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Hindu Calendar December 2025: December 2025 is full of Hindu festivals, vrats (Spiritual Fasts), and important events like Margashirsha Purnima and the Pausha months of the Vikrama Samvata calendar also begin in December 2025. Hindu devotees will spend the month celebrating with dedicated worship, fasting and rites, living a perfect blend of both lunar fortnightly traditional events with solar year-end festivals. The month will begin with Gita Jayanti on December 1, which falls on the first Monday. The day is celebrated in honour of the time when Lord Krishna spoke to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.

December 1st also marks the spiritual observance of Mokshada and Guruvayurda Ekadashi. Then, on Margashirsha Shukla Purnima is on December 4th (Thursday), Dattatreya Jayanti, Annapurna Jayanti, Bhairavi Jayanti, and Karthigai Deepam, a festival of lights in Tamil Nadu in honour of Shiva, everything is on December 4th. Then the month of Pausha begins on December 5th.

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Hindu Calendar December 2025 (Image Credit: Canva)

List Of All Auspicious Hindu Festivals And Dates In December 2025:

Festival / Event Date Tithi / Details
Gita Jayanti  December 1, Monday Margashirsha, Shukla Ekadashi
Guruvayur Ekadashi  December 1, Monday Based on the Solar calendar
World AIDS Day December 1, Monday Fixed day in the Gregorian calendar
Mokshada Ekadashi  December 1, Monday Margashirsha, Shukla Ekadashi
Matsya Dwadashi  December 2, Tuesday Margashirsha, Shukla Dwadashi
Bhauma Pradosh Vrat  December 2, Tuesday Margashirsha, Shukla Trayodashi
Hanuman Jayanti (Kannada)  December 3, Wednesday Margashirsha, Shukla Trayodashi
Dattatreya Jayanti  December 4, Thursday Margashirsha, Shukla Purnima
Annapurna Jayanti December 4, Thursday Margashirsha, Shukla Purnima
Bhairavi Jayanti December 4, Thursday Margashirsha, Shukla Purnima
Karthigai Deepam  December 4, Thursday Based on the Solar calendar
Margashirsha Purnima Vrat December 4, Thursday Margashirsha, Shukla Purnima
Margashirsha Purnima December 4, Thursday Margashirsha, Shukla Purnima
Anvadhan December 4, Thursday Margashirsha, Shukla Chaturdashi
Pausha Begins (North) December 5, Friday Magha, Krishna Pratipada
Rohini Vrat December 5, Friday Based on Jain calendar
Ishti December 5, Friday Margashirsha, Shukla Purnima
Akhuratha Sankashti December 7, Sunday Pausha, Krishna Chaturthi
Kalashtami December 11, Thursday Pausha, Krishna Ashtami
Masik Krishna Janmashtami December 11, Thursday Pausha, Krishna Ashtami
Saphala Ekadashi  December 15, Monday Pausha, Krishna Ekadashi
Krishna Matsya Dwadashi December 16, Tuesday Pausha, Krishna Dwadashi
Dhanu Sankranti  December 16, Tuesday Sun: Vrishchika → Dhanu
Budha Pradosh Vrat December 17, Wednesday Pausha, Krishna Trayodashi
Masik Shivaratri  December 18, Thursday Pausha, Krishna Chaturdashi
Hanuman Jayanti (Tamil) December 19, Friday Pausha, Krishna Amavasya
Darsha Amavasya December 19, Friday Pausha, Krishna Amavasya
Anvadhan December 19, Friday Pausha, Krishna Chaturdashi
Pausha Amavasya December 19, Friday Magha, Krishna Amavasya
Ishti December 20, Saturday Pausha, Krishna Amavasya
Shortest Day of Year December 21, Sunday Astronomy event
Chandra Darshana December 21, Sunday Pausha, Shukla Pratipada
Vighneshvara Chaturthi December 24, Wednesday Pausha, Shukla Chaturthi
Skanda Sashti  December 25, Thursday Pausha, Shukla Shashthi
Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti December 27, Saturday Pausha, Shukla Saptami
Mandala Pooja December 27, Saturday Based on the Malayalam calendar
Banada Ashtami December 28, Sunday Pausha, Shukla Ashtami
Masik Durgashtami December 28, Sunday Pausha, Shukla Ashtami
Tailang Swami Jayanti December 30, Tuesday Pausha, Shukla Ekadashi
Pausha Putrada Ekadashi  December 30, Tuesday Pausha, Shukla Ekadashi
Dharma Savarni Manvadi December 30, Tuesday Pausha, Shukla Ekadashi
Kurma Dwadashi December 31, Wednesday Pausha, Shukla Dwadashi
Masik Karthigai December 31, Wednesday Based on the Solar calendar
Vaikuntha Ekadashi  December 31, Wednesday Based on the Solar calendar
Gauna Pausha Putrada Ekadashi  December 31, Wednesday Pausha, Shukla Ekadashi
Vaishnava Pausha Putrada Ekadashi December 31, Wednesday Pausha, Shukla Ekadashi

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Mid-month begins with Saphala Ekadashi is observed on December 15 (Monday, Pausha Krishna Ekadashi), which is a good day to pray to Lord Krishna. On December 18 and 19, the significant observances like Masik Shivaratri and Pausha Amavasya are followed immediately after the Kalashtami and Masik Krishna Janmashtami. On December 21, the day is all about Chandra Darshana. Solstice, which is the shortest day of the year, also falls on December 21.

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At last, the month of December and the year 2025 are coming to an end with festivals like Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti on December 27 and Mandala Pooja (Malayalam calendar). Ekadashi is also falling on December 30-31 with Pausha Putrada, Vaikuntha (solar-based) and progeny-blessing of Pausha Shukla Ekadashi. Skanda Sashti (December 25) and Masik Durgashtami (December 28) will also fall in the last week of December.

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December 2025 is all about tradition, celebration and spiritual awakening. Festivals and spiritual observances this month will also bring happiness and divine blessings to you and your loved ones' lives. Additionally, these special occasions highlight the importance of Indian culture, traditions and histories. This month, devotees will fast, worship, and revel in the worship of their God.

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