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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2039

Kartika · Vikram Samvat 2096 · Melbourne
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1Krishna Pratipada (continues)PratipadaPartial lunar eclipse2Krishna Dwitiya from 06:25Dwitiya3Krishna Tritiya from 09:07Tritiya4Krishna Chaturthi from 11:49ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi5Krishna Panchami from 14:21Panchami6Krishna Shashthi from 16:34Shashthi7Krishna Saptami from 18:19Saptami8Krishna Ashtami from 19:26Ashtami9Krishna Navami from 19:50Navami10Krishna Dashami from 19:27Dashami11Krishna Ekadashi from 18:17Ekadashi12Krishna Dwadashi from 16:22DwadashiUtpanna Ekadashi13Krishna Trayodashi from 13:48TrayodashiPradosh Vrat14Krishna Chaturdashi from 10:42ChaturdashiMasik Shivaratri15Krishna Amavasya from 07:13AmavasyaMargashirsha Amavasya16Shukla Dwitiya from 23:46DwitiyaTotal solar eclipseDhanu Sankranti17Shukla Tritiya from 20:08Tritiya18Shukla Chaturthi from 16:47Chaturthi19Shukla Panchami from 13:53Panchami20Shukla Shashthi from 11:35Shashthi21Shukla Saptami from 09:58Saptami22Shukla Ashtami from 09:08Ashtami23Shukla Navami from 09:06Navami24Shukla Dashami from 09:50Dashami25Shukla Ekadashi from 11:15EkadashiChristmas26Shukla Dwadashi from 13:13DwadashiEid al-Adha (Bakrid)Mokshada Ekadashi27Shukla Trayodashi from 15:35TrayodashiPradosh Vrat28Shukla Chaturdashi from 18:12Chaturdashi29Shukla Purnima from 20:55Purnima30Krishna Pratipada from 23:37PratipadaMargashirsha Purnima31Krishna Dwitiya from 02:11Dwitiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2039

  1. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 02:11 to 05:38 (peak 03:55). Sutak from 17:11: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 1 Dec, 02:11 GMT+11 → 1 Dec, 05:38 GMT+11 · sutak from 30 Nov, 17:11 GMT+11
  2. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 4 Dec, 11:49 GMT+11 → 5 Dec, 14:21 GMT+11
  3. Utpanna EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 11 Dec, 18:17 GMT+11 → 12 Dec, 16:22 GMT+11
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 13 Dec, 13:48 GMT+11 → 14 Dec, 10:42 GMT+11
  5. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 14 Dec, 10:42 GMT+11 → 15 Dec, 07:13 GMT+11
  6. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 15 Dec, 07:13 GMT+11 → 16 Dec, 03:32 GMT+11
  7. Total solar eclipseEclipses
    Not visible here, so no sutak applies.Not visible here
  8. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 23:55 GMT+11
  9. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  10. Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)Other faithsExpected
    The festival of sacrifice.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  11. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 25 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 25 Dec, 11:15 GMT+11 → 26 Dec, 13:13 GMT+11
  12. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 27 Dec, 15:35 GMT+11 → 28 Dec, 18:12 GMT+11
  13. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 29 Dec · Purnima: 29 Dec, 20:55 GMT+11 → 30 Dec, 23:37 GMT+11