Amavasya / Purnima Vrat Calendar 2060
A month-by-month list of every Purnima (full moon) and Amavasya (new moon) of the year, named by its lunar month, with the festivity kept on it — from Holi, Buddha Purnima, Guru Purnima and Sharad Purnima to Mauni Amavasya, Mahalaya and Diwali — and the tithi start and end timing of each.
Amavasya / Purnima Vrat 2060 lists 25 dates, beginning with Pausha Amavasya on 3 January.
Full Moon & New Moon Days
January 2060
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Pausha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:18 PM, Jan 2 – 10:17 PM
The new moon (Amavasya) — a day for ancestral tarpan and Shraddha, and quiet worship of Shiva and the Pitrs.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 10:43 PM, Jan 16 – 10:38 PM
The full moon (Purnima) — a day for fasting, a holy dip, charity and Satyanarayana Puja. It is also kept as Shakambhari Purnima.
February 2060
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Magha Amavasya (Mauni Amavasya)
Tithi 1:32 PM, Feb 1 – 10:53 AM
The new moon of Magha — Mauni Amavasya, kept in silence (mauna) with a holy dip, the most sacred bathing day of the Magha Mela.
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Magha Purnima
Tithi 2:02 PM, Feb 15 – 3:25 PM
The full moon of Magha (Maghi Purnima) — the great day of the Magha snana, a holy bath at the sacred river confluences.
March 2060
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Phalguna Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:08 AM – 9:46 PM
The new moon (Amavasya) — a day for ancestral tarpan and Shraddha, and quiet worship of Shiva and the Pitrs.
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Phalguna Purnima (Holi)
Tithi 6:47 AM, Mar 16 – 9:11 AM
The full moon of Phalguna — Holika Dahan and Dol Purnima, the full moon of the Holi festival.
April 2060
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Chaitra Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:56 AM, Mar 31 – 7:07 AM
The new moon (Amavasya) — a day for ancestral tarpan and Shraddha, and quiet worship of Shiva and the Pitrs.
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Chaitra Purnima (Hanuman Jayanti)
Tithi 12:16 AM – 2:52 AM, Apr 16
The full moon of Chaitra — kept as Hanuman Jayanti across much of India.
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Vaishakha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 7:17 PM, Apr 29 – 3:40 PM
The new moon (Amavasya) — a day for ancestral tarpan and Shraddha, and quiet worship of Shiva and the Pitrs.
May 2060
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Vaishakha Purnima (Buddha Purnima)
Tithi 5:07 PM, May 14 – 7:12 PM
The full moon of Vaishakha — Buddha Purnima, the birth, enlightenment and nirvana of Gautama Buddha.
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Jyeshtha Amavasya (Shani Jayanti)
Tithi 2:55 AM – 11:49 PM
The new moon of Jyeshtha — Shani Jayanti, the appearance day of Lord Shani; in the south, Vat Savitri Vrat falls on this new moon.
June 2060
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Jyeshtha Purnima (Vat Purnima)
Tithi 8:25 AM, Jun 13 – 9:07 AM
The full moon of Jyeshtha — Vat Purnima, when married women circle the banyan for their husbands, and Deva Snana Purnima of Lord Jagannath.
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Ashadha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:26 AM, Jun 27 – 8:28 AM
The new moon (Amavasya) — a day for ancestral tarpan and Shraddha, and quiet worship of Shiva and the Pitrs. Kept as Halharini / Deep Amavasya.
July 2060
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Ashadha Purnima (Guru Purnima)
Tithi 9:14 PM, Jul 12 – 8:45 PM
The full moon of Ashadha — Guru Purnima, a day to honour one's guru and the sage Veda Vyasa.
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Shravana Amavasya (Hariyali Amavasya)
Tithi 7:08 PM, Jul 26 – 6:15 PM
The new moon of Shravana — Hariyali Amavasya, when saplings are planted and Lord Shiva is worshipped in the monsoon greenery.
August 2060
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Shravana Purnima (Raksha Bandhan)
Tithi 8:28 AM, Aug 11 – 6:21 AM
The full moon of Shravana — Raksha Bandhan and Narali Purnima, also the day of Upakarma (sacred-thread renewal).
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Bhadrapada Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:52 AM – 6:12 AM, Aug 26
The new moon (Amavasya) — a day for ancestral tarpan and Shraddha, and quiet worship of Shiva and the Pitrs. Kept as Kushotpatini (Pithori) Amavasya, when kusha grass is gathered for the year's rituals.
September 2060
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat
Tithi 6:14 PM, Sep 9 – 3:16 PM
The full moon (Purnima) — a day for fasting, a holy dip, charity and Satyanarayana Puja. It falls on the eve of Pitru Paksha; the Proshthapadi Purnima Shraddha is offered.
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Ashwina Amavasya (Mahalaya)
Tithi 7:29 PM, Sep 23 – 9:19 PM
The new moon of Ashwina — Mahalaya / Sarva Pitru Amavasya, the last and most important day of Pitru Paksha for ancestral tarpan.
October 2060
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Ashwina Purnima (Sharad Purnima)
Tithi 3:46 AM – 12:16 AM, Oct 10
The full moon of Ashwina — Sharad Purnima and Kojagari Lakshmi Puja, when kheer is set out under the harvest moon.
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Kartika Amavasya (Diwali)
Tithi 12:16 PM, Oct 23 – 2:55 PM
The new moon of Kartika — the Diwali night of Lakshmi Puja and Kali Puja in Bengal.
November 2060
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Kartika Purnima (Dev Deepavali)
Tithi 1:34 PM, Nov 7 – 9:47 AM
The full moon of Kartika — Dev Deepavali and Guru Nanak Jayanti, when ghats and temples blaze with rows of lamps.
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Margashirsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 7:19 AM, Nov 22 – 9:46 AM
The new moon (Amavasya) — a day for ancestral tarpan and Shraddha, and quiet worship of Shiva and the Pitrs.
December 2060
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Margashirsha Purnima (Datta Jayanti)
Tithi 11:47 PM, Dec 6 – 8:17 PM
The full moon of Margashirsha — kept with the worship of Lord Dattatreya (Datta Jayanti).
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Pausha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:34 AM – 4:19 AM, Dec 23
The new moon (Amavasya) — a day for ancestral tarpan and Shraddha, and quiet worship of Shiva and the Pitrs.
Tithi start and end times are shown in your local time. Festival dates follow the standard Indian (sunrise) calendar and may vary by a day in other regions, and may differ slightly from regional almanacs (especially around an Adhik Maas).
About the Amavasya / Purnima Vrat Calendar
A month-by-month list of every Purnima (full moon) and Amavasya (new moon) of the year, named by its lunar month, with the festivity kept on it — from Holi, Buddha Purnima, Guru Purnima and Sharad Purnima to Mauni Amavasya, Mahalaya and Diwali — and the tithi start and end timing of each.
Each entry lists the festival or vrat with its date, the prevailing tithi, and a short note on the observance. Dates are shown for the current and the coming year.