Margashirsha Mahina 2026 in North Indian Hindu Calendars - Margashirsha Mahina in Hindi Calendar 2026

Margashirsha Month is the ninth month in a traditional Hindu calendar followed in North India. Margashirsha Month 2026 begins on November 25 and ends on December 24. Mokshada Ekadasi, Dattatreya Jayanti, and Gita Jayanti are observed in this month. This calendar is followed mainly in Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Haryana, Bihar and Chhattisgarh and other North Indian states. A month in these regions is calculated from the day after Purnima or full moon to the next Purnima. The current year in the Hindi Calendar is Saka 2083.

Chaturthi Vrat or Sankashti Ganesh Chaturthi in Margashirsha Month 2026 is on November 27. The Chandrodaya or Moonrise time as per North Indian calendars is 7:57 PM.

Margashirsha Month 2026 Krishna and Shukla Paksha

Margashirsh Month Krishna Paksha (waning phase of moon) is from November 25 to December 8.

Margashirsha Month Shukla Paksha (waning phase of moon) is from December 9 to December 24, 2026.

Margashirsha Month Ekadashi Vrat in North India

Utpatti Ekadashi – December 4

Mokshada Ekadashi – December 20

Margashirsha Month Pradosh Vrat in North India

Pradosh – December 6

Pradosh – December 21

Margashirsha Amavasya in Hindi Panchang in North India

Amavasya is on December 8

The Amavasi begins at 3:42 AM on December 8 and ends at 5:22 AM on December 9.

Margashirsha Purnima in Hindi Calendar

Purnima is on December 24, 2026. 

The Purnima begins at 10:10 AM on December 23 and ends at 7:55 AM on December 24.

Purnima Vrat is on December 23.

Festivals and auspicious days in Margashirsha Month 2026 in North India

Kal Bhairav Ashtami – November 30/December 1

Vivah Panchami - December 14

Guha / Skanda / Champa Shashti – December 15
Gita Jayanti – December 20

Pischa Mochan Shradh - December 22

Dattatreya Jayanti – December 23

Next month in North Indian Hindu Calendars is the Poush month.

Note - It must be noted that Margashirsha month in calendars followed in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka begins on December 8, 2026 and ends on January 7, 2027.