Hindu month
Paush 2026 (Pausha)
पौष
Paush is a quiet winter month that overlaps the solar Dhanurmas, when many families pause new ventures and focus on early-morning worship. Pausha Putrada Ekadashi and Shakambhari Purnima are its main lunar observances, and Makar Sankranti usually arrives near its end.
Direct answer
When does Paush 2026 start and end?
Paush (Pausha) 2026 runs from Thursday, 24 December 2026 to Friday, 22 January 2027 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, Vikram Samvat 2083. In the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India, the same month runs from 8 January 2027 to 6 February 2027.
Also searched as: Paush 2026, Pausha 2026, Paush Mahina 2026, Poush Month 2026.
North India (purnimanta)
24 December 2026 – 22 January 2027Month ends on Pausha Purnima
Amanta (Maharashtra, Gujarat, South)
8 January 2027 – 6 February 2027Month ends on Pausha Amavasya
Vikram Samvat
2083Pausha of VS 2083
Paksha sequence
Krishna → Shukla (purnimanta)Amanta order runs Shukla → Krishna
Festivals in Paush 2026
Calculated for the India-baseline Panchang within the purnimanta window of Paush 2026.
Ekadashi, Purnima & Amavasya in Paush 2026
Ekadashi
- 3 January 2027Saphala Ekadashi
- 19 January 2027Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
Purnima
- 22 January 2027Pausha Purnima (Shakambhari Purnima)
Amavasya
- 7 January 2027Pausha Amavasya
Dates follow the sunrise tithi for the India-baseline location. Vrata observance can shift by a day for rules tied to moonrise, pradosha, or nishita — confirm on the day's Panchang page.
What this month is for
Paush is a quiet winter month that overlaps the solar Dhanurmas, when many families pause new ventures and focus on early-morning worship. Pausha Putrada Ekadashi and Shakambhari Purnima are its main lunar observances, and Makar Sankranti usually arrives near its end.
Planning focus
Dhanurmas morning worship, Pausha Putrada Ekadashi, Shakambhari Navratri window, and Makar Sankranti preparation.
Common questions
When does Paush start in 2026?
Paush 2026 starts on Thursday, 24 December 2026 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, and on Friday, 8 January 2027 in the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India.
When does Paush end in 2026?
The purnimanta month ends on Pausha Purnima, Friday, 22 January 2027. The amanta month ends on Pausha Amavasya, Saturday, 6 February 2027.
Why do North and South India show different dates?
Both systems use the same new-moon and full-moon moments. Purnimanta months end on Purnima, amanta months end on Amavasya, so the month name shifts by a fortnight for the Krishna paksha. Festival dates are the same; only the month label differs.