Panchangam for Thursday, 31 December 2026
Margashira Masa · Krishna Ashtami
Sun & Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:08 AM
- Sunset
- 05:52 PM
- Moonrise
- 12:34 AM
- Moonset
- 12:17 PM
Panchangam day runs to next sunrise, 07:08 AM
Sun's path today
Timings through the day
AuspiciousInauspicious
- Brahma Muhurta05:32 AM – 06:20 AM
- Yamagandam07:08 AM – 08:28 AM
- Gulika Kalam09:49 AM – 11:09 AM
- Amrita Kalam10:05 AM – 11:43 AM
- Durmuhurtam10:42 AM – 11:25 AM
- Auspicious window11:25 AM – 12:30 PM
- Abhijit Muhurta12:08 PM – 12:51 PM
- Auspicious window01:23 PM – 01:50 PM
- Rahu Kalam01:50 PM – 03:11 PM
- Durmuhurtam03:00 PM – 03:43 PM
- Auspicious window04:04 PM – 05:52 PM
- Varjyam12:40 AM (next day) – 02:21 AM (next day)
The hours ruled by the benefic planets — Jupiter, Venus, Mercury and the Moon — with rahu kalam, yamagandam, gulika, durmuhurtam and varjyam removed. Stricter than most printed panchangams, on purpose.
The five limbs
- Tithi
- Krishna Ashtamiuntil 12:35 PMthen Krishna Navami
- Nakshatra
- Hastauntil 04:14 PMthen Chitra
- Yoga
- Shobhanauntil 12:25 PMthen Atiganda
- Karana
- Kaulavauntil 12:35 PMthen Taitila · until 12:49 AM (next day)then Gara · until 01:13 PM (next day)
- Masa
- Margashira
- Vaara
- Thursday
- Shraddha tithi
- Krishna NavamiThe tithi in aparahna, by which shraddha and tarpana are reckoned.
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About this day
Today is Krishna Ashtami of Margashira, running until 12:35 PM. Ashtami is the half-moon tithi, when the pull of the sun and the moon is at its most divided, and the tradition places its most intense observances at exactly that point — Kalashtami in the waning.
It is a jaya tithi, held to favour contest, resolve and anything requiring nerve, and it is traditionally avoided for weddings. The nakshatra is Hasta, skill of hand — craft, dexterity and things well made, until 04:14 PM. Abhijit muhurta falls 12:08 PM–12:51 PM.
The day runs from 07:08 AM to 05:52 PM, 10h 44m of daylight, the yoga is Shobhana and the karana Kaulava, the moon stands in Dhanus. Abhijit muhurta, the window centred on solar noon, falls between 12:08 PM and 12:51 PM. All of these are computed for India (IST); change the city in the header and they move with it.
Timings are computed astronomically for the selected city. Printed and regional panchangams can differ, and practice can differ by a day — please confirm important dates with the panchangam your family follows.