The Gujarati Panchang (Vikram Samvat with the Kartika new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Samvat year and the Amanta month.
Gujarati Panchang 2005 opens in December during Gujarati Samvat 2061 (Durmukha) of the Hindu calendar.
December 2005
Gujarati Samvat 2061 (Durmukha)
Magshar – Posh
Festivals & Vrats in December 2005
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:04 PM, Nov 30 – 8:36 PM, Dec 1
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:04 PM, Nov 30 – 8:36 PM, Dec 1
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 10:04 PM, Nov 30 – 8:36 PM, Dec 1
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 8:33 PM, Dec 1 – 6:33 PM, Dec 2
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 1:38 PM, Dec 4 – 11:03 AM, Dec 5
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:03 AM, Dec 8 – 2:06 AM, Dec 9
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Gita Jayanti / Mokshada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:21 PM, Dec 10 – 10:19 PM, Dec 11
The day the Bhagavad Gita was revealed to Arjuna, observed with the Mokshada Ekadashi fast.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:41 PM, Dec 12 – 9:17 PM, Dec 13
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 9:19 PM, Dec 14 – 9:40 PM, Dec 15
The full moon of Margashirsha — kept with Dattatreya worship, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:19 PM, Dec 14 – 9:40 PM, Dec 15
The full-moon fast, kept with a day-long vrat, a vigil, Satyanarayan Puja and charity, culminating in the worship of the rising full moon.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 9:19 PM, Dec 14 – 9:40 PM, Dec 15
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the full moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 9:43 PM, Dec 15 – 10:31 PM, Dec 16
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 1:46 AM, Dec 19 – 3:56 AM, Dec 20
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:04 PM, Dec 23 – 2:09 PM, Dec 24
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Saphala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:42 PM, Dec 26 – 4:33 PM, Dec 27
A fast that is believed to make all of one's endeavours fruitful.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:45 PM, Dec 28 – 1:54 PM, Dec 29
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 2:03 PM, Dec 29 – 11:32 AM, Dec 30
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:41 AM, Dec 30 – 8:41 AM, Dec 31
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 11:41 AM, Dec 30 – 8:41 AM, Dec 31
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:41 AM, Dec 30 – 8:41 AM, Dec 31
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:41 AM, Dec 30 – 8:41 AM, Dec 31
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
About the Gujarati Panchang
The Gujarati Panchang (Vikram Samvat with the Kartika new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Samvat year and the Amanta month.
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