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Wednesday, 2 December 2026

Margashirsha, Krishna Paksha · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948

Navami

2 December 2026 is Margashirsha Krishna Paksha Navami, a Budhvaar (बुधवार). The tithi runs from 11:14 PM on 1 December 2026 until 10:52 PM. Sunrise at New Delhi is 6:56 AM and sunset is 5:23 PM. Rahu Kaal falls between 12:09 PM and 1:27 PM, and the Abhijit Muhurat is 11:48 AM to 12:30 PM, though Abhijit is not observed on a Wednesday.

Tithi (तिथि)
Navami
until 10:52 PM
Sunrise (सूर्योदय)
6:56 AM
Sunset 5:23 PM
Rahu Kaal (राहु काल)
12:09 PM – 1:27 PM
Avoid new work
The lunar day

Tithi, Paksha and Vaar (तिथि)

Navami
Krishna Paksha · tithi 9 of 15
11:14 PM, 1 Dec – 10:52 PM
Dashami
begins today
10:52 PM – 11:03 PM, 3 Dec
Vaar (weekday) (वार)
Ruled by Mercury (Budh)
Budhvaar · बुधवार
Paksha (पक्ष)
the waning fortnight, full moon to new
Krishna Paksha · कृष्ण पक्ष

Navami begins 11:14 PM, 1 Dec and ends 10:52 PM.

Auspicious windows

Shubh Muhurat (शुभ मुहूर्त)

Abhijit Muhurat (अभिजित मुहूर्त)
Not observed on a Wednesday, by the common convention
11:48 AM – 12:30 PM
Brahma Muhurat (ब्रह्म मुहूर्त)
Before dawn — for meditation, study and sadhana
5:07 AM – 6:01 AM
Vijaya Muhurat (विजय मुहूर्त)
Afternoon — traditionally for setting out and for contests
1:54 PM – 2:35 PM
Pradosh Kaal (प्रदोष काल)
The window after sunset, used for Shiva and Lakshmi puja
5:23 PM – 7:47 PM
Nishita Kaal (निशीथ काल)
True midnight — Shivratri and Diwali Mahalakshmi puja
11:42 PM – 12:37 AM, 3 Dec

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.

Periods to avoid

Ashubh Kaal (अशुभ काल)

Inauspicious period: Rahu Kaal (राहु काल)
Begin nothing new. About 90 minutes, and the most watched of the three.
12:09 PM – 1:27 PM
Inauspicious period: Yamaganda (यमगण्ड)
Ruled by Yama. Associated with loss and obstruction.
8:14 AM – 9:32 AM
Inauspicious period: Gulika Kaal (गुलिक काल)
Ruled by Gulika. Avoided for ceremonies, though not for all work.
10:51 AM – 12:09 PM

We do not publish Varjyam, Dur Muhurat or Godhuli Muhurat.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.

Hour by hour

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 6:56 AM to sunset 5:23 PM

Labh (लाभ)
Business, new ventures, education.
6:56 AM – 8:14 AM
Amrit (अमृत)
Best of all. Any auspicious work.
8:14 AM – 9:32 AM
Inauspicious period: Kaal (काल)
Avoid. Wealth accumulation only.
9:32 AM – 10:51 AM
Shubh (शुभ)
Marriage, ceremonies, religious work.
10:51 AM – 12:09 PM
Inauspicious period: Rog (रोग)
Avoid. Confronting an enemy only.
12:09 PM – 1:27 PM
Inauspicious period: Udveg (उद्वेग)
Avoid. Government work only.
1:27 PM – 2:46 PM
Char (चर)
Travel and movement. Neutral otherwise.
2:46 PM – 4:04 PM
Labh (लाभ)
Business, new ventures, education.
4:04 PM – 5:23 PM

Night — sunset 5:23 PM to sunrise 6:57 AM

Inauspicious period: Udveg (उद्वेग)
Avoid. Government work only.
5:23 PM – 7:04 PM
Char (चर)
Travel and movement. Neutral otherwise.
7:04 PM – 8:46 PM
Labh (लाभ)
Business, new ventures, education.
8:46 PM – 10:28 PM
Amrit (अमृत)
Best of all. Any auspicious work.
10:28 PM – 12:10 AM, 3 Dec
Inauspicious period: Kaal (काल)
Avoid. Wealth accumulation only.
12:10 AM, 3 Dec – 1:51 AM, 3 Dec
Shubh (शुभ)
Marriage, ceremonies, religious work.
1:51 AM, 3 Dec – 3:33 AM, 3 Dec
Inauspicious period: Rog (रोग)
Avoid. Confronting an enemy only.
3:33 AM, 3 Dec – 5:15 AM, 3 Dec
Inauspicious period: Udveg (उद्वेग)
Avoid. Government work only.
5:15 AM, 3 Dec – 6:57 AM, 3 Dec

The night choghadiya belongs to Budhvaar, not to the next day: in the panchang the weekday changes at sunrise, not at midnight.

