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Hindu calendar · Nairobi

Festivals, vrats and holidays

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December 2026

Margashirsha · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Nairobi
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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, 20:33 GMT+3 → 4 Dec, 21:15 GMT+3
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 5 Dec · Krishna Trayodashi: 5 Dec, 22:22 GMT+3 → 6 Dec, 23:52 GMT+3
  3. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 6 Dec, 23:52 GMT+3 → 8 Dec, 01:42 GMT+3
  4. Margashirsha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 7 Dec · Amavasya: 8 Dec, 01:42 GMT+3 → 9 Dec, 03:52 GMT+3
  5. Dhanu SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Dhanu.Sun enters 16 Dec, 07:54 GMT+3
  6. Mokshada EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 19 Dec · Shukla Ekadashi: 19 Dec, 19:39 GMT+3 → 20 Dec, 17:44 GMT+3
  7. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 21 Dec, 15:06 GMT+3 → 22 Dec, 11:54 GMT+3
  8. Margashirsha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Purnima: 23 Dec, 08:17 GMT+3 → 24 Dec, 04:28 GMT+3
  9. ChristmasOther faiths
    The birth of Jesus Christ.
  10. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 26 Dec, 17:35 GMT+3 → 27 Dec, 14:43 GMT+3