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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2009

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2066 · Kathmandu
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1Shukla Purnima from 15:39Purnima2Krishna Pratipada from 13:15PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima3Krishna Dwitiya from 10:32Dwitiya4Krishna Tritiya from 07:38Tritiya5Krishna Panchami from 01:52PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi6Krishna Shashthi from 23:13Shashthi7Krishna Saptami from 20:51Saptami8Krishna Ashtami from 18:50Ashtami9Krishna Navami from 17:12Navami10Krishna Dashami from 15:58Dashami11Krishna Ekadashi from 15:09Ekadashi12Krishna Dwadashi from 14:47DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi13Krishna Trayodashi from 14:51TrayodashiPradosh Vrat14Krishna Chaturdashi from 15:22ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri15Krishna Amavasya from 16:20Amavasya16Shukla Pratipada from 17:47PratipadaPausha AmavasyaDhanu Sankranti17Shukla Dwitiya from 19:39Dwitiya18Shukla Tritiya from 21:56Tritiya19Shukla Chaturthi from 00:31Chaturthi20Shukla Panchami from 03:16Panchami21Shukla Shashthi from 06:00Shashthi22Shukla Shashthi (continues)Shashthi23Shukla Saptami from 08:30Saptami24Shukla Ashtami from 10:33AshtamiGuru Gobind Singh Jayanti25Shukla Navami from 11:57NavamiChristmas26Shukla Dashami from 12:36Dashami27Shukla Ekadashi from 12:24EkadashiMuharram (Ashura)28Shukla Dwadashi from 11:23DwadashiPausha Putrada Ekadashi29Shukla Trayodashi from 09:36TrayodashiPradosh Vrat30Shukla Chaturdashi from 07:11Chaturdashi31Krishna Pratipada from 00:57PratipadaPausha 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, 15:39 GMT+5:45 → 2 Dec, 13:15 GMT+5:45
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 4 Dec · Krishna Chaturthi: 5 Dec, 04:42 GMT+5:45 → 6 Dec, 01:52 GMT+5:45
  3. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 11 Dec, 15:09 GMT+5:45 → 12 Dec, 14:47 GMT+5:45
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 13 Dec, 14:51 GMT+5:45 → 14 Dec, 15:22 GMT+5:45
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 14 Dec, 15:22 GMT+5:45 → 15 Dec, 16:20 GMT+5:45
  6. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 15 Dec · Amavasya: 15 Dec, 16:20 GMT+5:45 → 16 Dec, 17:47 GMT+5:45
  7. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 02:07 GMT+5:45
  8. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Shukla Saptami: 23 Dec, 08:30 GMT+5:45 → 24 Dec, 10:33 GMT+5:45
  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, 12:24 GMT+5:45 → 28 Dec, 11:23 GMT+5:45
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 29 Dec, 09:36 GMT+5:45 → 30 Dec, 07:11 GMT+5:45
  13. Pausha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Dec · Purnima: 31 Dec, 04:15 GMT+5:45 → 1 Jan, 00:57 GMT+5:45