Sarva Pitru Amavasya, 10 October 2026
The fortnight kept for the ancestors closes on Saturday 10 October 2026, on the new moon. The day is Sarva Pitru Amavasya, and it is Mahalaya Amavasya, one day under two names. By custom it is kept for all the ancestors of a family together.
Rashtriya Panchang, Saka 1948
The government's panchang. The date, the tithi and the hour are its
Saturday 10 October 2026
Bhadrapada Krishna Amavasya, ending at 21:20
All the ancestors together
Including those whose tithi is not known
When is Sarva Pitru Amavasya 2026?
Saturday 10 October 2026. सर्वपितृ अमावस्या Sarva Pitru Amavasya is the अमावस्या amavasya, the new moon, that closes पितृ पक्ष Pitru Paksha, the fortnight kept for the ancestors. It is the same day as महालय अमावस्या Mahalaya Amavasya, one day under two names. The तिथि tithi, the day of the lunar calendar, is Bhadrapada Krishna Amavasya, and it ends at 21:20 that day.
The fortnight
Why does it close the fortnight?
Because Pitru Paksha is the dark half of the lunar month of भाद्रपद Bhadrapada, and the dark half of a month ends on the new moon. The fortnight begins on the first tithi after the full moon and runs to the amavasya. In 2026 that is Sunday 27 September to Saturday 10 October. Pitru Paksha 2026, day by day has each of the fourteen days with its tithi, and what is shraddh has the rite kept on them.
What is Sarva Pitru Amavasya 2026, and when does the tithi end?
The last day of the fortnight, on the new moon. The tithi runs until the evening.
| Date & day | Tithi | The tithi ends | What the day is | In the fortnight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 October 2026Saturday | Bhadrapada Krishna AmavasyaThe new moon | 21:20 | Sarva Pitru AmavasyaAlso Mahalaya Amavasya. The last day of Pitru Paksha 2026 | Closes |
How to read this table
The date, the tithi and the hour are from the Rashtriya Panchang for Saka 1948, in Indian Standard Time. Who the day is kept for is custom, and the priest sets the rite from the tithi.
Who is Sarva Pitru Amavasya kept for?
By custom, for all the ancestors of a family together, and for any ancestor whose tithi of death is not known.
An ancestor whose tithi is known keeps that tithi within the fortnight. The closing amavasya is kept as well, for every ancestor at once. A family that does not know a tithi tells the priest so, and the shraddh is performed on this day.
What is Pitru PakshaSaturday 10 October 2026
Frequently asked questions
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Pitru Paksha 2026, day by day
The fortnight's fourteen days from 27 September to 10 October 2026, each with its tithi.
What is Pitru Paksha?
The fortnight kept for the ancestors, what is done on each of its days, which day a family keeps, and what else it is called.
What is shraddh?
The rite performed on this day, who it is for, what is offered, and its order.
Where do these dates come from?
Every date on this page is from the sources below.