Tithi at sunrise in New Delhi

December 1979 Hindu Calendar

Margashirsha - Pausha 2036 (Purnimanta) Margashirsha - Pausha 2036 (Amanta)

Vikram Samvat 2036 · Shaka 1901 · New Delhi

SunरविMonसोमTueमंगलWedबुधThuगुरुFriशुक्रSatशनि
1S Tray
2S Chtr3Purn4K Prat5K Dwit6K Trit7K Chat8K Panc
9K Shas10K Sapt11K Asht12K Asht13K Nava14K Dash15K Ekad
16K Dwad17K Tray18K Chtr19Amav20S Prat21S Dwit22S 3,4
23S Panc24S Shas25S SaptChristmas26S Asht27S Nava28S Dash29S Ekad
30S Dwad31S Tray

S Shukla, K Krishna paksha Purnima Amavasya waxing, waning: the white part is the lit moon at sunrise8 gazetted holiday"7,8": one tithi skipped (kshaya)

Take a printout: A4 sheet of December 1979

December has 31 days and no national holiday. Christmas on 25 December is a gazetted holiday for Central Government offices and a bank holiday at every RBI regional office. Good Governance Day is observed on the same date. Gita Jayanti, on Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi, falls in November or December. Many schools in northern states close for winter vacation in late December or January.

December 1979 day by day · दैनिक पंचांग

Sat 1 Shukla Trayodashi upto 03:01 AM, Dec 2
Ashwini nakshatra
Shani Pradosh Vrat
Sun 2 Shukla Chaturdashi upto 01:10 AM, Dec 3
Bharani nakshatra
Mon 3 Purnima upto 11:40 PM
Krittika nakshatra
Margashirsha Purnima
Tue 4 Krishna Pratipada upto 10:39 PM
Rohini nakshatra
Wed 5 Krishna Dwitiya upto 10:15 PM
Mrigashira nakshatra
Thu 6 Krishna Tritiya upto 10:32 PM
Ardra nakshatra
Fri 7 Krishna Chaturthi upto 11:33 PM
Punarvasu nakshatra
Sat 8 Krishna Panchami upto 01:16 AM, Dec 9
Pushya nakshatra
Sun 9 Krishna Shashthi upto 03:32 AM, Dec 10
Ashlesha nakshatra
Mon 10 Krishna Saptami upto 06:10 AM, Dec 11
Magha nakshatra
Tue 11 Krishna Ashtami upto 08:53 AM, Dec 12
Purva Phalguni nakshatra
Wed 12 Krishna Ashtami upto 08:53 AM
Uttara Phalguni nakshatra
Thu 13 Krishna Navami upto 11:24 AM
Hasta nakshatra
Fri 14 Krishna Dashami upto 01:29 PM
Chitra nakshatra
Sat 15 Krishna Ekadashi upto 02:57 PM
Swati nakshatra
Saphala Ekadashi
Sun 16 Krishna Dwadashi upto 03:42 PM
Swati nakshatra
Ravi Pradosh Vrat, Dhanu Sankranti
Mon 17 Krishna Trayodashi upto 03:44 PM
Vishakha nakshatra
Tue 18 Krishna Chaturdashi upto 03:06 PM
Anuradha nakshatra
Wed 19 Amavasya upto 01:56 PM
Jyeshtha nakshatra
Pausha Amavasya
Thu 20 Shukla Pratipada upto 12:19 PM
Mula nakshatra
Fri 21 Shukla Dwitiya upto 10:24 AM
Uttara Ashadha nakshatra
Sat 22 Shukla Tritiya upto 08:17 AM
Shravana nakshatra
Sun 23 Shukla Panchami upto 03:53 AM, Dec 24
Dhanishta nakshatra
Mon 24 Shukla Shashthi upto 01:45 AM, Dec 25
Shatabhisha nakshatra
Tue 25 Shukla Saptami upto 11:42 PM
Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra
Christmas
Wed 26 Shukla Ashtami upto 09:46 PM
Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra
Thu 27 Shukla Navami upto 07:59 PM
Revati nakshatra
Fri 28 Shukla Dashami upto 06:22 PM
Ashwini nakshatra
Sat 29 Shukla Ekadashi upto 04:58 PM
Bharani nakshatra
Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
Sun 30 Shukla Dwadashi upto 03:49 PM
Krittika nakshatra
Ravi Pradosh Vrat
Mon 31 Shukla Trayodashi upto 02:59 PM
Rohini nakshatra

Holidays in December 1979

The DoPT holiday list for 1979 is being updated.

Amanta or Purnimanta?

North India (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Punjab) counts a lunar month from full moon to full moon (Purnimanta). Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana count it from new moon to new moon (Amanta). The tithis and festival days are the same; only the month name of the Krishna paksha differs, which is why Diwali is in Kartika in one system and in Ashwin in the other.