Kannada calendar · Bengaluru
Kannada Calendar — Margashira 2026
Karnataka’s panchanga, read from Bengaluru. Its near-equatorial latitude keeps day length — and therefore the sunrise-measured windows — remarkably steady through the year, unlike the wide summer-to-winter swing of the north.
Margashira runs 9 Dec 2026 – 7 Jan 2027 — the amanta (new moon to new moon) month. Timings are computed for Bengaluru; the tithi and the month hold across India. Ritu: Pre-winter.
Wednesday, 9 December 2026
Shukla Pratipada
- Nakshatra
- Jyeshtha
- Yoga
- Dhriti
- Sunrise
- 6:30 AM
- Sunset
- 5:53 PM
Thursday, 10 December 2026
Shukla Pratipada
- Nakshatra
- Mula
- Yoga
- Shula
- Sunrise
- 6:30 AM
- Sunset
- 5:53 PM
Friday, 11 December 2026
Shukla Dwitiya
- Nakshatra
- Purva Ashadha
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Sunrise
- 6:31 AM
- Sunset
- 5:54 PM
Saturday, 12 December 2026
Shukla Tritiya
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Ashadha
- Yoga
- Vriddhi
- Sunrise
- 6:31 AM
- Sunset
- 5:54 PM
Sunday, 13 December 2026
Shukla Chaturthi
- Nakshatra
- Shravana
- Yoga
- Dhruva
- Sunrise
- 6:32 AM
- Sunset
- 5:55 PM
Monday, 14 December 2026
Shukla Panchami
- Nakshatra
- Shravana
- Yoga
- Vyaghata
- Sunrise
- 6:32 AM
- Sunset
- 5:55 PM
Tuesday, 15 December 2026
Shukla Shashthi
- Nakshatra
- Dhanishta
- Yoga
- Harshana
- Sunrise
- 6:33 AM
- Sunset
- 5:55 PM
Wednesday, 16 December 2026
Shukla Saptami
- Nakshatra
- Shatabhisha
- Yoga
- Vajra
- Sunrise
- 6:33 AM
- Sunset
- 5:56 PM
Thursday, 17 December 2026
Shukla Ashtami
- Dhanu SankrantiSankranti
- Nakshatra
- Purva Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Siddhi
- Sunrise
- 6:34 AM
- Sunset
- 5:56 PM
Friday, 18 December 2026
Shukla Navami
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Vyatipata
- Sunrise
- 6:34 AM
- Sunset
- 5:57 PM
Saturday, 19 December 2026
Shukla Dashami
- Nakshatra
- Revati
- Yoga
- Variyana
- Sunrise
- 6:35 AM
- Sunset
- 5:57 PM
Sunday, 20 December 2026
Shukla Ekadashi
- Mokshada EkadashiFestival
- Shukla EkadashiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Ashwini
- Yoga
- Parigha
- Sunrise
- 6:35 AM
- Sunset
- 5:58 PM
Monday, 21 December 2026
Shukla Dwadashi
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- Yoga
- Siddha
- Sunrise
- 6:36 AM
- Sunset
- 5:58 PM
Tuesday, 22 December 2026
Shukla Trayodashi
- Shukla PradoshVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Krittika
- Yoga
- Sadhya
- Sunrise
- 6:36 AM
- Sunset
- 5:59 PM
Wednesday, 23 December 2026
Shukla Chaturdashi
- Nakshatra
- Rohini
- Yoga
- Shubha
- Sunrise
- 6:37 AM
- Sunset
- 5:59 PM
Thursday, 24 December 2026
Shukla Purnima · Full moon
- PurnimaFull / new moon
- Nakshatra
- Ardra
- Yoga
- Shukla
- Sunrise
- 6:37 AM
- Sunset
- 6:00 PM
Friday, 25 December 2026
Krishna Dwitiya
- Nakshatra
- Punarvasu
- Yoga
- Brahma
- Sunrise
- 6:38 AM
- Sunset
- 6:00 PM
Saturday, 26 December 2026
Krishna Tritiya
- Nakshatra
- Pushya
- Yoga
- Vaidhriti
- Sunrise
- 6:38 AM
- Sunset
- 6:01 PM
Sunday, 27 December 2026
Krishna Chaturthi
- Sankashti ChaturthiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Ashlesha
- Yoga
- Vishkambha
- Sunrise
- 6:39 AM
- Sunset
- 6:01 PM
Monday, 28 December 2026
Krishna Panchami
- Nakshatra
- Magha
- Yoga
- Priti
- Sunrise
- 6:39 AM
- Sunset
- 6:02 PM
Tuesday, 29 December 2026
Krishna Shashthi
- Nakshatra
- Purva Phalguni
- Yoga
- Ayushman
- Sunrise
- 6:40 AM
- Sunset
- 6:02 PM
Wednesday, 30 December 2026
Krishna Saptami
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Phalguni
