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Margashirsha – Pausha · Vikram Samvat 1997
Hindu Calendar
December 1940 · 31 days
New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Hindu months in December 1940
Margashirsha
16 Nov – 14 Dec 1940
Pausha
15 Dec 1940 – 13 Jan 1941
Begins · Sun 15 Dec
December 1940 corresponds to Margashirsha – Pausha, Vikram Samvat 1997. Pausha runs through midwinter toward Makar Sankranti, the Sun's turn north; it is a quiet month for weddings, given to Surya worship and ancestor offerings. Major observances: Vivah Panchami (Dec 3), Mokshada Ekadashi (Dec 10), Gita Jayanti (Dec 10). Day quality across 31 days: 2 highly auspicious, 4 favourable, 16 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Dec 10, Dec 25. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.
2
Excellent
4
Good
16
Mixed
9
Challenging
December highlights
15 observances in December
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Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Dwitiya
2
Tritiya
Vinayaka Chaturthi
3
Panchami
Vivah Panchami
4
Shashthi
Champa Shashthi
5
Saptami
6
Saptami
7
Ashtami
Masik Durgashtami
8
Navami
9
Dashami
10
Ekadashi
Gita Jayanti
Mokshada Ekadashi
11
Dwadashi
12
Trayodashi
Shukla Pradosh Vrat
13
Chaturdashi
14
Purnima
Dattatreya Jayanti
Purnima Vrat
15
Pratipada
Pausha begins
Dhanu Sankranti
16
Dwitiya
17
Tritiya
18
Chaturthi
Sankashti Chaturthi
19
Panchami
20
Shashthi
21
Saptami
22
Ashtami
Kalashtami
23
Navami
24
Dashami
25
Ekadashi
26
Dwadashi
Krishna Pradosh Vrat
27
Chaturdashi
Masik Shivaratri
28
Amavasya
Amavasya
29
Pratipada
30
Dwitiya
31
Tritiya
2
Mon
Vinayaka Chaturthi
3
Tue
Vivah Panchami
4
Wed
Champa Shashthi
7
Sat
Masik Durgashtami
10
Tue
Gita Jayanti
Mokshada Ekadashi
12
Thu
Shukla Pradosh Vrat
14
Sat
Dattatreya Jayanti
Purnima Vrat
15
Sun
Dhanu Sankranti
18
Wed
Sankashti Chaturthi
22
Sun
Kalashtami
26
Thu
Krishna Pradosh Vrat
27
Fri
Masik Shivaratri
28
Sat
Amavasya
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