Thursday, 31 December 2026

Paush, Krishna Paksha · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948

Ashtami

31 December 2026 is Paush Krishna Paksha Ashtami, a Guruvaar (गुरुवार). The tithi runs from 12:36 PM on 30 December 2026 until 12:32 PM. Sunrise at New Delhi is 7:13 AM and sunset is 5:34 PM. Rahu Kaal falls between 1:41 PM and 2:58 PM, and the Abhijit Muhurat is 12:02 PM to 12:44 PM.

Tithi (तिथि)

Ashtami

until 12:32 PM

Sunrise (सूर्योदय)

7:13 AM

Sunset 5:34 PM

Rahu Kaal (राहु काल)

1:41 PM – 2:58 PM

Avoid new work

The lunar day

Tithi, Paksha and Vaar (तिथि)

Ashtami

Krishna Paksha · tithi 8 of 15

12:36 PM, 30 Dec – 12:32 PM

Navami

begins today

12:32 PM – 1:10 PM, 1 Jan

Vaar (weekday) (वार)

Ruled by Jupiter (Guru)

Guruvaar · गुरुवार

Paksha (पक्ष)

the waning fortnight, full moon to new

Krishna Paksha · कृष्ण पक्ष

Ashtami begins 12:36 PM, 30 Dec and ends 12:32 PM.

Auspicious windows

Shubh Muhurat (शुभ मुहूर्त)

Abhijit Muhurat (अभिजित मुहूर्त)

The one window good for almost any undertaking

12:02 PM – 12:44 PM

Brahma Muhurat (ब्रह्म मुहूर्त)

Before dawn — for meditation, study and sadhana

5:23 AM – 6:18 AM

Vijaya Muhurat (विजय मुहूर्त)

Afternoon — traditionally for setting out and for contests

2:07 PM – 2:48 PM

Pradosh Kaal (प्रदोष काल)

The window after sunset, used for Shiva and Lakshmi puja

5:34 PM – 7:58 PM

Nishita Kaal (निशीथ काल)

True midnight — Shivratri and Diwali Mahalakshmi puja

11:56 PM – 12:50 AM, 1 Jan

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.

Periods to avoid

Ashubh Kaal (अशुभ काल)

Rahu Kaal (राहु काल)

Begin nothing new. About 90 minutes, and the most watched of the three.

1:41 PM – 2:58 PM

Yamaganda (यमगण्ड)

Ruled by Yama. Associated with loss and obstruction.

7:13 AM – 8:30 AM

Gulika Kaal (गुलिक काल)

Ruled by Gulika. Avoided for ceremonies, though not for all work.

9:48 AM – 11:05 AM

We do not publish Varjyam, Dur Muhurat or Godhuli Muhurat.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 7:13 AM to sunset 5:34 PM

Shubh (शुभ)

Marriage, ceremonies, religious work.

7:13 AM – 8:30 AM

Rog (रोग)

Avoid. Confronting an enemy only.

8:30 AM – 9:48 AM

Udveg (उद्वेग)

Avoid. Government work only.

9:48 AM – 11:05 AM

Char (चर)

Travel and movement. Neutral otherwise.

11:05 AM – 12:23 PM

Labh (लाभ)

Business, new ventures, education.

12:23 PM – 1:41 PM

Amrit (अमृत)

Best of all. Any auspicious work.

1:41 PM – 2:58 PM

Kaal (काल)

Avoid. Wealth accumulation only.

2:58 PM – 4:16 PM

Shubh (शुभ)

Marriage, ceremonies, religious work.

4:16 PM – 5:34 PM

Night — sunset 5:34 PM to sunrise 7:13 AM

Amrit (अमृत)

Best of all. Any auspicious work.

5:34 PM – 7:16 PM

Kaal (काल)

Avoid. Wealth accumulation only.

7:16 PM – 8:58 PM

Shubh (शुभ)

Marriage, ceremonies, religious work.

8:58 PM – 10:41 PM

Rog (रोग)

Avoid. Confronting an enemy only.

10:41 PM – 12:23 AM, 1 Jan

Udveg (उद्वेग)

Avoid. Government work only.

12:23 AM, 1 Jan – 2:05 AM, 1 Jan

Char (चर)

Travel and movement. Neutral otherwise.

2:05 AM, 1 Jan – 3:48 AM, 1 Jan

Labh (लाभ)

Business, new ventures, education.

3:48 AM, 1 Jan – 5:30 AM, 1 Jan

Amrit (अमृत)

Best of all. Any auspicious work.

