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December 1996

Margashirsha – Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2053

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December 1996 · 31 days

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Hindu months in December 1996

Margashirsha 26 Nov – 24 Dec 1996

Pausha 25 Dec 1996 – 23 Jan 1997 Begins · Wed 25 Dec

December 1996 corresponds to Margashirsha – Pausha, Vikram Samvat 2053. 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 15), Mokshada Ekadashi (Dec 20), Gita Jayanti (Dec 20). Day quality across 31 days: 0 highly auspicious, 7 favourable, 18 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Dec 6, Dec 20. 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 Shashthi 2 Saptami 3 Ashtami Kalabhairav Jayanti Kalashtami 4 Navami 5 Dashami 6 Ekadashi Utpanna Ekadashi 7 Dwadashi 8 Trayodashi Krishna Pradosh Vrat 9 Chaturdashi Masik Shivaratri 10 Amavasya Amavasya 11 Pratipada 12 Dwitiya 13 Tritiya Vinayaka Chaturthi 14 Chaturthi 15 Panchami Vivah Panchami Champa Shashthi Dhanu Sankranti 16 Saptami 17 Ashtami Masik Durgashtami 18 Navami 19 Dashami 20 Ekadashi Gita Jayanti Mokshada Ekadashi 21 Dwadashi 22 Trayodashi Shukla Pradosh Vrat 23 Chaturdashi 24 Purnima Dattatreya Jayanti Purnima Vrat 25 Pratipada Pausha begins 26 Dwitiya 27 Tritiya 28 Tritiya Sankashti Chaturthi 29 Chaturthi 30 Panchami 31 Shashthi

3 Tue Kalabhairav Jayanti Kalashtami 6 Fri Utpanna Ekadashi 8 Sun Krishna Pradosh Vrat 9 Mon Masik Shivaratri 10 Tue Amavasya 13 Fri Vinayaka Chaturthi 15 Sun Vivah Panchami Champa Shashthi Dhanu Sankranti 17 Tue Masik Durgashtami 20 Fri Gita Jayanti Mokshada Ekadashi 22 Sun Shukla Pradosh Vrat 24 Tue Dattatreya Jayanti Purnima Vrat 28 Sat Sankashti Chaturthi

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