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Margashirsha – Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2074
Hindu Calendar
December 2017 · 31 days
New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Hindu months in December 2017
Margashirsha
5 Nov – 3 Dec 2017
Pausha
4 Dec 2017 – 2 Jan 2018
Begins · Mon 4 Dec
December 2017 corresponds to Margashirsha – Pausha, Vikram Samvat 2074. 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: Dattatreya Jayanti (Dec 3). Day quality across 31 days: 2 highly auspicious, 5 favourable, 18 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Dec 13, Dec 29. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.
2
Excellent
5
Good
18
Mixed
6
Challenging
December highlights
14 observances in December
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Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Dwadashi
Shukla Pradosh Vrat
2
Chaturdashi
3
Purnima
Dattatreya Jayanti
Purnima Vrat
4
Pratipada
Pausha begins
5
Dwitiya
6
Tritiya
Sankashti Chaturthi
7
Chaturthi
8
Shashthi
9
Saptami
10
Ashtami
Kalashtami
11
Navami
12
Dashami
13
Ekadashi
Saphala Ekadashi
14
Dwadashi
15
Trayodashi
Krishna Pradosh Vrat
16
Trayodashi
Dhanu Sankranti
Masik Shivaratri
17
Chaturdashi
Amavasya
18
Amavasya
Somvati Amavasya
19
Pratipada
20
Dwitiya
21
Tritiya
22
Chaturthi
Vinayaka Chaturthi
23
Panchami
24
Shashthi
25
Saptami
26
Ashtami
Masik Durgashtami
27
Navami
28
Dashami
29
Ekadashi
30
Dwadashi
Shukla Pradosh Vrat
31
Trayodashi
1
Fri
Shukla Pradosh Vrat
3
Sun
Dattatreya Jayanti
Purnima Vrat
6
Wed
Sankashti Chaturthi
10
Sun
Kalashtami
13
Wed
Saphala Ekadashi
15
Fri
Krishna Pradosh Vrat
16
Sat
Dhanu Sankranti
Masik Shivaratri
17
Sun
Amavasya
18
Mon
Somvati Amavasya
22
Fri
Vinayaka Chaturthi
26
Tue
Masik Durgashtami
30
Sat
Shukla Pradosh Vrat
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