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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2015

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2072 · Melbourne
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1Krishna Saptami from 03:51Saptami2Krishna Ashtami from 05:34Ashtami3Krishna Ashtami (continues)Ashtami4Krishna Navami from 07:53Navami5Krishna Dashami from 10:33Dashami6Krishna Ekadashi from 13:18Ekadashi7Krishna Dwadashi from 15:53DwadashiUtpanna Ekadashi8Krishna Trayodashi from 18:04TrayodashiPradosh Vrat9Krishna Chaturdashi from 19:46ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri10Krishna Amavasya from 20:54Amavasya11Shukla Pratipada from 21:29PratipadaMargashirsha Amavasya12Shukla Dwitiya from 21:34Dwitiya13Shukla Tritiya from 21:13Tritiya14Shukla Chaturthi from 20:31Chaturthi15Shukla Panchami from 19:31Panchami16Shukla Shashthi from 18:16ShashthiDhanu Sankranti17Shukla Saptami from 16:48Saptami18Shukla Ashtami from 15:08Ashtami19Shukla Navami from 13:16Navami20Shukla Dashami from 11:13Dashami21Shukla Ekadashi from 09:00Ekadashi22Shukla Dwadashi from 06:41DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi23Shukla Chaturdashi from 02:03ChaturdashiMilad-un-NabiPradosh Vrat24Shukla Purnima from 23:57Purnima25Krishna Pratipada from 22:11PratipadaChristmasMargashirsha Purnima26Krishna Dwitiya from 20:53Dwitiya27Krishna Tritiya from 20:12Tritiya28Krishna Chaturthi from 20:12ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi29Krishna Panchami from 20:58Panchami30Krishna Shashthi from 22:28Shashthi31Krishna Saptami from 00:35Saptami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2015

  1. Utpanna EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 6 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 6 Dec, 13:18 GMT+11 → 7 Dec, 15:53 GMT+11
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 8 Dec, 18:04 GMT+11 → 9 Dec, 19:46 GMT+11
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 9 Dec, 19:46 GMT+11 → 10 Dec, 20:54 GMT+11
  4. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 10 Dec · Amavasya: 10 Dec, 20:54 GMT+11 → 11 Dec, 21:30 GMT+11
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 20:12 GMT+11
  6. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 21 Dec, 09:00 GMT+11 → 22 Dec, 06:41 GMT+11
  7. Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpected
    The birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  8. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 22 Dec · Shukla Trayodashi: 23 Dec, 04:20 GMT+11 → 24 Dec, 02:03 GMT+11
  9. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  10. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 24 Dec · Purnima: 24 Dec, 23:57 GMT+11 → 25 Dec, 22:11 GMT+11
  11. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 28 Dec, 20:12 GMT+11 → 29 Dec, 20:58 GMT+11