Festivals and vrats — December 2013
Agra, Āgra, Uttar Pradesh, India
This month
| Date | Tithi at sunrise | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 01-12-2013 Sunday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
| 13-12-2013 Friday |
Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Festival Gita JayantiVrat Mokshada Ekadashi |
| 14-12-2013 Saturday |
Dwadashi, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Shani Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 16-12-2013 Monday |
Chaturdashi, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Sankranti Dhanu Sankranti · 02:27 |
| 17-12-2013 Tuesday |
Purnima, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Purnima |
| 21-12-2013 Saturday |
Chaturthi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise |
| 28-12-2013 Saturday |
Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Saphala Ekadashi |
| 30-12-2013 Monday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Som Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
Every day of the month
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-12-2013 | Trayodashi | Swati | 06:49 | 17:23 |
| 02-12-2013 | Chaturdashi | Vishakha | 06:50 | 17:23 |
| 03-12-2013 | Pratipada | Jyeshtha | 06:51 | 17:23 |
| 04-12-2013 | Dwitiya | Mula | 06:52 | 17:23 |
| 05-12-2013 | Tritiya | Purva Ashadha | 06:52 | 17:24 |
| 06-12-2013 | Chaturthi | Uttara Ashadha | 06:53 | 17:24 |
| 07-12-2013 | Panchami | Shravana | 06:54 | 17:24 |
| 08-12-2013 | Shashthi | Dhanishta | 06:54 | 17:24 |
| 09-12-2013 | Saptami | Shatabhisha | 06:55 | 17:24 |
| 10-12-2013 | Ashtami | Purva Bhadrapada | 06:56 | 17:24 |
| 11-12-2013 | Navami | Uttara Bhadrapada | 06:57 | 17:25 |
| 12-12-2013 | Dashami | Revati | 06:57 | 17:25 |
| 13-12-2013 | Ekadashi | Ashwini | 06:58 | 17:25 |
| 14-12-2013 | Dwadashi | Bharani | 06:58 | 17:26 |
| 15-12-2013 | Trayodashi | Krittika | 06:59 | 17:26 |
| 16-12-2013 | Chaturdashi | Rohini | 07:00 | 17:26 |
| 17-12-2013 | Purnima | Mrigashira | 07:00 | 17:27 |
| 18-12-2013 | Pratipada | Ardra | 07:01 | 17:27 |
| 19-12-2013 | Dwitiya | Punarvasu | 07:01 | 17:28 |
| 20-12-2013 | Tritiya | Pushya | 07:02 | 17:28 |
| 21-12-2013 | Chaturthi | Pushya | 07:02 | 17:29 |
| 22-12-2013 | Panchami | Ashlesha | 07:03 | 17:29 |
| 23-12-2013 | Shashthi | Magha | 07:03 | 17:30 |
| 24-12-2013 | Saptami | Purva Phalguni | 07:04 | 17:30 |
| 25-12-2013 | Ashtami | Uttara Phalguni | 07:04 | 17:31 |
| 26-12-2013 | Ashtami | Hasta | 07:05 | 17:31 |
| 27-12-2013 | Navami | Chitra | 07:05 | 17:32 |
| 28-12-2013 | Ekadashi | Swati | 07:05 | 17:32 |
| 29-12-2013 | Dwadashi | Vishakha | 07:06 | 17:33 |
| 30-12-2013 | Trayodashi | Anuradha | 07:06 | 17:34 |
| 31-12-2013 | Chaturdashi | Jyeshtha | 07:06 | 17:34 |
Months are named the purnimanta way used across North India; the dark fortnight belongs to the month that follows the Purnima. A festival is kept on the day its tithi stands at the moment it is observed — sunrise for most, dusk for Diwali and Holika Dahan, midnight for Janmashtami and Shivaratri, moonrise for Karwa Chauth — and local custom sometimes differs by a day. Ask your family priest when in doubt.