Pitru Paksha dates and the shradh tithi calendar
This page lists the Pitru Paksha dates for any year from 1901 to 2099 — the fortnight of shraddha for ancestors, also called Shraddha Paksha, Mahalaya Paksha or Kanagat. For each day it shows which shraddha falls on it, the tithi in force with its start and end, and the three times of day used for the rite: kutup muhurat, rohina muhurat and aparahna.
The dates are calculated for the city you choose rather than copied from one almanac, so families in the USA, the UK or anywhere else get dates for their own sunrise and time zone — which can be a day different from India. The default list is for New Delhi; the page then moves to the coming season.
How to use the Pitru Paksha Dates (Shradh Calendar)
- Choose your City (or type the latitude and longitude, or press Use my location).
- Enter the Year. The page opens at the coming season.
- Find the row for your ancestor’s tithi. Sarva Pitru Amavasya, the last day, is highlighted.
- Use the kutup, rohina and aparahna times to plan the rite, and Copy list, Download CSV or Add to calendar to keep the dates.
Pitru Paksha Dates (Shradh Calendar) features
All 16 tithi shraddhas
From Purnima Shraddha to Sarva Pitru Amavasya, including days on which two shraddhas fall.
Nakshatra shraddhas
Maha Bharani and Magha shraddha, when the Moon is in those nakshatras in the afternoon.
Muhurat times
Kutup, rohina and aparahna for every day, local to your city.
Any year, any city
Calculated from the Sun and Moon for 1901–2099 and any place.
Checked against almanacs
The self-test compares 2025 and 2026 with four published lists.
How the shraddha days are placed
Pitru Paksha is the dark fortnight (Krishna paksha) of Bhadrapada in the amanta calendar used in South and West India, which North Indian purnimanta calendars call Ashwin Krishna paksha; both name the same days. It is preceded by Bhadrapada Purnima, whose shraddha is often counted with it, and ends with Sarva Pitru Amavasya (Mahalaya Amavasya). Each family performs shraddha on the day of the tithi on which the ancestor died, whatever the paksha of the death; if the tithi is not known, Sarva Pitru Amavasya is used.
Tithis do not follow civil days, so a tithi is assigned to the day whose aparahna it covers. The daytime from sunrise to sunset is divided into five parts, and aparahna is the fourth; it is also divided into fifteen muhurtas, of which kutup is the eighth and rohina the ninth. When a tithi touches the aparahna of two days, the day with the longer coverage is used. That is why two shraddhas can fall on one day and why a tithi can seem to be “skipped”. For New Delhi on 1 October 2026 the times are kutup 11:47–12:34, rohina 12:34–13:22 and aparahna 13:22–15:45, as published by Drik Panchang.
The automatic test compares the results for New Delhi with Drik Panchang’s lists for 2025 and 2026, with Punjab Kesari’s 2025 list and with hindupad.com’s 2026 list (all fetched 24 October 2026); every date agrees. Lists that place tithis by sunrise instead can differ by a day for some tithis. To find an ancestor’s tithi and the yearly anniversary, use the death tithi calculator; for any day’s tithi see Panchang today.
| Year | Purnima Shraddha | Pratipada | Sarva Pitru Amavasya |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sunday, 7 September 2025 | Monday, 8 September 2025 | Sunday, 21 September 2025 |
| 2026 | Saturday, 26 September 2026 | Sunday, 27 September 2026 | Saturday, 10 October 2026 |
| 2027 | Wednesday, 15 September 2027 | Thursday, 16 September 2027 | Wednesday, 29 September 2027 |
| 2028 | Sunday, 3 September 2028 | Monday, 4 September 2028 | Monday, 18 September 2028 |
| 2029 | Saturday, 22 September 2029 | Sunday, 23 September 2029 | Sunday, 7 October 2029 |
| 2030 | Wednesday, 11 September 2030 | Thursday, 12 September 2030 | Friday, 27 September 2030 |
Days with a special meaning
- Avidhava Navami (Navami): for mothers and for women who died before their husbands.
- Ghata Chaturdashi (Chaturdashi): kept for those who died by weapons, accidents or violence.
- Maha Bharani and Magha: shraddha on the day of these nakshatras is considered especially meritorious.
- Sarva Pitru Amavasya: for all ancestors, and for anyone whose tithi is not known.
Pitru Paksha Dates (Shradh Calendar) FAQ
When is Pitru Paksha in 2026?
For New Delhi, Purnima Shraddha is on Saturday 26 September 2026, Pratipada on 27 September, and Sarva Pitru Amavasya on Saturday 10 October 2026. Choose your city for local dates.
Are the Pitru Paksha 2026 dates different in the USA?
They can be. Tithis begin at the same instant everywhere, but the local afternoon falls at a different moment; in New York, Purnima Shraddha falls on 25 September 2026 and Sarva Pitru Amavasya on 9 October.
Why are two shraddhas on the same day?
When a tithi lasts less than a day, two tithis can each cover part of the same afternoon, and both shraddhas are performed on that day.
Which day should I do shradh?
On the day listed for the tithi on which your ancestor died, whatever the paksha. If you do not know the tithi, Sarva Pitru Amavasya is the day for all ancestors.
What time should the shraddha be done?
Traditionally from kutup muhurat until the end of aparahna, around midday to mid-afternoon; the times for your city are in the table.
Is this shradh tithi calendar official?
It is calculated, and agreed with the published almanacs we checked, but regional calendars can differ. Please confirm with your family purohit.