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Hindu calendar · Leicester

Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2026

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Leicester
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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, 17:33 GMT → 4 Dec, 18:15 GMT
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 5 Dec, 19:22 GMT → 6 Dec, 20:52 GMT
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 6 Dec, 20:52 GMT → 7 Dec, 22:42 GMT
  4. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 7 Dec · Amavasya: 7 Dec, 22:42 GMT → 9 Dec, 00:52 GMT
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 04:54 GMT
  6. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 19 Dec, 16:39 GMT → 20 Dec, 14:44 GMT
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 21 Dec, 12:06 GMT → 22 Dec, 08:54 GMT
  8. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 22 Dec · Purnima: 23 Dec, 05:17 GMT → 24 Dec, 01:28 GMT
  9. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  10. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 26 Dec, 14:35 GMT → 27 Dec, 11:43 GMT