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Margashirsha – Pausha · Vikram Samvat 2083

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December 2026 · 31 days

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Hindu months in December 2026

Margashirsha 25 Nov – 23 Dec 2026

Pausha 24 Dec 2026 – 22 Jan 2027 Begins · Thu 24 Dec

December 2026 corresponds to Margashirsha – Pausha, Vikram Samvat 2083. Margashirsha is praised in the Gita as the holiest month: Vaikuntha Ekadashi opens heaven's gate, Gita Jayanti marks the scripture, and Dattatreya Jayanti falls on the full moon. Major observances: Vivah Panchami (Dec 14), Mokshada Ekadashi (Dec 20), Gita Jayanti (Dec 20). Day quality across 31 days: 0 highly auspicious, 6 favourable, 18 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Dec 4, Dec 20. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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Vivah Panchami Gita Jayanti Dattatreya Jayanti

18 observances in December

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1 Ashtami Kalabhairav Jayanti Kalashtami 2 Navami 3 Dashami 4 Ekadashi Utpanna Ekadashi 5 Dwadashi 6 Trayodashi Krishna Pradosh Vrat 7 Chaturdashi Masik Shivaratri 8 Amavasya Amavasya 9 Pratipada 10 Pratipada 11 Dwitiya 12 Tritiya 13 Chaturthi Vinayaka Chaturthi 14 Panchami Vivah Panchami 15 Shashthi Champa Shashthi 16 Saptami Dhanu Sankranti 17 Ashtami Masik Durgashtami 18 Navami 19 Dashami 20 Ekadashi Gita Jayanti Mokshada Ekadashi 21 Dwadashi Shukla Pradosh Vrat 22 Trayodashi 23 Chaturdashi Dattatreya Jayanti Purnima Vrat 24 Pratipada Pausha begins 25 Dwitiya 26 Tritiya Sankashti Chaturthi 27 Chaturthi 28 Panchami 29 Shashthi 30 Saptami Kalashtami 31 Ashtami

1 Tue Kalabhairav Jayanti Kalashtami 4 Fri Utpanna Ekadashi 6 Sun Krishna Pradosh Vrat 7 Mon Masik Shivaratri 8 Tue Amavasya 13 Sun Vinayaka Chaturthi 14 Mon Vivah Panchami 15 Tue Champa Shashthi 16 Wed Dhanu Sankranti 17 Thu Masik Durgashtami 20 Sun Gita Jayanti Mokshada Ekadashi 21 Mon Shukla Pradosh Vrat 23 Wed Dattatreya Jayanti Purnima Vrat 26 Sat Sankashti Chaturthi 30 Wed Kalashtami

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