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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2009

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2066 · Durban
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1Shukla Purnima from 11:54Purnima2Krishna Pratipada from 09:30PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima3Krishna Dwitiya from 06:47Dwitiya4Krishna Chaturthi from 00:57Chaturthi5Krishna Panchami from 22:07PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi6Krishna Shashthi from 19:28Shashthi7Krishna Saptami from 17:06Saptami8Krishna Ashtami from 15:05Ashtami9Krishna Navami from 13:27Navami10Krishna Dashami from 12:13Dashami11Krishna Ekadashi from 11:24Ekadashi12Krishna Dwadashi from 11:02DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi13Krishna Trayodashi from 11:06TrayodashiPradosh Vrat14Krishna Chaturdashi from 11:37ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri15Krishna Amavasya from 12:35AmavasyaDhanu Sankranti16Shukla Pratipada from 14:02PratipadaPausha Amavasya17Shukla Dwitiya from 15:54Dwitiya18Shukla Tritiya from 18:11Tritiya19Shukla Chaturthi from 20:46Chaturthi20Shukla Panchami from 23:31Panchami21Shukla Shashthi from 02:15Shashthi22Shukla Saptami from 04:45Saptami23Shukla Saptami (continues)SaptamiGuru Gobind Singh Jayanti24Shukla Ashtami from 06:48Ashtami25Shukla Navami from 08:12NavamiChristmas26Shukla Dashami from 08:51Dashami27Shukla Ekadashi from 08:39EkadashiMuharram (Ashura)28Shukla Dwadashi from 07:38DwadashiPausha Putrada Ekadashi29Shukla Trayodashi from 05:51TrayodashiPradosh Vrat30Shukla Purnima from 00:30Purnima31Krishna Pratipada from 21:12PratipadaPartial lunar eclipsePausha Purnima
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2009

  1. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 1 Dec · Purnima: 1 Dec, 11:54 GMT+2 → 2 Dec, 09:30 GMT+2
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 4 Dec · Krishna Chaturthi: 5 Dec, 00:57 GMT+2 → 5 Dec, 22:07 GMT+2
  3. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 11 Dec, 11:24 GMT+2 → 12 Dec, 11:02 GMT+2
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 13 Dec, 11:06 GMT+2 → 14 Dec, 11:37 GMT+2
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 14 Dec, 11:37 GMT+2 → 15 Dec, 12:35 GMT+2
  6. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 22:22 GMT+2
  7. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 15 Dec · Amavasya: 15 Dec, 12:35 GMT+2 → 16 Dec, 14:02 GMT+2
  8. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 22 Dec · Shukla Saptami: 23 Dec, 04:45 GMT+2 → 24 Dec, 06:48 GMT+2
  9. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  10. Muharram (Ashura)Other faithsExpected
    A day of remembrance on the 10th of Muharram.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  11. Pausha Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 27 Dec, 08:39 GMT+2 → 28 Dec, 07:38 GMT+2
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 29 Dec, 05:51 GMT+2 → 30 Dec, 03:26 GMT+2
  13. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 20:51 to 21:53 (peak 21:22). Sutak from 11:51: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 31 Dec, 20:51 GMT+2 → 31 Dec, 21:53 GMT+2 · sutak from 31 Dec, 11:51 GMT+2
  14. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Dec · Purnima: 31 Dec, 00:30 GMT+2 → 31 Dec, 21:12 GMT+2