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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2024

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2081 · Johannesburg
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1Shukla Pratipada from 08:21PratipadaMargashirsha Amavasya2Shukla Dwitiya from 09:13Dwitiya3Shukla Tritiya from 09:39Tritiya4Shukla Chaturthi from 09:40Chaturthi5Shukla Panchami from 09:19Panchami6Shukla Shashthi from 08:38Shashthi7Shukla Saptami from 07:36Saptami8Shukla Ashtami from 06:14Ashtami9Shukla Dashami from 02:32Dashami10Shukla Ekadashi from 00:13Ekadashi11Shukla Dwadashi from 21:39DwadashiMokshada Ekadashi12Shukla Trayodashi from 18:56TrayodashiPradosh Vrat13Shukla Chaturdashi from 16:10Chaturdashi14Shukla Purnima from 13:29Purnima15Krishna Pratipada from 11:01PratipadaMargashirsha PurnimaDhanu Sankranti16Krishna Dwitiya from 08:57Dwitiya17Krishna Tritiya from 07:26Tritiya18Krishna Chaturthi from 06:36ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi19Krishna Panchami from 06:33Panchami20Krishna Shashthi from 07:19Shashthi21Krishna Saptami from 08:51Saptami22Krishna Ashtami from 11:02Ashtami23Krishna Navami from 13:38Navami24Krishna Dashami from 16:22Dashami25Krishna Ekadashi from 18:59EkadashiChristmas26Krishna Dwadashi from 21:14DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi27Krishna Trayodashi from 22:57Trayodashi28Krishna Chaturdashi from 00:03ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat29Krishna Amavasya from 00:31AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri30Shukla Pratipada from 00:26PratipadaPausha Amavasya31Shukla Dwitiya from 23:52Dwitiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2024

  1. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 30 Nov · Amavasya: 30 Nov, 07:00 GMT+2 → 1 Dec, 08:22 GMT+2
  2. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 11 Dec, 00:13 GMT+2 → 11 Dec, 21:39 GMT+2
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 12 Dec, 18:56 GMT+2 → 13 Dec, 16:10 GMT+2
  4. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 14 Dec · Purnima: 14 Dec, 13:29 GMT+2 → 15 Dec, 11:01 GMT+2
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 18:40 GMT+2
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Dec, 06:36 GMT+2 → 19 Dec, 06:33 GMT+2
  7. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  8. Saphala EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 25 Dec, 18:59 GMT+2 → 26 Dec, 21:14 GMT+2
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 27 Dec, 22:57 GMT+2 → 29 Dec, 00:03 GMT+2
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 28 Dec · Krishna Chaturdashi: 29 Dec, 00:03 GMT+2 → 30 Dec, 00:31 GMT+2
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 29 Dec · Amavasya: 30 Dec, 00:31 GMT+2 → 31 Dec, 00:27 GMT+2