Marathi calendar · Mumbai
Marathi Calendar — Margashirsha 2026
Maharashtra’s panchang, read from Mumbai on the Arabian Sea — far enough west that sunrise and every window derived from it run noticeably later than in the east. The year opens at Gudi Padwa, the Shukla Pratipada of Chaitra.
Margashirsha runs 9 Dec 2026 – 7 Jan 2027 — the amanta (new moon to new moon) month. Timings are computed for Mumbai; the tithi and the month hold across India. Ritu: Pre-winter.
Wednesday, 9 December 2026
Shukla Pratipada
- Nakshatra
- Jyeshtha
- Yoga
- Dhriti
- Sunrise
- 6:59 AM
- Sunset
- 6:01 PM
Thursday, 10 December 2026
Shukla Pratipada
- Nakshatra
- Mula
- Yoga
- Shula
- Sunrise
- 7:00 AM
- Sunset
- 6:01 PM
Friday, 11 December 2026
Shukla Dwitiya
- Nakshatra
- Purva Ashadha
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Sunrise
- 7:01 AM
- Sunset
- 6:02 PM
Saturday, 12 December 2026
Shukla Tritiya
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Ashadha
- Yoga
- Vriddhi
- Sunrise
- 7:01 AM
- Sunset
- 6:02 PM
Sunday, 13 December 2026
Shukla Chaturthi
- Nakshatra
- Shravana
- Yoga
- Dhruva
- Sunrise
- 7:02 AM
- Sunset
- 6:02 PM
Monday, 14 December 2026
Shukla Panchami
- Nakshatra
- Shravana
- Yoga
- Vyaghata
- Sunrise
- 7:02 AM
- Sunset
- 6:03 PM
Tuesday, 15 December 2026
Shukla Shashthi
- Nakshatra
- Dhanishta
- Yoga
- Harshana
- Sunrise
- 7:03 AM
- Sunset
- 6:03 PM
Wednesday, 16 December 2026
Shukla Saptami
- Nakshatra
- Shatabhisha
- Yoga
- Vajra
- Sunrise
- 7:04 AM
- Sunset
- 6:03 PM
Thursday, 17 December 2026
Shukla Ashtami
- Dhanu SankrantiSankranti
- Nakshatra
- Purva Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Siddhi
- Sunrise
- 7:04 AM
- Sunset
- 6:04 PM
Friday, 18 December 2026
Shukla Navami
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Vyatipata
- Sunrise
- 7:05 AM
- Sunset
- 6:04 PM
Saturday, 19 December 2026
Shukla Dashami
- Nakshatra
- Revati
- Yoga
- Variyana
- Sunrise
- 7:05 AM
- Sunset
- 6:05 PM
Sunday, 20 December 2026
Shukla Ekadashi
- Mokshada EkadashiFestival
- Shukla EkadashiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Ashwini
- Yoga
- Parigha
- Sunrise
- 7:06 AM
- Sunset
- 6:05 PM
Monday, 21 December 2026
Shukla Dwadashi
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- Yoga
- Siddha
- Sunrise
- 7:06 AM
- Sunset
- 6:06 PM
Tuesday, 22 December 2026
Shukla Trayodashi
- Shukla PradoshVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Krittika
- Yoga
- Sadhya
- Sunrise
- 7:07 AM
- Sunset
- 6:06 PM
Wednesday, 23 December 2026
Shukla Chaturdashi
- Nakshatra
- Rohini
- Yoga
- Shubha
- Sunrise
- 7:07 AM
- Sunset
- 6:07 PM
Thursday, 24 December 2026
Krishna Pratipada
- Nakshatra
- Ardra
- Yoga
- Shukla
- Sunrise
- 7:08 AM
- Sunset
- 6:07 PM
Friday, 25 December 2026
Krishna Dwitiya
- Nakshatra
- Punarvasu
- Yoga
- Brahma
- Sunrise
- 7:08 AM
- Sunset
- 6:08 PM
Saturday, 26 December 2026
Krishna Tritiya
- Nakshatra
- Pushya
- Yoga
- Vaidhriti
- Sunrise
- 7:09 AM
- Sunset
- 6:08 PM
Sunday, 27 December 2026
Krishna Chaturthi
- Sankashti ChaturthiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Ashlesha
- Yoga
- Vishkambha
- Sunrise
- 7:09 AM
- Sunset
- 6:09 PM
Monday, 28 December 2026
Krishna Panchami
- Nakshatra
- Magha
- Yoga
- Priti
- Sunrise
- 7:09 AM
- Sunset
- 6:09 PM
Tuesday, 29 December 2026
