Tuesday, 8 December 2026
Margashirsha, Krishna Paksha · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948
Amavasya · Margashirsha Amavasya
8 December 2026 is Margashirsha Krishna Paksha Amavasya, a Mangalvaar (मंगलवार). It is Margashirsha Amavasya, also called Agrahayana Amavasya, Darsha Amavasya and Bhaumvati Amavasya. The tithi runs from 4:12 AM until 6:21 AM the following morning, 9 December 2026. Sunrise at New Delhi is 7:01 AM and sunset is 5:24 PM. Rahu Kaal falls between 2:48 PM and 4:06 PM, and the Abhijit Muhurat is 11:51 AM to 12:33 PM.
Tithi, Paksha and Vaar (तिथि)
Amavasya begins 4:12 AM and ends 6:21 AM, 9 Dec — that is the following morning, not this one.
Margashirsha Amavasya
Margashirsha Amavasyaमार्गशीर्ष अमावस्या
Margashirsha Krishna Paksha Amavasya
Also known as Agrahayana Amavasya, Darsha Amavasya and Bhaumvati Amavasya.
The new moon of Margashirsha, the month Krishna names as his own among months in the Gita. A day for pitru tarpan and for bathing at a tirtha. Falling on a Tuesday this year makes it Bhaumvati Amavasya, held to be particularly effective against Mangal dosha.
What devotees do
- Tarpan and til-daan for the ancestors.
- Bathe at a river or tirtha at dawn.
- Hanuman worship, this year falling on a Tuesday.
Shubh Muhurat (शुभ मुहूर्त)
Abhijit is the eighth of the fifteen muhurtas between sunrise and sunset, so it is 42 minutes long today rather than a fixed 48 — it stretches and shrinks with the length of the day.
Ashubh Kaal (अशुभ काल)
We do not publish Varjyam, Dur Muhurat or Godhuli Muhurat. The rules behind them are known, but the underlying tables differ between sources by enough to move a window by the better part of an hour — and these are windows whose whole purpose is telling you not to begin something. We would rather leave them out than print a number we cannot stand behind.
Choghadiya (चौघड़िया)
The day and the night are each divided into eight parts. Amrit, Shubh and Labh are auspicious; Char is neutral; Udveg, Kaal and Rog are best avoided. It is the quickest check there is for whether the next hour and a half is a good time to begin something.
Day — sunrise 7:01 AM to sunset 5:24 PM
Night — sunset 5:24 PM to sunrise 7:02 AM
The night choghadiya belongs to Mangalvaar, not to the next day: in the panchang the weekday changes at sunrise, not at midnight.
Nakshatra, Yoga and Karana (नक्षत्र)
The Moon is in Anuradha at sunrise, in its 3rd pada. A karana is half a tithi, which is why there are more of them in a day than anything else here.
Sun and Moon (सूर्य और चंद्र)
Day length is 10 hours 23 minutes, night 13 hours 38 minutes.
Hora (होरा)
Twenty-four planetary hours from sunrise, in the Chaldean order. The first is always ruled by the lord of the weekday — Mars (Mangal) today, which is what makes it Mangalvaar. Day horas and night horas are not sixty minutes each; they are a twelfth of the actual day and a twelfth of the actual night.
Rashi, Masa and Samvat (मास)
The two masa reckonings differ through every waning fortnight, which is why a calendar from Delhi and one from Chennai can name the same day differently. Today it is Margashirsha in the north and Kartik in the south.
Questions about 8 December 2026
What tithi is 8 December 2026?
8 December 2026 is Margashirsha Krishna Paksha Amavasya. The tithi runs from 4:12 AM until 6:21 AM the following morning, 9 December 2026, calculated for New Delhi.
Is 8 December 2026 Margashirsha Amavasya?
Yes. 8 December 2026 is Margashirsha Amavasya, also known as Agrahayana Amavasya, Darsha Amavasya and Bhaumvati Amavasya. The new moon of Margashirsha, the month Krishna names as his own among months in the Gita. A day for pitru tarpan and for bathing at a tirtha. Falling on a Tuesday this year makes it Bhaumvati Amavasya, held to be particularly effective against Mangal dosha.
What is the Rahu Kaal on 8 December 2026?
Rahu Kaal on 8 December 2026 is from 2:48 PM to 4:06 PM at New Delhi. Yamaganda is 9:36 AM to 10:54 AM and Gulika Kaal is 12:12 PM to 1:30 PM. These are the periods in which new work is traditionally not begun.
What is the shubh muhurat on 8 December 2026?
Abhijit Muhurat, the window good for almost any undertaking, is 11:51 AM to 12:33 PM. Brahma Muhurat is 5:12 AM to 6:06 AM before dawn, and Vijaya Muhurat is 1:56 PM to 2:37 PM.
What time is sunrise and sunset on 8 December 2026?
At New Delhi, sunrise on 8 December 2026 is 7:01 AM and sunset is 5:24 PM. Moonrise is 6:24 AM and moonset is 4:38 PM.
All timings are calculated for New Delhi, India (28.61°N, 77.21°E) in Indian Standard Time, using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsha. Sunrise and every muhurat derived from it shift by up to an hour across India, so times will differ for your city.