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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2008

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2065 · New York
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1Shukla Panchami from 22:20Panchami2Shukla Shashthi from 00:44Shashthi3Shukla Saptami from 02:42Saptami4Shukla Ashtami from 04:02Ashtami5Shukla Navami from 04:35Navami6Shukla Dashami from 04:17Dashami7Shukla Ekadashi from 03:06Ekadashi8Shukla Dwadashi from 01:06DwadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)Mokshada Ekadashi9Shukla Trayodashi from 22:23Trayodashi10Shukla Chaturdashi from 19:07ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat11Shukla Purnima from 15:28Purnima12Krishna Pratipada from 11:37PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima13Krishna Dwitiya from 07:45Dwitiya14Krishna Chaturthi from 00:46Chaturthi15Krishna Panchami from 21:56PanchamiSankashti ChaturthiDhanu Sankranti16Krishna Shashthi from 19:45Shashthi17Krishna Saptami from 18:16Saptami18Krishna Ashtami from 17:33Ashtami19Krishna Navami from 17:35Navami20Krishna Dashami from 18:19Dashami21Krishna Ekadashi from 19:39Ekadashi22Krishna Dwadashi from 21:28DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi23Krishna Trayodashi from 23:40Trayodashi24Krishna Chaturdashi from 02:06ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat25Krishna Amavasya from 04:42AmavasyaChristmasMasik Shivaratri26Krishna Amavasya (continues)AmavasyaPausha Amavasya27Shukla Pratipada from 07:22Pratipada28Shukla Dwitiya from 10:00Dwitiya29Shukla Tritiya from 12:30Tritiya30Shukla Chaturthi from 14:47Chaturthi31Shukla Panchami from 16:42Panchami
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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 7 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 8 Dec, 03:06 GMT-5 → 9 Dec, 01:06 GMT-5
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Dec · Shukla Trayodashi: 9 Dec, 22:23 GMT-5 → 10 Dec, 19:07 GMT-5
  4. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 11 Dec · Purnima: 11 Dec, 15:28 GMT-5 → 12 Dec, 11:37 GMT-5
  5. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 14 Dec · Krishna Chaturthi: 15 Dec, 00:46 GMT-5 → 15 Dec, 21:56 GMT-5
  6. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 09:15 GMT-5
  7. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 21 Dec, 19:39 GMT-5 → 22 Dec, 21:28 GMT-5
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 23 Dec, 23:40 GMT-5 → 25 Dec, 02:06 GMT-5
  9. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 24 Dec · Krishna Chaturdashi: 25 Dec, 02:06 GMT-5 → 26 Dec, 04:42 GMT-5
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 25 Dec · Amavasya: 26 Dec, 04:42 GMT-5 → 27 Dec, 07:23 GMT-5