Krishna Shashthi
- Nakshatra
- Purva Phalguni
- Yoga
- Ayushman
- Sunrise
- 7:10 AM
- Sunset
- 6:10 PM
Wednesday, 30 December 2026
Krishna Saptami
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Phalguni
- Yoga
- Saubhagya
- Sunrise
- 7:10 AM
- Sunset
- 6:11 PM
Thursday, 31 December 2026
Krishna Ashtami
- Nakshatra
- Hasta
- Yoga
- Shobhana
- Sunrise
- 7:11 AM
- Sunset
- 6:11 PM
Friday, 1 January 2027
Krishna Navami
- Nakshatra
- Chitra
- Yoga
- Atiganda
- Sunrise
- 7:11 AM
- Sunset
- 6:12 PM
Saturday, 2 January 2027
Krishna Dashami
- Nakshatra
- Swati
- Yoga
- Sukarma
- Sunrise
- 7:11 AM
- Sunset
- 6:12 PM
Sunday, 3 January 2027
Krishna Ekadashi
- Krishna EkadashiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Vishakha
- Yoga
- Dhriti
- Sunrise
- 7:12 AM
- Sunset
- 6:13 PM
Monday, 4 January 2027
Krishna Dwadashi
- Nakshatra
- Anuradha
- Yoga
- Shula
- Sunrise
- 7:12 AM
- Sunset
- 6:14 PM
Tuesday, 5 January 2027
Krishna Trayodashi
- Krishna PradoshVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Jyeshtha
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Sunrise
- 7:12 AM
- Sunset
- 6:14 PM
Wednesday, 6 January 2027
Krishna Chaturdashi
- Masik ShivratriVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Mula
- Yoga
- Vriddhi
- Sunrise
- 7:12 AM
- Sunset
- 6:15 PM
Thursday, 7 January 2027
Krishna Amavasya · New moon
- AmavasyaFull / new moon
- Nakshatra
- Purva Ashadha
- Yoga
- Dhruva
- Sunrise
- 7:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:16 PM
- Sankranti
- Festival
- Vrat / fast
- Full / new moon
Festivals in Margashirsha
These are the major festivals in this Marathi month. Dates use an India-wide reference, so a regional observance may shift by one day.
Vrats & observances in Margashirsha
For Mumbai, 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
- 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 Marathi months
All twelve, in order, with the Gregorian window each usually falls in.
- ChaitraMarch–April
- VaishakhApril–May
- JyeshthaMay–June
- AshadhJune–July
- ShravanJuly–August
- BhadrapadAugust–September
- AshwinSeptember–October
- KartikOctober–November
- MargashirshaNovember–December
- PaushDecember–January
- MaghJanuary–February
- PhalgunFebruary–March
FAQ
Which reckoning does the Marathi calendar use?
Amanta — new moon to new moon. Ashadhi and Kartiki Ekadashi, the two great Pandharpur pilgrimages, are counted in these amanta months.
Why does the month name differ from a North Indian panchang?
During the waning fortnight only. The purnimanta reckoning used in the Hindi belt names that fortnight after the next month, so Krishna paksha reads one month ahead there. The dates of festivals do not move.
When does the Marathi year begin?
At Gudi Padwa — Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, the first day of the first amanta month. That is also when the Shaka and Vikram Samvat years shown on this page roll over.
Why is Mumbai the reference city?
Because the sun-based windows — Rahu Kaal, Abhijit, the Choghadiya — are computed from local sunrise. Mumbai’s western longitude puts them measurably later than a Delhi-timed almanac would.
Regional calendars
The same sky, cut into months three different ways. Open the calendar your family keeps.
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