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December 1986

Margashirsha – Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2043

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December 1986 · 31 days

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Hindu months in December 1986

Margashirsha 17 Nov – 16 Dec 1986

Pausha 17 Dec 1986 – 15 Jan 1987 Begins · Wed 17 Dec

December 1986 corresponds to Margashirsha – Pausha, Vikram Samvat 2043. 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 11), Gita Jayanti (Dec 11). Day quality across 31 days: 0 highly auspicious, 10 favourable, 13 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Dec 11, Dec 27. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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Vivah Panchami Gita Jayanti Dattatreya Jayanti

17 observances in December

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

1 Mon Amavasya Somvati Amavasya 4 Thu Vinayaka Chaturthi 5 Fri Vivah Panchami 6 Sat Champa Shashthi 8 Mon Masik Durgashtami 11 Thu Gita Jayanti Mokshada Ekadashi 13 Sat Shukla Pradosh Vrat 15 Mon Dattatreya Jayanti 16 Tue Dhanu Sankranti Purnima Vrat 19 Fri Sankashti Chaturthi 24 Wed Kalashtami 28 Sun Krishna Pradosh Vrat 29 Mon Masik Shivaratri 30 Tue Amavasya

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