Margashirsha Mahina 2012 in North Indian Hindu Calendars

Margashirsha Month is the ninth month in a traditional Hindi calendar followed in North India. Margashirsha Month 2012 begins on November 29 and ends on December 28. Mokshada Ekadasi, Dattatreya Jayanti and Gita Jayanthi are observed in this month. This calendar is followed mainly in Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Haryana, Bihar and Chhattisgarh and other North Indian states. A month in these regions is calculated from the day after Purnima or full moon to the next Purnima. The current year in the Hindi Calendar is Saka 2069.

Note - It must be noted that Margashirsha month in calendars followed in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka begins on December 14 and ends on January 11, 2013.

Chaturthi Vrat or Sankashti Ganesh Chaturti in Margashirsha Month 2012 is on December 2. The Chandrodaya or Moonrise time as per North Indian calendars is 8:35 PM.

Margashirsha Month 2012 Krishna and Shukla Paksha

Margashirsh Month Krishna Paksha (waning phase of moon) is from November 29, 2012 to December 13.

Margashirsha Month Shukla Paksha (waning phase of moon) is from December 13, 2012 to December 28, 2012.

Margashirsha Month Ekadasi Vrat in North India

Uttapatti Ekadasi – December 9

Mokshada Ekadasi – December 23

Margashirsha Month Pradosh Vrat in North India

Pradosh – December 11

Pradosh – December 25

Margashirsha Amavasi in Hindi Panchang in North India

Amavasya is on December 13, 2012.

The Amavasi begins at 4:48 PM on December 12, 2012 and ends at 2:26 PM on December 13, 2012.

Margashirsha Purnima in Hindi Calendar

Purnima is on December 28, 2012. The Purnima begins at 12:42 PM on December 27 and ends at 2:46 PM on December 28.

Festivals and auspicious days in Margashirsha Month 2012 in North India

Kal Bhairav Ashtami – December 6

Guha / Skanda / Champa Sashti – December 18
Vivah Panchami - December 17

Geeta Jayanti – December 23

Dattatreya Jayanti – December 27

Next month in North Indian Hindu Calendars is the Poush month.