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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 1996

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2053 · Johannesburg
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1Krishna Saptami from 15:10Saptami2Krishna Ashtami from 17:49Ashtami3Krishna Navami from 20:16Navami4Krishna Dashami from 22:18Dashami5Krishna Ekadashi from 23:40Ekadashi6Krishna Dwadashi from 00:15DwadashiUtpanna Ekadashi7Krishna Trayodashi from 00:00Trayodashi8Krishna Chaturdashi from 22:58ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri9Krishna Amavasya from 21:13Amavasya10Shukla Pratipada from 18:56PratipadaMargashirsha Amavasya11Shukla Dwitiya from 16:14Dwitiya12Shukla Tritiya from 13:19Tritiya13Shukla Chaturthi from 10:19Chaturthi14Shukla Panchami from 07:25Panchami15Shukla Saptami from 02:21SaptamiDhanu Sankranti16Shukla Ashtami from 00:21Ashtami17Shukla Navami from 22:46Navami18Shukla Dashami from 21:36Dashami19Shukla Ekadashi from 20:50Ekadashi20Shukla Dwadashi from 20:28DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi21Shukla Trayodashi from 20:27Trayodashi22Shukla Chaturdashi from 20:49ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat23Shukla Purnima from 21:33Purnima24Krishna Pratipada from 22:40PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima25Krishna Dwitiya from 00:13DwitiyaChristmas26Krishna Tritiya from 02:11Tritiya27Krishna Chaturthi from 04:31Chaturthi28Krishna Chaturthi (continues)ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi29Krishna Panchami from 07:08Panchami30Krishna Shashthi from 09:52Shashthi31Krishna Saptami from 12:30Saptami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 1996

  1. Utpanna EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 5 Dec, 23:40 GMT+2 → 7 Dec, 00:15 GMT+2
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 8 Dec, 00:00 GMT+2 → 8 Dec, 22:58 GMT+2
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 8 Dec, 22:58 GMT+2 → 9 Dec, 21:13 GMT+2
  4. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 9 Dec · Amavasya: 9 Dec, 21:13 GMT+2 → 10 Dec, 18:56 GMT+2
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 14:16 GMT+2
  6. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 19 Dec, 20:50 GMT+2 → 20 Dec, 20:28 GMT+2
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Dec · Shukla Trayodashi: 21 Dec, 20:27 GMT+2 → 22 Dec, 20:49 GMT+2
  8. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Purnima: 23 Dec, 21:33 GMT+2 → 24 Dec, 22:40 GMT+2
  9. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  10. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 27 Dec · Krishna Chaturthi: 28 Dec, 04:31 GMT+2 → 29 Dec, 07:08 GMT+2