Hindu month
Paush 2027 (Pausha)
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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 2027 start and end?
Paush (Pausha) 2027 runs from Tuesday, 14 December 2027 to Wednesday, 12 January 2028 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, Vikram Samvat 2084. In the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India, the same month runs from 28 December 2027 to 26 January 2028.
Also searched as: Paush 2027, Pausha 2027, Paush Mahina 2027, Poush Month 2027.
North India (purnimanta)
14 December 2027 – 12 January 2028Month ends on Pausha Purnima
Amanta (Maharashtra, Gujarat, South)
28 December 2027 – 26 January 2028Month ends on Pausha Amavasya
Vikram Samvat
2084Pausha of VS 2084
Paksha sequence
Krishna → Shukla (purnimanta)Amanta order runs Shukla → Krishna
Ekadashi, Purnima & Amavasya in Paush 2027
Ekadashi
- 23 December 2027Saphala Ekadashi
- 8 January 2028Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
Purnima
- 12 January 2028Pausha Purnima (Shakambhari Purnima)
Amavasya
- 27 December 2027Pausha Amavasya — Somvati 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 2027?
Paush 2027 starts on Tuesday, 14 December 2027 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, and on Tuesday, 28 December 2027 in the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India.
When does Paush end in 2027?
The purnimanta month ends on Pausha Purnima, Wednesday, 12 January 2028. The amanta month ends on Pausha Amavasya, Wednesday, 26 January 2028.
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.