Festivals and vrats — December 2012
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
This month
| Date | Tithi at sunrise | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 02-12-2012 Sunday |
Chaturthi, Krishna Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise |
| 09-12-2012 Sunday |
Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Utpanna Ekadashi |
| 11-12-2012 Tuesday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh)Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
| 13-12-2012 Thursday |
Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Amavasya |
| 15-12-2012 Saturday |
Tritiya, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Sankranti Dhanu Sankranti · 20:14 |
| 23-12-2012 Sunday |
Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Festival Gita JayantiVrat Mokshada Ekadashi |
| 25-12-2012 Tuesday |
Dwadashi, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 28-12-2012 Friday |
Purnima, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Purnima |
Every day of the month
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-12-2012 | Tritiya | Ardra | 06:55 | 17:21 |
| 02-12-2012 | Chaturthi | Punarvasu | 06:55 | 17:21 |
| 03-12-2012 | Panchami | Pushya | 06:56 | 17:21 |
| 04-12-2012 | Panchami | Ashlesha | 06:57 | 17:21 |
| 05-12-2012 | Shashthi | Magha | 06:58 | 17:21 |
| 06-12-2012 | Saptami | Magha | 06:58 | 17:21 |
| 07-12-2012 | Ashtami | Purva Phalguni | 06:59 | 17:21 |
| 08-12-2012 | Navami | Uttara Phalguni | 07:00 | 17:21 |
| 09-12-2012 | Ekadashi | Chitra | 07:00 | 17:22 |
| 10-12-2012 | Dwadashi | Swati | 07:01 | 17:22 |
| 11-12-2012 | Trayodashi | Vishakha | 07:02 | 17:22 |
| 12-12-2012 | Chaturdashi | Anuradha | 07:03 | 17:22 |
| 13-12-2012 | Amavasya | Jyeshtha | 07:03 | 17:23 |
| 14-12-2012 | Pratipada | Mula | 07:04 | 17:23 |
| 15-12-2012 | Tritiya | Purva Ashadha | 07:04 | 17:23 |
| 16-12-2012 | Chaturthi | Uttara Ashadha | 07:05 | 17:24 |
| 17-12-2012 | Panchami | Shravana | 07:06 | 17:24 |
| 18-12-2012 | Shashthi | Dhanishta | 07:06 | 17:25 |
| 19-12-2012 | Saptami | Shatabhisha | 07:07 | 17:25 |
| 20-12-2012 | Ashtami | Purva Bhadrapada | 07:07 | 17:25 |
| 21-12-2012 | Navami | Uttara Bhadrapada | 07:08 | 17:26 |
| 22-12-2012 | Dashami | Revati | 07:08 | 17:26 |
| 23-12-2012 | Ekadashi | Ashwini | 07:09 | 17:27 |
| 24-12-2012 | Dwadashi | Bharani | 07:09 | 17:28 |
| 25-12-2012 | Dwadashi | Krittika | 07:10 | 17:28 |
| 26-12-2012 | Trayodashi | Rohini | 07:10 | 17:29 |
| 27-12-2012 | Chaturdashi | Mrigashira | 07:10 | 17:29 |
| 28-12-2012 | Purnima | Ardra | 07:11 | 17:30 |
| 29-12-2012 | Pratipada | Punarvasu | 07:11 | 17:31 |
| 30-12-2012 | Dwitiya | Punarvasu | 07:11 | 17:31 |
| 31-12-2012 | Tritiya | Pushya | 07:12 | 17:32 |
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.