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Margashirsha – Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2078
Hindu Calendar
December 2021 · 31 days
New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Hindu months in December 2021
Margashirsha
20 Nov – 19 Dec 2021
Pausha
20 Dec 2021 – 17 Jan 2022
Begins · Mon 20 Dec
December 2021 corresponds to Margashirsha – Pausha, Vikram Samvat 2078. 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 8), Mokshada Ekadashi (Dec 14), Gita Jayanti (Dec 14). Day quality across 31 days: 2 highly auspicious, 4 favourable, 16 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Dec 14, Dec 30. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.
2
Excellent
4
Good
16
Mixed
9
Challenging
December highlights
16 observances in December
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Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Dwadashi
2
Trayodashi
Krishna Pradosh Vrat
Masik Shivaratri
3
Chaturdashi
Amavasya
4
Amavasya
5
Pratipada
6
Tritiya
7
Chaturthi
Vinayaka Chaturthi
8
Panchami
Vivah Panchami
9
Shashthi
Champa Shashthi
10
Saptami
11
Ashtami
Masik Durgashtami
12
Navami
13
Dashami
14
Ekadashi
Gita Jayanti
Mokshada Ekadashi
15
Dwadashi
16
Trayodashi
Dhanu Sankranti
Shukla Pradosh Vrat
17
Chaturdashi
18
Chaturdashi
Dattatreya Jayanti
19
Purnima
Purnima Vrat
20
Pratipada
Pausha begins
21
Dwitiya
22
Tritiya
Sankashti Chaturthi
23
Chaturthi
24
Panchami
25
Shashthi
26
Saptami
27
Ashtami
Kalashtami
28
Navami
29
Dashami
30
Ekadashi
31
Dwadashi
Krishna Pradosh Vrat
2
Thu
Krishna Pradosh Vrat
Masik Shivaratri
3
Fri
Amavasya
7
Tue
Vinayaka Chaturthi
8
Wed
Vivah Panchami
9
Thu
Champa Shashthi
11
Sat
Masik Durgashtami
14
Tue
Gita Jayanti
Mokshada Ekadashi
16
Thu
Dhanu Sankranti
Shukla Pradosh Vrat
18
Sat
Dattatreya Jayanti
19
Sun
Purnima Vrat
22
Wed
Sankashti Chaturthi
27
Mon
Kalashtami
31
Fri
Krishna Pradosh Vrat
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