Tithi at sunrise in New Delhi

December 2026 Hindu Calendar

Margashirsha - Pausha 2083 (Purnimanta) Kartika - Margashirsha 2083 (Amanta)

Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948 · New Delhi

SunरविMonसोमTueमंगलWedबुधThuगुरुFriशुक्रSatशनि
1K Asht2K Nava3K Dash4K Ekad5K Dwad
6K Tray7K Chtr8Amav9S Prat10S Prat11S Dwit12S Trit
13S Chat14S Panc15S Shas16S Sapt17S Asht18S Nava19S Dash
20S Ekad21S Dwad22S Tray23S 14,1524K Prat25K DwitChristmas26K Trit
27K Chat28K Panc29K Shas30K Sapt31K Asht

S Shukla, K Krishna paksha Purnima Amavasya8 gazetted holiday"7,8": one tithi skipped (kshaya)

December rounds out the year with 31 days and cooler temperatures across India. Highlights include Christmas celebrations, Good Governance Day, and year-end festivities leading up to New Year's Eve. It is a bustling month for winter travel, family gatherings, and reflecting on the past twelve months.

December 2026 day by day · दैनिक पंचांग

Tue 1 Krishna Ashtami upto 11:17 PM
Magha nakshatra
Wed 2 Krishna Navami upto 10:55 PM
Purva Phalguni nakshatra
Thu 3 Krishna Dashami upto 11:06 PM
Uttara Phalguni nakshatra
Fri 4 Krishna Ekadashi upto 11:47 PM
Hasta nakshatra
Utpanna Ekadashi
Sat 5 Krishna Dwadashi upto 12:55 AM, Dec 6
Chitra nakshatra
Sun 6 Krishna Trayodashi upto 02:25 AM, Dec 7
Swati nakshatra
Ravi Pradosh Vrat
Mon 7 Krishna Chaturdashi upto 04:15 AM, Dec 8
Vishakha nakshatra
Tue 8 Amavasya upto 06:24 AM, Dec 9
Anuradha nakshatra
Margashirsha Amavasya
Wed 9 Shukla Pratipada upto 08:49 AM, Dec 10
Jyeshtha nakshatra
Thu 10 Shukla Pratipada upto 08:49 AM
Mula nakshatra
Fri 11 Shukla Dwitiya upto 11:25 AM
Purva Ashadha nakshatra
Sat 12 Shukla Tritiya upto 02:09 PM
Uttara Ashadha nakshatra
Sun 13 Shukla Chaturthi upto 04:50 PM
Shravana nakshatra
Mon 14 Shukla Panchami upto 07:18 PM
Shravana nakshatra
Tue 15 Shukla Shashthi upto 09:22 PM
Dhanishta nakshatra
Wed 16 Shukla Saptami upto 10:48 PM
Shatabhisha nakshatra
Dhanu Sankranti
Thu 17 Shukla Ashtami upto 11:28 PM
Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra
Fri 18 Shukla Navami upto 11:17 PM
Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra
Sat 19 Shukla Dashami upto 10:12 PM
Revati nakshatra
Sun 20 Shukla Ekadashi upto 08:17 PM
Ashwini nakshatra
Mokshada Ekadashi
Mon 21 Shukla Dwadashi upto 05:39 PM
Bharani nakshatra
Soma Pradosh Vrat
Tue 22 Shukla Trayodashi upto 02:26 PM
Krittika nakshatra
Wed 23 Shukla Chaturdashi upto 10:50 AM
Rohini nakshatra
Margashirsha Purnima
Thu 24 Krishna Pratipada upto 03:10 AM, Dec 25
Ardra nakshatra
Fri 25 Krishna Dwitiya upto 11:29 PM
Punarvasu nakshatra
Christmas
Sat 26 Krishna Tritiya upto 08:08 PM
Pushya nakshatra
Sun 27 Krishna Chaturthi upto 05:16 PM
Ashlesha nakshatra
Mon 28 Krishna Panchami upto 03:01 PM
Magha nakshatra
Tue 29 Krishna Shashthi upto 01:28 PM
Purva Phalguni nakshatra
Wed 30 Krishna Saptami upto 12:39 PM
Uttara Phalguni nakshatra
Thu 31 Krishna Ashtami upto 12:35 PM
Hasta nakshatra

Holidays in December 2026

Gazetted (Central Government, Delhi): 25/12/2026 Christmas Day

Restricted (any two): 23/12/2026 Hazarat Ali's Birthday; 24/12/2026 Christmas Eve

Banks in New Delhi, December 2026: 25 Dec (Christmas) + 12 and 26 Dec (2nd and 4th Saturday). All cities

Amanta or Purnimanta?

North India (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Punjab) counts a lunar month from full moon to full moon (Purnimanta). Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana count it from new moon to new moon (Amanta). The tithis and festival days are the same; only the month name of the Krishna paksha differs, which is why Diwali is in Kartika in one system and in Ashwin in the other.