Pausha Masa, or Poush Month, is the tenth month in a traditional Hindu Kannada calendar and Panchang followed in Karnataka. Pausha Masa 2024 is from January 12 to February 9, 2024. Makar Sankranti (Bevu Bella) is on January 15.
Shiva Pradosham Fasting Dates in Kannada Pausha Masa are:
Pradosh – January 23
Pradosh – February 7
Sankashtahara Chaturthi Vrata dedicated to Ganesh in Pausha Masa 2024 is on January 29 – Moonrise or Chandrodaya is at 8:57 PM – Indian Standard Time.
Kannada Pausha Masa Shukla Paksha and Krishna Paksha
Pausha Masa Kannada calendar 2024 Shukla Paksha (Waxing phase of moon) is from January 12, 2024 to January 25, 2024.
Kannada Pausha Month 2024 Krishna Paksha (Waning phase of moon) is from January 26 to February 9, 2024.
Ekadasi Fasting Dates in Kannada Pausha Masa
Putrada Ekadasi – January 21
Shattila Ekadasi – February 6
Purnima in Kannada Pausha Month
- Paush Purnima or Full moon day is on January 25, 2024.
- The Purnima begins at 9:50 PM on January 24 and ends at 11:23 PM on January 25.
- Purnima Vrat is on January 25, 2024.
- Shakambari Purnima is on January 25.
- Shakambari Jayanti is observed on January 25.
- Magh Snan begins on the day.
Amavasya in Kannada Pausha Masa
- Pausha Amavasya or No moon day is on February 9, 2024.
- Time 8:03 AM on Feb 9 to 4:29 AM on February 10
- Mauni Amavasya is on February 9
The dates of important festivals and auspicious days in Kannada Pausha Month are:
January 18, 2024 – Banadashtami
January 18, 2024 – Banashankari Navratri begins
Bhogi - January 14
Dhanur Masam Ends - January 15
Dhanur Masam Ends - January 15
January 15th – Sankranti
January 25 – Banashankari Navratri ends
Note – Paush month in North Indian calendars began on December 27, 2023 and ends on January 25, 2024.
Note – Paush Month in Marathi, Gujarati and Telugu calendar is similar to Kannada Calendar.
Next month in Kannada calendar is the Magha Masa.