December 2026 starts on a Tuesday and ends on a Thursday, with Christmas on Friday 25 December giving most of India a three-day weekend. It is also the month when the year’s leftover leave and year-end deadlines meet, so it pays to plan it in one view.
Starts on Tuesday the 1st and ends on Thursday the 31st.
23 weekdays, or 22 after the national holiday on a weekday.
4 Saturdays and 4 Sundays.
ISO weeks 49 to 53 of the year.
Days 335 to 365 of 2026's 365; 0 days remain after it.
December 2026 is in Q4 of the calendar year.
Every date below is marked with a dot on the calendar above. National holidays close central government offices and banks across India; festival and regional days depend on your state and employer.
| Date | Day | Occasion | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec | Friday | Navy Day Commemorates Operation Trident of 1971. | Observance |
| 16 Dec | Wednesday | Vijay Diwas Marks victory in the 1971 war. | Observance |
| 20 Dec | Sunday | Gita Jayanti (Mokshada Ekadashi) Remembers the day the Bhagavad Gita was spoken. | Festival |
| 23 Dec | Wednesday | Datta Jayanti Widely observed in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. | Regional |
| 25 Dec | Friday | Christmas Falls on a Friday, giving a three-day weekend. | National holiday |
| 31 Dec | Thursday | New Year's Eve Last day of the year; a normal working day. | Observance |
Christmas on Friday 25 December gives a natural Friday-to-Sunday break. If your office also closes on New Year’s Day, four days of leave (28–31 December) give a ten-day break from 25 December to 3 January.
Many employers do not carry forward unused casual leave past 31 December. Count what is left in the first week of the month while there is still time to use it.
The winter solstice falls on the night of 21–22 December in India, so evenings are at their darkest. Plan outdoor errands and travel for daylight hours, especially in North India where fog is common.
Where December gets its name, what the weather is like and which festivals usually fall in it: see all about December.
In Tamil, December is written டிசம்பர். See the 2026 Tamil monthly calendar for Tamil day names and festivals.
December 2026 starts on Tuesday, December 1, and ends on Thursday, December 31.
December 2026 has 31 days: 23 weekdays (Monday to Friday), 4 Saturdays and 4 Sundays.
There are 23 weekdays in December 2026. Leaving out Christmas (Friday 25), a Monday-to-Friday office has 22 working days. State holidays can reduce this further.
Christmas is on Friday, December 25, 2026. Falls on a Friday, giving a three-day weekend.
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