Hindu Calendar

December 1948 · 31 days

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Hindu months in December 1948

Margashirsha 17 Nov – 16 Dec 1948

Pausha 17 Dec 1948 – 14 Jan 1949 Begins · Fri 17 Dec

December 1948 corresponds to Margashirsha – Pausha, Vikram Samvat 2005. Margashirsha is praised in the Gita as the holiest month: Vaikuntha Ekadashi opens heaven's gate, Gita Jayanti marks the scripture, and Dattatreya Jayanti falls on the full moon. Major observances: Vivah Panchami (Dec 5), Mokshada Ekadashi (Dec 12), Gita Jayanti (Dec 12). Day quality across 31 days: 1 highly auspicious, 4 favourable, 18 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Dec 12, Dec 26. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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Vivah Panchami Gita Jayanti Dattatreya Jayanti

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1 Pratipada 2 Dwitiya 3 Tritiya 4 Chaturthi Vinayaka Chaturthi 5 Panchami Vivah Panchami 6 Shashthi Champa Shashthi 7 Saptami 8 Ashtami Masik Durgashtami 9 Ashtami 10 Navami 11 Dashami 12 Ekadashi Gita Jayanti Mokshada Ekadashi 13 Dwadashi Shukla Pradosh Vrat 14 Trayodashi 15 Chaturdashi Dattatreya Jayanti Dhanu Sankranti 16 Purnima Purnima Vrat 17 Pratipada Pausha begins 18 Dwitiya 19 Tritiya Sankashti Chaturthi 20 Panchami 21 Shashthi 22 Saptami 23 Ashtami Kalashtami 24 Navami 25 Dashami 26 Ekadashi 27 Dwadashi Krishna Pradosh Vrat 28 Trayodashi Masik Shivaratri 29 Chaturdashi 30 Amavasya Amavasya 31 Pratipada

4 Sat Vinayaka Chaturthi 5 Sun Vivah Panchami 6 Mon Champa Shashthi 8 Wed Masik Durgashtami 12 Sun Gita Jayanti Mokshada Ekadashi 13 Mon Shukla Pradosh Vrat 15 Wed Dattatreya Jayanti Dhanu Sankranti 16 Thu Purnima Vrat 19 Sun Sankashti Chaturthi 23 Thu Kalashtami 27 Mon Krishna Pradosh Vrat 28 Tue Masik Shivaratri 30 Thu Amavasya

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