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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2048

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2105 · Durban
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1Krishna Ekadashi from 06:31Ekadashi2Krishna Dwadashi from 05:05DwadashiUtpanna Ekadashi3Krishna Chaturdashi from 00:12ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat4Krishna Amavasya from 20:59AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri5Shukla Pratipada from 17:29PratipadaPartial solar eclipseMargashirsha Amavasya6Shukla Dwitiya from 13:51Dwitiya7Shukla Tritiya from 10:15Tritiya8Shukla Chaturthi from 06:51Chaturthi9Shukla Shashthi from 01:12Shashthi10Shukla Saptami from 23:12Saptami11Shukla Ashtami from 21:52Ashtami12Shukla Navami from 21:15Navami13Shukla Dashami from 21:20Dashami14Shukla Ekadashi from 22:06Ekadashi15Shukla Dwadashi from 23:26DwadashiMokshada EkadashiDhanu Sankranti16Shukla Trayodashi from 01:17Trayodashi17Shukla Chaturdashi from 03:30ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat18Shukla Chaturdashi (continues)ChaturdashiMilad-un-Nabi19Shukla Purnima from 05:59Purnima20Krishna Pratipada from 08:38PratipadaPenumbral lunar eclipseMargashirsha Purnima21Krishna Dwitiya from 11:21Dwitiya22Krishna Tritiya from 14:00Tritiya23Krishna Chaturthi from 16:30ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi24Krishna Panchami from 18:42Panchami25Krishna Shashthi from 20:31ShashthiChristmas26Krishna Saptami from 21:48Saptami27Krishna Ashtami from 22:27Ashtami28Krishna Navami from 22:24Navami29Krishna Dashami from 21:36Dashami30Krishna Ekadashi from 20:03Ekadashi31Krishna Dwadashi from 17:50DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2048

  1. Utpanna EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 1 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 1 Dec, 06:31 GMT+2 → 2 Dec, 05:05 GMT+2
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 2 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 3 Dec, 02:57 GMT+2 → 4 Dec, 00:12 GMT+2
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 3 Dec · Krishna Chaturdashi: 4 Dec, 00:12 GMT+2 → 4 Dec, 20:59 GMT+2
  4. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 18:09 to 19:44 (peak 18:58). Sutak from 06:09: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 5 Dec, 18:09 GMT+2 → 5 Dec, 19:44 GMT+2 · sutak from 5 Dec, 06:09 GMT+2
  5. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 4 Dec · Amavasya: 4 Dec, 20:59 GMT+2 → 5 Dec, 17:30 GMT+2
  6. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 14 Dec, 22:06 GMT+2 → 15 Dec, 23:26 GMT+2
  7. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 22:22 GMT+2
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 16 Dec · Shukla Trayodashi: 17 Dec, 01:17 GMT+2 → 18 Dec, 03:30 GMT+2
  9. Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpected
    The birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  10. Penumbral lunar eclipseEclipses
    A faint penumbral eclipse; it is not observed and has no sutak.Not visible here
  11. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 19 Dec · Purnima: 19 Dec, 05:59 GMT+2 → 20 Dec, 08:38 GMT+2
  12. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 23 Dec, 16:30 GMT+2 → 24 Dec, 18:42 GMT+2
  13. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  14. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 30 Dec, 20:03 GMT+2 → 31 Dec, 17:50 GMT+2