2026 Krishna Amavasya Tithi
Quick Overview
- Paksha
- Krishna Paksha (dark half)
- Lord in Krishna Paksha
- Eshwari
- Nandaadi group
- Poorna Tithi
- Good for
- Religious works, Yagya, Donation, Agnihotra
- Avoid
- Not good for sex
- Next Krishna Amavasya (New Delhi)
- Sun, Nov 8, 2026, 11:28 AM to Mon, Nov 9, 12:32 PM
About Krishna Amavasya
Krishna Amavasya is the 30th lunar day (Tithi) of Krishna Paksha, the dark half of the lunar month, the New Moon day. Its epithet is Pitri Prada, "ancestral related actions", and its tutelary lord (Adhidevta) is Pitra (ancestors).
Counted paksha by paksha, Krishna Amavasya is ruled by Eshwari. It belongs to the Nandaadi group of Poorna Tithis, ruled by Jupiter, and in Krishna Paksha it is called Mitra. By eye status Krishna Amavasya is a blind Tithi.
Krishna Amavasya is a Galagraha Tithi. Krishna Amavasya is a Parva Tithi.
Krishna Amavasya: nature & lord
- Epithet
- Pitri Prada (ancestral related actions)
- Tutelary lord
- Pitra (ancestors)
- Lord in Krishna Paksha
- Eshwari
- Other traditions
- Some traditions name Pitar as the lord.
Good to do on Krishna Amavasya
- Religious works
- Yagya
- Donation
- Agnihotra
- Aganyadhan
- Ancestral (Pitri) works
All auspicious works other than ancestral works get destroyed if done in New Moon.
Avoid on Krishna Amavasya
- Not good for sex.
- On New Moon one should not churn curd/milk, cut trees & recite Mantras.
- Teeth should not be cleaned with Neem.
- Do not collect wood.
Krishna Amavasya: classification
- Nandaadi group
- Poorna Tithi (ruler: Jupiter)
- Name in Krishna Paksha
- Mitra
- Eye status
- Blind Tithi in Krishna Paksha.
- Family group
- Kul Tithi
- Same eye status in Krishna Paksha
- Krishna EkadashiKrishna DwadashiKrishna TrayodashiKrishna Chaturdashi
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This page lists every Krishna Amavasya in 2026 with its begin and end timings for New Delhi.
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Krishna Amavasya: muhurta details
- Amrit-Ghatis
- 53rd to 56th Ghati (20h 48m to 22h 24m from start; Moon-Sun arc diff: 358°24'00" to 359°12'00").
- Vish-Ghatis
- 9th to 12th Ghati (3h 12m to 4h 48m from start; Moon-Sun arc diff: 349°36'00" to 350°24'00").
- Prohibited Durations
- Tithi Gandanta at ending 24 minutes. Tithi Kupam at 32nd Ghati. Galagraha Tithi. Parva Tithi. Nitya Anadhyaya Tithi.
- Maas Shunya / Dagdha
- None.
- Vaar Dagdha
- None.
- Tithi-Shunya Nakshatra / Lagna
- None.
- Malefic Ascendants
- Taurus, Virgo, Pisces.
- Ghaat Tithis
- Ghaat for Taurus, Virgo, Pisces Janma Rashis. Malefic for Aquarius, Pisces, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn.
- Special Yogas
- None.
- Directional Shoola & Yogini
- Dik Shoola: NW/NE; Yogini: NW/NE.
- Propitiation & donations
- Ancestral Shradh, donation, Yagya, Agnihotra.
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