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December 2002

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2059 · Melbourne
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1Krishna Dwadashi from 06:38DwadashiUtpanna Ekadashi2Krishna Chaturdashi from 00:31ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri3Krishna Amavasya from 21:27Amavasya4Shukla Pratipada from 18:34PratipadaPartial solar eclipseMargashirsha Amavasya5Shukla Dwitiya from 16:00DwitiyaEid al-Fitr6Shukla Tritiya from 13:55Tritiya7Shukla Chaturthi from 12:26Chaturthi8Shukla Panchami from 11:39Panchami9Shukla Shashthi from 11:37Shashthi10Shukla Saptami from 12:22Saptami11Shukla Ashtami from 13:50Ashtami12Shukla Navami from 15:53Navami13Shukla Dashami from 18:20Dashami14Shukla Ekadashi from 20:58Ekadashi15Shukla Dwadashi from 23:32DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi16Shukla Trayodashi from 01:52TrayodashiDhanu Sankranti17Shukla Chaturdashi from 03:48ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat18Shukla Purnima from 05:14Purnima19Shukla Purnima (continues)PurnimaMargashirsha Purnima20Krishna Pratipada from 06:10Pratipada21Krishna Dwitiya from 06:34Dwitiya22Krishna Tritiya from 06:28Tritiya23Krishna Chaturthi from 05:57ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi24Krishna Shashthi from 03:47Shashthi25Krishna Saptami from 02:15SaptamiChristmas26Krishna Ashtami from 00:29Ashtami27Krishna Navami from 22:30Navami28Krishna Dashami from 20:21Dashami29Krishna Ekadashi from 18:05Ekadashi30Krishna Dwadashi from 15:45DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi31Krishna Trayodashi from 13:25TrayodashiPradosh Vrat
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2002

  1. Utpanna EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Nov · Krishna Ekadashi: 30 Nov, 09:25 GMT+11 → 1 Dec, 06:38 GMT+11
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 1 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 2 Dec, 03:37 GMT+11 → 3 Dec, 00:31 GMT+11
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 3 Dec, 00:31 GMT+11 → 3 Dec, 21:27 GMT+11
  4. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 19:09 to 20:54 (peak 20:03). Sutak from 07:09: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 4 Dec, 19:09 GMT+11 → 4 Dec, 20:54 GMT+11 · sutak from 4 Dec, 07:09 GMT+11
  5. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 3 Dec · Amavasya: 3 Dec, 21:27 GMT+11 → 4 Dec, 18:34 GMT+11
  6. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  7. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 14 Dec, 20:58 GMT+11 → 15 Dec, 23:32 GMT+11
  8. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 12:13 GMT+11
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 16 Dec · Shukla Trayodashi: 17 Dec, 01:52 GMT+11 → 18 Dec, 03:48 GMT+11
  10. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 18 Dec · Purnima: 19 Dec, 05:14 GMT+11 → 20 Dec, 06:10 GMT+11
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 23 Dec, 05:57 GMT+11 → 24 Dec, 05:02 GMT+11
  12. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  13. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 29 Dec, 18:05 GMT+11 → 30 Dec, 15:45 GMT+11
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 31 Dec, 13:25 GMT+11 → 1 Jan, 11:10 GMT+11