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Odia calendar December 2026
The Odia calendar is a solar calendar: each month begins on the day the Sun enters a new sign. The year begins with Baisakha on Pana Sankranti, in mid-April.
Odia calendar, December 2026
- Months: Margasira (ମାର୍ଗଶିର) · Pausa (ପୌଷ)
- Shaka Samvat: 1948
1TuesdayMargasira 16
K Ashtami until 11:15 pm → K Navami
Magha
Simha
6:06 am · 5:05 pm
2Wednesday17
K Navami until 10:53 pm → K Dashami
Purva Phalguni
Simha → Kanya 3:00 pm
6:06 am · 5:06 pm
3Thursday18
K Dashami until 11:04 pm → K Ekadashi
Uttara Phalguni
Kanya
6:07 am · 5:06 pm
4Friday19
K Ekadashi until 11:46 pm → K Dwadashi
Hasta
Kanya → Tula 11:04 pm
6:08 am · 5:06 pm
Ekadashi
5Saturday20
K Dwadashi until 12:53 am → K Trayodashi
Chitra
Tula
6:08 am · 5:06 pm
6Sunday21
K Trayodashi until 2:23 am → K Chaturdashi
Swati
Tula
6:09 am · 5:06 pm
7Monday22
K Chaturdashi until 4:13 am → Amavasya
Vishakha
Tula → Vrishchika 9:15 am
6:09 am · 5:07 pm
8Tuesday23
Amavasya
Anuradha
Vrishchika
6:10 am · 5:07 pm
Amavasya
9Wednesday24
Amavasya until 6:22 am → S Pratipada
Jyeshtha
Vrishchika → Dhanu 9:02 pm
6:11 am · 5:07 pm
Amavasya
10Thursday25
S Pratipada until 8:47 am → S Dwitiya
Mula
Dhanu
6:11 am · 5:07 pm
11Friday26
S Dwitiya until 11:24 am → S Tritiya
Purva Ashadha
Dhanu
6:12 am · 5:08 pm
12Saturday27
S Tritiya until 2:07 pm → S Chaturthi
Uttara Ashadha
Dhanu → Makara 9:53 am
6:13 am · 5:08 pm
13Sunday28
S Chaturthi until 4:49 pm → S Panchami
Shravana
Makara
6:13 am · 5:08 pm
14Monday29
S Panchami until 7:17 pm → S Shashthi
Shravana
Makara → Kumbha 10:37 pm
6:14 am · 5:09 pm
15Tuesday30
S Shashthi until 9:20 pm → S Saptami
Dhanishta
Kumbha
6:14 am · 5:09 pm
16WednesdayPausa 1
S Saptami until 10:47 pm → S Ashtami
Shatabhisha
Kumbha
6:15 am · 5:10 pm
Sankranti
17Thursday2
S Ashtami until 11:27 pm → S Navami
Purva Bhadrapada
Kumbha → Meena 9:14 am
6:15 am · 5:10 pm
18Friday3
S Navami until 11:15 pm → S Dashami
Uttara Bhadrapada
Meena
6:16 am · 5:10 pm
19Saturday4
S Dashami until 10:10 pm → S Ekadashi
Revati
Meena → Mesha 3:59 pm
6:16 am · 5:11 pm
20Sunday5
S Ekadashi until 8:15 pm → S Dwadashi
Ashwini
Mesha
6:17 am · 5:11 pm
Ekadashi
21Monday6
S Dwadashi until 5:37 pm → S Trayodashi
Bharani
Mesha → Vrishabha 6:37 pm
6:18 am · 5:12 pm
22Tuesday7
S Trayodashi until 2:25 pm → S Chaturdashi
Krittika
Vrishabha
6:18 am · 5:12 pm
23Wednesday8
S Chaturdashi until 10:48 am → Purnima
Rohini
Vrishabha → Mithuna 6:26 pm
6:19 am · 5:13 pm
24Thursday9
Purnima until 6:59 am → K Pratipada until 3:08 am → K Dwitiya
Ardra
Mithuna
6:19 am · 5:13 pm
Purnima
25Friday10
K Dwitiya until 11:27 pm → K Tritiya
Punarvasu
Mithuna → Karka 5:34 pm
6:19 am · 5:14 pm
26Saturday11
K Tritiya until 8:06 pm → K Chaturthi
Pushya
Karka
6:20 am · 5:14 pm
27Sunday12
K Chaturthi until 5:14 pm → K Panchami
Ashlesha
Karka → Simha 6:06 pm
6:20 am · 5:15 pm
28Monday13
K Panchami until 2:59 pm → K Shashthi
Magha
Simha
6:21 am · 5:16 pm
29Tuesday14
K Shashthi until 1:26 pm → K Saptami
Purva Phalguni
Simha → Kanya 9:38 pm
6:21 am · 5:16 pm
30Wednesday15
K Saptami until 12:37 pm → K Ashtami
Uttara Phalguni
Kanya
6:22 am · 5:17 pm
31Thursday16
K Ashtami until 12:33 pm → K Navami
Hasta
Kanya → Tula 4:48 am
6:22 am · 5:17 pm
S = Shukla paksha, K = Krishna paksha. The tithi is the one at sunrise, with the time it ends when it changes before the next sunrise. ☆ nakshatra, ☾ Moon sign, ☼ sunrise and sunset, for Bhubaneswar, in IST.
Days to note in December 2026
| Date | Month | What |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec, Fri | Margasira 19 | Krishna Ekadashi |
| 8 Dec, Tue | Margasira 23 | Amavasya |
| 9 Dec, Wed | Margasira 24 | Amavasya |
| 16 Dec, Wed | Pausa 1 | Dhanu Sankranti, 10:28 am |
| 20 Dec, Sun | Pausa 5 | Shukla Ekadashi |
| 24 Dec, Thu | Pausa 9 | Purnima |
How the Odia calendar works
The day of the Sankranti is the first day of the month. Festivals that follow the Moon, such as Rath Yatra, are fixed by tithi.
Pana Sankranti (Maha Bishuba Sankranti) is the Odia New Year, when the Sun enters Mesha in mid-April.
| # | Month | Odia | Sun in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baisakha | ବୈଶାଖ | Mesha |
| 2 | Jyeshtha | ଜ୍ୟେଷ୍ଠ | Vrishabha |
| 3 | Asadha | ଆଷାଢ଼ | Mithuna |
| 4 | Srabana | ଶ୍ରାବଣ | Karka |
| 5 | Bhadraba | ଭାଦ୍ରବ | Simha |
| 6 | Aswina | ଆଶ୍ୱିନ | Kanya |
| 7 | Kartika | କାର୍ତ୍ତିକ | Tula |
| 8 | Margasira | ମାର୍ଗଶିର | Vrishchika |
| 9 | Pausa | ପୌଷ | Dhanu |
| 10 | Magha | ମାଘ | Makara |
| 11 | Phalguna | ଫାଲ୍ଗୁନ | Kumbha |
| 12 | Chaitra | ଚୈତ୍ର | Meena |
Other regional calendars
- Hindu calendar
- Tamil calendar
- Telugu calendar
- Kannada calendar
- Malayalam calendar
- Marathi calendar
- Gujarati calendar
- Bengali calendar
For the full day (yoga, karana, Rahu kaal) see today's panchang, and the full lists of Amavasya, Purnima and eclipse dates.