December 2026 Has Seven Wedding Dates. Then the Calendar Shuts
DrikPanchang lists 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11 and 12 December, then nothing at all until the middle of January.
Written by: ShaadiNews Desk
Rituals & Planning
Original Reporting:DrikPanchang
Editorial Summary & Key Highlights
DrikPanchang lists seven auspicious marriage dates in December 2026: the 2nd to the 6th, plus the 11th and 12th. Several muhurat windows open before dawn or close by mid-morning, and after 12 December the calendar carries nothing until 15 January 2027.
Key Insights
- •DrikPanchang lists seven auspicious dates in December 2026: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11 and 12.
- •Six of the seven fall within the first twelve days of the month.
- •The next auspicious date after 12 December is 15 January 2027.
A Hindu wedding ceremony in progress.
December 2026 carries seven auspicious marriage dates in DrikPanchang's calendar: the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 11th and 12th. That is nearly twice what November offers, and it is the last of them for a while.
The first block runs almost continuously. The 2nd opens at 10:32 AM and the muhurat holds through to 7:00 AM on the 3rd, under Uttara Phalguni. The 3rd carries several windows across Uttara Phalguni and Hasta. The 4th is short, 7:01 AM to 10:22 AM, under Hasta. The 5th opens at 11:48 AM and runs to 7:02 AM on the 6th under Swati, and the 6th closes early at 7:42 AM.
Then a five-day gap, and a second block. The 11th runs from 3:04 AM to 7:06 AM on the 12th under Uttara Ashadha, and the 12th runs from 7:06 AM through to 3:27 AM on the 13th.
““A muhurat that runs 3:04 AM to 7:06 AM is a pre-dawn ceremony.””
Read those timings closely before you book anything. Several of the windows open in the small hours or close before mid-morning. A muhurat that runs 3:04 AM to 7:06 AM is a pre-dawn ceremony, and your caterer, your venue and everyone travelling need to know that when they commit rather than a week beforehand.
After 12 December there is nothing. DrikPanchang's next auspicious marriage date is 15 January 2027, a gap of more than a month created by Kharmas, when the Sun moves into Sagittarius. A December date that does not work is not a matter of waiting a fortnight. The season stops.
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Quick Facts
- December 2026 dates
- 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12
- Count
- 7 (DrikPanchang)
- Shortest window
- 6 Dec, 7:02 to 7:42 AM
- Next date after
- 15 January 2027
Dates and timings as published by DrikPanchang, whose calendar is computed for Jaipur (26°55′N, 75°47′E). Muhurat timings shift with longitude, so set your own location on the source before working to the clock. A published list is a shortlist; in most traditions the muhurat is calculated against the couple birth charts.
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