Festivals and vrats — December 2009
Pune, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India
This month
| Date | Tithi at sunrise | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 02-12-2009 Wednesday |
Purnima, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Purnima |
| 05-12-2009 Saturday |
Chaturthi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise |
| 12-12-2009 Saturday |
Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Saphala Ekadashi |
| 13-12-2009 Sunday |
Dwadashi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 14-12-2009 Monday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
| 16-12-2009 Wednesday |
Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat AmavasyaSankranti Dhanu Sankranti · 01:52 |
| 28-12-2009 Monday |
Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Pausha Putrada Ekadashi |
| 29-12-2009 Tuesday |
Dwadashi, Shukla Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 31-12-2009 Thursday |
Purnima, Shukla Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Purnima |
Every day of the month
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-12-2009 | Chaturdashi | Krittika | 06:50 | 17:56 |
| 02-12-2009 | Purnima | Rohini | 06:50 | 17:56 |
| 03-12-2009 | Pratipada | Mrigashira | 06:51 | 17:57 |
| 04-12-2009 | Dwitiya | Ardra | 06:52 | 17:57 |
| 05-12-2009 | Chaturthi | Punarvasu | 06:52 | 17:57 |
| 06-12-2009 | Panchami | Pushya | 06:53 | 17:57 |
| 07-12-2009 | Shashthi | Ashlesha | 06:53 | 17:58 |
| 08-12-2009 | Saptami | Magha | 06:54 | 17:58 |
| 09-12-2009 | Ashtami | Purva Phalguni | 06:55 | 17:58 |
| 10-12-2009 | Navami | Uttara Phalguni | 06:55 | 17:58 |
| 11-12-2009 | Dashami | Hasta | 06:56 | 17:59 |
| 12-12-2009 | Ekadashi | Chitra | 06:56 | 17:59 |
| 13-12-2009 | Dwadashi | Swati | 06:57 | 17:59 |
| 14-12-2009 | Trayodashi | Vishakha | 06:58 | 18:00 |
| 15-12-2009 | Chaturdashi | Anuradha | 06:58 | 18:00 |
| 16-12-2009 | Amavasya | Jyeshtha | 06:59 | 18:01 |
| 17-12-2009 | Pratipada | Mula | 06:59 | 18:01 |
| 18-12-2009 | Dwitiya | Purva Ashadha | 07:00 | 18:02 |
| 19-12-2009 | Tritiya | Uttara Ashadha | 07:00 | 18:02 |
| 20-12-2009 | Chaturthi | Shravana | 07:01 | 18:02 |
| 21-12-2009 | Panchami | Dhanishta | 07:01 | 18:03 |
| 22-12-2009 | Shashthi | Shatabhisha | 07:02 | 18:03 |
| 23-12-2009 | Shashthi | Shatabhisha | 07:02 | 18:04 |
| 24-12-2009 | Saptami | Purva Bhadrapada | 07:03 | 18:04 |
| 25-12-2009 | Ashtami | Uttara Bhadrapada | 07:03 | 18:05 |
| 26-12-2009 | Navami | Revati | 07:04 | 18:06 |
| 27-12-2009 | Dashami | Ashwini | 07:04 | 18:06 |
| 28-12-2009 | Ekadashi | Bharani | 07:05 | 18:07 |
| 29-12-2009 | Dwadashi | Krittika | 07:05 | 18:07 |
| 30-12-2009 | Chaturdashi | Rohini | 07:05 | 18:08 |
| 31-12-2009 | Purnima | Mrigashira | 07:06 | 18:08 |
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.