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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2016

Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2073 · Kathmandu
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1Shukla Tritiya from 22:24Tritiya2Shukla Chaturthi from 00:12Chaturthi3Shukla Panchami from 01:39Panchami4Shukla Shashthi from 02:41Shashthi5Shukla Saptami from 03:11Saptami6Shukla Ashtami from 03:05Ashtami7Shukla Navami from 02:19Navami8Shukla Dashami from 00:51Dashami9Shukla Ekadashi from 22:43Ekadashi10Shukla Dwadashi from 19:59DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi11Shukla Trayodashi from 16:46TrayodashiMilad-un-NabiPradosh Vrat12Shukla Chaturdashi from 13:13Chaturdashi13Shukla Purnima from 09:31PurnimaMargashirsha Purnima14Krishna Dwitiya from 02:22Dwitiya15Krishna Tritiya from 23:19TritiyaDhanu Sankranti16Krishna Chaturthi from 20:50Chaturthi17Krishna Panchami from 19:06PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi18Krishna Shashthi from 18:11Shashthi19Krishna Saptami from 18:09Saptami20Krishna Ashtami from 18:58Ashtami21Krishna Navami from 20:32Navami22Krishna Dashami from 22:40Dashami23Krishna Ekadashi from 01:09Ekadashi24Krishna Dwadashi from 03:47DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi25Krishna Trayodashi from 06:21TrayodashiChristmas26Krishna Trayodashi (continues)TrayodashiPradosh Vrat27Krishna Chaturdashi from 08:45ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri28Krishna Amavasya from 10:51Amavasya29Shukla Pratipada from 12:38PratipadaPausha Amavasya30Shukla Dwitiya from 14:03Dwitiya31Shukla Tritiya from 15:07Tritiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2016

  1. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 9 Dec, 22:43 GMT+5:45 → 10 Dec, 19:59 GMT+5:45
  2. Milad-un-NabiOther faithsExpected
    The birth of the Prophet Muhammad.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 11 Dec, 16:46 GMT+5:45 → 12 Dec, 13:13 GMT+5:45
  4. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 13 Dec, 09:31 GMT+5:45 → 14 Dec, 05:50 GMT+5:45
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 21:09 GMT+5:45
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 16 Dec · Krishna Chaturthi: 16 Dec, 20:50 GMT+5:45 → 17 Dec, 19:06 GMT+5:45
  7. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 24 Dec, 01:09 GMT+5:45 → 25 Dec, 03:47 GMT+5:45
  8. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 26 Dec, 06:21 GMT+5:45 → 27 Dec, 08:45 GMT+5:45
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 27 Dec, 08:45 GMT+5:45 → 28 Dec, 10:51 GMT+5:45
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 28 Dec · Amavasya: 28 Dec, 10:51 GMT+5:45 → 29 Dec, 12:38 GMT+5:45