Kaalashtami December 2026 Date
Wednesday, 30 December 2026
Kaalashtami in December 2026 is on Wednesday, 30 December 2026.
कालाष्टमी 2026 बुधवार, 30 दिसंबर को है।
Dates are for India (IST). Tithi timings, muhurat and prarthanas are on the Kaalashtami page.
About Kaalashtami
Each lunar month on Krishna Paksha Ashtami, devotees of Bhairava — Shiva's skull-bearing form who beheaded Brahma's fifth head — keep a night-long vigil. Because the fast must fall when Ashtami covers the night, it sometimes shifts back to Saptami. Dogs, his vahana, are fed as part of the worship.
