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Magshar Month 2024 in Gujarati Calendar – Magsar Mahina or Margashirsh Month 2024

Magshar Month, or Margashirsh Month, is the second month in a traditional Gujarati calendar followed in GujaratIndia. Magshar Month 2024 in Gujarati Calendar begins on December 2, 2024 to December 30, 2024. As per Vikram Samvat calendar, the current year in Gujarati Calendar is the Vikram Year 2081. Some of the important festivals in the Magsar month include Mokshada Ekadasi and Gita Jayanti.

Ekadasi Fasting Dates in Magsar Maas
Mokshada Ekadasi - December 11
Saphala Ekadasi –  December 26

Pradosh Vrat Dates
Pradosh - December 13
Pradosh – December 28 (Shani Pradosh - Saturday)

Sankashti Chaturthi monthly fasting dedicated to Ganesha in December 18, 2024 – Moonrise or Chandrodaya is at 8:48 PM – Indian Standard Time.

Magshar Maas Sud Padvo and Vad Padvo – Shukla Paksha and Krishna Paksha
Magshar Month Sud Padavo in 2024 (Waxing phase of moon) is from December 2 to December 15.
Magshar Month 2024 Vad Padvo Paksha (Waning phase of moon) is from December 16 to December 30, 2024.

Poonam or Purnima or full moon day Gujarati Magshar month 2024
  • Magshar poonam or Full moon day is on December 15, 2024. 
  • The Purnima begins at 4:14 PM on December 14 to 2:35 PM on December 15
  • Dattatreya Jayanti is on December 14. 
Amas or no moon day in Gujarati Magshar month 2024
Magshar Amas or No moon day is December 30, 2024
The Amavasi begins at 4:02 AM on December 30 to 3:57 AM on December 31.

The dates of important festivals and auspicious days in Gujarati Maghshar Mahina
Dhanur Masa begins – December 16
Gita Jayanti – December 11
Dattatreya Jayanti – December 14

It must be noted that Magshar Mahina in traditional Hindu calendar followed in North India begins on November 16 and ends on December 15, 2024.

Maghshar Month in calendars followed in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka is similar to the Gujarati calendar but it is only the ninth month in these calendars in the Hindu year.