The Hindu lunar calendar (Panchang). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and any festivals or vrats, with the Vikram Samvat year and the lunar (Amanta) month.
Hindu Calendar 1978 opens in December during Vikram Samvat 2035 (Prajapati) of the Hindu calendar.
December 1978
Vikram Samvat 2035 (Prajapati)
Margashirsha – Pausha
Festivals & Vrats in December 1978
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:55 PM, Nov 30 – 11:01 AM, Dec 1
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 4:56 AM, Dec 3 – 1:55 AM, Dec 4
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Vivah Panchami
Tithi 1:58 AM, Dec 4 – 11:10 PM, Dec 4
The wedding anniversary of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita on Margashirsha Shukla Panchami, celebrated grandly in Janakpur and Ayodhya.
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Champa Shashti
Tithi 11:14 PM, Dec 4 – 8:47 PM, Dec 5
A six-day festival to Lord Khandoba (Martand Bhairav, a form of Shiva) concludes on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi, worshipped by farmers and warriors.
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Subramanya Shashti
Tithi 11:14 PM, Dec 4 – 8:47 PM, Dec 5
Lord Subramanya (Kartikeya) is worshipped at Kukke and beyond on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 11:14 PM, Dec 4 – 8:47 PM, Dec 5
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:49 PM, Dec 6 – 5:18 PM, Dec 7
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Gita Jayanti / Mokshada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:29 PM, Dec 9 – 3:17 PM, Dec 10
The day the Bhagavad Gita was revealed to Arjuna, observed with the Mokshada Ekadashi fast.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:20 PM, Dec 11 – 3:52 PM, Dec 12
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Karthigai Deepam
Tithi 3:20 PM, Dec 11 – 3:52 PM, Dec 12
The Tamil festival of lights on the Krittika star of Karthigai — rows of agal vilakku are lit, and the Maha Deepam blazes atop Tiruvannamalai.
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Datta Jayanti
Tithi 3:49 PM, Dec 12 – 4:43 PM, Dec 13
The birth of Lord Dattatreya — the combined form of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh — on Margashirsha Purnima, revered as the adi-guru.
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Yomari Punhi
Tithi 4:41 PM, Dec 13 – 5:58 PM, Dec 14
The Newar harvest full moon of Margashirsha, celebrated with sweet yomari dumplings.
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 4:41 PM, Dec 13 – 5:58 PM, Dec 14
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 4:41 PM, Dec 13 – 5:58 PM, Dec 14
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 4:41 PM, Dec 13 – 5:58 PM, Dec 14
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 5:57 PM, Dec 14 – 7:36 PM, Dec 15
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Margazhi Thiruvathirai (Arudra Darshan)
Tithi 7:37 PM, Dec 15 – 9:38 PM, Dec 16
Arudra Darshan celebrates the cosmic dance of Lord Nataraja on the Thiruvathirai (Ardra) star of Margazhi.
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Dhanurmasam Begins
Tithi 7:37 PM, Dec 15 – 9:38 PM, Dec 16
The month of dawn Vishnu worship (Tiruppavai / Dhanurmasa) begins as the Sun enters Dhanu.
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Itu Puja (Itur Vrata) Vrat
Tithi 7:37 PM, Dec 15 – 9:38 PM, Dec 16
Concluding on Agrahayan Sankranti, women worship the Sun god Itu through the Sundays of Agrahayan for family well-being.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 12:05 AM, Dec 18 – 2:41 AM, Dec 19
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:31 AM, Dec 22 – 11:55 AM, Dec 23
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Saphala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:00 PM, Dec 25 – 11:49 AM, Dec 26
A fast that is believed to make all of one's endeavours fruitful.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:20 AM, Dec 27 – 7:33 AM, Dec 28
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 7:33 AM, Dec 28 – 4:31 AM, Dec 29
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 4:31 AM, Dec 29 – 1:12 AM, Dec 30
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 4:31 AM, Dec 29 – 1:12 AM, Dec 30
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 4:31 AM, Dec 29 – 1:12 AM, Dec 30
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 1:06 AM, Dec 30 – 9:30 PM, Dec 30
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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