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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 1997

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2054 · Kathmandu
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1Shukla Dwitiya from 07:54Dwitiya2Shukla Tritiya from 07:25Tritiya3Shukla Panchami from 05:27Panchami4Shukla Shashthi from 04:06Shashthi5Shukla Saptami from 02:33Saptami6Shukla Ashtami from 00:49Ashtami7Shukla Navami from 22:56Navami8Shukla Dashami from 20:53Dashami9Shukla Ekadashi from 18:42Ekadashi10Shukla Dwadashi from 16:26DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi11Shukla Trayodashi from 14:09TrayodashiPradosh Vrat12Shukla Chaturdashi from 11:58Chaturdashi13Shukla Purnima from 10:00Purnima14Krishna Pratipada from 08:22PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima15Krishna Dwitiya from 07:12Dwitiya16Krishna Tritiya (continues)TritiyaDhanu Sankranti17Krishna Chaturthi from 06:48ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi18Krishna Panchami from 07:42Panchami19Krishna Shashthi from 09:18Shashthi20Krishna Saptami from 11:30Saptami21Krishna Ashtami from 14:06Ashtami22Krishna Navami from 16:49Navami23Krishna Dashami from 19:23Dashami24Krishna Ekadashi from 21:33Ekadashi25Krishna Dwadashi from 23:08DwadashiChristmasSaphala Ekadashi26Krishna Trayodashi from 00:01Trayodashi27Krishna Chaturdashi from 00:12ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri28Krishna Amavasya from 23:43Amavasya29Shukla Pratipada from 22:41PratipadaPausha Amavasya30Shukla Dwitiya from 21:12Dwitiya31Shukla Tritiya from 19:25Tritiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 1997

  1. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 9 Dec, 18:42 GMT+5:45 → 10 Dec, 16:26 GMT+5:45
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 11 Dec, 14:09 GMT+5:45 → 12 Dec, 11:58 GMT+5:45
  3. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 13 Dec · Purnima: 13 Dec, 10:00 GMT+5:45 → 14 Dec, 08:22 GMT+5:45
  4. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 00:18 GMT+5:45
  5. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Dec, 06:48 GMT+5:45 → 18 Dec, 07:42 GMT+5:45
  6. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  7. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 24 Dec, 21:33 GMT+5:45 → 25 Dec, 23:08 GMT+5:45
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Dec, 00:01 GMT+5:45 → 28 Dec, 00:12 GMT+5:45
  9. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 28 Dec, 00:12 GMT+5:45 → 28 Dec, 23:43 GMT+5:45
  10. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 28 Dec · Amavasya: 28 Dec, 23:43 GMT+5:45 → 29 Dec, 22:42 GMT+5:45