Festivals and vrats — December 2008
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
This month
| Date | Tithi at sunrise | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 09-12-2008 Tuesday |
Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Festival Gita JayantiVrat Mokshada Ekadashi |
| 10-12-2008 Wednesday |
Dwadashi, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 12-12-2008 Friday |
Purnima, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Purnima |
| 15-12-2008 Monday |
Tritiya, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonriseSankranti Dhanu Sankranti · 19:45 |
| 22-12-2008 Monday |
Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Saphala Ekadashi |
| 24-12-2008 Wednesday |
Dwadashi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 25-12-2008 Thursday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
| 27-12-2008 Saturday |
Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Amavasya |
Every day of the month
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-12-2008 | Chaturthi | Purva Ashadha | 06:58 | 17:33 |
| 02-12-2008 | Chaturthi | Uttara Ashadha | 06:59 | 17:33 |
| 03-12-2008 | Panchami | Shravana | 06:59 | 17:33 |
| 04-12-2008 | Shashthi | Dhanishta | 07:00 | 17:33 |
| 05-12-2008 | Saptami | Shatabhisha | 07:01 | 17:33 |
| 06-12-2008 | Ashtami | Purva Bhadrapada | 07:02 | 17:33 |
| 07-12-2008 | Navami | Uttara Bhadrapada | 07:02 | 17:33 |
| 08-12-2008 | Dashami | Revati | 07:03 | 17:34 |
| 09-12-2008 | Ekadashi | Ashwini | 07:04 | 17:34 |
| 10-12-2008 | Dwadashi | Bharani | 07:04 | 17:34 |
| 11-12-2008 | Chaturdashi | Krittika | 07:05 | 17:34 |
| 12-12-2008 | Purnima | Rohini | 07:06 | 17:35 |
| 13-12-2008 | Pratipada | Mrigashira | 07:06 | 17:35 |
| 14-12-2008 | Dwitiya | Ardra | 07:07 | 17:35 |
| 15-12-2008 | Tritiya | Punarvasu | 07:08 | 17:36 |
| 16-12-2008 | Chaturthi | Ashlesha | 07:08 | 17:36 |
| 17-12-2008 | Shashthi | Magha | 07:09 | 17:36 |
| 18-12-2008 | Saptami | Purva Phalguni | 07:09 | 17:37 |
| 19-12-2008 | Ashtami | Uttara Phalguni | 07:10 | 17:37 |
| 20-12-2008 | Navami | Hasta | 07:10 | 17:38 |
| 21-12-2008 | Dashami | Chitra | 07:11 | 17:38 |
| 22-12-2008 | Ekadashi | Swati | 07:11 | 17:39 |
| 23-12-2008 | Ekadashi | Swati | 07:12 | 17:39 |
| 24-12-2008 | Dwadashi | Vishakha | 07:12 | 17:40 |
| 25-12-2008 | Trayodashi | Anuradha | 07:13 | 17:40 |
| 26-12-2008 | Chaturdashi | Jyeshtha | 07:13 | 17:41 |
| 27-12-2008 | Amavasya | Mula | 07:14 | 17:41 |
| 28-12-2008 | Pratipada | Purva Ashadha | 07:14 | 17:42 |
| 29-12-2008 | Dwitiya | Uttara Ashadha | 07:14 | 17:43 |
| 30-12-2008 | Tritiya | Shravana | 07:15 | 17:43 |
| 31-12-2008 | Chaturthi | Dhanishta | 07:15 | 17:44 |
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.