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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 1996

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2053 · Kathmandu
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1Krishna Saptami from 18:55Saptami2Krishna Ashtami from 21:34Ashtami3Krishna Navami from 00:01Navami4Krishna Dashami from 02:03Dashami5Krishna Ekadashi from 03:25Ekadashi6Krishna Dwadashi from 04:00DwadashiUtpanna Ekadashi7Krishna Trayodashi from 03:45Trayodashi8Krishna Chaturdashi from 02:43ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat9Krishna Amavasya from 00:58AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri10Shukla Pratipada from 22:41PratipadaMargashirsha Amavasya11Shukla Dwitiya from 19:59Dwitiya12Shukla Tritiya from 17:04Tritiya13Shukla Chaturthi from 14:04Chaturthi14Shukla Panchami from 11:10Panchami15Shukla Shashthi from 08:29ShashthiDhanu Sankranti16Shukla Ashtami from 04:06Ashtami17Shukla Navami from 02:31Navami18Shukla Dashami from 01:21Dashami19Shukla Ekadashi from 00:35Ekadashi20Shukla Dwadashi from 00:13DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi21Shukla Trayodashi from 00:12Trayodashi22Shukla Chaturdashi from 00:34ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat23Shukla Purnima from 01:18Purnima24Krishna Pratipada from 02:25PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima25Krishna Dwitiya from 03:58DwitiyaChristmas26Krishna Tritiya from 05:56Tritiya27Krishna Tritiya (continues)Tritiya28Krishna Chaturthi from 08:16ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi29Krishna Panchami from 10:53Panchami30Krishna Shashthi from 13:37Shashthi31Krishna Saptami from 16:15Saptami
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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: 6 Dec, 03:25 GMT+5:45 → 7 Dec, 04:00 GMT+5:45
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 8 Dec, 03:45 GMT+5:45 → 9 Dec, 02:43 GMT+5:45
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 8 Dec · Krishna Chaturdashi: 9 Dec, 02:43 GMT+5:45 → 10 Dec, 00:58 GMT+5:45
  4. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 9 Dec · Amavasya: 10 Dec, 00:58 GMT+5:45 → 10 Dec, 22:41 GMT+5:45
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 18:01 GMT+5:45
  6. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 20 Dec, 00:35 GMT+5:45 → 21 Dec, 00:13 GMT+5:45
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Dec · Shukla Trayodashi: 22 Dec, 00:12 GMT+5:45 → 23 Dec, 00:34 GMT+5:45
  8. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Purnima: 24 Dec, 01:18 GMT+5:45 → 25 Dec, 02:25 GMT+5:45
  9. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  10. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 28 Dec, 08:16 GMT+5:45 → 29 Dec, 10:53 GMT+5:45