Tithi at sunrise in New Delhi

December 1996 Hindu Calendar

Margashirsha - Pausha 2053 (Purnimanta) Kartika - Margashirsha 2053 (Amanta)

Vikram Samvat 2053 · Shaka 1918 · New Delhi

SunरविMonसोमTueमंगलWedबुधThuगुरुFriशुक्रSatशनि
1K Shas2K Sapt3K Asht4K Nava5K Dash6K Ekad7K Dwad
8K Tray9K Chtr10Amav11S Prat12S Dwit13S Trit14S Chat
15S 5,616S Sapt17S Asht18S Nava19S Dash20S Ekad21S Dwad
22S Tray23S Chtr24Purn25K PratChristmas26K Dwit27K Trit28K Trit
29K Chat30K Panc31K Shas

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 1996

December rounds out the year with 31 days and cooler temperatures across India. Highlights include Christmas celebrations, Good Governance Day, and year-end festivities leading up to New Year's Eve. It is a bustling month for winter travel, family gatherings, and reflecting on the past twelve months.

December 1996 day by day · दैनिक पंचांग

Sun 1 Krishna Shashthi upto 06:43 PM
Ashlesha nakshatra
Mon 2 Krishna Saptami upto 09:22 PM
Magha nakshatra
Tue 3 Krishna Ashtami upto 11:50 PM
Purva Phalguni nakshatra
Wed 4 Krishna Navami upto 01:51 AM, Dec 5
Uttara Phalguni nakshatra
Thu 5 Krishna Dashami upto 03:13 AM, Dec 6
Uttara Phalguni nakshatra
Fri 6 Krishna Ekadashi upto 03:48 AM, Dec 7
Hasta nakshatra
Utpanna Ekadashi
Sat 7 Krishna Dwadashi upto 03:33 AM, Dec 8
Chitra nakshatra
Sun 8 Krishna Trayodashi upto 02:31 AM, Dec 9
Swati nakshatra
Ravi Pradosh Vrat
Mon 9 Krishna Chaturdashi upto 12:46 AM, Dec 10
Vishakha nakshatra
Tue 10 Amavasya upto 10:29 PM
Anuradha nakshatra
Margashirsha Amavasya
Wed 11 Shukla Pratipada upto 07:47 PM
Mula nakshatra
Thu 12 Shukla Dwitiya upto 04:52 PM
Purva Ashadha nakshatra
Fri 13 Shukla Tritiya upto 01:52 PM
Uttara Ashadha nakshatra
Sat 14 Shukla Chaturthi upto 10:58 AM
Shravana nakshatra
Sun 15 Shukla Panchami upto 08:16 AM
Dhanishta nakshatra
Dhanu Sankranti
Mon 16 Shukla Saptami upto 03:54 AM, Dec 17
Shatabhisha nakshatra
Tue 17 Shukla Ashtami upto 02:19 AM, Dec 18
Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra
Wed 18 Shukla Navami upto 01:08 AM, Dec 19
Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra
Thu 19 Shukla Dashami upto 12:23 AM, Dec 20
Revati nakshatra
Fri 20 Shukla Ekadashi upto 12:00 AM, Dec 21
Ashwini nakshatra
Mokshada Ekadashi
Sat 21 Shukla Dwadashi upto 12:00 AM
Bharani nakshatra
Sun 22 Shukla Trayodashi upto 12:21 AM, Dec 23
Krittika nakshatra
Ravi Pradosh Vrat
Mon 23 Shukla Chaturdashi upto 01:05 AM, Dec 24
Rohini nakshatra
Tue 24 Purnima upto 02:13 AM, Dec 25
Mrigashira nakshatra
Margashirsha Purnima
Wed 25 Krishna Pratipada upto 03:46 AM, Dec 26
Ardra nakshatra
Christmas
Thu 26 Krishna Dwitiya upto 05:44 AM, Dec 27
Punarvasu nakshatra
Fri 27 Krishna Tritiya upto 08:04 AM, Dec 28
Pushya nakshatra
Sat 28 Krishna Tritiya upto 08:04 AM
Ashlesha nakshatra
Sun 29 Krishna Chaturthi upto 10:41 AM
Magha nakshatra
Mon 30 Krishna Panchami upto 01:25 PM
Magha nakshatra
Tue 31 Krishna Shashthi upto 04:03 PM
Purva Phalguni nakshatra

Holidays in December 1996

The DoPT holiday list for 1996 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.