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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2017

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2074 · Durban
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1Shukla Chaturdashi from 00:50ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat2Shukla Purnima from 21:27Purnima3Krishna Pratipada from 17:46PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima4Krishna Dwitiya from 13:59Dwitiya5Krishna Tritiya from 10:16Tritiya6Krishna Chaturthi from 06:48ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi7Krishna Shashthi from 01:14Shashthi8Krishna Saptami from 23:22Saptami9Krishna Ashtami from 22:11Ashtami10Krishna Navami from 21:41Navami11Krishna Dashami from 21:52Dashami12Krishna Ekadashi from 22:38Ekadashi13Krishna Dwadashi from 23:55DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi14Krishna Trayodashi from 01:37Trayodashi15Krishna Chaturdashi from 03:40ChaturdashiPradosh VratDhanu Sankranti16Krishna Chaturdashi (continues)ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri17Krishna Amavasya from 05:59Amavasya18Shukla Pratipada from 08:30PratipadaPausha Amavasya19Shukla Dwitiya from 11:09Dwitiya20Shukla Tritiya from 13:50Tritiya21Shukla Chaturthi from 16:27Chaturthi22Shukla Panchami from 18:52Panchami23Shukla Shashthi from 20:55Shashthi24Shukla Saptami from 22:25Saptami25Shukla Ashtami from 23:13AshtamiGuru Gobind Singh JayantiChristmas26Shukla Navami from 23:14Navami27Shukla Dashami from 22:25Dashami28Shukla Ekadashi from 20:46Ekadashi29Shukla Dwadashi from 18:24DwadashiPausha Putrada Ekadashi30Shukla Trayodashi from 15:25TrayodashiPradosh Vrat31Shukla Chaturdashi from 11:58Chaturdashi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2017

  1. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 30 Nov · Shukla Trayodashi: 1 Dec, 03:42 GMT+2 → 2 Dec, 00:50 GMT+2
  2. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 2 Dec · Purnima: 2 Dec, 21:27 GMT+2 → 3 Dec, 17:46 GMT+2
  3. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 6 Dec, 06:48 GMT+2 → 7 Dec, 03:45 GMT+2
  4. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 12 Dec, 22:38 GMT+2 → 13 Dec, 23:55 GMT+2
  5. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 14 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 15 Dec, 01:37 GMT+2 → 16 Dec, 03:40 GMT+2
  6. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 23:31 GMT+2
  7. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 15 Dec · Krishna Chaturdashi: 16 Dec, 03:40 GMT+2 → 17 Dec, 05:59 GMT+2
  8. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 17 Dec · Amavasya: 17 Dec, 05:59 GMT+2 → 18 Dec, 08:31 GMT+2
  9. Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
    The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 24 Dec · Shukla Saptami: 24 Dec, 22:25 GMT+2 → 25 Dec, 23:13 GMT+2
  10. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  11. Pausha Putrada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 28 Dec, 20:46 GMT+2 → 29 Dec, 18:24 GMT+2
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 30 Dec, 15:25 GMT+2 → 31 Dec, 11:58 GMT+2