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December 1983

Margashirsha – Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2040

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December 1983 · 31 days

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Hindu months in December 1983

Margashirsha 21 Nov – 20 Dec 1983

Pausha 21 Dec 1983 – 18 Jan 1984 Begins · Wed 21 Dec

December 1983 corresponds to Margashirsha – Pausha, Vikram Samvat 2040. 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 9), Mokshada Ekadashi (Dec 16), Gita Jayanti (Dec 16). Day quality across 31 days: 0 highly auspicious, 5 favourable, 18 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Dec 16, Dec 30. 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 Dwadashi 2 Trayodashi Krishna Pradosh Vrat Masik Shivaratri 3 Chaturdashi 4 Amavasya Amavasya 5 Pratipada 6 Dwitiya 7 Tritiya 8 Chaturthi Vinayaka Chaturthi 9 Panchami Vivah Panchami 10 Shashthi Champa Shashthi 11 Saptami 12 Ashtami Masik Durgashtami 13 Ashtami 14 Navami 15 Dashami 16 Ekadashi Gita Jayanti Dhanu Sankranti Mokshada Ekadashi 17 Dwadashi Shukla Pradosh Vrat 18 Trayodashi 19 Chaturdashi Dattatreya Jayanti 20 Purnima Purnima Vrat 21 Dwitiya Pausha begins 22 Tritiya 23 Chaturthi Sankashti Chaturthi 24 Panchami 25 Shashthi 26 Saptami Kalashtami 27 Ashtami 28 Navami 29 Dashami 30 Ekadashi 31 Dwadashi Krishna Pradosh Vrat

2 Fri Krishna Pradosh Vrat Masik Shivaratri 4 Sun Amavasya 8 Thu Vinayaka Chaturthi 9 Fri Vivah Panchami 10 Sat Champa Shashthi 12 Mon Masik Durgashtami 16 Fri Gita Jayanti Dhanu Sankranti Mokshada Ekadashi 17 Sat Shukla Pradosh Vrat 19 Mon Dattatreya Jayanti 20 Tue Purnima Vrat 23 Fri Sankashti Chaturthi 26 Mon Kalashtami 31 Sat Krishna Pradosh Vrat

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