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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2024

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2081 · Kathmandu
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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, 10:45 GMT+5:45 → 1 Dec, 12:07 GMT+5:45
  2. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 10 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 11 Dec, 03:58 GMT+5:45 → 12 Dec, 01:24 GMT+5:45
  3. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Dec · Shukla Trayodashi: 12 Dec, 22:41 GMT+5:45 → 13 Dec, 19:55 GMT+5:45
  4. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 14 Dec · Purnima: 14 Dec, 17:14 GMT+5:45 → 15 Dec, 14:46 GMT+5:45
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 22:25 GMT+5:45
  6. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 18 Dec, 10:21 GMT+5:45 → 19 Dec, 10:18 GMT+5:45
  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, 22:44 GMT+5:45 → 27 Dec, 00:59 GMT+5:45
  9. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 27 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 28 Dec, 02:42 GMT+5:45 → 29 Dec, 03:48 GMT+5:45
  10. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 28 Dec · Krishna Chaturdashi: 29 Dec, 03:48 GMT+5:45 → 30 Dec, 04:16 GMT+5:45
  11. Pausha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 29 Dec · Amavasya: 30 Dec, 04:16 GMT+5:45 → 31 Dec, 04:12 GMT+5:45