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Amavasya Vrat and Tarpan

Amavasya Vrat 2026: Dates and New Moon Timings

New Delhi · 12 Amavasyas in 2026

Next Amavasya · New Delhi

Kartik Amavasya

कार्तिक अमावस्या · Diwali / Deepavali

Monday, 9 November In 22 days Somvati Amavasya Major Amavasya
Amavasya Begins
11:28 AM, 8 Nov
Amavasya Ends
12:32 PM, 9 Nov
Duration
1d 1h 3m
Purnimanta Month
Kartik
Amanta Month
Ashwin

Vrat, Snan, Daan and Tarpan

Monday, 9 NovSunrise 6:38 AM

New Moon

12:00 AM

Diwali / Deepavali

Diwali — Lakshmi Puja; Deepavali; most celebrated Amavasya of the year

Amavasya 2026: All Dates With Timings

Every Amavasya of 2026 for New Delhi, with the day of the vrat and the day of shraddha and tarpan.

January 2026

18Jan
Done

Magha Amavasya

माघ अमावस्या · Mauni Amavasya

Magha Purnimanta · Pausha Amanta

Major Amavasya

Mauni Amavasya — silence vow; holy dip at Triveni Sangam; Magha Mela

Vrat, Snan, Daan and Tarpan

Sunday, 18 JanSunrise 7:14 AM

New Moon

12:43 PM

Amavasya Tithi
12:04 AM, 18 Jan 1:21 AM, 19 Jan

February 2026

17Feb
Done

Phalguna Amavasya

फाल्गुन अमावस्या

Phalguna Purnimanta · Magha Amanta

Bhaumvati Amavasya

Pitru Tarpan; precedes Holi season

Vrat, Snan, Daan and Tarpan

Tuesday, 17 FebSunrise 6:57 AM

New Moon

5:32 AM

Amavasya Tithi
5:34 PM, 16 Feb 5:31 PM, 17 Feb

March 2026

18/19Mar
Done

Chaitra Amavasya

चैत्र अमावस्या

Chaitra Purnimanta · Phalguna Amanta

Two Days

Pitru Tarpan; auspicious for ancestor rites at start of Hindu new year

Shraddha and Tarpan

Wednesday, 18 MarSunrise 6:27 AM

New Moon (Darsha Amavasya)

7:39 PM

Vrat, Snan and Daan

Thursday, 19 MarSunrise 6:26 AM

Amavasya at Sunrise, Until

6:53 AM

Amavasya Tithi
8:25 AM, 18 Mar 6:53 AM, 19 Mar

April 2026

17Apr
Done

Vaishakha Amavasya

वैशाख अमावस्या

Vaishakha Purnimanta · Chaitra Amanta

Pitru Tarpan; holy dip and charity in the sacred month of Vaishakha

Vrat, Snan, Daan and Tarpan

Friday, 17 AprSunrise 5:53 AM

New Moon

6:46 AM

Amavasya Tithi
8:11 PM, 16 Apr 5:21 PM, 17 Apr

May 2026

16May
Done

Jyeshtha Amavasya

ज्येष्ठ अमावस्या · Shani Jayanti

Jyeshtha Purnimanta · Vaishakha Amanta

Shani Amavasya

Birth of Shani Dev; Vat Savitri Vrat in North India; Pitru Tarpan

Vrat, Snan, Daan and Tarpan

Saturday, 16 MaySunrise 5:30 AM

New Moon

3:21 PM

Amavasya Tithi
5:11 AM, 16 May 1:31 AM, 17 May

June 2026

14/15Jun
Done

Adhik Jyeshtha Amavasya

अधिक ज्येष्ठ अमावस्या

Adhik Jyeshtha (Purnimanta and Amanta)

Somvati Amavasya Adhik Maas Two Days

Adhik Maas Amavasya — Amavasya vrat and Pitru Tarpan are observed; the festival (Shani Jayanti) shifts to Nija Jyeshtha.

Shraddha and Tarpan

Sunday, 14 JunSunrise 5:22 AM

New Moon (Darsha Amavasya)

10:22 PM

Vrat, Snan and Daan

Monday, 15 JunSunrise 5:23 AM

Amavasya at Sunrise, Until

8:24 AM

Amavasya Tithi
12:20 PM, 14 Jun 8:24 AM, 15 Jun

July 2026

14Jul
Done

Ashadha Amavasya

आषाढ़ अमावस्या

Ashadha Purnimanta · Jyeshtha Amanta

Bhaumvati Amavasya

Pitru Tarpan; marks approach of Chaturmas

Vrat, Snan, Daan and Tarpan

Tuesday, 14 JulSunrise 5:32 AM

New Moon

5:01 AM

Amavasya Tithi
6:49 PM, 13 Jul 3:13 PM, 14 Jul

August 2026

12Aug
Done

Shravana Amavasya

श्रावण अमावस्या · Hariyali Amavasya

Shravana Purnimanta · Ashadha Amanta

Hariyali Amavasya; planting of saplings; Pitru Tarpan in holy month

Vrat, Snan, Daan and Tarpan

Wednesday, 12 AugSunrise 5:48 AM

New Moon

12:30 PM

Amavasya Tithi
1:53 AM, 12 Aug 11:06 PM, 12 Aug

September 2026

10/11Sep
Done

Bhadrapada Amavasya

भाद्रपद अमावस्या · Pithori Amavasya

Bhadrapada Purnimanta · Shravana Amanta

Two Days

Kushotpatini Amavasya — kusha grass is gathered for the year's rites; Pithori vrat; Pitru Tarpan

