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Hindu calendar · Kathmandu

Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2026

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Kathmandu
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in December 2026

  1. Utpanna EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 3 Dec · Krishna Ekadashi: 3 Dec, 23:18 GMT+5:45 → 5 Dec, 00:00 GMT+5:45
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 6 Dec, 01:07 GMT+5:45 → 7 Dec, 02:37 GMT+5:45
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 6 Dec · Krishna Chaturdashi: 7 Dec, 02:37 GMT+5:45 → 8 Dec, 04:27 GMT+5:45
  4. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 7 Dec · Amavasya: 8 Dec, 04:27 GMT+5:45 → 9 Dec, 06:37 GMT+5:45
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 10:39 GMT+5:45
  6. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 19 Dec, 22:24 GMT+5:45 → 20 Dec, 20:29 GMT+5:45
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 21 Dec, 17:51 GMT+5:45 → 22 Dec, 14:39 GMT+5:45
  8. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Purnima: 23 Dec, 11:02 GMT+5:45 → 24 Dec, 07:13 GMT+5:45
  9. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  10. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 26 Dec · Krishna Chaturthi: 26 Dec, 20:20 GMT+5:45 → 27 Dec, 17:28 GMT+5:45