The Hindi Panchang of the North Indian tradition (Vikram Samvat, Purnimanta month reckoning). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Samvat year and lunar month.
Hindi Panchang 1952 opens in December during Vikram Samvat 2009 (Vishvavasu) of the Hindu calendar.
December 1952
Vikram Samvat 2009 (Vishvavasu)
Shaka Samvat 1874 (Nandana) · Gujarati Samvat 2008 (Shobhakrit)
Margashirsha – Pausha – Magha
Festivals & Vrats in December 1952
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 6:40 PM, Nov 30 – 6:07 PM, Dec 1
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 6:40 PM, Nov 30 – 6:07 PM, Dec 1
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 6:40 PM, Nov 30 – 6:07 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 full moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 6:06 PM, Dec 1 – 6:06 PM, Dec 2
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 7:57 PM, Dec 4 – 9:45 PM, Dec 5
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:34 AM, Dec 9 – 8:12 AM, Dec 10
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Saphala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:45 AM, Dec 12 – 12:09 PM, Dec 13
A fast that is believed to make all of one's endeavours fruitful.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:13 PM, Dec 14 – 11:06 AM, Dec 15
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 11:19 AM, Dec 15 – 9:34 AM, Dec 16
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 9:46 AM, Dec 16 – 7:32 AM, Dec 17
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 9:46 AM, Dec 16 – 7:32 AM, Dec 17
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 9:46 AM, Dec 16 – 7:32 AM, Dec 17
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 9:46 AM, Dec 16 – 7:32 AM, Dec 17
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 11:50 PM, Dec 19 – 9:09 PM, Dec 20
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:11 PM, Dec 23 – 12:30 PM, Dec 24
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:50 AM, Dec 26 – 9:16 AM, Dec 27
Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:45 AM, Dec 28 – 9:02 AM, Dec 29
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:23 AM, Dec 30 – 10:35 AM, Dec 31
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 9:23 AM, Dec 30 – 10:35 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 full moon.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 9:23 AM, Dec 30 – 10:35 AM, Dec 31
The full moon of Pausha — also kept as Shakambhari Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 9:23 AM, Dec 30 – 10:35 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 Hindi Panchang (Vikram Samvat)
The Hindi Panchang of the North Indian tradition (Vikram Samvat, Purnimanta month reckoning). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Samvat year and lunar month.
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.