Festivals and vrats — December 1981
Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli Kattabo, Tamil Nadu, India
This month
| Date | Tithi at sunrise | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 07-12-1981 Monday |
Dashami, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Festival Gita Jayanti |
| 09-12-1981 Wednesday |
Trayodashi, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 11-12-1981 Friday |
Purnima, Shukla Paksha Margashirsha |
Vrat Purnima |
| 14-12-1981 Monday |
Chaturthi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Sankashti Chaturthi · Observed at moonrise |
| 15-12-1981 Tuesday |
Panchami, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Sankranti Dhanu Sankranti · 21:28 |
| 21-12-1981 Monday |
Ekadashi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Saphala Ekadashi |
| 23-12-1981 Wednesday |
Dwadashi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Pradosh Vrat · Observed at dusk (pradosh) |
| 24-12-1981 Thursday |
Trayodashi, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Masik Shivaratri · Observed at midnight (nishita) |
| 26-12-1981 Saturday |
Amavasya, Krishna Paksha Pausha |
Vrat Amavasya |
Every day of the month
| Date | Tithi | Nakshatra | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-12-1981 | Panchami | Uttara Ashadha | 06:18 | 17:58 |
| 02-12-1981 | Panchami | Shravana | 06:18 | 17:58 |
| 03-12-1981 | Shashthi | Dhanishta | 06:19 | 17:58 |
| 04-12-1981 | Saptami | Shatabhisha | 06:19 | 17:58 |
| 05-12-1981 | Ashtami | Purva Bhadrapada | 06:20 | 17:59 |
| 06-12-1981 | Navami | Uttara Bhadrapada | 06:20 | 17:59 |
| 07-12-1981 | Dashami | Revati | 06:21 | 17:59 |
| 08-12-1981 | Dwadashi | Ashwini | 06:21 | 18:00 |
| 09-12-1981 | Trayodashi | Bharani | 06:22 | 18:00 |
| 10-12-1981 | Chaturdashi | Krittika | 06:22 | 18:01 |
| 11-12-1981 | Purnima | Rohini | 06:23 | 18:01 |
| 12-12-1981 | Pratipada | Mrigashira | 06:23 | 18:01 |
| 13-12-1981 | Dwitiya | Punarvasu | 06:24 | 18:02 |
| 14-12-1981 | Chaturthi | Pushya | 06:24 | 18:02 |
| 15-12-1981 | Panchami | Ashlesha | 06:25 | 18:03 |
| 16-12-1981 | Shashthi | Magha | 06:25 | 18:03 |
| 17-12-1981 | Saptami | Purva Phalguni | 06:26 | 18:04 |
| 18-12-1981 | Ashtami | Uttara Phalguni | 06:27 | 18:04 |
| 19-12-1981 | Navami | Hasta | 06:27 | 18:05 |
| 20-12-1981 | Dashami | Chitra | 06:28 | 18:05 |
| 21-12-1981 | Ekadashi | Swati | 06:28 | 18:06 |
| 22-12-1981 | Dwadashi | Swati | 06:29 | 18:06 |
| 23-12-1981 | Dwadashi | Vishakha | 06:29 | 18:07 |
| 24-12-1981 | Trayodashi | Anuradha | 06:30 | 18:07 |
| 25-12-1981 | Chaturdashi | Jyeshtha | 06:30 | 18:08 |
| 26-12-1981 | Amavasya | Mula | 06:30 | 18:08 |
| 27-12-1981 | Pratipada | Purva Ashadha | 06:31 | 18:09 |
| 28-12-1981 | Dwitiya | Uttara Ashadha | 06:31 | 18:09 |
| 29-12-1981 | Tritiya | Shravana | 06:32 | 18:10 |
| 30-12-1981 | Chaturthi | Dhanishta | 06:32 | 18:10 |
| 31-12-1981 | Panchami | Shatabhisha | 06:33 | 18:11 |
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.