✦ 2026 Amavasya Dates ✦
✦ No-moon night — day for pitru-tarpan, shraddh and tantrik sadhana ✦
✦ 12 dates — entire year ✦
No-moon night — day for pitru-tarpan, shraddh and tantrik sadhana
Mauni Amavasya
18 Jan • Sun
Somvati Amavasya
13 Jul • Mon
Diwali Amavasya
8 Dec • Tue
✦ About this vrat ✦
Amavasya — the last tithi of krishna paksha (30th or 0 — Sun-Moon conjunction). 12 per year.
Special: Magh-Mauni, Soma (Monday) Somvati, Chaitra-Madhu, Vaishakh-Pipal, Jyeshtha-Vat-Savitri, Ashadh-Halaharini, Shravan-Hariyali, Bhadrapad-Kushotpatini, Ashwin-Sarva-Pitru, Kartik-Diwali, Margashirsh-Bhaumvati, Paush-Darsha.
Auspicious for pitru-tarpan, snan-dan, peepal worship, Shani-Rahu-Ketu puja.
✦ January ✦
1 day🌒 Krishna • Tithi 15
✦ February ✦
1 day🌒 Krishna • Tithi 15
✦ March ✦
1 day🌒 Krishna • Tithi 15
✦ April ✦
1 day🌒 Krishna • Tithi 15
✦ May ✦
1 day🌒 Krishna • Tithi 15
✦ June ✦
1 day🌒 Krishna • Tithi 15
✦ July ✦
1 day🌒 Krishna • Tithi 15
✦ August ✦
1 day🌒 Krishna • Tithi 15
✦ September ✦
1 day🌒 Krishna • Tithi 15
✦ October ✦
1 day🌒 Krishna • Tithi 15
✦ November ✦
1 day🌒 Krishna • Tithi 15
✦ December ✦
1 day🌒 Krishna • Tithi 15
✦ Puja vidhi ✦
- 1
Morning bath — Ganga/river/Ganga-jal at home. Shraddha karma.
- 2
Remember pitra by name and gotra. Tarpan with water or kush-tila.
- 3
Peepal tree puja. Feed crows, cows and brahmins.
- 4
Dipa-dan. Evening: Shani-Rahu-Ketu stotra or Hanuman Chalisa.
✦ FAQs ✦
Q. Is Amavasya considered negative?
Lower lunar energy can indicate mental restlessness — but it is supreme for spiritual sadhana. Highly suited for tantrik initiation and mantra-siddhi.
Q. Why is Somvati Amavasya special?
Monday + Amavasya = supremely rare combination. Married women circumambulate the peepal tree for akhand-saubhagya. Moksha for ancestors.