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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2019

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2076 · Kathmandu
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1Shukla Shashthi from 19:28Shashthi2Shukla Saptami from 21:14Saptami3Shukla Ashtami from 23:29Ashtami4Shukla Navami from 01:59Navami5Shukla Dashami from 04:30Dashami6Shukla Dashami (continues)Dashami7Shukla Ekadashi from 06:49Ekadashi8Shukla Dwadashi from 08:44DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi9Shukla Trayodashi from 10:08TrayodashiPradosh Vrat10Shukla Chaturdashi from 10:58Chaturdashi11Shukla Purnima from 11:14Purnima12Krishna Pratipada from 10:57PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima13Krishna Dwitiya from 10:11Dwitiya14Krishna Tritiya from 09:02Tritiya15Krishna Chaturthi from 07:33ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi16Krishna Shashthi from 03:54ShashthiDhanu Sankranti17Krishna Saptami from 01:52Saptami18Krishna Ashtami from 23:46Ashtami19Krishna Navami from 21:38Navami20Krishna Dashami from 19:31Dashami21Krishna Ekadashi from 17:30Ekadashi22Krishna Dwadashi from 15:37DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi23Krishna Trayodashi from 13:57TrayodashiPradosh Vrat24Krishna Chaturdashi from 12:33ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri25Krishna Amavasya from 11:32AmavasyaChristmas26Shukla Pratipada from 10:58PratipadaPartial solar eclipsePausha Amavasya27Shukla Dwitiya from 10:54Dwitiya28Shukla Tritiya from 11:25Tritiya29Shukla Chaturthi from 12:30Chaturthi30Shukla Panchami from 14:09Panchami31Shukla Shashthi from 16:16Shashthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2019

  1. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 7 Dec, 06:49 GMT+5:45 → 8 Dec, 08:44 GMT+5:45
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 9 Dec, 10:08 GMT+5:45 → 10 Dec, 10:58 GMT+5:45
  3. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 11 Dec · Purnima: 11 Dec, 11:14 GMT+5:45 → 12 Dec, 10:57 GMT+5:45
  4. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 15 Dec, 07:33 GMT+5:45 → 16 Dec, 05:49 GMT+5:45
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 15:42 GMT+5:45
  6. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 21 Dec, 17:30 GMT+5:45 → 22 Dec, 15:37 GMT+5:45
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 23 Dec, 13:57 GMT+5:45 → 24 Dec, 12:33 GMT+5:45
  8. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 24 Dec, 12:33 GMT+5:45 → 25 Dec, 11:32 GMT+5:45
  9. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  10. Partial solar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 08:43 to 11:31 (peak 10:01). Sutak from 20:43: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 26 Dec, 08:43 GMT+5:45 → 26 Dec, 11:31 GMT+5:45 · sutak from 25 Dec, 20:43 GMT+5:45
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 25 Dec · Amavasya: 25 Dec, 11:32 GMT+5:45 → 26 Dec, 10:58 GMT+5:45