Festivals and vrats — December 2006
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
This month
| Date | Tithi at sunrise | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 01-12-2006 Friday |
Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Festival Gita JayantiVrat Mokshada Ekadashi |
| 02-12-2006 Saturday |
Dwadashi, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Shani Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 08-12-2006 Friday |
Chaturthi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise |
| 16-12-2006 Saturday |
Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Saphala EkadashiSankranti Dhanu Sankranti · 07:23 |
| 17-12-2006 Sunday |
Dwadashi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 18-12-2006 Monday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
| 20-12-2006 Wednesday |
Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Amavasya |
| 30-12-2006 Saturday |
Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Pausha Putrada Ekadashi |
Every day of the month
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-12-2006 | Ekadashi | Revati | 06:24 | 17:57 |
| 02-12-2006 | Dwadashi | Ashwini | 06:25 | 17:57 |
| 03-12-2006 | Trayodashi | Bharani | 06:25 | 17:57 |
| 04-12-2006 | Chaturdashi | Krittika | 06:26 | 17:57 |
| 05-12-2006 | Pratipada | Rohini | 06:26 | 17:58 |
| 06-12-2006 | Dwitiya | Mrigashira | 06:27 | 17:58 |
| 07-12-2006 | Tritiya | Ardra | 06:27 | 17:58 |
| 08-12-2006 | Chaturthi | Punarvasu | 06:28 | 17:59 |
| 09-12-2006 | Panchami | Pushya | 06:29 | 17:59 |
| 10-12-2006 | Shashthi | Ashlesha | 06:29 | 17:59 |
| 11-12-2006 | Saptami | Magha | 06:30 | 18:00 |
| 12-12-2006 | Saptami | Purva Phalguni | 06:30 | 18:00 |
| 13-12-2006 | Ashtami | Uttara Phalguni | 06:31 | 18:01 |
| 14-12-2006 | Navami | Hasta | 06:31 | 18:01 |
| 15-12-2006 | Dashami | Chitra | 06:32 | 18:01 |
| 16-12-2006 | Ekadashi | Swati | 06:32 | 18:02 |
| 17-12-2006 | Dwadashi | Swati | 06:33 | 18:02 |
| 18-12-2006 | Trayodashi | Vishakha | 06:33 | 18:03 |
| 19-12-2006 | Chaturdashi | Anuradha | 06:34 | 18:03 |
| 20-12-2006 | Amavasya | Jyeshtha | 06:34 | 18:04 |
| 21-12-2006 | Pratipada | Mula | 06:35 | 18:04 |
| 22-12-2006 | Dwitiya | Purva Ashadha | 06:35 | 18:05 |
| 23-12-2006 | Tritiya | Uttara Ashadha | 06:36 | 18:05 |
| 24-12-2006 | Chaturthi | Shravana | 06:36 | 18:06 |
| 25-12-2006 | Panchami | Dhanishta | 06:37 | 18:06 |
| 26-12-2006 | Shashthi | Shatabhisha | 06:37 | 18:07 |
| 27-12-2006 | Saptami | Uttara Bhadrapada | 06:38 | 18:07 |
| 28-12-2006 | Ashtami | Revati | 06:38 | 18:08 |
| 29-12-2006 | Dashami | Ashwini | 06:39 | 18:08 |
| 30-12-2006 | Ekadashi | Bharani | 06:39 | 18:09 |
| 31-12-2006 | Dwadashi | Krittika | 06:40 | 18:09 |
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.