Purnima & Amavasya 2026 Calendar: Pournami, Amavasai, Hunnime & Punnami Dates

Purnima & Amavasya 2026 Calendar
Purnima and Amavasya are important lunar days in the Hindu calendar. Purnima is the Full Moon Tithi and Amavasya is the New Moon Tithi.
Across India, these lunar days are known by different traditional names. In South India, devotees commonly search for Pournami, Amavasai, Amavasi, Hunnime and Punnami.
This 2026 Purnima Amavasya Calendar covers the important lunar dates from August to December 2026, along with Tithi timings, Puja, Vrat and traditional rituals.

🌕 Purnima / Pournami 2026
28 August 2026 — Purnima / Pournami
Tithi begins: 27 August, 9:08 AM
Tithi ends: 28 August, 9:48 AM
26 September 2026 — Purnima / Pournami
Tithi begins: 25 September, 11:06 PM
Tithi ends: 26 September, 10:18 PM
25 October 2026 — Purnima / Pournami
Tithi begins: 25 October, 11:55 AM
Tithi ends: 26 October, 9:41 AM
24 November 2026 — Purnima / Pournami
Tithi begins: 23 November, 11:42 PM
Tithi ends: 24 November, 8:23 PM
23 December 2026 — Purnima / Pournami
Tithi begins: 23 December, 10:47 AM
Tithi ends: 24 December, 6:57 AM

🌑 Amavasya / Amavasai 2026
12 August 2026 — Amavasya / Amavasai
Tithi begins: 12 August, 1:52 AM
Tithi ends: 12 August, 11:06 PM
10 September 2026 — Amavasya / Amavasai
Tithi begins: 10 September, 10:33 AM
Tithi ends: 11 September, 8:56 AM
10 October 2026 — Amavasya / Amavasai
Tithi begins: 9 October, 9:35 PM
Tithi ends: 10 October, 9:19 PM
8 November 2026 — Amavasya / Amavasai
Tithi begins: 8 November, 11:27 AM
Tithi ends: 9 November, 12:31 PM
8 December 2026 — Amavasya / Amavasai
Tithi begins: 8 December, 4:12 AM
Tithi ends: 9 December, 6:21 AM

🇮🇳 South India Purnami & Amavasai
In South India, the same lunar observances may be searched using different regional terms.
Tamil Search Terms
Pournami 2026, Pournami Dates 2026, Pournami Pooja, Pournami Vrat, Amavasai 2026, Amavasai Dates 2026, Amavasai Pooja, Amavasai Vratam, Pournami Amavasai
Telugu Search Terms
Pournami 2026, Pournami Pooja, Pournami Vratam, Punnami 2026, Punnami Pooja, Amavasya 2026, Amavasya Dates 2026, Amavasya Pooja, Amavasya Vratam
Kannada Search Terms
Hunnime 2026, Hunnime Dates 2026, Hunnime Pooja, Hunnime Vrat, Amavasya 2026, Amavasya Pooja, Hunnime Amavasya
Malayalam Search Terms
Pournami 2026, Pournami Pooja, Amavasi 2026, Amavasi Dates, Amavasi Pooja, Amavasya 2026
🪔 Purnima / Pournami Puja
Devotees traditionally observe Purnima/Pournami with Purnima Vrat, Satyanarayan Puja, Vishnu Puja, Lakshmi Puja, Shiva Puja, prayers, meditation and charity.
🌑 Amavasya / Amavasai Puja
Amavasya/Amavasai is traditionally associated with Pitru Tarpan, ancestor prayers, Shraddha rituals, Shiva Puja, Maa Kali Puja and spiritual practices.

📅 Important Amavasya Observances
Some Amavasya dates are particularly significant, including Aadi Amavasai, Mahalaya Amavasya and other regional Amavasya observances.