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December 2028

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2085 · Birmingham

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1Krishna Pratipada from 01:40PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima 2Krishna Dwitiya from 01:41Dwitiya 3Krishna Tritiya from 01:18Tritiya 4Krishna Chaturthi from 00:33Chaturthi 5Krishna Panchami from 23:29PanchamiSankashti Chaturthi 6Krishna Shashthi from 22:08Shashthi 7Krishna Saptami from 20:30Saptami 8Krishna Ashtami from 18:39Ashtami 9Krishna Navami from 16:35Navami 10Krishna Dashami from 14:22Dashami 11Krishna Ekadashi from 12:03Ekadashi 12Krishna Dwadashi from 09:43DwadashiSaphala Ekadashi 13Krishna Chaturdashi from 05:20ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat 14Krishna Amavasya from 03:31AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri 15Shukla Pratipada from 02:06PratipadaPausha AmavasyaDhanu Sankranti 16Shukla Dwitiya from 01:11Dwitiya 17Shukla Tritiya from 00:53Tritiya 18Shukla Chaturthi from 01:14Chaturthi 19Shukla Panchami from 02:15Panchami 20Shukla Shashthi from 03:53Shashthi 21Shukla Saptami from 06:01Saptami 22Shukla Saptami (continues)SaptamiGuru Gobind Singh Jayanti 23Shukla Ashtami from 08:28Ashtami 24Shukla Navami from 11:00Navami 25Shukla Dashami from 13:24DashamiChristmas 26Shukla Ekadashi from 15:26Ekadashi 27Shukla Dwadashi from 16:57DwadashiPausha Putrada Ekadashi 28Shukla Trayodashi from 17:51Trayodashi 29Shukla Chaturdashi from 18:06ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat 30Shukla Purnima from 17:44Purnima 31Krishna Pratipada from 16:48PratipadaTotal lunar eclipsePausha Purnima

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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2028

Fri, 1 Dec
Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Nov · Purnima: 1 Dec, 01:10 GMT → 2 Dec, 01:40 GMT
Tue, 5 Dec
Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 4 Dec · Krishna Chaturthi: 5 Dec, 00:33 GMT → 5 Dec, 23:29 GMT
Tue, 12 Dec
Saphala EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 11 Dec, 12:03 GMT → 12 Dec, 09:43 GMT
Wed, 13 Dec
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 12 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 13 Dec, 07:26 GMT → 14 Dec, 05:20 GMT
Thu, 14 Dec
Masik ShivaratriVrats
The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 13 Dec · Krishna Chaturdashi: 14 Dec, 05:20 GMT → 15 Dec, 03:31 GMT
Fri, 15 Dec
Pausha AmavasyaVrats
The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 14 Dec · Amavasya: 15 Dec, 03:31 GMT → 16 Dec, 02:06 GMT
Fri, 15 Dec
Dhanu SankrantiVrats
The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 15 Dec, 17:11 GMT
Fri, 22 Dec
Guru Gobind Singh JayantiOther faiths
The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.Tithi begins 21 Dec · Shukla Saptami: 22 Dec, 06:01 GMT → 23 Dec, 08:28 GMT
Mon, 25 Dec
ChristmasOther faiths
The birth of Jesus Christ.
Wed, 27 Dec
Pausha Putrada EkadashiVrats
A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 26 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 26 Dec, 15:26 GMT → 27 Dec, 16:57 GMT
Fri, 29 Dec
Pradosh VratVrats
Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 28 Dec · Shukla Trayodashi: 28 Dec, 17:51 GMT → 29 Dec, 18:06 GMT
Sun, 31 Dec
Total lunar eclipseEclipses
Visible here, 15:07 to 18:36 (peak 16:51). Sutak from 06:07: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 31 Dec, 15:07 GMT → 31 Dec, 18:36 GMT · sutak from 31 Dec, 06:07 GMT
Sun, 31 Dec
Pausha PurnimaVrats
The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 30 Dec · Purnima: 30 Dec, 17:44 GMT → 31 Dec, 16:48 GMT