Margashirsha month (Margasheersh, Margashira, Margasira masam), is the ninth month as per traditional North Indian Hindi Hindu calendar. In 2019, Margashirsha month starts on November 13 and ends on December 12 according to North Indian traditional Hindi Hindu calendar followed in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, etc.
In North Indian calendars, Krishna Paksha in Margashirsha Month begins on 13th November and ends on 26 November & Shukla Paksha begins on 27 November and ends on 12 December.
In other calendars like Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu and Kannada calendars, Margashira month 2019 starts on November 27 and ends on 26 December.
As per the above calendars, Shukla Paksha of Margashirsha Month begins on November 27 and ends on 12 December but Krishna Paksha starts on 13 December and ends on 26 December 2019.
During Margashira month Mrigasira nakshatra or Mrugashira star falls near Purnima day. Due to that this month is named as Margashirsh. This month is an auspicious month to perform Shiva puja, Vishnu puja, Dattatreya puja and Hanuman Puja.
As per Bengali calendar, Margashirsh month is also called as Agrahayana or Agrahayon. Margashirsh is the second month as per traditional Gujarati calendar.
In Tamil calendar, Margashirsha Month coincides with Karthigai Masam – Margali Masam and in Malayalam calendar it is Vrischika Masam – Dhanurmasam.
Festivals in Margashirsha Month 2019
Sunday, 17 November 2019 – Vrischika Sankranti
Tuesday, 19 November 2019 – Kalabhairav Jayanti (Maha Kalbhairav Ashtami)
Friday, 22 November 2019 – Utpanna Ekadashi
Saturday, 23 November 2019 – Utpanna Ekadashi
Sunday, 1 December 2019 – Vivah Panchami
Sunday, 8 December 2019 – Mokshada Ekadashi
Sunday, 8 December 2019 – Gita Jayanti
Wednesday, 11 December 2019 – Dattatreya Jayanti (Datta Jayanti)
Thursday, 12 December 2019 – Margashirsha Purnima
Monday, 16 December 2019 – Dhanu Sankranti
Sunday, 22 December 2019 – Saphala Ekadashi
Thursday, 26 December 2019 – Surya Grahan (Solar Eclipse)
Tithis, days & dates in Margashirsha Month 2019
Wednesday, 13 November 2019 – Margashirsha Krishna Paksha Pratipada
Thursday, 14 November 2019 – Margashirsha Krishna Paksha Dwitiya
Friday, 15 November 2019 – Margashirsha Krishna Paksha Tritiya
Saturday, 16 November 2019 – Margashirsha Krishna Paksha Chaturthi
Sunday, 17 November 2019 – Margashirsha Krishna Paksha Panchami
Monday, 18 November 2019 – Margashirsha Krishna Paksha Shashti
Tuesday, 19 November 2019 – Margashirsha Krishna Paksha Saptami
Wednesday, 20 November 2019 – Margashirsha Krishna Paksha Ashtami
Thursday, 21 November 2019 – Margashirsha Krishna Paksha Navami
Friday, 22 November 2019 – Margashirsha Krishna Paksha Dashami
Saturday, 23 November 2019 – Margashirsha Krishna Paksha Ekadashi, Dwadashi
Sunday, 24 November 2019 – Margashirsha Krishna Paksha Trayodashi
Monday, 25 November 2019 – Margashirsha Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi
Tuesday, 26 November 2019 – Margashirsha Amavasya
Wednesday, 27 November 2019 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Pratipada
Thursday, 28 November 2019 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Dwitiya
Friday, 29 November 2019 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Tritiya
Saturday, 30 November 2019 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Chaturthi
Sunday, 1 December 2019 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Panchami
Monday, 2 December 2019 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Shashti
Tuesday, 3 December 2019 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Saptami
Wednesday, 4 December 2019 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Ashtami
Thursday, 5 December 2019 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Navami
Friday, 6 December 2019 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Dashami
Saturday, 7 December 2019 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Dashami / Ekadashi
Sunday, 8 December 2019 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Ekadashi
Monday, 9 December 2019 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Dwadashi
Tuesday, 10 December 2019 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Trayodashi
Wednesday, 11 December 2019 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Chaturdashi
Thursday, 12 December 2019 – Margashirsha Purnima
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