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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2011

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2068 · Dhaka
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1Shukla Ashtami from 03:09Ashtami2Shukla Navami from 04:44Navami3Shukla Navami (continues)Navami4Shukla Dashami from 06:51Dashami5Shukla Ekadashi from 09:20EkadashiMuharram (Ashura)6Shukla Dwadashi from 11:57DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi7Shukla Trayodashi from 14:32TrayodashiPradosh Vrat8Shukla Chaturdashi from 16:54Chaturdashi9Shukla Purnima from 18:57Purnima10Krishna Pratipada from 20:36PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseMargashirsha Purnima11Krishna Dwitiya from 21:48Dwitiya12Krishna Tritiya from 22:33Tritiya13Krishna Chaturthi from 22:51Chaturthi14Krishna Panchami from 22:41PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi15Krishna Shashthi from 22:06Shashthi16Krishna Saptami from 21:04SaptamiDhanu Sankranti17Krishna Ashtami from 19:39Ashtami18Krishna Navami from 17:50Navami19Krishna Dashami from 15:42Dashami20Krishna Ekadashi from 13:17Ekadashi21Krishna Dwadashi from 10:39DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi22Krishna Trayodashi from 07:55TrayodashiPradosh Vrat23Krishna Amavasya from 02:30AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri24Shukla Pratipada from 00:06PratipadaPausha Amavasya25Shukla Dwitiya from 22:04DwitiyaChristmas26Shukla Tritiya from 20:31Tritiya27Shukla Chaturthi from 19:36Chaturthi28Shukla Panchami from 19:23Panchami29Shukla Shashthi from 19:55Shashthi30Shukla Saptami from 21:11Saptami31Shukla Ashtami from 23:06AshtamiGuru 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 5 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 5 Dec, 09:20 GMT+6 → 6 Dec, 11:57 GMT+6
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 7 Dec, 14:32 GMT+6 → 8 Dec, 16:54 GMT+6
  4. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 18:45 to 22:18 (peak 20:31). Sutak from 09:45: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 10 Dec, 18:45 GMT+6 → 10 Dec, 22:18 GMT+6 · sutak from 10 Dec, 09:45 GMT+6
  5. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 9 Dec · Purnima: 9 Dec, 18:57 GMT+6 → 10 Dec, 20:36 GMT+6
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 13 Dec · Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Dec, 22:51 GMT+6 → 14 Dec, 22:41 GMT+6
  7. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 14:43 GMT+6
  8. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 20 Dec, 13:17 GMT+6 → 21 Dec, 10:39 GMT+6
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Dec, 07:55 GMT+6 → 23 Dec, 05:09 GMT+6
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 22 Dec · Krishna Chaturdashi: 23 Dec, 05:09 GMT+6 → 24 Dec, 02:30 GMT+6
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Amavasya: 24 Dec, 02:30 GMT+6 → 25 Dec, 00:06 GMT+6
  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, 21:11 GMT+6 → 31 Dec, 23:06 GMT+6