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Margasira Masam 2026 in Durban: Lakshmivara vratam Thursdays

By Global Panchang Team · Updated

Margasira masam in DurbanDec 9 – Jan 730 days · 5 Lakshmivara (Thursday) vratamsIndia: Dec 9 – Jan 7 · 5 Thursdays

Lakshmivara vratam (Thursdays)

1 · Thu, Dec 10Pratipada · Brahma muhurta 3:29 AM
2 · Thu, Dec 17Ashtami · Brahma muhurta 3:31 AM
3 · Thu, Dec 24Pratipada · Brahma muhurta 3:34 AM
4 · Thu, Dec 31Ashtami · Brahma muhurta 3:39 AM
5 · Thu, Jan 7Amavasya · Brahma muhurta 3:43 AM

Key days

Dec 15Subrahmanya ShashtiShukla Shashti · Skanda puja
Dec 16Dhanurmasam begins ›Tiruppavai at dawn for 30 days
Dec 20Vaikunta (Mukkoti) Ekadashi · Gita Jayanti ›Uttara dwara darshanam
Dec 23Datta Jayanti · Margasira Pournami
Jan 7Margasira masam ends (Amavasya)
Margasira masam begins in 52 days: Wed, Dec 9First Thursday Thu, Dec 10

Follow the vratam rules your priest or family tradition advises. Margasira masam guide ›

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Daily timings and vrats

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Festivals in Durban

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Questions

How many Margasira Thursdays are there in Durban in 2026?

5: Dec 10, Dec 17, Dec 24, Dec 31, Jan 7. India has 5.

When does Margasira masam start in Durban?

Wednesday, December 9, the day after Karthika Amavasya by Durban's sunrise.

What is the Margasira Lakshmivara vratam?

Lakshmi puja on every Thursday of Margasira masam, popular in Telugu and Odia homes: the house is cleaned and decorated with muggulu, a kalasham is set up for Mahalakshmi, and the vratam katha is read. The last Thursday ends with an udyapana.

Times are local to Durban (Africa/Johannesburg). Why dates differ between the USA and India ›

For general information only. Calculated by software for this city; it may contain errors and is not religious, astrological or medical advice. Always confirm important dates and muhurtams with your priest or temple. Disclaimer and terms · Privacy · © Global Panchang