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Amavasya in December 2026

Margashirsha Amavasya on 8 December 2026

One Amavasya falls in December 2026. The tithi runs 8 Dec, 4:13 AM to 9 Dec, 6:22 AM — 26.1 hours — and the date below is the day it governs at sunrise in New Delhi.

TuesdayKrishna Paksha

Margashirsha Amavasyaमार्गशीर्ष अमावस्या

8 December 2026

Tithi begins
8 Dec, 4:13 AM
Tithi ends
9 Dec, 6:22 AM
Tithi length
26.1 hours
Lunar month
Margashirsha Krishna
Sunrise
7:03 AM
Sunset
5:23 PM
Aparahna — tarpan window
1:15 PM – 3:19 PM
Day length
10 hours 20 minutes

Tarpan and shraddha for the ancestors are performed in Aparahna, the fourth fifth of the daylight hours — 1:15 PM to 3:19 PM on this date, derived from its own sunrise of 7:03 AM and sunset of 5:23 PM rather than a fixed clock time. The tithi ends at 9 Dec, 6:22 AM, which is the instant the Moon and Sun share a longitude.

How December compares

Margashirsha Amavasya runs 26.1 hours, against a range of 20.1 to 26.7 hours across the twelve months around it — shortest on 15 June 2026, longest on 7 January 2027.

Every other vrat in December 2026

Computed for the same month, so one page covers the whole fasting calendar.

DateDayVratName
4 December 2026FridayEkadashiUtpanna Ekadashi
6 December 2026SundayPradosh VratRavi Pradosh Vrat
20 December 2026SundayEkadashiMokshada Ekadashi
21 December 2026MondayPradosh VratSoma Pradosh Vrat
23 December 2026WednesdayPurnimaMargashirsha Purnima · Dattatreya Jayanti
26 December 2026SaturdaySankashti ChaturthiAkhuratha Sankashti Chaturthi

Frequently asked

What date is Amavasya in December 2026?

Margashirsha Amavasya falls on 8 December 2026, a Tuesday, with the tithi running 8 Dec, 4:13 AM to 9 Dec, 6:22 AM. That is the only one this month.

What other vrats fall in December 2026?

6 others: Utpanna Ekadashi on 4 December, Ravi Pradosh Vrat on 6 December, Mokshada Ekadashi on 20 December, Soma Pradosh Vrat on 21 December, Margashirsha Purnima on 23 December, Akhuratha Sankashti Chaturthi on 26 December.

Are December's tithis unusually long or short?

Margashirsha Amavasya runs 26.1 hours. Across the twelve months around this one, Amavasya ranged from 20.1 hours on 15 June 2026 to 26.7 hours on 7 January 2027. The variation comes from the Moon's changing speed, which is also why these dates cannot be counted off a fixed cycle.

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The other vrat calendars

EkadashiPurnimaPradosh VratSankashti ChaturthiAll vrat dates

December's dates are the same for everyone. What they mean for you is not.

Your kundli decides which of these tithis actually carry weight for you, and which are simply days in the calendar.

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