5:30 AM, 1 Jan – 7:13 AM, 1 Jan

The night choghadiya belongs to Guruvaar, 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: Hasta (नक्षत्र)

Pada 3 at sunrise

3:36 PM, 30 Dec – 4:12 PM

Nakshatra: Chitra

begins today

4:12 PM – 5:28 PM, 1 Jan

Yoga: Shobhana (योग)

1:40 PM, 30 Dec – 12:25 PM

Yoga: Atiganda

begins today

12:25 PM – 11:42 AM, 1 Jan

Karana: Kaulava (करण)

12:29 AM – 12:32 PM

Karana: Taitila

begins today

12:32 PM – 12:46 AM, 1 Jan

Karana: Garaja

begins today

12:46 AM, 1 Jan – 1:10 PM, 1 Jan

The Moon is in Hasta 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.

Suryoday and Chandroday

Sun and Moon (सूर्य और चंद्र)

Sunrise (सूर्योदय)

7:13 AM

Sunset (सूर्यास्त)

5:34 PM

Moonrise (चंद्रोदय)

12:27 AM

Moonset (चंद्रास्त)

12:10 PM

Day length is 10 hours 21 minutes, night 13 hours 39 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 — Jupiter (Guru) today, which is what makes it Guruvaar. 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. Jupiter (Guru)

7:13 AM – 8:04 AM

2. Mars (Mangal)

8:04 AM – 8:56 AM

3. Sun (Surya)

8:56 AM – 9:48 AM

4. Venus (Shukra)

9:48 AM – 10:40 AM

5. Mercury (Budh)

10:40 AM – 11:31 AM

6. Moon (Chandra)

11:31 AM – 12:23 PM

7. Saturn (Shani)

12:23 PM – 1:15 PM

8. Jupiter (Guru)

1:15 PM – 2:07 PM

9. Mars (Mangal)

2:07 PM – 2:58 PM

10. Sun (Surya)

2:58 PM – 3:50 PM

11. Venus (Shukra)

3:50 PM – 4:42 PM

12. Mercury (Budh)

4:42 PM – 5:34 PM

13. Moon (Chandra)

5:34 PM – 6:42 PM

14. Saturn (Shani)

6:42 PM – 7:50 PM

15. Jupiter (Guru)

7:50 PM – 8:58 PM

16. Mars (Mangal)

8:58 PM – 10:07 PM

17. Sun (Surya)

10:07 PM – 11:15 PM

18. Venus (Shukra)

11:15 PM – 12:23 AM, 1 Jan

19. Mercury (Budh)

12:23 AM, 1 Jan – 1:31 AM, 1 Jan

20. Moon (Chandra)

1:31 AM, 1 Jan – 2:40 AM, 1 Jan

21. Saturn (Shani)

2:40 AM, 1 Jan – 3:48 AM, 1 Jan

22. Jupiter (Guru)

3:48 AM, 1 Jan – 4:56 AM, 1 Jan

23. Mars (Mangal)

4:56 AM, 1 Jan – 6:04 AM, 1 Jan

24. Sun (Surya)

6:04 AM, 1 Jan – 7:13 AM, 1 Jan

Where the lights stand

Rashi, Masa and Samvat (मास)

Chandra Rashi (Moon sign) (चंद्र राशि)

Moves to Tula after this

Kanya until 4:46 AM, 1 Jan

Surya Rashi (Sun sign) (सूर्य राशि)

Sidereal, Lahiri ayanamsha

Dhanu (Sagittarius)

Masa — Purnimanta (मास)

North Indian reckoning: the month ends at the full moon

Paush Krishna Paksha

Masa — Amanta

Southern and western reckoning: the month ends at the new moon

Margashirsha Krishna Paksha

Ritu (season) (ऋतु)

Hemanta

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 Paush in the north and Margashirsha in the south.

Frequently asked

Questions about 31 December 2026

What tithi is 31 December 2026?

31 December 2026 is Paush Krishna Paksha Ashtami. The tithi runs from 12:36 PM on 30 December 2026 until 12:32 PM, calculated for New Delhi.

What is the Rahu Kaal on 31 December 2026?

Rahu Kaal on 31 December 2026 is from 1:41 PM to 2:58 PM at New Delhi. Yamaganda is 7:13 AM to 8:30 AM and Gulika Kaal is 9:48 AM to 11:05 AM. These are the periods in which new work is traditionally not begun.

What is the shubh muhurat on 31 December 2026?

Abhijit Muhurat, the window good for almost any undertaking, is 12:02 PM to 12:44 PM. Brahma Muhurat is 5:23 AM to 6:18 AM before dawn, and Vijaya Muhurat is 2:07 PM to 2:48 PM.

What time is sunrise and sunset on 31 December 2026?

At New Delhi, sunrise on 31 December 2026 is 7:13 AM and sunset is 5:34 PM. Moonrise is 12:27 AM and moonset is 12:10 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.