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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2018

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2075 · Melbourne
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1Krishna Dashami from 20:49Dashami2Krishna Ekadashi from 19:30Ekadashi3Krishna Dwadashi from 18:30DwadashiUtpanna Ekadashi4Krishna Trayodashi from 17:50TrayodashiPradosh Vrat5Krishna Chaturdashi from 17:32ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri6Krishna Amavasya from 17:42Amavasya7Shukla Pratipada from 18:20PratipadaMargashirsha Amavasya8Shukla Dwitiya from 19:29Dwitiya9Shukla Tritiya from 21:10Tritiya10Shukla Chaturthi from 23:20Chaturthi11Shukla Panchami from 01:52Panchami12Shukla Shashthi from 04:36Shashthi13Shukla Shashthi (continues)Shashthi14Shukla Saptami from 07:19Saptami15Shukla Ashtami from 09:46Ashtami16Shukla Navami from 11:43NavamiDhanu Sankranti17Shukla Dashami from 12:59Dashami18Shukla Ekadashi from 13:27Ekadashi19Shukla Dwadashi from 13:05DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi20Shukla Trayodashi from 11:56TrayodashiPradosh Vrat21Shukla Chaturdashi from 10:04Chaturdashi22Shukla Purnima from 07:39PurnimaMargashirsha Purnima23Krishna Dwitiya from 01:41Dwitiya24Krishna Tritiya from 22:28Tritiya25Krishna Chaturthi from 19:17ChaturthiChristmasSankashti Chaturthi26Krishna Panchami from 16:16Panchami27Krishna Shashthi from 13:33Shashthi28Krishna Saptami from 11:12Saptami29Krishna Ashtami from 09:19Ashtami30Krishna Navami from 07:56Navami31Krishna Dashami from 07:05Dashami
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2018

  1. Utpanna EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 2 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 2 Dec, 19:30 GMT+11 → 3 Dec, 18:30 GMT+11
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 4 Dec, 17:50 GMT+11 → 5 Dec, 17:32 GMT+11
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 5 Dec, 17:32 GMT+11 → 6 Dec, 17:42 GMT+11
  4. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 6 Dec · Amavasya: 6 Dec, 17:42 GMT+11 → 7 Dec, 18:21 GMT+11
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 14:38 GMT+11
  6. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 18 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 18 Dec, 13:27 GMT+11 → 19 Dec, 13:05 GMT+11
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 20 Dec, 11:56 GMT+11 → 21 Dec, 10:04 GMT+11
  8. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 22 Dec, 07:39 GMT+11 → 23 Dec, 04:48 GMT+11
  9. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  10. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 25 Dec, 19:17 GMT+11 → 26 Dec, 16:16 GMT+11