The main festivals and vrats of December 2026: Vivah Panchami (14 December), Gita Jayanti (20 December) and Dattatreya Jayanti (23 December). This month has Ekadashi on 4 and 20 December, Purnima on 23 December and Amavasya on 8 December. By the purnimanta reckoning (North India) the month falls in Margashirsha and Paush. Each day's tithi is the one at sunrise in New Delhi, and every festival and vrat date is checked against Drik Panchang.
December 2026 at a glance Margashirsha–Paush
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Kr. AshtamiKr 8 | 2Kr. NavamiKr 9 | 3Kr. DashamiKr 10 | 4Kr. EkadashiKr 11Utpanna Ekadashi | 5Kr. DwadashiKr 12 | ||
| 6Kr. TrayodashiKr 13Ravi Pradosh Vrat | 7Kr. ChaturdashiKr 14Masik Shivratri | 8AmavasyaAmavasyaMargashirsha Amavasya | 9Sh. PratipadaSh 1 | 10Sh. PratipadaSh 1 | 11Sh. DwitiyaSh 2 | 12Sh. TritiyaSh 3 |
13Sh. ChaturthiSh 4 | 14Sh. PanchamiSh 5Vivah Panchami | 15Sh. ShashthiSh 6 | 16Sh. SaptamiSh 7Dhanu Sankranti | 17Sh. AshtamiSh 8 | 18Sh. NavamiSh 9 | 19Sh. DashamiSh 10 |
| 20Sh. EkadashiSh 11Gita JayantiMokshada Ekadashi | 21Sh. DwadashiSh 12Soma Pradosh Vrat | 22Sh. TrayodashiSh 13 | 23Sh. ChaturdashiSh 14Dattatreya JayantiMargashirsha Purnima | 24Kr. PratipadaKr 1 | 25Kr. DwitiyaKr 2 | 26Kr. TritiyaKr 3Akhuratha Sankashti Chaturthi |
27Kr. ChaturthiKr 4 | 28Kr. PanchamiKr 5 | 29Kr. ShashthiKr 6 | 30Kr. SaptamiKr 7 | 31Kr. AshtamiKr 8 |
Tithi at sunrise in New Delhi · Sh = Shukla, Kr = Krishna paksha (the number is the tithi’s place: Sh 5 = Shukla Panchami) · pale yellow = Purnima, grey = Amavasya · days with a dot have festivals, listed below.
Festivals and vrats in December 2026
- Friday, 4 DecemberAt sunrise: Kr. EkadashiUtpanna EkadashiMargashirsha Krishna Ekadashi (Amanta: Kartika) · Ekadashi
- Sunday, 6 DecemberAt sunrise: Kr. TrayodashiRavi Pradosh VratMargashirsha Krishna Trayodashi · Pradosh vrat
- Monday, 7 DecemberAt sunrise: Kr. ChaturdashiMasik ShivratriMargashirsha Krishna Chaturdashi · Masik Shivratri
- Tuesday, 8 DecemberAt sunrise: AmavasyaMargashirsha AmavasyaMargashirsha Amavasya (Amanta: Kartika) · Amavasya
- Monday, 14 DecemberAt sunrise: Sh. PanchamiVivah PanchamiMargashirsha Shukla Panchami · Festival
- Wednesday, 16 DecemberAt sunrise: Sh. SaptamiDhanu SankrantiSun enters Dhanu (Sagittarius) · Sankranti
- Sunday, 20 DecemberAt sunrise: Sh. EkadashiGita JayantiMargashirsha Shukla Ekadashi · FestivalMokshada EkadashiMargashirsha Shukla Ekadashi · Ekadashi
- Monday, 21 DecemberAt sunrise: Sh. DwadashiSoma Pradosh VratMargashirsha Shukla Trayodashi · Pradosh vrat
- Wednesday, 23 DecemberAt sunrise: Sh. ChaturdashiDattatreya JayantiMargashirsha Purnima · FestivalMargashirsha PurnimaMargashirsha Purnima · Purnima
- Saturday, 26 DecemberAt sunrise: Kr. TritiyaAkhuratha Sankashti ChaturthiPausha Krishna Chaturthi · Sankashti Chaturthi
The date of Kalabhairav Jayanti (30 November or 1 December) is still being checked against our calculation rule; it will be added here once settled.
Hindu months in December 2026
- Purnimanta (North India)
- Margashirsha (1–23 December) and Paush (24–31 December)
- Amanta (Maharashtra, Gujarat, the South)
- Kartik (1–8 December) and Margashirsha (9–31 December)
In the purnimanta reckoning the month changes the day after Purnima, in the amanta reckoning the day after Amavasya. So a Krishna-paksha festival or vrat falls one month earlier in amanta, e.g. Utpanna Ekadashi: Margashirsha Krishna Ekadashi (Amanta: Kartika). In Shukla paksha both name the same month.
Frequently asked questions
Which festivals and vrats fall in December 2026?
Vivah Panchami on 14 December; Dhanu Sankranti on 16 December; Gita Jayanti on 20 December; Dattatreya Jayanti on 23 December. Besides these there are two Ekadashis, one Purnima, one Amavasya, two Pradosh vrats, one Sankashti Chaturthi and one Masik Shivratri; all of them, with date and tithi, are in the list above.
When is Ekadashi in December 2026?
December 2026 has two Ekadashis: Utpanna Ekadashi on Friday, 4 December and Mokshada Ekadashi on Sunday, 20 December. The parana (breaking the fast) time for each city is on the "Ekadashi December 2026" page.
When are Purnima and Amavasya in December 2026?
Purnima: Margashirsha Purnima on Wednesday, 23 December. Amavasya: Margashirsha Amavasya on Tuesday, 8 December. The start and end of the tithi are on the Purnima and Amavasya month pages.
Can I get this calendar as a PDF?
Yes. The "Save PDF / Print" button opens the printable page for December 2026: the month grid with each day's tithi and festivals on the first page, and every festival and vrat with its date on the second. Press "Save PDF / Print" there and pick a printer, or "Save as PDF" for a PDF.
Which city are the dates for?
By the sunrise and panchang of New Delhi. Most dates stay the same in other cities, but observances that depend on sunrise, moonrise or the night can move by a day. See each festival’s page for your city, or ask your purohit.
Sources
- Drik Panchang (drikpanchang.com): Hindu calendar 2026, the October–December festival lists, each festival’s page, the Ekadashi and vrat lists, New Delhi; every date compared on 2 October 2026
- Each day’s sunrise tithi: SanatanBodh panchang calculation (astronomy-engine, Lahiri ayanamsha), New Delhi; compared with Drik Panchang’s month panchang (every day of October, November, December 2026 and February, November 2027 agrees on tithi, sunrise and sunset), 2 October 2026
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