Festivals and vrats — December 2011
Rasapūdipalem, Visākhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
This month
| Date | Tithi at sunrise | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 06-12-2011 Tuesday |
Ekadashi, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Festival Gita JayantiVrat Mokshada Ekadashi |
| 07-12-2011 Wednesday |
Dwadashi, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 10-12-2011 Saturday |
Purnima, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Purnima |
| 14-12-2011 Wednesday |
Chaturthi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise |
| 16-12-2011 Friday |
Shashthi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Sankranti Dhanu Sankranti · 14:13 |
| 21-12-2011 Wednesday |
Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Saphala Ekadashi |
| 22-12-2011 Thursday |
Dwadashi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 23-12-2011 Friday |
Chaturdashi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
| 24-12-2011 Saturday |
Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Amavasya |
Every day of the month
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-12-2011 | Saptami | Dhanishta | 06:10 | 17:20 |
| 02-12-2011 | Ashtami | Shatabhisha | 06:11 | 17:20 |
| 03-12-2011 | Navami | Purva Bhadrapada | 06:11 | 17:20 |
| 04-12-2011 | Navami | Uttara Bhadrapada | 06:12 | 17:20 |
| 05-12-2011 | Dashami | Revati | 06:13 | 17:21 |
| 06-12-2011 | Ekadashi | Revati | 06:13 | 17:21 |
| 07-12-2011 | Dwadashi | Ashwini | 06:14 | 17:21 |
| 08-12-2011 | Trayodashi | Bharani | 06:14 | 17:21 |
| 09-12-2011 | Chaturdashi | Krittika | 06:15 | 17:22 |
| 10-12-2011 | Purnima | Rohini | 06:16 | 17:22 |
| 11-12-2011 | Pratipada | Mrigashira | 06:16 | 17:22 |
| 12-12-2011 | Dwitiya | Ardra | 06:17 | 17:23 |
| 13-12-2011 | Tritiya | Punarvasu | 06:17 | 17:23 |
| 14-12-2011 | Chaturthi | Pushya | 06:18 | 17:23 |
| 15-12-2011 | Panchami | Ashlesha | 06:18 | 17:24 |
| 16-12-2011 | Shashthi | Magha | 06:19 | 17:24 |
| 17-12-2011 | Saptami | Purva Phalguni | 06:20 | 17:24 |
| 18-12-2011 | Ashtami | Uttara Phalguni | 06:20 | 17:25 |
| 19-12-2011 | Navami | Hasta | 06:21 | 17:25 |
| 20-12-2011 | Dashami | Chitra | 06:21 | 17:26 |
| 21-12-2011 | Ekadashi | Swati | 06:22 | 17:26 |
| 22-12-2011 | Dwadashi | Vishakha | 06:22 | 17:27 |
| 23-12-2011 | Chaturdashi | Anuradha | 06:23 | 17:27 |
| 24-12-2011 | Amavasya | Jyeshtha | 06:23 | 17:28 |
| 25-12-2011 | Pratipada | Mula | 06:24 | 17:28 |
| 26-12-2011 | Dwitiya | Purva Ashadha | 06:24 | 17:29 |
| 27-12-2011 | Tritiya | Shravana | 06:25 | 17:29 |
| 28-12-2011 | Chaturthi | Dhanishta | 06:25 | 17:30 |
| 29-12-2011 | Panchami | Dhanishta | 06:25 | 17:31 |
| 30-12-2011 | Shashthi | Shatabhisha | 06:26 | 17:31 |
| 31-12-2011 | Saptami | Purva Bhadrapada | 06:26 | 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.