Festivals and vrats — December 2016
Kallakurichi, Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu, India
This month
| Date | Tithi at sunrise | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 10-12-2016 Saturday |
Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Festival Gita JayantiVrat Mokshada Ekadashi |
| 11-12-2016 Sunday |
Dwadashi, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 15-12-2016 Thursday |
Dwitiya, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Sankranti Dhanu Sankranti · 20:55 |
| 24-12-2016 Saturday |
Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Saphala Ekadashi |
| 26-12-2016 Monday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Som Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 27-12-2016 Tuesday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
| 29-12-2016 Thursday |
Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Amavasya |
Every day of the month
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-12-2016 | Dwitiya | Mula | 06:18 | 17:48 |
| 02-12-2016 | Tritiya | Purva Ashadha | 06:18 | 17:48 |
| 03-12-2016 | Chaturthi | Purva Ashadha | 06:19 | 17:48 |
| 04-12-2016 | Panchami | Uttara Ashadha | 06:19 | 17:48 |
| 05-12-2016 | Shashthi | Shravana | 06:20 | 17:49 |
| 06-12-2016 | Saptami | Dhanishta | 06:21 | 17:49 |
| 07-12-2016 | Ashtami | Shatabhisha | 06:21 | 17:49 |
| 08-12-2016 | Navami | Purva Bhadrapada | 06:22 | 17:50 |
| 09-12-2016 | Dashami | Uttara Bhadrapada | 06:22 | 17:50 |
| 10-12-2016 | Ekadashi | Revati | 06:23 | 17:50 |
| 11-12-2016 | Dwadashi | Bharani | 06:23 | 17:51 |
| 12-12-2016 | Trayodashi | Krittika | 06:24 | 17:51 |
| 13-12-2016 | Chaturdashi | Rohini | 06:24 | 17:52 |
| 14-12-2016 | Pratipada | Mrigashira | 06:25 | 17:52 |
| 15-12-2016 | Dwitiya | Ardra | 06:25 | 17:52 |
| 16-12-2016 | Tritiya | Punarvasu | 06:26 | 17:53 |
| 17-12-2016 | Chaturthi | Pushya | 06:26 | 17:53 |
| 18-12-2016 | Panchami | Ashlesha | 06:27 | 17:54 |
| 19-12-2016 | Shashthi | Magha | 06:27 | 17:54 |
| 20-12-2016 | Saptami | Purva Phalguni | 06:28 | 17:55 |
| 21-12-2016 | Ashtami | Uttara Phalguni | 06:28 | 17:55 |
| 22-12-2016 | Navami | Hasta | 06:29 | 17:56 |
| 23-12-2016 | Dashami | Chitra | 06:29 | 17:56 |
| 24-12-2016 | Ekadashi | Swati | 06:30 | 17:57 |
| 25-12-2016 | Dwadashi | Vishakha | 06:30 | 17:57 |
| 26-12-2016 | Trayodashi | Anuradha | 06:31 | 17:58 |
| 27-12-2016 | Trayodashi | Jyeshtha | 06:31 | 17:58 |
| 28-12-2016 | Chaturdashi | Jyeshtha | 06:32 | 17:59 |
| 29-12-2016 | Amavasya | Mula | 06:32 | 17:59 |
| 30-12-2016 | Pratipada | Purva Ashadha | 06:33 | 18:00 |
| 31-12-2016 | Dwitiya | Uttara Ashadha | 06:33 | 18:01 |
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.