Festivals and vrats — December 1980
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
This month
| Date | Tithi at sunrise | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 03-12-1980 Wednesday |
Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Utpanna Ekadashi |
| 04-12-1980 Thursday |
Dwadashi, Krishna Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 05-12-1980 Friday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
| 07-12-1980 Sunday |
Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Amavasya |
| 15-12-1980 Monday |
Ashtami, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Sankranti Dhanu Sankranti · 15:12 |
| 18-12-1980 Thursday |
Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Festival Gita JayantiVrat Mokshada Ekadashi |
| 19-12-1980 Friday |
Dwadashi, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 21-12-1980 Sunday |
Purnima, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Purnima |
| 24-12-1980 Wednesday |
Tritiya, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise |
Every day of the month
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-12-1980 | Navami | Uttara Phalguni | 06:15 | 17:40 |
| 02-12-1980 | Dashami | Hasta | 06:15 | 17:40 |
| 03-12-1980 | Ekadashi | Chitra | 06:16 | 17:41 |
| 04-12-1980 | Dwadashi | Swati | 06:16 | 17:41 |
| 05-12-1980 | Trayodashi | Vishakha | 06:17 | 17:41 |
| 06-12-1980 | Chaturdashi | Vishakha | 06:18 | 17:41 |
| 07-12-1980 | Amavasya | Anuradha | 06:18 | 17:42 |
| 08-12-1980 | Pratipada | Jyeshtha | 06:19 | 17:42 |
| 09-12-1980 | Dwitiya | Mula | 06:19 | 17:42 |
| 10-12-1980 | Tritiya | Purva Ashadha | 06:20 | 17:43 |
| 11-12-1980 | Chaturthi | Uttara Ashadha | 06:20 | 17:43 |
| 12-12-1980 | Panchami | Shravana | 06:21 | 17:43 |
| 13-12-1980 | Shashthi | Dhanishta | 06:21 | 17:44 |
| 14-12-1980 | Saptami | Shatabhisha | 06:22 | 17:44 |
| 15-12-1980 | Ashtami | Purva Bhadrapada | 06:22 | 17:45 |
| 16-12-1980 | Navami | Uttara Bhadrapada | 06:23 | 17:45 |
| 17-12-1980 | Dashami | Revati | 06:24 | 17:46 |
| 18-12-1980 | Ekadashi | Ashwini | 06:24 | 17:46 |
| 19-12-1980 | Dwadashi | Krittika | 06:25 | 17:46 |
| 20-12-1980 | Chaturdashi | Rohini | 06:25 | 17:47 |
| 21-12-1980 | Purnima | Mrigashira | 06:26 | 17:47 |
| 22-12-1980 | Pratipada | Ardra | 06:26 | 17:48 |
| 23-12-1980 | Dwitiya | Punarvasu | 06:27 | 17:48 |
| 24-12-1980 | Tritiya | Pushya | 06:27 | 17:49 |
| 25-12-1980 | Chaturthi | Ashlesha | 06:28 | 17:50 |
| 26-12-1980 | Panchami | Magha | 06:28 | 17:50 |
| 27-12-1980 | Shashthi | Purva Phalguni | 06:28 | 17:51 |
| 28-12-1980 | Saptami | Uttara Phalguni | 06:29 | 17:51 |
| 29-12-1980 | Ashtami | Hasta | 06:29 | 17:52 |
| 30-12-1980 | Navami | Hasta | 06:30 | 17:52 |
| 31-12-1980 | Dashami | Chitra | 06:30 | 17:53 |
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.