Hindu Calendar

December 1981 · 31 days

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Hindu months in December 1981

Margashirsha 12 Nov – 11 Dec 1981

Pausha 12 Dec 1981 – 9 Jan 1982 Begins · Sat 12 Dec

December 1981 corresponds to Margashirsha – Pausha, Vikram Samvat 2038. 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 2), Mokshada Ekadashi (Dec 7), Gita Jayanti (Dec 7). Day quality across 31 days: 1 highly auspicious, 3 favourable, 17 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Dec 7, Dec 21. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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Vivah Panchami Gita Jayanti Dattatreya Jayanti

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

2 Wed Vivah Panchami 3 Thu Champa Shashthi 5 Sat Masik Durgashtami 7 Mon Gita Jayanti Mokshada Ekadashi 9 Wed Shukla Pradosh Vrat 10 Thu Dattatreya Jayanti 11 Fri Purnima Vrat 14 Mon Sankashti Chaturthi 15 Tue Dhanu Sankranti 18 Fri Kalashtami 23 Wed Krishna Pradosh Vrat 24 Thu Masik Shivaratri 26 Sat Amavasya 30 Wed Vinayaka Chaturthi

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