The Telugu Panchangam (Shalivahana Shaka, Ugadi new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Shaka year and the Amanta month.
Telugu Panchangam 1958 opens in December during Shaka Samvat 1880 (Vilambi) of the Hindu calendar.
December 1958
Shaka Samvat 1880 (Vilambi)
Margasiramu – Pushyamu
Festivals & Vrats in December 1958
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Kalabhairav Jayanti
Tithi 8:22 PM, Dec 2 – 7:34 PM, Dec 3
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 2:13 PM, Dec 6 – 11:26 AM, Dec 7
Marks the appearance of Goddess Ekadashi from Vishnu — the origin of Ekadashi observance.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:27 AM, Dec 8 – 5:16 AM, Dec 9
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 5:16 AM, Dec 9 – 2:01 AM, Dec 10
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:01 AM, Dec 10 – 10:50 PM, Dec 10
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:01 AM, Dec 10 – 10:50 PM, Dec 10
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 2:01 AM, Dec 10 – 10:50 PM, Dec 10
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 10:51 PM, Dec 10 – 7:56 PM, Dec 11
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 3:32 PM, Dec 13 – 2:35 PM, Dec 14
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 2:10 PM, Dec 15 – 2:56 PM, Dec 16
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Dhanurmasam Begins
Tithi 2:10 PM, Dec 15 – 2:56 PM, Dec 16
The month of dawn Vishnu worship (Tiruppavai / Dhanurmasa) begins as the Sun enters Dhanu.
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Subramanya Shashti
Tithi 2:10 PM, Dec 15 – 2:56 PM, Dec 16
Lord Subramanya (Kartikeya) is worshipped at Kukke and beyond on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:18 PM, Dec 17 – 6:26 PM, Dec 18
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Vaikunta Ekadashi
Tithi 11:48 PM, Dec 20 – 2:33 AM, Dec 22
The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil.
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Gita Jayanti / Mokshada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:48 PM, Dec 20 – 2:33 AM, Dec 22
The day the Bhagavad Gita was revealed to Arjuna, observed with the Mokshada Ekadashi fast.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:56 AM, Dec 23 – 7:07 AM, Dec 24
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:38 AM, Dec 25 – 9:24 AM, Dec 26
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 8:38 AM, Dec 25 – 9:24 AM, Dec 26
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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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 8:38 AM, Dec 25 – 9:24 AM, Dec 26
The full moon of Margashirsha — kept with Dattatreya worship, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 8:38 AM, Dec 25 – 9:24 AM, Dec 26
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 9:43 AM, Dec 29 – 8:55 AM, Dec 30
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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 Telugu Panchangam
The Telugu Panchangam (Shalivahana Shaka, Ugadi new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Shaka year and the Amanta month.
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