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Amavasya in December 2027

Paush Amavasya on 27 December 2027

One Amavasya falls in December 2027. The tithi runs 27 Dec, 12:23 AM to 28 Dec, 1:42 AM — 25.3 hours — and the date below is the day it governs at sunrise in New Delhi.

MondayKrishna Paksha

Paush Amavasyaपौष अमावस्या

27 December 2027

Tithi begins
27 Dec, 12:23 AM
Tithi ends
28 Dec, 1:42 AM
Tithi length
25.3 hours
Lunar month
Paush Krishna
Sunrise
7:13 AM
Sunset
5:30 PM
Aparahna — tarpan window
1:23 PM – 3:27 PM
Day length
10 hours 16 minutes

Tarpan and shraddha for the ancestors are performed in Aparahna, the fourth fifth of the daylight hours — 1:23 PM to 3:27 PM on this date, derived from its own sunrise of 7:13 AM and sunset of 5:30 PM rather than a fixed clock time. The tithi ends at 28 Dec, 1:42 AM, which is the instant the Moon and Sun share a longitude.

How December compares

Paush Amavasya runs 25.3 hours, against a range of 20.2 to 26.7 hours across the twelve months around it — shortest on 2 August 2027, longest on 25 February 2028.

Every other vrat in December 2027

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

DateDayVratName
9 December 2027ThursdayEkadashiMokshada Ekadashi
11 December 2027SaturdayPradosh VratShani Pradosh Vrat
13 December 2027MondayPurnimaMargashirsha Purnima · Dattatreya Jayanti
16 December 2027ThursdaySankashti ChaturthiAkhuratha Sankashti Chaturthi
23 December 2027ThursdayEkadashiSaphala Ekadashi
25 December 2027SaturdayPradosh VratShani Pradosh Vrat

Frequently asked

What date is Amavasya in December 2027?

Paush Amavasya falls on 27 December 2027, a Monday, with the tithi running 27 Dec, 12:23 AM to 28 Dec, 1:42 AM. That is the only one this month.

What other vrats fall in December 2027?

6 others: Mokshada Ekadashi on 9 December, Shani Pradosh Vrat on 11 December, Margashirsha Purnima on 13 December, Akhuratha Sankashti Chaturthi on 16 December, Saphala Ekadashi on 23 December, Shani Pradosh Vrat on 25 December.

Are December's tithis unusually long or short?

Paush Amavasya runs 25.3 hours. Across the twelve months around this one, Amavasya ranged from 20.2 hours on 2 August 2027 to 26.7 hours on 25 February 2028. The variation comes from the Moon's changing speed, which is also why these dates cannot be counted off a fixed cycle.

The other vrat calendars

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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