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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2029

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2086 · Houston
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1Krishna Dwadashi from 22:22DwadashiUtpanna Ekadashi2Krishna Trayodashi from 19:11TrayodashiPradosh Vrat3Krishna Chaturdashi from 15:46ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri4Krishna Amavasya from 12:16Amavasya5Shukla Pratipada from 08:51PratipadaPartial solar eclipseMargashirsha Amavasya6Shukla Tritiya from 02:55Tritiya7Shukla Chaturthi from 00:41Chaturthi8Shukla Panchami from 23:08Panchami9Shukla Shashthi from 22:20Shashthi10Shukla Saptami from 22:21Saptami11Shukla Ashtami from 23:09Ashtami12Shukla Navami from 00:39Navami13Shukla Dashami from 02:43Dashami14Shukla Ekadashi from 05:10Ekadashi15Shukla Ekadashi (continues)EkadashiMokshada EkadashiDhanu Sankranti16Shukla Dwadashi from 07:48Dwadashi17Shukla Trayodashi from 10:25TrayodashiPradosh Vrat18Shukla Chaturdashi from 12:51Chaturdashi19Shukla Purnima from 15:00Purnima20Krishna Pratipada from 16:46PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseMargashirsha Purnima21Krishna Dwitiya from 18:06Dwitiya22Krishna Tritiya from 18:59Tritiya23Krishna Chaturthi from 19:25ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi24Krishna Panchami from 19:24Panchami25Krishna Shashthi from 18:55ShashthiChristmas26Krishna Saptami from 17:59Saptami27Krishna Ashtami from 16:38Ashtami28Krishna Navami from 14:53Navami29Krishna Dashami from 12:46Dashami30Krishna Ekadashi from 10:21Ekadashi31Krishna Dwadashi from 07:42DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2029

  1. Utpanna EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Nov · Krishna Ekadashi: 1 Dec, 01:09 GMT-6 → 1 Dec, 22:22 GMT-6
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 2 Dec, 19:11 GMT-6 → 3 Dec, 15:46 GMT-6
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 3 Dec, 15:46 GMT-6 → 4 Dec, 12:16 GMT-6
  4. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  5. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 4 Dec · Amavasya: 4 Dec, 12:16 GMT-6 → 5 Dec, 08:52 GMT-6
  6. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 15 Dec, 05:10 GMT-6 → 16 Dec, 07:48 GMT-6
  7. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 17:19 GMT-6
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 17 Dec, 10:25 GMT-6 → 18 Dec, 12:51 GMT-6
  9. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 14:54 to 18:28 (peak 16:41). Sutak from 05:54: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 20 Dec, 14:54 GMT-6 → 20 Dec, 18:28 GMT-6 · sutak from 20 Dec, 05:54 GMT-6
  10. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 19 Dec · Purnima: 19 Dec, 15:00 GMT-6 → 20 Dec, 16:46 GMT-6
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 23 Dec, 19:25 GMT-6 → 24 Dec, 19:24 GMT-6
  12. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  13. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 30 Dec, 10:21 GMT-6 → 31 Dec, 07:42 GMT-6