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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2011

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2068 · Kochi
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1Shukla Ashtami from 02:39Ashtami2Shukla Navami from 04:14Navami3Shukla Dashami from 06:21Dashami4Shukla Dashami (continues)Dashami5Shukla Ekadashi from 08:50EkadashiMuharram (Ashura)6Shukla Dwadashi from 11:27DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi7Shukla Trayodashi from 14:02TrayodashiPradosh Vrat8Shukla Chaturdashi from 16:24Chaturdashi9Shukla Purnima from 18:27Purnima10Krishna Pratipada from 20:06PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseMargashirsha Purnima11Krishna Dwitiya from 21:18Dwitiya12Krishna Tritiya from 22:03Tritiya13Krishna Chaturthi from 22:21Chaturthi14Krishna Panchami from 22:11PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi15Krishna Shashthi from 21:36Shashthi16Krishna Saptami from 20:34SaptamiDhanu Sankranti17Krishna Ashtami from 19:09Ashtami18Krishna Navami from 17:20Navami19Krishna Dashami from 15:12Dashami20Krishna Ekadashi from 12:47Ekadashi21Krishna Dwadashi from 10:09DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi22Krishna Trayodashi from 07:25TrayodashiPradosh Vrat23Krishna Amavasya from 02:00AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri24Shukla Pratipada from 23:36PratipadaPausha Amavasya25Shukla Dwitiya from 21:34DwitiyaChristmas26Shukla Tritiya from 20:01Tritiya27Shukla Chaturthi from 19:06Chaturthi28Shukla Panchami from 18:53Panchami29Shukla Shashthi from 19:25Shashthi30Shukla Saptami from 20:41Saptami31Shukla Ashtami from 22:36AshtamiGuru 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, 08:50 IST → 6 Dec, 11:27 IST
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 7 Dec, 14:02 IST → 8 Dec, 16:24 IST
  4. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 18:15 to 21:48 (peak 20:01). Sutak from 09:15: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 10 Dec, 18:15 IST → 10 Dec, 21:48 IST · sutak from 10 Dec, 09:15 IST
  5. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 9 Dec · Purnima: 9 Dec, 18:27 IST → 10 Dec, 20:06 IST
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 13 Dec · Krishna Chaturthi: 13 Dec, 22:21 IST → 14 Dec, 22:11 IST
  7. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 14:13 IST
  8. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 20 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 20 Dec, 12:47 IST → 21 Dec, 10:09 IST
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 22 Dec, 07:25 IST → 23 Dec, 04:39 IST
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 22 Dec · Krishna Chaturdashi: 23 Dec, 04:39 IST → 24 Dec, 02:00 IST
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Amavasya: 24 Dec, 02:00 IST → 24 Dec, 23:36 IST
  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, 20:41 IST → 31 Dec, 22:36 IST