaturdashi from 01:11ChaturdashiPradosh VratDhanu Sankranti17Shukla Purnima from 03:54Purnima18Shukla Purnima (continues)PurnimaMargashirsha Purnima19Krishna Pratipada from 06:35Pratipada20Krishna Dwitiya from 09:07Dwitiya21Krishna Tritiya from 11:24Tritiya22Krishna Chaturthi from 13:22ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi23Krishna Panchami from 14:57Panchami24Krishna Shashthi from 16:04Shashthi25Krishna Saptami from 16:39SaptamiChristmas26Krishna Ashtami from 16:38Ashtami27Krishna Navami from 15:58Navami28Krishna Dashami from 14:39Dashami29Krishna Ekadashi from 12:42Ekadashi30Krishna Dwadashi from 10:10DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi31Krishna Trayodashi from 07:10TrayodashiPradosh Vrat
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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, 20:05 GMT+2 → 2 Dec, 16:56 GMT+2
  2. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 2 Dec, 16:56 GMT+2 → 3 Dec, 13:26 GMT+2
  3. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  4. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 3 Dec · Amavasya: 3 Dec, 13:26 GMT+2 → 4 Dec, 09:43 GMT+2
  5. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 13 Dec, 18:03 GMT+2 → 14 Dec, 20:06 GMT+2
  6. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 15 Dec · Shukla Trayodashi: 15 Dec, 22:31 GMT+2 → 17 Dec, 01:11 GMT+2
  7. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 00:14 GMT+2
  8. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 17 Dec · Purnima: 18 Dec, 03:54 GMT+2 → 19 Dec, 06:35 GMT+2
  9. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Dec, 13:22 GMT+2 → 23 Dec, 14:57 GMT+2
  10. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  11. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 29 Dec, 12:42 GMT+2 → 30 Dec, 10:10 GMT+2
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Dec, 07:10 GMT+2 → 1 Jan, 03:47 GMT+2