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December 1996

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2053 · Vancouver
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1Krishna Saptami (continues)Saptami2Krishna Ashtami from 07:49Ashtami3Krishna Navami from 10:16Navami4Krishna Dashami from 12:18Dashami5Krishna Ekadashi from 13:40Ekadashi6Krishna Dwadashi from 14:15DwadashiUtpanna Ekadashi7Krishna Trayodashi from 14:00TrayodashiPradosh Vrat8Krishna Chaturdashi from 12:58ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri9Krishna Amavasya from 11:13Amavasya10Shukla Pratipada from 08:56PratipadaMargashirsha Amavasya11Shukla Tritiya from 03:19Tritiya12Shukla Chaturthi from 00:19Chaturthi13Shukla Panchami from 21:25Panchami14Shukla Shashthi from 18:44Shashthi15Shukla Saptami from 16:21SaptamiDhanu Sankranti16Shukla Ashtami from 14:21Ashtami17Shukla Navami from 12:46Navami18Shukla Dashami from 11:36Dashami19Shukla Ekadashi from 10:50Ekadashi20Shukla Dwadashi from 10:28DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi21Shukla Trayodashi from 10:27TrayodashiPradosh Vrat22Shukla Chaturdashi from 10:49Chaturdashi23Shukla Purnima from 11:33Purnima24Krishna Pratipada from 12:40PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima25Krishna Dwitiya from 14:13DwitiyaChristmas26Krishna Tritiya from 16:11Tritiya27Krishna Chaturthi from 18:31ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi28Krishna Panchami from 21:08Panchami29Krishna Shashthi from 23:52Shashthi30Krishna Saptami from 02:30Saptami31Krishna Ashtami from 04:48Ashtami
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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, 13:40 GMT-8 → 6 Dec, 14:15 GMT-8
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 7 Dec, 14:00 GMT-8 → 8 Dec, 12:58 GMT-8
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 8 Dec, 12:58 GMT-8 → 9 Dec, 11:13 GMT-8
  4. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 9 Dec · Amavasya: 9 Dec, 11:13 GMT-8 → 10 Dec, 08:56 GMT-8
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 04:16 GMT-8
  6. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 19 Dec, 10:50 GMT-8 → 20 Dec, 10:28 GMT-8
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 21 Dec, 10:27 GMT-8 → 22 Dec, 10:49 GMT-8
  8. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Purnima: 23 Dec, 11:33 GMT-8 → 24 Dec, 12:40 GMT-8
  9. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  10. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Dec, 18:31 GMT-8 → 28 Dec, 21:08 GMT-8