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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2021

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2078 · Melbourne
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1Krishna Dwadashi from 07:44DwadashiUtpanna Ekadashi2Krishna Chaturdashi from 01:56ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat3Krishna Amavasya from 22:26AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri4Shukla Pratipada from 18:43PratipadaPartial solar eclipseMargashirsha Amavasya5Shukla Dwitiya from 14:57Dwitiya6Shukla Tritiya from 11:20Tritiya7Shukla Chaturthi from 08:02Chaturthi8Shukla Shashthi from 02:56Shashthi9Shukla Saptami from 01:24Saptami10Shukla Ashtami from 00:39Ashtami11Shukla Navami from 00:43Navami12Shukla Dashami from 01:32Dashami13Shukla Ekadashi from 03:03Ekadashi14Shukla Dwadashi from 05:06DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi15Shukla Dwadashi (continues)Dwadashi16Shukla Trayodashi from 07:31TrayodashiPradosh VratDhanu Sankranti17Shukla Chaturdashi from 10:11Chaturdashi18Shukla Purnima from 12:54Purnima19Krishna Pratipada from 15:35PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima20Krishna Dwitiya from 18:07Dwitiya21Krishna Tritiya from 20:24Tritiya22Krishna Chaturthi from 22:22ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi23Krishna Panchami from 23:57Panchami24Krishna Shashthi from 01:04Shashthi25Krishna Saptami from 01:39SaptamiChristmas26Krishna Ashtami from 01:38Ashtami27Krishna Navami from 00:58Navami28Krishna Dashami from 23:39Dashami29Krishna Ekadashi from 21:42Ekadashi30Krishna Dwadashi from 19:10DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi31Krishna Trayodashi from 16:10TrayodashiPradosh Vrat
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2021

  1. Utpanna EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Nov · Krishna Ekadashi: 30 Nov, 09:44 GMT+11 → 1 Dec, 07:44 GMT+11
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 1 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 2 Dec, 05:05 GMT+11 → 3 Dec, 01:56 GMT+11
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 2 Dec · Krishna Chaturdashi: 3 Dec, 01:56 GMT+11 → 3 Dec, 22:26 GMT+11
  4. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 19:53 to 20:30 (peak 20:12). Sutak from 07:53: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 4 Dec, 19:53 GMT+11 → 4 Dec, 20:30 GMT+11 · sutak from 4 Dec, 07:53 GMT+11
  5. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 3 Dec · Amavasya: 3 Dec, 22:26 GMT+11 → 4 Dec, 18:43 GMT+11
  6. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 13 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 14 Dec, 03:03 GMT+11 → 15 Dec, 05:06 GMT+11
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 16 Dec, 07:31 GMT+11 → 17 Dec, 10:11 GMT+11
  8. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 09:14 GMT+11
  9. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 18 Dec · Purnima: 18 Dec, 12:54 GMT+11 → 19 Dec, 15:35 GMT+11
  10. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 22 Dec, 22:22 GMT+11 → 23 Dec, 23:57 GMT+11
  11. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  12. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 29 Dec, 21:42 GMT+11 → 30 Dec, 19:10 GMT+11
  13. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Dec, 16:10 GMT+11 → 1 Jan, 12:47 GMT+11