Festivals and vrats — December 2008
Lucknow, Lucknow District, Uttar Pradesh, 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 | 06:37 | 17:12 |
| 02-12-2008 | Chaturthi | Uttara Ashadha | 06:38 | 17:12 |
| 03-12-2008 | Panchami | Shravana | 06:39 | 17:12 |
| 04-12-2008 | Shashthi | Dhanishta | 06:39 | 17:13 |
| 05-12-2008 | Saptami | Shatabhisha | 06:40 | 17:13 |
| 06-12-2008 | Ashtami | Purva Bhadrapada | 06:41 | 17:13 |
| 07-12-2008 | Navami | Uttara Bhadrapada | 06:42 | 17:13 |
| 08-12-2008 | Dashami | Revati | 06:42 | 17:13 |
| 09-12-2008 | Ekadashi | Ashwini | 06:43 | 17:13 |
| 10-12-2008 | Dwadashi | Bharani | 06:44 | 17:14 |
| 11-12-2008 | Chaturdashi | Krittika | 06:44 | 17:14 |
| 12-12-2008 | Purnima | Rohini | 06:45 | 17:14 |
| 13-12-2008 | Pratipada | Mrigashira | 06:46 | 17:14 |
| 14-12-2008 | Dwitiya | Ardra | 06:46 | 17:15 |
| 15-12-2008 | Tritiya | Punarvasu | 06:47 | 17:15 |
| 16-12-2008 | Chaturthi | Ashlesha | 06:47 | 17:16 |
| 17-12-2008 | Shashthi | Magha | 06:48 | 17:16 |
| 18-12-2008 | Saptami | Purva Phalguni | 06:49 | 17:16 |
| 19-12-2008 | Ashtami | Uttara Phalguni | 06:49 | 17:17 |
| 20-12-2008 | Navami | Hasta | 06:50 | 17:17 |
| 21-12-2008 | Dashami | Chitra | 06:50 | 17:18 |
| 22-12-2008 | Ekadashi | Swati | 06:51 | 17:18 |
| 23-12-2008 | Ekadashi | Swati | 06:51 | 17:19 |
| 24-12-2008 | Dwadashi | Vishakha | 06:52 | 17:19 |
| 25-12-2008 | Trayodashi | Anuradha | 06:52 | 17:20 |
| 26-12-2008 | Chaturdashi | Jyeshtha | 06:52 | 17:21 |
| 27-12-2008 | Amavasya | Mula | 06:53 | 17:21 |
| 28-12-2008 | Pratipada | Purva Ashadha | 06:53 | 17:22 |
| 29-12-2008 | Dwitiya | Uttara Ashadha | 06:54 | 17:22 |
| 30-12-2008 | Tritiya | Shravana | 06:54 | 17:23 |
| 31-12-2008 | Chaturthi | Dhanishta | 06:54 | 17:24 |
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.