Amavasya 2026 – dates and timings
All 12 amavasya (new moon) days of 2026 in the Telugu calendar with the exact start and end of the amavasya tithi in IST and the amanta month each one closes. The amavasya day is the day the tithi is present at sunrise in Hyderabad (when it spans two sunrises the second, darsha, day is listed). Amavasya is the day for pitru tarpanam, and the amavasyas of Ashwayuja (Deepavali), Bhadrapada (Mahalaya) and Shravana (Polala) are festivals in their own right. Because the tithi is judged at local sunrise, the date can differ by a day in cities west of India; those are listed in the last column with a link to each city's own daily page. In 2026 the first falls on Sunday 18 January 2026 and the last on Tuesday 8 December 2026 (India). Named ones: Vata Savitri Vratam 16 May; Polala Amavasya 11 Sep; Mahalaya Amavasya 10 Oct; Deepavali 8 Nov. 10 of the 12 dates fall on a different day in at least one city abroad. 3 of the India dates fall on a weekend: 18 January 2026 (Sun), 16 May 2026 (Sat), 10 October 2026 (Sat).
Amavasya 2026 – month by month (date, time in IST and US zones)
| Date (Hyderabad) | Amavasya | starts (IST) | ends (IST) | Same day in other cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 18 January 2026 | Pushya Amavasya | 18 January 2026 12:04 AM | 19 January 2026 1:21 AM | Australia: 18 Jan (1), 19 Jan (5); New Zealand: 19 Jan; Fiji: 19 Jan |
| Tuesday 17 February 2026 | Magha Amavasya | 16 February 2026 5:34 PM | 17 February 2026 5:31 PM | USA: 16 Feb (68), 17 Feb (21); Canada: 16 Feb (9), 17 Feb (2) |
| Thursday 19 March 2026 | Phalguna Amavasya | 18 March 2026 8:25 AM | 19 March 2026 6:53 AM | USA: 18 Mar; United Kingdom: 18 Mar; Canada: 18 Mar; Ireland: 18 Mar; UAE: 18 Mar; Qatar: 18 Mar; Saudi Arabia: 18 Mar; Kuwait: 18 Mar; Oman: 18 Mar; Bahrain: 18 Mar; Germany: 18 Mar; Netherlands: 18 Mar; Sweden: 18 Mar; South Africa: 18 Mar; Mauritius: 18 Mar |
| Friday 17 April 2026 | Chaitra Amavasya | 16 April 2026 8:11 PM | 17 April 2026 5:21 PM | USA: 16 Apr (35), 17 Apr (54); Canada: 16 Apr (4), 17 Apr (7) |
| Saturday 16 May 2026 | Vaishakha Amavasya | 16 May 2026 5:11 AM | 17 May 2026 1:31 AM | New Zealand: 17 May; Fiji: 17 May |
| Monday 15 June 2026 | Adhika Jyeshtha Amavasya | 14 June 2026 12:20 PM | 15 June 2026 8:24 AM | USA: 14 Jun; United Kingdom: 14 Jun; Canada: 14 Jun; Ireland: 14 Jun; Germany: 14 Jun (3), 15 Jun (2); Netherlands: 14 Jun; South Africa: 14 Jun |
| Tuesday 14 July 2026 | Jyeshtha Amavasya | 13 July 2026 6:50 PM | 14 July 2026 3:13 PM | USA: 13 Jul (80), 14 Jul (9); Canada: 13 Jul (9), 14 Jul (2) |
| Wednesday 12 August 2026 | Ashadha Amavasya | 12 August 2026 1:53 AM | 12 August 2026 11:06 PM | |
| Friday 11 September 2026 | Shravana Amavasya | 10 September 2026 10:33 AM | 11 September 2026 8:57 AM | USA: 10 Sep; United Kingdom: 10 Sep; Canada: 10 Sep; Ireland: 10 Sep; Germany: 10 Sep; Netherlands: 10 Sep; Sweden: 10 Sep; South Africa: 10 Sep |
| Saturday 10 October 2026 | Bhadrapada Amavasya | 9 October 2026 9:36 PM | 10 October 2026 9:20 PM | |
| Monday 9 November 2026 | Ashwayuja Amavasya | 8 November 2026 11:28 AM | 9 November 2026 12:32 PM | USA: 8 Nov; United Kingdom: 8 Nov; Canada: 8 Nov; Ireland: 8 Nov |
| Tuesday 8 December 2026 | Kartika Amavasya | 8 December 2026 4:13 AM | 9 December 2026 6:21 AM | India: 8 Dec (53), 9 Dec (14); Australia: 9 Dec; New Zealand: 9 Dec; Singapore: 9 Dec; Malaysia: 9 Dec; Fiji: 9 Dec |
Amavasya 2026 – by city
Choose your city (local dates and times)
USA
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India
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Canada
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Australia
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New Zealand
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Ireland
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Malaysia
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UAE
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Germany
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Netherlands
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Fiji
Upcoming festivals (next 90 days)
- Tuesday 10 November 2026 – Bali Padyami (Govardhan Puja)
- Wednesday 11 November 2026 – Bhagini Hasta Bhojanam (Yama Dwitiya)
- Friday 13 November 2026 – Nagula Chavithi
- Monday 16 November 2026 – Karthika Somavaram
- Saturday 21 November 2026 – Kshirabdi Dwadasi (Chilukula Dwadasi)
- Tuesday 24 November 2026 – Karthika Pournami (Deepotsavam)
- Thursday 10 December 2026 – Margashira Lakshmivaram
- Tuesday 15 December 2026 – Subrahmanya Shashti
- Wednesday 16 December 2026 – Dhanurmasam begins
- Sunday 20 December 2026 – Vaikuntha Ekadashi (Mukkoti Ekadashi)
- Wednesday 23 December 2026 – Dattatreya Jayanti
- Thursday 7 January 2027 – Margashira Lakshmivaram
- Thursday 14 January 2027 – Bhogi
- Friday 15 January 2027 – Makara Sankranti
- Saturday 16 January 2027 – Kanuma
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