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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2008

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2065 · Auckland
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1Shukla Chaturthi from 13:42Chaturthi2Shukla Panchami from 16:20Panchami3Shukla Shashthi from 18:44Shashthi4Shukla Saptami from 20:42Saptami5Shukla Ashtami from 22:02Ashtami6Shukla Navami from 22:35Navami7Shukla Dashami from 22:17Dashami8Shukla Ekadashi from 21:06EkadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)9Shukla Dwadashi from 19:06DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi10Shukla Trayodashi from 16:23TrayodashiPradosh Vrat11Shukla Chaturdashi from 13:07Chaturdashi12Shukla Purnima from 09:28PurnimaMargashirsha Purnima13Krishna Dwitiya from 01:45Dwitiya14Krishna Tritiya from 22:05Tritiya15Krishna Chaturthi from 18:46ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi16Krishna Panchami from 15:56PanchamiDhanu Sankranti17Krishna Shashthi from 13:45Shashthi18Krishna Saptami from 12:16Saptami19Krishna Ashtami from 11:33Ashtami20Krishna Navami from 11:35Navami21Krishna Dashami from 12:19Dashami22Krishna Ekadashi from 13:39Ekadashi23Krishna Dwadashi from 15:28DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi24Krishna Trayodashi from 17:40TrayodashiPradosh Vrat25Krishna Chaturdashi from 20:06ChaturdashiChristmasMasik Shivaratri26Krishna Amavasya from 22:42Amavasya27Shukla Pratipada from 01:22PratipadaPausha Amavasya28Shukla Dwitiya from 04:00Dwitiya29Shukla Dwitiya (continues)Dwitiya30Shukla Tritiya from 06:30Tritiya31Shukla Chaturthi from 08:47Chaturthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2008

  1. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  2. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 8 Dec, 21:06 GMT+13 → 9 Dec, 19:06 GMT+13
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 10 Dec, 16:23 GMT+13 → 11 Dec, 13:07 GMT+13
  4. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 12 Dec, 09:28 GMT+13 → 13 Dec, 05:37 GMT+13
  5. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 15 Dec, 18:46 GMT+13 → 16 Dec, 15:56 GMT+13
  6. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 03:15 GMT+13
  7. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 22 Dec, 13:39 GMT+13 → 23 Dec, 15:28 GMT+13
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 24 Dec, 17:40 GMT+13 → 25 Dec, 20:06 GMT+13
  9. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 25 Dec, 20:06 GMT+13 → 26 Dec, 22:42 GMT+13
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 26 Dec · Amavasya: 26 Dec, 22:42 GMT+13 → 28 Dec, 01:23 GMT+13