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Amavasya in September 2026

Bhadrapada Amavasya on 11 September 2026

One Amavasya falls in September 2026. The tithi runs 10 Sep, 10:34 AM to 11 Sep, 8:57 AM — 22.4 hours — and the date below is the day it governs at sunrise in New Delhi.

FridayKrishna Paksha

Bhadrapada Amavasyaभाद्रपद अमावस्या

11 September 2026

Also observed as Kushagrahani Amavasya

Tithi begins
10 Sep, 10:34 AM
Tithi ends
11 Sep, 8:57 AM
Tithi length
22.4 hours
Lunar month
Bhadrapada Krishna
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
6:31 PM
Aparahna — tarpan window
1:33 PM – 4:02 PM
Day length
12 hours 26 minutes

Tarpan and shraddha for the ancestors are performed in Aparahna, the fourth fifth of the daylight hours — 1:33 PM to 4:02 PM on this date, derived from its own sunrise of 6:05 AM and sunset of 6:31 PM rather than a fixed clock time. The tithi ends at 11 Sep, 8:57 AM, which is the instant the Moon and Sun share a longitude.

How September compares

Bhadrapada Amavasya runs 22.4 hours, against a range of 20.1 to 26.7 hours across the twelve months around it — shortest on 15 June 2026, longest on 7 January 2027.

Every other vrat in September 2026

Computed for the same month, so one page covers the whole fasting calendar.

DateDayVratName
7 September 2026MondayEkadashiAja Ekadashi
8 September 2026TuesdayPradosh VratBhauma Pradosh Vrat
22 September 2026TuesdayEkadashiParsva Ekadashi
24 September 2026ThursdayPradosh VratGuru Pradosh Vrat
26 September 2026SaturdayPurnimaBhadrapada Purnima · Pitru Paksha begins
29 September 2026TuesdaySankashti ChaturthiVighnaraja Sankashti Chaturthi · Angarki Sankashti

Frequently asked

What date is Amavasya in September 2026?

Bhadrapada Amavasya falls on 11 September 2026, a Friday, with the tithi running 10 Sep, 10:34 AM to 11 Sep, 8:57 AM. That is the only one this month.

What other vrats fall in September 2026?

6 others: Aja Ekadashi on 7 September, Bhauma Pradosh Vrat on 8 September, Parsva Ekadashi on 22 September, Guru Pradosh Vrat on 24 September, Bhadrapada Purnima on 26 September, Vighnaraja Sankashti Chaturthi on 29 September.

Are September's tithis unusually long or short?

Bhadrapada Amavasya runs 22.4 hours. Across the twelve months around this one, Amavasya ranged from 20.1 hours on 15 June 2026 to 26.7 hours on 7 January 2027. The variation comes from the Moon's changing speed, which is also why these dates cannot be counted off a fixed cycle.

The other vrat calendars

September's dates are the same for everyone. What they mean for you is not.

Your kundli decides which of these tithis actually carry weight for you, and which are simply days in the calendar.

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