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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2006

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2063 · Johannesburg
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1Shukla Dwadashi from 12:41DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi2Shukla Trayodashi from 10:02TrayodashiPradosh Vrat3Shukla Chaturdashi from 07:20Chaturdashi4Krishna Pratipada from 02:24PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima5Krishna Dwitiya from 00:28Dwitiya6Krishna Tritiya from 23:05Tritiya7Krishna Chaturthi from 22:23Chaturthi8Krishna Panchami from 22:28PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi9Krishna Shashthi from 23:21Shashthi10Krishna Saptami from 00:59Saptami11Krishna Ashtami from 03:14Ashtami12Krishna Ashtami (continues)Ashtami13Krishna Navami from 05:52Navami14Krishna Dashami from 08:36Dashami15Krishna Ekadashi from 11:10Ekadashi16Krishna Dwadashi from 13:20DwadashiSaphala EkadashiDhanu Sankranti17Krishna Trayodashi from 14:56TrayodashiPradosh Vrat18Krishna Chaturdashi from 15:54ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri19Krishna Amavasya from 16:14Amavasya20Shukla Pratipada from 16:00PratipadaPausha Amavasya21Shukla Dwitiya from 15:17Dwitiya22Shukla Tritiya from 14:11Tritiya23Shukla Chaturthi from 12:48Chaturthi24Shukla Panchami from 11:13Panchami25Shukla Shashthi from 09:29ShashthiChristmas26Shukla Saptami from 07:39Saptami27Shukla Ashtami from 05:46AshtamiGuru Gobind Singh Jayanti28Shukla Dashami from 01:49Dashami29Shukla Ekadashi from 23:49Ekadashi30Shukla Dwadashi from 21:51DwadashiPausha Putrada Ekadashi31Shukla Trayodashi from 19:58TrayodashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)Pradosh Vrat
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2006

  1. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Nov · Shukla Ekadashi: 30 Nov, 15:13 GMT+2 → 1 Dec, 12:41 GMT+2
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 2 Dec, 10:02 GMT+2 → 3 Dec, 07:20 GMT+2
  3. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 3 Dec · Purnima: 4 Dec, 04:45 GMT+2 → 5 Dec, 02:24 GMT+2
  4. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 7 Dec · Krishna Chaturthi: 7 Dec, 22:23 GMT+2 → 8 Dec, 22:28 GMT+2
  5. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 15 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 15 Dec, 11:10 GMT+2 → 16 Dec, 13:20 GMT+2
  6. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 03:53 GMT+2
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 17 Dec, 14:56 GMT+2 → 18 Dec, 15:54 GMT+2
  8. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 18 Dec, 15:54 GMT+2 → 19 Dec, 16:14 GMT+2
  9. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 19 Dec · Amavasya: 19 Dec, 16:14 GMT+2 → 20 Dec, 16:01 GMT+2
  10. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  11. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 26 Dec · Shukla Saptami: 26 Dec, 07:39 GMT+2 → 27 Dec, 05:46 GMT+2
  12. Pausha Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 29 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 29 Dec, 23:49 GMT+2 → 30 Dec, 21:51 GMT+2
  13. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  14. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 31 Dec, 19:58 GMT+2 → 1 Jan, 18:18 GMT+2