The Marathi Panchang (Shaka Samvat, Gudi Padwa new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Shaka year and the Amanta month.
Marathi Panchang 1979 opens in December during Shaka Samvat 1901 (Siddharthi) of the Hindu calendar.
December 1979
Shaka Samvat 1901 (Siddharthi)
Margashirsha – Pausha
Festivals & Vrats in December 1979
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:03 AM, Dec 1 – 2:55 AM, Dec 2
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Datta Jayanti
Tithi 1:06 AM, Dec 3 – 11:30 PM, Dec 3
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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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 1:06 AM, Dec 3 – 11:30 PM, Dec 3
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 1:06 AM, Dec 3 – 11:30 PM, Dec 3
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 1:06 AM, Dec 3 – 11:30 PM, Dec 3
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 11:36 PM, Dec 3 – 10:29 PM, Dec 4
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 10:26 PM, Dec 6 – 11:21 PM, Dec 7
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:06 AM, Dec 11 – 8:50 AM, Dec 12
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Saphala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:35 PM, Dec 14 – 2:55 PM, Dec 15
A fast that is believed to make all of one's endeavours fruitful.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:47 PM, Dec 16 – 3:43 PM, Dec 17
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 3:49 PM, Dec 17 – 3:06 PM, Dec 18
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:11 PM, Dec 18 – 1:54 PM, Dec 19
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:11 PM, Dec 18 – 1:54 PM, Dec 19
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 3:11 PM, Dec 18 – 1:54 PM, Dec 19
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 1:59 PM, Dec 19 – 12:17 PM, Dec 20
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 8:14 AM, Dec 22 – 6:03 AM, Dec 23
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:39 PM, Dec 25 – 9:42 PM, Dec 26
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:18 PM, Dec 28 – 4:54 PM, Dec 29
Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:41 PM, Dec 30 – 2:55 PM, Dec 31
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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 Marathi Panchang (Shaka Samvat)
The Marathi Panchang (Shaka Samvat, Gudi Padwa new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Shaka year and the Amanta month.
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