Festivals by month
Hindu Calendar December 2026: festivals, vrats and tithi
Tue, 1 Dec
4 festivals · 7 vrat days
In the Hindu calendar December 2026 runs from Margashirsha Krishna Ashtami to Pausha Krishna Ashtami (purnimanta reckoning, Vikram Samvat 2083 Siddharthi). 4 festivals and 7 vrat days fall in it, and every day's tithi, nakshatra and date is computed from the Moon and the Sun rather than copied from a list.
Then: Margashirsha Guruvar — Wed, 9 Dec
Every date below is computed for New Delhi. Open the festival's own page to move it to your city — an observance decided at moonrise, such as Karwa Chauth, can genuinely fall on a different day elsewhere.
| Date | Weekday | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 1 December 2026 | Tuesday | Kaal Bhairav Jayanti |
| 9 December 2026, Wednesday to 7 January 2027, Thursday | Wednesday | Margashirsha Guruvar |
| 14 December 2026 | Monday | Vivah Panchami |
| 23 December 2026 | Wednesday | Dattatreya Jayanti |
Each row is the civil day from sunrise in New Delhi. The tithi is the one running at sunrise, which is the tithi that names the day, with the time it ends (24-hour clock, IST). A tithi still running at the next sunrise names two days (vriddhi); one that begins and ends between two sunrises is kshaya and is shown beside the day it runs through. The month is the purnimanta name used in North India, with the amanta name in brackets on the days the two reckonings differ.
| Date | Weekday | Tithi at sunrise | Nakshatra | Hindu month | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Krishna Ashtami — until 23:14 | Magha | Margashirsha (amanta: Kartika) | Kaal Bhairav Jayanti | |
| Wednesday | Krishna Navami — until 22:52 | Purva Phalguni | Margashirsha (amanta: Kartika) | — | |
| Thursday | Krishna Dashami — until 23:04 | Uttara Phalguni | Margashirsha (amanta: Kartika) | — | |
| Friday | Krishna Ekadashi — until 23:45 | Hasta | Margashirsha (amanta: Kartika) | Utpanna Ekadashi | |
| Saturday | Krishna Dwadashi — until 00:52 on 6 Dec | Chitra | Margashirsha (amanta: Kartika) | — | |
| Sunday | Krishna Trayodashi — until 02:22 on 7 Dec | Swati | Margashirsha (amanta: Kartika) | Ravi Pradosh | |
| Monday | Krishna Chaturdashi — until 04:13 on 8 Dec | Vishakha | Margashirsha (amanta: Kartika) | — | |
| Tuesday | Amavasya — until 06:21 on 9 Dec | Anuradha | Margashirsha (amanta: Kartika) | Margashirsha Amavasya (Bhaumvati Amavasya) | |
| Wednesday | Shukla Pratipada — until 08:46 on 10 Dec (vriddhi) | Jyeshtha | Margashirsha | Margashirsha Guruvar | |
| Thursday | Shukla Pratipada — until 08:46 | Mula | Margashirsha | — | |
| Friday | Shukla Dwitiya — until 11:23 | Purva Ashadha | Margashirsha | — | |
| Saturday | Shukla Tritiya — until 14:06 | Uttara Ashadha | Margashirsha | — | |
| Sunday | Shukla Chaturthi — until 16:48 | Shravana | Margashirsha | — | |
| Monday | Shukla Panchami — until 19:16 | Shravana | Margashirsha | Vivah Panchami | |
| Tuesday | Shukla Shashti — until 21:19 | Dhanishta | Margashirsha | — | |
| Wednesday | Shukla Saptami — until 22:46 | Shatabhisha | Margashirsha | — | |
| Thursday | Shukla Ashtami — until 23:26 | Purva Bhadrapada | Margashirsha | — | |
| Friday | Shukla Navami — until 23:14 | Uttara Bhadrapada | Margashirsha | — | |
| Saturday | Shukla Dashami — until 22:09 | Revati | Margashirsha | — | |
| Sunday | Shukla Ekadashi — until 20:15 | Ashwini | Margashirsha | Mokshada Ekadashi | |
| Monday | Shukla Dwadashi — until 17:36 | Bharani | Margashirsha | Som Pradosh | |
