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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2021

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2078 · Kathmandu
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1Krishna Trayodashi from 23:50Trayodashi2Krishna Chaturdashi from 20:41ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri3Krishna Amavasya from 17:11Amavasya4Shukla Pratipada from 13:28PratipadaTotal solar eclipseMargashirsha Amavasya5Shukla Dwitiya from 09:42Dwitiya6Shukla Chaturthi from 02:47Chaturthi7Shukla Panchami from 23:56Panchami8Shukla Shashthi from 21:41Shashthi9Shukla Saptami from 20:09Saptami10Shukla Ashtami from 19:24Ashtami11Shukla Navami from 19:28Navami12Shukla Dashami from 20:17Dashami13Shukla Ekadashi from 21:48Ekadashi14Shukla Dwadashi from 23:51DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi15Shukla Trayodashi from 02:16Trayodashi16Shukla Chaturdashi from 04:56ChaturdashiPradosh VratDhanu Sankranti17Shukla Chaturdashi (continues)Chaturdashi18Shukla Purnima from 07:39Purnima19Krishna Pratipada from 10:20PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima20Krishna Dwitiya from 12:52Dwitiya21Krishna Tritiya from 15:09Tritiya22Krishna Chaturthi from 17:07ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi23Krishna Panchami from 18:42Panchami24Krishna Shashthi from 19:49Shashthi25Krishna Saptami from 20:24SaptamiChristmas26Krishna Ashtami from 20:23Ashtami27Krishna Navami from 19:43Navami28Krishna Dashami from 18:24Dashami29Krishna Ekadashi from 16:27Ekadashi30Krishna Dwadashi from 13:55DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi31Krishna Trayodashi from 10:55TrayodashiPradosh 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.Tithi begins 1 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 1 Dec, 23:50 GMT+5:45 → 2 Dec, 20:41 GMT+5:45
  2. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 2 Dec, 20:41 GMT+5:45 → 3 Dec, 17:11 GMT+5:45
  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, 17:11 GMT+5:45 → 4 Dec, 13:28 GMT+5:45
  5. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 13 Dec, 21:48 GMT+5:45 → 14 Dec, 23:51 GMT+5:45
  6. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 15 Dec · Shukla Trayodashi: 16 Dec, 02:16 GMT+5:45 → 17 Dec, 04:56 GMT+5:45
  7. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 03:59 GMT+5:45
  8. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 18 Dec · Purnima: 18 Dec, 07:39 GMT+5:45 → 19 Dec, 10:20 GMT+5:45
  9. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Dec, 17:07 GMT+5:45 → 23 Dec, 18:42 GMT+5:45
  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, 16:27 GMT+5:45 → 30 Dec, 13:55 GMT+5:45
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Dec, 10:55 GMT+5:45 → 1 Jan, 07:32 GMT+5:45