- Yoga
- Saubhagya
- Sunrise
- 6:40 AM
- Sunset
- 6:03 PM
Thursday, 31 December 2026
Krishna Ashtami
- Nakshatra
- Hasta
- Yoga
- Shobhana
- Sunrise
- 6:40 AM
- Sunset
- 6:04 PM
Friday, 1 January 2027
Krishna Navami
- Nakshatra
- Chitra
- Yoga
- Atiganda
- Sunrise
- 6:41 AM
- Sunset
- 6:04 PM
Saturday, 2 January 2027
Krishna Dashami
- Nakshatra
- Swati
- Yoga
- Sukarma
- Sunrise
- 6:41 AM
- Sunset
- 6:05 PM
Sunday, 3 January 2027
Krishna Ekadashi
- Krishna EkadashiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Vishakha
- Yoga
- Dhriti
- Sunrise
- 6:42 AM
- Sunset
- 6:05 PM
Monday, 4 January 2027
Krishna Dwadashi
- Nakshatra
- Anuradha
- Yoga
- Shula
- Sunrise
- 6:42 AM
- Sunset
- 6:06 PM
Tuesday, 5 January 2027
Krishna Trayodashi
- Krishna PradoshVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Jyeshtha
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Sunrise
- 6:42 AM
- Sunset
- 6:06 PM
Wednesday, 6 January 2027
Krishna Chaturdashi
- Masik ShivratriVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Mula
- Yoga
- Vriddhi
- Sunrise
- 6:43 AM
- Sunset
- 6:07 PM
Thursday, 7 January 2027
Krishna Amavasya · New moon
- AmavasyaFull / new moon
- Nakshatra
- Purva Ashadha
- Yoga
- Dhruva
- Sunrise
- 6:43 AM
- Sunset
- 6:07 PM
- Sankranti
- Festival
- Vrat / fast
- Full / new moon
Festivals in Margashira
These are the major festivals in this Kannada month. Dates use an India-wide reference, so a regional observance may shift by one day.
Vrats & observances in Margashira
For Bengaluru, we derive Ekadashi, Pradosh, Sankashti, the full and new moon, any Sankranti and any eclipse from the sunrise-prevailing tithi.
- Dhanu SankrantiThu 17 DecSankrantiSun enters Sagittarius · 10:25 AM
- Shukla EkadashiSun 20 DecVratShukla paksha · Margashirsha
- Shukla PradoshTue 22 DecVratShukla paksha · Margashirsha
- PurnimaThu 24 DecMoonMargashirsha (purnimanta)
- Sankashti ChaturthiSun 27 DecVratKrishna paksha · Margashirsha
- Krishna EkadashiSun 3 JanVratKrishna paksha · Margashirsha
- Krishna PradoshTue 5 JanVratKrishna paksha · Margashirsha
- Masik ShivratriWed 6 JanVratKrishna paksha · Margashirsha
- AmavasyaThu 7 JanMoonPausha (purnimanta)
The Kannada months
All twelve, in order, with the Gregorian window each usually falls in.
- ChaitraMarch–April
- VaishakhaApril–May
- JyeshthaMay–June
- AshadhaJune–July
- ShravanaJuly–August
- BhadrapadaAugust–September
- AshwijaSeptember–October
- KartikaOctober–November
- MargashiraNovember–December
- PushyaDecember–January
- MaghaJanuary–February
- PhalgunaFebruary–March
FAQ
Which reckoning does the Kannada calendar use?
Amanta — new moon to new moon, the same cut as the Telugu, Marathi and Gujarati calendars.
When does the Kannada year begin?
At Yugadi, Chaitra Shukla Pratipada — the opening day of the first amanta month.
Why is the month name sometimes different from a North Indian panchang?
In the waning fortnight the purnimanta reckoning names the days after the coming month, so it reads one month ahead. Both agree through the bright fortnight, and neither moves a festival date.
Does the calendar change between Bengaluru and, say, Mangaluru?
The tithi and month do not — they are the same across India. Sunrise and every window measured from it do shift with longitude, which is why the timings here are computed for Bengaluru.
Regional calendars
The same sky, cut into months three different ways. Open the calendar your family keeps.
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