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Margashirsha – Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2073
Hindu Calendar
December 2016 · 31 days
New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Hindu months in December 2016
Margashirsha
15 Nov – 13 Dec 2016
Pausha
14 Dec 2016 – 12 Jan 2017
Begins · Wed 14 Dec
December 2016 corresponds to Margashirsha – Pausha, Vikram Samvat 2073. 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 4), Mokshada Ekadashi (Dec 10), Gita Jayanti (Dec 10). Day quality across 31 days: 0 highly auspicious, 7 favourable, 18 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Dec 10, Dec 24. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.
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Excellent
7
Good
18
Mixed
6
Challenging
December highlights
15 observances in December
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Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Dwitiya
2
Tritiya
3
Chaturthi
Vinayaka Chaturthi
4
Panchami
Vivah Panchami
5
Shashthi
Champa Shashthi
6
Saptami
7
Ashtami
Masik Durgashtami
8
Navami
9
Dashami
10
Ekadashi
Gita Jayanti
Mokshada Ekadashi
11
Dwadashi
Shukla Pradosh Vrat
12
Trayodashi
13
Chaturdashi
Dattatreya Jayanti
Purnima Vrat
14
Pratipada
Pausha begins
15
Dwitiya
Dhanu Sankranti
16
Tritiya
17
Chaturthi
Sankashti Chaturthi
18
Panchami
19
Shashthi
20
Saptami
21
Ashtami
Kalashtami
22
Navami
23
Dashami
24
Ekadashi
25
Dwadashi
26
Trayodashi
Krishna Pradosh Vrat
27
Trayodashi
Masik Shivaratri
28
Chaturdashi
Amavasya
29
Amavasya
30
Pratipada
31
Dwitiya
3
Sat
Vinayaka Chaturthi
4
Sun
Vivah Panchami
5
Mon
Champa Shashthi
7
Wed
Masik Durgashtami
10
Sat
Gita Jayanti
Mokshada Ekadashi
11
Sun
Shukla Pradosh Vrat
13
Tue
Dattatreya Jayanti
Purnima Vrat
15
Thu
Dhanu Sankranti
17
Sat
Sankashti Chaturthi
21
Wed
Kalashtami
26
Mon
Krishna Pradosh Vrat
27
Tue
Masik Shivaratri
28
Wed
Amavasya
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