The Punjabi Jantri (Bikrami reckoning, with the Nanakshahi year alongside). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Punjabi solar month beginning on its Sangrand (Sankranti) day.
Punjabi Jantri 2001 opens in December during Bikrami Samvat 2058 (Jaya) of the Hindu calendar.
December 2001
Bikrami Samvat 2058 (Jaya)
Nanakshahi 533
Maghar – Poh
Festivals & Vrats in December 2001
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 2:19 AM, Dec 1 – 1:33 AM, 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 10:31 PM, Dec 3 – 8:42 PM, Dec 4
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalabhairav Jayanti
Tithi 4:34 PM, Dec 6 – 2:26 PM, Dec 7
The appearance of Kala Bhairava, the fierce guardian form of Shiva, on Margashirsha Krishna Ashtami — worshipped at night with his vahana, the dog.
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Utpanna Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 8:14 AM, Dec 10 – 6:26 AM, Dec 11
Marks the appearance of Goddess Ekadashi from Vishnu — the origin of Ekadashi observance.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:52 AM, Dec 12 – 3:28 AM, Dec 13
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 3:36 AM, Dec 13 – 2:34 AM, Dec 14
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:42 AM, Dec 14 – 2:07 AM, Dec 15
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:42 AM, Dec 14 – 2:07 AM, Dec 15
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 2:42 AM, Dec 14 – 2:07 AM, 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 new moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 2:16 AM, Dec 15 – 2:12 AM, Dec 16
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 4:14 AM, Dec 18 – 5:47 AM, Dec 19
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Vivah Panchami
Tithi 5:59 AM, Dec 19 – 8:00 AM, Dec 20
The wedding anniversary of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita on Margashirsha Shukla Panchami, celebrated grandly in Janakpur and Ayodhya.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:16 PM, Dec 22 – 3:37 PM, Dec 23
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Gita Jayanti / Mokshada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:11 PM, Dec 25 – 7:59 PM, Dec 26
The day the Bhagavad Gita was revealed to Arjuna, observed with the Mokshada Ekadashi fast.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:03 PM, Dec 27 – 7:25 PM, Dec 28
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 6:07 PM, Dec 29 – 4:12 PM, Dec 30
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 6:07 PM, Dec 29 – 4:12 PM, Dec 30
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 6:07 PM, Dec 29 – 4:12 PM, 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 full moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 4:15 PM, Dec 30 – 1:54 PM, 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 Punjabi Jantri
The Punjabi Jantri (Bikrami reckoning, with the Nanakshahi year alongside). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Punjabi solar month beginning on its Sangrand (Sankranti) day.
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