Telugu calendar · lunisolar
Telugu calendar December 2026
The Telugu calendar is lunisolar and amanta: each month runs from the day after a new moon to the next new moon. The year begins on Ugadi and carries a name from the 60-year samvatsara cycle.
Telugu calendar, December 2026
- Months: Kartika (కార్తీకము) · Margashira (మార్గశిరము)
- Shaka Samvat: 1948
- Samvatsara: Parabhava
1TuesdayKartika
K Ashtami until 11:15 pm → K Navami
Magha
Simha
6:30 am · 5:40 pm
2Wednesday
K Navami until 10:53 pm → K Dashami
Purva Phalguni
Simha → Kanya 3:00 pm
6:30 am · 5:40 pm
3Thursday
K Dashami until 11:04 pm → K Ekadashi
Uttara Phalguni
Kanya
6:31 am · 5:40 pm
4Friday
K Ekadashi until 11:46 pm → K Dwadashi
Hasta
Kanya → Tula 11:04 pm
6:32 am · 5:41 pm
Ekadashi
5Saturday
K Dwadashi until 12:53 am → K Trayodashi
Chitra
Tula
6:32 am · 5:41 pm
6Sunday
K Trayodashi until 2:23 am → K Chaturdashi
Swati
Tula
6:33 am · 5:41 pm
7Monday
K Chaturdashi until 4:13 am → Amavasya
Vishakha
Tula → Vrishchika 9:15 am
6:33 am · 5:41 pm
8Tuesday
Amavasya until 6:22 am → S Pratipada
Anuradha
Vrishchika
6:34 am · 5:42 pm
Amavasya
9WednesdayMargashira
S Pratipada
Jyeshtha
Vrishchika → Dhanu 9:02 pm
6:35 am · 5:42 pm
10Thursday
S Pratipada until 8:47 am → S Dwitiya
Mula
Dhanu
6:35 am · 5:42 pm
11Friday
S Dwitiya until 11:24 am → S Tritiya
Purva Ashadha
Dhanu
6:36 am · 5:43 pm
12Saturday
S Tritiya until 2:07 pm → S Chaturthi
Uttara Ashadha
Dhanu → Makara 9:53 am
6:36 am · 5:43 pm
13Sunday
S Chaturthi until 4:49 pm → S Panchami
Shravana
Makara
6:37 am · 5:43 pm
14Monday
S Panchami until 7:17 pm → S Shashthi
Shravana
Makara → Kumbha 10:37 pm
6:37 am · 5:44 pm
15Tuesday
S Shashthi until 9:20 pm → S Saptami
Dhanishta
Kumbha
6:38 am · 5:44 pm
16Wednesday
S Saptami until 10:47 pm → S Ashtami
Shatabhisha
Kumbha
6:39 am · 5:44 pm
Sankranti
17Thursday
S Ashtami until 11:27 pm → S Navami
Purva Bhadrapada
Kumbha → Meena 9:14 am
6:39 am · 5:45 pm
18Friday
S Navami until 11:15 pm → S Dashami
Uttara Bhadrapada
Meena
6:40 am · 5:45 pm
19Saturday
S Dashami until 10:10 pm → S Ekadashi
Revati
Meena → Mesha 3:59 pm
6:40 am · 5:46 pm
20Sunday
S Ekadashi until 8:15 pm → S Dwadashi
Ashwini
Mesha
6:41 am · 5:46 pm
Ekadashi
21Monday
S Dwadashi until 5:37 pm → S Trayodashi
Bharani
Mesha → Vrishabha 6:37 pm
6:41 am · 5:47 pm
22Tuesday
S Trayodashi until 2:25 pm → S Chaturdashi
Krittika
Vrishabha
6:42 am · 5:47 pm
23Wednesday
S Chaturdashi until 10:48 am → Purnima
Rohini
Vrishabha → Mithuna 6:26 pm
6:42 am · 5:48 pm
24Thursday
Purnima until 6:59 am → K Pratipada until 3:08 am → K Dwitiya
Ardra
Mithuna
6:43 am · 5:48 pm
Purnima
25Friday
K Dwitiya until 11:27 pm → K Tritiya
Punarvasu
Mithuna → Karka 5:34 pm
6:43 am · 5:49 pm
26Saturday
K Tritiya until 8:06 pm → K Chaturthi
Pushya
Karka
6:44 am · 5:49 pm
27Sunday
K Chaturthi until 5:14 pm → K Panchami
Ashlesha
Karka → Simha 6:06 pm
6:44 am · 5:50 pm
28Monday
K Panchami until 2:59 pm → K Shashthi
Magha
Simha
6:44 am · 5:50 pm
29Tuesday
K Shashthi until 1:26 pm → K Saptami
Purva Phalguni
Simha → Kanya 9:38 pm
6:45 am · 5:51 pm
30Wednesday
K Saptami until 12:37 pm → K Ashtami
Uttara Phalguni
Kanya
6:45 am · 5:52 pm
31Thursday
K Ashtami until 12:33 pm → K Navami
Hasta
Kanya → Tula 4:48 am
6:46 am · 5:52 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 Hyderabad, in IST.
Days to note in December 2026
| Date | Month | What |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec, Fri | Kartika | Krishna Ekadashi |
| 8 Dec, Tue | Kartika | Amavasya |
| 16 Dec, Wed | Margashira | Dhanu Sankranti, 10:28 am |
| 20 Dec, Sun | Margashira | Shukla Ekadashi |
| 24 Dec, Thu | Margashira | Purnima |
How the Telugu calendar works
Months are named Chaitra to Phalguna after the sign the Sun is in at the new moon that starts them; when the Sun stays in one sign for a whole lunar month, that month is adhik (extra). Each day is named by the tithi at sunrise.
Ugadi is Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, in March or April. The Shaka year and the samvatsara name change on that day.
| # | Month | Telugu |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chaitra | చైత్రము |
| 2 | Vaishakha | వైశాఖము |
| 3 | Jyeshtha | జ్యేష్ఠము |
| 4 | Ashadha | ఆషాఢము |
| 5 | Shravana | శ్రావణము |
| 6 | Bhadrapada | భాద్రపదము |
| 7 | Ashwayuja | ఆశ్వయుజము |
| 8 | Kartika | కార్తీకము |
| 9 | Margashira | మార్గశిరము |
| 10 | Pushya | పుష్యము |
| 11 | Magha | మాఘము |
| 12 | Phalguna | ఫాల్గుణము |
Other regional calendars
- Hindu calendar
- Tamil calendar
- Kannada calendar
- Malayalam calendar
- Marathi calendar
- Gujarati calendar
- Bengali calendar
- Odia calendar
For the full day (yoga, karana, Rahu kaal) see today's panchang, and the full lists of Amavasya, Purnima and eclipse dates.