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December 2011

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2068 · Birmingham
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1Shukla Ashtami from 21:09Ashtami2Shukla Navami from 22:44Navami3Shukla Dashami from 00:51Dashami4Shukla Ekadashi from 03:20Ekadashi5Shukla Dwadashi from 05:57DwadashiMuharram (Ashura)Mokshada Ekadashi6Shukla Dwadashi (continues)Dwadashi7Shukla Trayodashi from 08:32TrayodashiPradosh Vrat8Shukla Chaturdashi from 10:54Chaturdashi9Shukla Purnima from 12:57Purnima10Krishna Pratipada from 14:36PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseMargashirsha Purnima11Krishna Dwitiya from 15:48Dwitiya12Krishna Tritiya from 16:33Tritiya13Krishna Chaturthi from 16:51ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi14Krishna Panchami from 16:41Panchami15Krishna Shashthi from 16:06Shashthi16Krishna Saptami from 15:04SaptamiDhanu Sankranti17Krishna Ashtami from 13:39Ashtami18Krishna Navami from 11:50Navami19Krishna Dashami from 09:42Dashami20Krishna Dwadashi from 04:39DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi21Krishna Trayodashi from 01:55Trayodashi22Krishna Chaturdashi from 23:09ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri23Krishna Amavasya from 20:30Amavasya24Shukla Pratipada from 18:06PratipadaPausha Amavasya25Shukla Dwitiya from 16:04DwitiyaChristmas26Shukla Tritiya from 14:31Tritiya27Shukla Chaturthi from 13:36Chaturthi28Shukla Panchami from 13:23Panchami29Shukla Shashthi from 13:55Shashthi30Shukla Saptami from 15:11Saptami31Shukla Ashtami from 17:06AshtamiGuru Gobind Singh Jayanti
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2011

  1. 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.
  2. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 4 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 5 Dec, 03:20 GMT → 6 Dec, 05:57 GMT
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 7 Dec, 08:32 GMT → 8 Dec, 10:54 GMT
  4. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 12:45 to 16:18 (peak 14:31). Sutak from 03:45: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 10 Dec, 12:45 GMT → 10 Dec, 16:18 GMT · sutak from 10 Dec, 03:45 GMT
  5. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 9 Dec · Purnima: 9 Dec, 12:57 GMT → 10 Dec, 14:36 GMT
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Dec, 16:51 GMT → 14 Dec, 16:41 GMT
  7. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 08:43 GMT
  8. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 20 Dec, 07:17 GMT → 21 Dec, 04:39 GMT
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Dec, 01:55 GMT → 22 Dec, 23:09 GMT
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 22 Dec, 23:09 GMT → 23 Dec, 20:30 GMT
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Amavasya: 23 Dec, 20:30 GMT → 24 Dec, 18:06 GMT
  12. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  13. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 30 Dec · Shukla Saptami: 30 Dec, 15:11 GMT → 31 Dec, 17:06 GMT