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Margashirsha – Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2018

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December 1961 · 31 days

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Hindu months in December 1961

Margashirsha 23 Nov – 21 Dec 1961

Pausha 22 Dec 1961 – 20 Jan 1962 Begins · Fri 22 Dec

December 1961 corresponds to Margashirsha – Pausha, Vikram Samvat 2018. 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 12), Mokshada Ekadashi (Dec 17), Gita Jayanti (Dec 17). Day quality across 31 days: 1 highly auspicious, 5 favourable, 19 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Dec 3, Dec 18. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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Vivah Panchami Gita Jayanti Dattatreya Jayanti

16 observances in December

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

3 Sun Utpanna Ekadashi 5 Tue Krishna Pradosh Vrat 6 Wed Masik Shivaratri 7 Thu Amavasya 11 Mon Vinayaka Chaturthi 12 Tue Vivah Panchami 13 Wed Champa Shashthi 15 Fri Dhanu Sankranti Masik Durgashtami 17 Sun Gita Jayanti Mokshada Ekadashi 19 Tue Shukla Pradosh Vrat 21 Thu Dattatreya Jayanti Purnima Vrat 25 Mon Sankashti Chaturthi 30 Sat Kalashtami

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