| Tuesday | Shukla Trayodashi — until 14:24 | Krittika | Margashirsha | — | |
| Wednesday | Shukla Chaturdashi — until 10:47; then Purnima (kshaya) | Rohini | Margashirsha | Dattatreya Jayanti, Margashirsha Purnima | |
| Thursday | Krishna Pratipada — until 03:07 on 25 Dec | Ardra | Pausha (amanta: Margashirsha) | — | |
| Friday | Krishna Dwitiya — until 23:26 | Punarvasu | Pausha (amanta: Margashirsha) | — | |
| Saturday | Krishna Tritiya — until 20:05 | Pushya | Pausha (amanta: Margashirsha) | Sankashti Chaturthi | |
| Sunday | Krishna Chaturthi — until 17:13 | Ashlesha | Pausha (amanta: Margashirsha) | — | |
| Monday | Krishna Panchami — until 14:58 | Magha | Pausha (amanta: Margashirsha) | — | |
| Tuesday | Krishna Shashti — until 13:25 | Purva Phalguni | Pausha (amanta: Margashirsha) | — | |
| Wednesday | Krishna Saptami — until 12:36 | Uttara Phalguni | Pausha (amanta: Margashirsha) | — | |
| Thursday | Krishna Ashtami — until 12:32 | Hasta | Pausha (amanta: Margashirsha) | — |
Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi), Shaka Samvat 1948.
| Reckoning | Hindu month | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purnimanta (North India: month ends at the full Moon) | Margashirsha | 1 December 2026 | 23 December 2026 |
| Purnimanta (North India: month ends at the full Moon) | Pausha | 24 December 2026 | 31 December 2026 |
| Amanta (South and West India: month ends at the new Moon) | Kartika | 1 December 2026 | 8 December 2026 |
| Amanta (South and West India: month ends at the new Moon) | Margashirsha | 9 December 2026 | 31 December 2026 |
The two reckonings name the same day differently for about half of every month: a purnimanta month ends at the full Moon, so its dark fortnight already carries the next month's name, while an amanta month runs on to the new Moon. Vikram Samvat is counted here from the first day of purnimanta Chaitra, as AstroSage prints it; readers who keep the amanta calendar begin the new year at Chaitra Shukla Pratipada (Gudi Padwa, Ugadi) about a fortnight later, which is also when Shaka Samvat turns over.
| Date | Weekday | Festival or vrat |
|---|---|---|
| 4 December 2026 | Friday | Utpanna Ekadashi |
| 6 December 2026 | Sunday | Ravi Pradosh |
| 8 December 2026 | Tuesday | Margashirsha Amavasya (Bhaumvati Amavasya) |
| 20 December 2026 | Sunday | Mokshada Ekadashi |
| 21 December 2026 | Monday | Som Pradosh |
| 23 December 2026 | Wednesday | Margashirsha Purnima |
| 26 December 2026 | Saturday | Sankashti Chaturthi |
December 2026 festivals — common questions
Which Hindu month is December 2026?
In the purnimanta reckoning: Margashirsha 1 Dec to 23 Dec; Pausha 24 Dec to 31 Dec. In the amanta reckoning: Kartika 1 Dec to 8 Dec; Margashirsha 9 Dec to 31 Dec.
Which Vikram Samvat year is December 2026?
Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi), Shaka Samvat 1948.
Which festivals fall in December 2026?
Kaal Bhairav Jayanti (1), Margashirsha Guruvar (9), Vivah Panchami (14), Dattatreya Jayanti (23). Every date is computed for sunrise in New Delhi.
When is Ekadashi in December 2026?
4 December 2026, 20 December 2026.
When are Purnima and Amavasya in December 2026?
Purnima: 23 December 2026. Amavasya: 8 December 2026.
Are these dates the same in every city?
Nearly, but not always. Sunrise decides which day a tithi names and sunrise differs across India by well over an hour, so in some years an observance falls on a different day in two cities. Each festival's own page has a city switcher.