The Gujarati festival calendar (Vikram Samvat, Kartika new year). Gujarati festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
Gujarati Samvat 1972 opens in December during Gujarati Samvat 2028 (Rudhirodgari) of the Hindu calendar.
December 1972
Gujarati Samvat 2028 (Rudhirodgari)
Margashirsha – Pausha
Festivals & Vrats in December 1972
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Vaikuntha Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:23 AM, Dec 15 – 7:56 AM, Dec 16
The gateway to Vaikuntha opens on the Shukla Ekadashi of Margashirsha (Dhanurmasa).
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Dattatreya Jayanti
Tithi 10:30 PM, Dec 18 – 6:52 PM, Dec 19
The advent of Lord Dattatreya on Margashirsha Purnima.
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 Samvat Calendar
The Gujarati festival calendar (Vikram Samvat, Kartika new year). Gujarati festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.