Hindu month
Paush 2030 (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 2030 start and end?
Paush (Pausha) 2030 runs from Tuesday, 10 December 2030 to Wednesday, 8 January 2031 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, Vikram Samvat 2088. In the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India, the same month runs from 25 December 2030 to 23 January 2031.
Also searched as: Paush 2030, Pausha 2030, Paush Mahina 2030, Poush Month 2030.
North India (purnimanta)
10 December 2030 – 8 January 2031Month ends on Pausha Purnima
Amanta (Maharashtra, Gujarat, South)
25 December 2030 – 23 January 2031Month ends on Pausha Amavasya
Vikram Samvat
2088Pausha of VS 2088
Paksha sequence
Krishna → Shukla (purnimanta)Amanta order runs Shukla → Krishna
Ekadashi, Purnima & Amavasya in Paush 2030
Ekadashi
- 21 December 2030Saphala Ekadashi
- 4 January 2031Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
Purnima
- 8 January 2031Pausha Purnima (Shakambhari Purnima)
Amavasya
- 24 December 2030Pausha 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 2030?
Paush 2030 starts on Tuesday, 10 December 2030 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, and on Wednesday, 25 December 2030 in the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India.
When does Paush end in 2030?
The purnimanta month ends on Pausha Purnima, Wednesday, 8 January 2031. The amanta month ends on Pausha Amavasya, Thursday, 23 January 2031.
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.