Wednesday, 30 December 2026
Paush, Krishna Paksha · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948
Saptami · Masik Kalashtami
30 December 2026 is Paush Krishna Paksha Saptami, a Budhvaar (बुधवार). It is Masik Kalashtami, also called Kalashtami, Kaal Bhairav Ashtami, Bhairava Ashtami and Masik Kalashtami Vrat. The tithi runs from 1:25 PM on 29 December 2026 until 12:36 PM. Sunrise at New Delhi is 7:13 AM and sunset is 5:33 PM. Rahu Kaal falls between 12:23 PM and 1:40 PM, and the Abhijit Muhurat is 12:02 PM to 12:43 PM, though Abhijit is not observed on a Wednesday.
Tithi, Paksha and Vaar (तिथि)
Saptami begins 1:25 PM, 29 Dec and ends 12:36 PM.
Masik Kalashtami
Masik Kalashtamiमासिक कालाष्टमी
Paush Krishna Paksha Ashtami · Margashirsha in amanta reckoning
Also known as Kalashtami, Kaal Bhairav Ashtami, Bhairava Ashtami and Masik Kalashtami Vrat.
The monthly observance to Kaal Bhairav, the fierce guardian form of Shiva who governs time itself and holds the keys to Kashi. Kept for protection from fear, from enemies and from untimely misfortune. Worship is at night, which is why the date follows Nishita rather than sunrise.
What devotees do
- Fast through the day where the vrat is kept.
- Worship Bhairav after dark with mustard-oil lamps, black sesame and urad.
- Feed dogs, who are Bhairav's vahana.
Shubh Muhurat (शुभ मुहूर्त)
Abhijit is the eighth of the fifteen muhurtas between sunrise and sunset, so it is 41 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We do not publish Varjyam, Dur Muhurat or Godhuli Muhurat.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 7:13 AM to sunset 5:33 PM
Night — sunset 5:33 PM to sunrise 7:13 AM
The night choghadiya belongs to Budhvaar, 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 Uttara Phalguni 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 20 minutes, night 13 hours 40 minutes. A missing moonrise or moonset is not missing data: the Moon rises about fifty minutes later each day, so roughly once a lunar month a calendar date contains neither one nor the other.
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.
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 Paush in the north and Margashirsha in the south.
Questions about 30 December 2026
What tithi is 30 December 2026?
30 December 2026 is Paush Krishna Paksha Saptami. The tithi runs from 1:25 PM on 29 December 2026 until 12:36 PM, calculated for New Delhi.
Is 30 December 2026 Masik Kalashtami?
Yes. 30 December 2026 is Masik Kalashtami, also known as Kalashtami, Kaal Bhairav Ashtami, Bhairava Ashtami and Masik Kalashtami Vrat. The monthly observance to Kaal Bhairav, the fierce guardian form of Shiva who governs time itself and holds the keys to Kashi. Kept for protection from fear, from enemies and from untimely misfortune. Worship is at night, which is why the date follows Nishita rather than sunrise.
What is the Rahu Kaal on 30 December 2026?
Rahu Kaal on 30 December 2026 is from 12:23 PM to 1:40 PM at New Delhi. Yamaganda is 8:30 AM to 9:48 AM and Gulika Kaal is 11:05 AM to 12:23 PM. These are the periods in which new work is traditionally not begun.
What is the shubh muhurat on 30 December 2026?
Abhijit Muhurat falls between 12:02 PM and 12:43 PM, but it is not observed on a Wednesday by the common convention. Brahma Muhurat is 5:23 AM to 6:18 AM before dawn, and Vijaya Muhurat is 2:06 PM to 2:47 PM.
What time is sunrise and sunset on 30 December 2026?
At New Delhi, sunrise on 30 December 2026 is 7:13 AM and sunset is 5:33 PM. The Moon does not rise on this calendar date — it rises after midnight, so the rise falls on the following day. and moonset is 11:39 AM.
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.