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December 2023

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2080 · Chicago
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1Krishna Shashthi from 05:44Shashthi2Krishna Shashthi (continues)Shashthi3Krishna Saptami from 07:57Saptami4Krishna Ashtami from 10:30Ashtami5Krishna Navami from 13:07Navami6Krishna Dashami from 15:34Dashami7Krishna Ekadashi from 17:36Ekadashi8Krishna Dwadashi from 19:01DwadashiUtpanna Ekadashi9Krishna Trayodashi from 19:43Trayodashi10Krishna Chaturdashi from 19:40ChaturdashiPradosh VratMasik Shivaratri11Krishna Amavasya from 18:54Amavasya12Shukla Pratipada from 17:31PratipadaMargashirsha Amavasya13Shukla Dwitiya from 15:39Dwitiya14Shukla Tritiya from 13:26Tritiya15Shukla Chaturthi from 11:00Chaturthi16Shukla Panchami from 08:30PanchamiDhanu Sankranti17Shukla Saptami from 03:44Saptami18Shukla Ashtami from 01:37Ashtami19Shukla Navami from 23:44Navami20Shukla Dashami from 22:07Dashami21Shukla Ekadashi from 20:47Ekadashi22Shukla Dwadashi from 19:42DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi23Shukla Trayodashi from 18:54Trayodashi24Shukla Chaturdashi from 18:25ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat25Shukla Purnima from 18:17PurnimaChristmas26Krishna Pratipada from 18:33PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima27Krishna Dwitiya from 19:16Dwitiya28Krishna Tritiya from 20:30Tritiya29Krishna Chaturthi from 22:14Chaturthi30Krishna Panchami from 00:26PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi31Krishna Shashthi from 02:58Shashthi
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2023

  1. Utpanna EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 7 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 7 Dec, 17:36 GMT-6 → 8 Dec, 19:01 GMT-6
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 9 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 9 Dec, 19:43 GMT-6 → 10 Dec, 19:40 GMT-6
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 10 Dec, 19:40 GMT-6 → 11 Dec, 18:54 GMT-6
  4. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 11 Dec · Amavasya: 11 Dec, 18:54 GMT-6 → 12 Dec, 17:32 GMT-6
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 04:28 GMT-6
  6. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 21 Dec, 20:47 GMT-6 → 22 Dec, 19:42 GMT-6
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Shukla Trayodashi: 23 Dec, 18:54 GMT-6 → 24 Dec, 18:25 GMT-6
  8. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  9. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 25 Dec · Purnima: 25 Dec, 18:17 GMT-6 → 26 Dec, 18:33 GMT-6
  10. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 29 Dec · Krishna Chaturthi: 29 Dec, 22:14 GMT-6 → 31 Dec, 00:26 GMT-6