Margashira Masam 2026 – Date

Margashira Masam in 2026 falls on Wednesday 9 December 2026 in the Telugu states (Hyderabad, IST).

Margashira holds Subrahmanya Shashti, Mokshada Ekadashi (Gita Jayanti), Dattatreya Jayanti and the Lakshmivaram Thursdays; Dhanurmasam and often Vaikuntha Ekadashi begin within it, and Hemanta ritu starts with it. Telugu months are amanta lunar months: each begins the day after an amavasya (new moon) and is named for the solar sign the Sun occupies at that new moon. When two new moons fall in the same sign an adhika (extra) month is inserted and the festivals are kept in the nija month that follows. The start date is the first day whose sunrise-to-sunrise span begins in the new month.

Tithi timing

Sukla Padyami begins 9 December 2026 at 6:21 AM IST and ends 10 December 2026 at 8:46 AM IST.

How the date is decided

First Hindu day of each amanta masa (sukla padyami at sunrise; kshaya -> day the padyami begins).

Date by city

Different date in: Visakhapatnam, Chennai, Sydney, Singapore — the tithi is judged against each city's own sunrise and local time (daylight saving included), so the day can shift for cities west of India.

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• Kshirabdi Dwadasi (Chilukula Dwadasi) – Saturday 21 November 2026
• Kartika Somavaram – Monday 23 November 2026
• Kartika Pournami (Deepotsavam) – Tuesday 24 November 2026
• Margashira Lakshmivaram – Thursday 10 December 2026
• Subrahmanya Shashti – Tuesday 15 December 2026
• Dhanurmasam begins – Wednesday 16 December 2026
• Vaikuntha Ekadashi (Mukkoti Ekadashi) – Sunday 20 December 2026
• Dattatreya Jayanti – Thursday 24 December 2026

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