Vrat calendar · Amavasya · December 2026
अमावस्या दिसंबर 2026Amavasya December 2026
8 December 2026 · Tuesday
1 Amavasya date in December 2026. Delhi, IST; other cities can differ by a day.
Margashirsha Amavasya · मार्गशीर्ष अमावस्या
8 December 2026 Tuesday · मंगलवार
Lunar month
मास (पूर्णिमांत)
Margashirsha Krishna
Amavasya begins
अमावस्या प्रारंभ
8 Dec, 4:13 am
Amavasya ends
अमावस्या समाप्त
9 Dec, 6:22 am
Amavasya ends
अमावस्या समाप्त
9 Dec, 6:22 am
What to do · व्रत विधि
- Bath early and offer water and black sesame (til) to the ancestors (tarpan).
- Feed cows, crows, dogs and the needy; light a lamp under a peepal tree in the evening.
- On Somvati Amavasya, married women circle the peepal tree 108 times; on Shani Amavasya, offer mustard oil to Shani dev.
Rule used: Listed on the day Amavasya prevails at sunrise (udaya tithi), used for snan, daan and tarpan. Shraddha rituals look at the afternoon (aparahna), which can move them a day earlier.