Festivals and vrats — December 2001
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
This month
| Date | Tithi at sunrise | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 04-12-2001 Tuesday |
Chaturthi, Krishna Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise |
| 11-12-2001 Tuesday |
Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Utpanna Ekadashi |
| 12-12-2001 Wednesday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 13-12-2001 Thursday |
Chaturdashi, Krishna Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
| 14-12-2001 Friday |
Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Amavasya |
| 16-12-2001 Sunday |
Dwitiya, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Sankranti Dhanu Sankranti · 00:35 |
| 26-12-2001 Wednesday |
Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Festival Gita JayantiVrat Mokshada Ekadashi |
| 28-12-2001 Friday |
Trayodashi, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 30-12-2001 Sunday |
Purnima, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Purnima |
Every day of the month
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-12-2001 | Pratipada | Rohini | 05:59 | 16:51 |
| 02-12-2001 | Dwitiya | Mrigashira | 06:00 | 16:51 |
| 03-12-2001 | Tritiya | Ardra | 06:00 | 16:51 |
| 04-12-2001 | Chaturthi | Punarvasu | 06:01 | 16:51 |
| 05-12-2001 | Panchami | Pushya | 06:02 | 16:51 |
| 06-12-2001 | Shashthi | Ashlesha | 06:02 | 16:52 |
| 07-12-2001 | Saptami | Magha | 06:03 | 16:52 |
| 08-12-2001 | Ashtami | Purva Phalguni | 06:04 | 16:52 |
| 09-12-2001 | Navami | Uttara Phalguni | 06:04 | 16:52 |
| 10-12-2001 | Dashami | Hasta | 06:05 | 16:53 |
| 11-12-2001 | Ekadashi | Swati | 06:06 | 16:53 |
| 12-12-2001 | Trayodashi | Vishakha | 06:06 | 16:53 |
| 13-12-2001 | Chaturdashi | Anuradha | 06:07 | 16:54 |
| 14-12-2001 | Amavasya | Jyeshtha | 06:07 | 16:54 |
| 15-12-2001 | Pratipada | Mula | 06:08 | 16:54 |
| 16-12-2001 | Dwitiya | Purva Ashadha | 06:09 | 16:55 |
| 17-12-2001 | Tritiya | Uttara Ashadha | 06:09 | 16:55 |
| 18-12-2001 | Chaturthi | Uttara Ashadha | 06:10 | 16:55 |
| 19-12-2001 | Panchami | Shravana | 06:10 | 16:56 |
| 20-12-2001 | Panchami | Dhanishta | 06:11 | 16:56 |
| 21-12-2001 | Shashthi | Shatabhisha | 06:11 | 16:57 |
| 22-12-2001 | Saptami | Purva Bhadrapada | 06:12 | 16:57 |
| 23-12-2001 | Ashtami | Uttara Bhadrapada | 06:12 | 16:58 |
| 24-12-2001 | Navami | Revati | 06:13 | 16:58 |
| 25-12-2001 | Dashami | Ashwini | 06:13 | 16:59 |
| 26-12-2001 | Ekadashi | Bharani | 06:14 | 17:00 |
| 27-12-2001 | Dwadashi | Krittika | 06:14 | 17:00 |
| 28-12-2001 | Trayodashi | Rohini | 06:14 | 17:01 |
| 29-12-2001 | Chaturdashi | Mrigashira | 06:15 | 17:01 |
| 30-12-2001 | Purnima | Ardra | 06:15 | 17:02 |
| 31-12-2001 | Pratipada | Punarvasu | 06:16 | 17:03 |
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.