Hindu month
Paush 2028 (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 2028 start and end?
Paush (Pausha) 2028 runs from Sunday, 3 December 2028 to Sunday, 31 December 2028 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, Vikram Samvat 2085. In the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India, the same month runs from 17 December 2028 to 14 January 2029.
Also searched as: Paush 2028, Pausha 2028, Paush Mahina 2028, Poush Month 2028.
North India (purnimanta)
3 December 2028 – 31 December 2028Month ends on Pausha Purnima
Amanta (Maharashtra, Gujarat, South)
17 December 2028 – 14 January 2029Month ends on Pausha Amavasya
Vikram Samvat
2085Pausha of VS 2085
Paksha sequence
Krishna → Shukla (purnimanta)Amanta order runs Shukla → Krishna
Ekadashi, Purnima & Amavasya in Paush 2028
Ekadashi
- 12 December 2028Saphala Ekadashi
- 27 December 2028Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
Purnima
- 31 December 2028Pausha Purnima (Shakambhari Purnima)
Amavasya
- 16 December 2028Pausha Amavasya — Shani 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 2028?
Paush 2028 starts on Sunday, 3 December 2028 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, and on Sunday, 17 December 2028 in the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India.
When does Paush end in 2028?
The purnimanta month ends on Pausha Purnima, Sunday, 31 December 2028. The amanta month ends on Pausha Amavasya, Sunday, 14 January 2029.
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.