Festivals and vrats — December 1956
Ludhiana, Ludhiāna, Punjab, India
This month
| Date | Tithi at sunrise | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 02-12-1956 Sunday |
Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Amavasya |
| 14-12-1956 Friday |
Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Festival Gita JayantiVrat Mokshada Ekadashi |
| 15-12-1956 Saturday |
Dwadashi, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Shani Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Sankranti Dhanu Sankranti · 11:32 |
| 17-12-1956 Monday |
Purnima, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Purnima |
| 20-12-1956 Thursday |
Tritiya, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise |
| 27-12-1956 Thursday |
Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Saphala Ekadashi |
| 29-12-1956 Saturday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Shani Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 30-12-1956 Sunday |
Chaturdashi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
| 31-12-1956 Monday |
Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Amavasya |
Every day of the month
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-12-1956 | Chaturdashi | Vishakha | 07:06 | 17:24 |
| 02-12-1956 | Amavasya | Anuradha | 07:07 | 17:24 |
| 03-12-1956 | Pratipada | Jyeshtha | 07:08 | 17:24 |
| 04-12-1956 | Dwitiya | Mula | 07:08 | 17:24 |
| 05-12-1956 | Tritiya | Purva Ashadha | 07:09 | 17:24 |
| 06-12-1956 | Chaturthi | Uttara Ashadha | 07:10 | 17:24 |
| 07-12-1956 | Panchami | Shravana | 07:11 | 17:24 |
| 08-12-1956 | Shashthi | Dhanishta | 07:11 | 17:25 |
| 09-12-1956 | Saptami | Shatabhisha | 07:12 | 17:25 |
| 10-12-1956 | Ashtami | Purva Bhadrapada | 07:13 | 17:25 |
| 11-12-1956 | Navami | Purva Bhadrapada | 07:14 | 17:25 |
| 12-12-1956 | Navami | Uttara Bhadrapada | 07:14 | 17:25 |
| 13-12-1956 | Dashami | Revati | 07:15 | 17:26 |
| 14-12-1956 | Ekadashi | Ashwini | 07:16 | 17:26 |
| 15-12-1956 | Dwadashi | Bharani | 07:16 | 17:26 |
| 16-12-1956 | Chaturdashi | Krittika | 07:17 | 17:27 |
| 17-12-1956 | Purnima | Rohini | 07:17 | 17:27 |
| 18-12-1956 | Pratipada | Ardra | 07:18 | 17:27 |
| 19-12-1956 | Dwitiya | Punarvasu | 07:19 | 17:28 |
| 20-12-1956 | Tritiya | Pushya | 07:19 | 17:28 |
| 21-12-1956 | Chaturthi | Ashlesha | 07:20 | 17:29 |
| 22-12-1956 | Panchami | Magha | 07:20 | 17:29 |
| 23-12-1956 | Saptami | Purva Phalguni | 07:21 | 17:30 |
| 24-12-1956 | Ashtami | Uttara Phalguni | 07:21 | 17:30 |
| 25-12-1956 | Navami | Hasta | 07:22 | 17:31 |
| 26-12-1956 | Dashami | Chitra | 07:22 | 17:31 |
| 27-12-1956 | Ekadashi | Swati | 07:22 | 17:32 |
| 28-12-1956 | Dwadashi | Vishakha | 07:23 | 17:33 |
| 29-12-1956 | Trayodashi | Anuradha | 07:23 | 17:33 |
| 30-12-1956 | Chaturdashi | Jyeshtha | 07:23 | 17:34 |
| 31-12-1956 | Amavasya | Mula | 07:24 | 17:35 |
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.