The other three limbs

Nakshatra, Yoga and Karana (नक्षत्र)

Nakshatra: Purva Phalguni (नक्षत्र)
Pada 4 at sunrise
9:00 AM, 1 Dec – 8:54 AM
Nakshatra: Uttara Phalguni
begins today
8:54 AM – 9:23 AM, 3 Dec
Yoga: Vishkumbha (योग)
12:13 PM, 1 Dec – 10:30 AM
Yoga: Preeti
begins today
10:30 AM – 9:14 AM, 3 Dec
Karana: Taitila (करण)
11:14 PM, 1 Dec – 10:58 AM
Karana: Garaja
begins today
10:58 AM – 10:52 PM
Karana: Vanija
begins today
10:52 PM – 10:54 AM, 3 Dec

The Moon is in Purva Phalguni at sunrise, in its 4th pada. A karana is half a tithi, which is why there are more of them in a day than anything else here.

Suryoday and Chandroday

Sun and Moon (सूर्य और चंद्र)

Sunrise (सूर्योदय)
6:56 AM
Sunset (सूर्यास्त)
5:23 PM
Moonrise (चंद्रोदय)
12:37 AM
Moonset (चंद्रास्त)
1:07 PM

Day length is 10 hours 27 minutes, night 13 hours 34 minutes.

Planetary hours

Hora (होरा)

Twenty-four planetary hours from sunrise, in the Chaldean order. The first is always ruled by the lord of the weekday — Mercury (Budh) today, which is what makes it Budhvaar. 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.

1. Mercury (Budh)
6:56 AM – 7:48 AM
2. Moon (Chandra)
7:48 AM – 8:40 AM
3. Saturn (Shani)
8:40 AM – 9:32 AM
4. Jupiter (Guru)
9:32 AM – 10:25 AM
5. Mars (Mangal)
10:25 AM – 11:17 AM
6. Sun (Surya)
11:17 AM – 12:09 PM
7. Venus (Shukra)
12:09 PM – 1:01 PM
8. Mercury (Budh)
1:01 PM – 1:54 PM
9. Moon (Chandra)
1:54 PM – 2:46 PM
10. Saturn (Shani)
2:46 PM – 3:38 PM
11. Jupiter (Guru)
3:38 PM – 4:30 PM
12. Mars (Mangal)
4:30 PM – 5:23 PM
13. Sun (Surya)
5:23 PM – 6:30 PM
14. Venus (Shukra)
6:30 PM – 7:38 PM
15. Mercury (Budh)
7:38 PM – 8:46 PM
16. Moon (Chandra)
8:46 PM – 9:54 PM
17. Saturn (Shani)
9:54 PM – 11:02 PM
18. Jupiter (Guru)
11:02 PM – 12:10 AM, 3 Dec
19. Mars (Mangal)
12:10 AM, 3 Dec – 1:17 AM, 3 Dec
20. Sun (Surya)
1:17 AM, 3 Dec – 2:25 AM, 3 Dec
21. Venus (Shukra)
2:25 AM, 3 Dec – 3:33 AM, 3 Dec
22. Mercury (Budh)
3:33 AM, 3 Dec – 4:41 AM, 3 Dec
23. Moon (Chandra)
4:41 AM, 3 Dec – 5:49 AM, 3 Dec
24. Saturn (Shani)
5:49 AM, 3 Dec – 6:57 AM, 3 Dec
Where the lights stand

Rashi, Masa and Samvat (मास)

Chandra Rashi (Moon sign) (चंद्र राशि)
Moves to Kanya after this
Simha until 2:58 PM
Surya Rashi (Sun sign) (सूर्य राशि)
Sidereal, Lahiri ayanamsha
Vrischika (Scorpio)
Masa — Purnimanta (मास)
North Indian reckoning: the month ends at the full moon
Margashirsha Krishna Paksha
Masa — Amanta
Southern and western reckoning: the month ends at the new moon
Kartik Krishna Paksha
Ritu (season) (ऋतु)
Sharad
Ayana (अयन)
The Sun's half-year direction
Dakshinayana
Vikram Samvat
2083
Shaka Samvat
1948

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.

Frequently asked

Questions about 2 December 2026

What tithi is 2 December 2026?

2 December 2026 is Margashirsha Krishna Paksha Navami. The tithi runs from 11:14 PM on 1 December 2026 until 10:52 PM, calculated for New Delhi.

What is the Rahu Kaal on 2 December 2026?

Rahu Kaal on 2 December 2026 is from 12:09 PM to 1:27 PM at New Delhi. Yamaganda is 8:14 AM to 9:32 AM and Gulika Kaal is 10:51 AM to 12:09 PM. These are the periods in which new work is traditionally not begun.

What is the shubh muhurat on 2 December 2026?

Abhijit Muhurat falls between 11:48 AM and 12:30 PM, but it is not observed on a Wednesday by the common convention. Brahma Muhurat is 5:07 AM to 6:01 AM before dawn, and Vijaya Muhurat is 1:54 PM to 2:35 PM.

What time is sunrise and sunset on 2 December 2026?

At New Delhi, sunrise on 2 December 2026 is 6:56 AM and sunset is 5:23 PM. Moonrise is 12:37 AM and moonset is 1:07 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.