Date	Day	Tithi (TP Base)	Nakshatra	Festival / Vrat	West India	South India	Notes
1 Dec	Tue	Krishna Saptami	Chitra	—	Same	Same	—
2 Dec	Wed	Krishna Ashtami	Swati	—	Same	Same	—
3 Dec	Thu	Krishna Navami	Vishakha	—	Same	Same	—
4 Dec	Fri	Krishna Dashami	Anuradha	—	Same	Same	—
5 Dec	Sat	Krishna Ekadashi	Jyeshtha	Utpanna Ekadashi	Same	Same	Ekadashi rule
6 Dec	Sun	Krishna Dwadashi	Mula	—	Same	Same	—
7 Dec	Mon	Krishna Trayodashi	Purva Ashadha	Pradosh	Same	Same	—
8 Dec	Tue	Krishna Chaturdashi	Uttara Ashadha	—	Same	Same	—
9 Dec	Wed	Amavasya	Shravana	Margashirsha Amavasya	Same	Same	Pitru rites
10 Dec	Thu	Shukla Pratipada	Dhanishta	Pausha month begins	Month differs	Month differs	Amanta vs Purnimanta
11 Dec	Fri	Shukla Dwitiya	Shatabhisha	—	Same	Same	—
12 Dec	Sat	Shukla Tritiya	Purva Bhadrapada	—	Same	Same	—
13 Dec	Sun	Shukla Chaturthi	Uttara Bhadrapada	Vinayak Chaturthi	Same	Same	—
14 Dec	Mon	Shukla Panchami	Revati	—	Same	Same	—
15 Dec	Tue	Shukla Shashthi	Ashwini	—	Same	Same	—
16 Dec	Wed	Shukla Saptami	Bharani	—	Same	Same	—
17 Dec	Thu	Shukla Ashtami	Krittika	—	Same	Same	—
18 Dec	Fri	Shukla Navami	Rohini	—	Same	Same	—
19 Dec	Sat	Shukla Dashami	Mrigashira	—	Same	Same	—
20 Dec	Sun	Shukla Ekadashi	Ardra	Mokshada Ekadashi	Same	Same	Ekadashi rule
21 Dec	Mon	Shukla Dwadashi	Punarvasu	—	Same	Same	—
22 Dec	Tue	Shukla Trayodashi	Pushya	Pradosh	Same	Same	—
23 Dec	Wed	Shukla Chaturdashi	Ashlesha	—	Same	Same	—
24 Dec	Thu	Margashirsha Purnima	Magha	Datta Jayanti	Same	Same	Sacred day
25 Dec	Fri	Krishna Pratipada	Purva Phalguni	Christmas	Same	Same	Solar date
26 Dec	Sat	Krishna Dwitiya	Uttara Phalguni	—	Same	Same	—
27 Dec	Sun	Krishna Tritiya	Hasta	—	Same	Same	—
28 Dec	Mon	Krishna Chaturthi	Chitra	Sankashti Chaturthi	Same	Same	Moonrise rule
29 Dec	Tue	Krishna Panchami	Swati	—	Same	Same	—
30 Dec	Wed	Krishna Shashthi	Vishakha	—	Same	Same	—
31 Dec	Thu	Krishna Saptami	Anuradha	—	Same	Same	Year end

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Key Observations – December 2026

Major festivals

Festival	Date
Utpanna Ekadashi	5 Dec
Mokshada Ekadashi	20 Dec
Datta Jayanti	24 Dec

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Margashirsha spiritual importance

The month is considered sacred because of Krishna’s statement in the Bhagavad Gita:

“Among months, I am Margashirsha.”

Many Vaishnava traditions perform special Vishnu worship throughout this month.

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