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Hindu calendar · Melbourne

Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2026

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Melbourne
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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: 4 Dec, 04:33 GMT+11 → 5 Dec, 05:15 GMT+11
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 6 Dec, 06:22 GMT+11 → 7 Dec, 07:52 GMT+11
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 7 Dec, 07:52 GMT+11 → 8 Dec, 09:42 GMT+11
  4. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 8 Dec · Amavasya: 8 Dec, 09:42 GMT+11 → 9 Dec, 11:52 GMT+11
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 15:54 GMT+11
  6. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 20 Dec, 03:39 GMT+11 → 21 Dec, 01:44 GMT+11
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 21 Dec · Shukla Trayodashi: 21 Dec, 23:06 GMT+11 → 22 Dec, 19:54 GMT+11
  8. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 23 Dec · Purnima: 23 Dec, 16:17 GMT+11 → 24 Dec, 12:28 GMT+11
  9. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  10. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 26 Dec · Krishna Chaturthi: 27 Dec, 01:35 GMT+11 → 27 Dec, 22:43 GMT+11