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Margashirsha – Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2081

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December 2024 · 31 days

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Hindu months in December 2024

Margashirsha 16 Nov – 15 Dec 2024

Pausha 16 Dec 2024 – 13 Jan 2025 Begins · Mon 16 Dec

December 2024 corresponds to Margashirsha – Pausha, Vikram Samvat 2081. 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 6), Mokshada Ekadashi (Dec 11), Gita Jayanti (Dec 11). Day quality across 31 days: 1 highly auspicious, 4 favourable, 18 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Dec 11, Dec 26. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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Vivah Panchami Gita Jayanti Dattatreya Jayanti

16 observances in December

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

5 Thu Vinayaka Chaturthi 6 Fri Vivah Panchami 7 Sat Champa Shashthi 9 Mon Masik Durgashtami 11 Wed Gita Jayanti Mokshada Ekadashi 13 Fri Shukla Pradosh Vrat 14 Sat Dattatreya Jayanti 15 Sun Dhanu Sankranti Purnima Vrat 18 Wed Sankashti Chaturthi 22 Sun Kalashtami 28 Sat Krishna Pradosh Vrat 29 Sun Masik Shivaratri 30 Mon Amavasya Somvati Amavasya

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