Shraddha and Tarpan

Thursday, 10 SepSunrise 6:03 AM

New Moon (Darsha Amavasya)

9:45 PM

Vrat, Snan and Daan

Friday, 11 SepSunrise 6:04 AM

Amavasya at Sunrise, Until

8:56 AM

Amavasya Tithi
10:33 AM, 10 Sep 8:56 AM, 11 Sep

October 2026

10Oct
Done

Ashwin Amavasya

आश्विन अमावस्या · Sarva Pitru Amavasya

Ashwin Purnimanta · Bhadrapada Amanta

Shani Amavasya Major Amavasya

Mahalaya — the last day of Pitru Paksha; Shraddha for all ancestors; eve of Sharad Navratri

Vrat, Snan, Daan and Tarpan

Saturday, 10 OctSunrise 6:18 AM

New Moon

9:28 AM

Amavasya Tithi
9:36 PM, 9 Oct 9:20 PM, 10 Oct

November 2026

9Nov
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Kartik Amavasya

कार्तिक अमावस्या · Diwali / Deepavali

Kartik Purnimanta · Ashwin Amanta

Somvati Amavasya Major Amavasya

Diwali — Lakshmi Puja; Deepavali; most celebrated Amavasya of the year

Vrat, Snan, Daan and Tarpan

Monday, 9 NovSunrise 6:38 AM

New Moon

12:00 AM

Amavasya Tithi
11:28 AM, 8 Nov 12:32 PM, 9 Nov

December 2026

8Dec

Margashirsha Amavasya

मार्गशीर्ष अमावस्या

Margashirsha Purnimanta · Kartik Amanta

Bhaumvati Amavasya

Pitru Tarpan; Vivah Panchami nearby

Vrat, Snan, Daan and Tarpan

Tuesday, 8 DecSunrise 7:01 AM

New Moon

5:17 PM

Amavasya Tithi
4:13 AM, 8 Dec 6:21 AM, 9 Dec

Amavasya 2026: Your Questions Answered

Each answer is worked out for New Delhi from the panchang of 2026.

How many Amavasyas are there in 2026?

There are 12 Amavasyas in 2026, counted from January to December.

When is the next Amavasya?

Kartik Amavasya is on Monday, 9 November 2026 in New Delhi, with the new moon at 12:00 AM. The Amavasya tithi runs from 11:28 AM, 8 Nov to 12:32 PM, 9 Nov.

When is Somvati Amavasya in 2026?

Somvati Amavasya is an Amavasya that falls on a Monday. In 2026 it comes twice in New Delhi: 15 June (Adhik Jyeshtha Amavasya), 9 November (Kartik Amavasya).

When is Shani Amavasya in 2026?

Shani Amavasya is an Amavasya that falls on a Saturday. In 2026 it comes twice in New Delhi: 16 May (Jyeshtha Amavasya), 10 October (Ashwin Amavasya).

When is Magha Amavasya (Mauni Amavasya) in 2026?

Magha Amavasya is on Sunday, 18 January 2026 in New Delhi, with the new moon at 12:43 PM. The Amavasya tithi runs from 12:04 AM, 18 Jan to 1:21 AM, 19 Jan.

When is Phalguna Amavasya in 2026?

Phalguna Amavasya is on Tuesday, 17 February 2026 in New Delhi, with the new moon at 5:32 AM. The Amavasya tithi runs from 5:34 PM, 16 Feb to 5:31 PM, 17 Feb.

When is Chaitra Amavasya in 2026?

In New Delhi, the shraddha and tarpan of Chaitra Amavasya are on Wednesday, 18 March 2026, the day of the new moon at 7:39 PM, and the vrat, holy dip and charity on Thursday, 19 March 2026, when Amavasya holds at sunrise. The Amavasya tithi runs from 8:25 AM, 18 Mar to 6:53 AM, 19 Mar.

When is Vaishakha Amavasya in 2026?

Vaishakha Amavasya is on Friday, 17 April 2026 in New Delhi, with the new moon at 6:46 AM. The Amavasya tithi runs from 8:11 PM, 16 Apr to 5:21 PM, 17 Apr.

When is Jyeshtha Amavasya (Shani Jayanti) in 2026?

Jyeshtha Amavasya is on Saturday, 16 May 2026 in New Delhi, with the new moon at 3:21 PM. The Amavasya tithi runs from 5:11 AM, 16 May to 1:31 AM, 17 May.

When is Adhik Jyeshtha Amavasya in 2026?

In New Delhi, the shraddha and tarpan of Adhik Jyeshtha Amavasya are on Sunday, 14 June 2026, the day of the new moon at 10:22 PM, and the vrat, holy dip and charity on Monday, 15 June 2026, when Amavasya holds at sunrise. The Amavasya tithi runs from 12:20 PM, 14 Jun to 8:24 AM, 15 Jun.

When is Ashadha Amavasya in 2026?

Ashadha Amavasya is on Tuesday, 14 July 2026 in New Delhi, with the new moon at 5:01 AM. The Amavasya tithi runs from 6:49 PM, 13 Jul to 3:13 PM, 14 Jul.

When is Shravana Amavasya (Hariyali Amavasya) in 2026?

Shravana Amavasya is on Wednesday, 12 August 2026 in New Delhi, with the new moon at 12:30 PM. The Amavasya tithi runs from 1:53 AM, 12 Aug to 11:06 PM, 12 Aug.

When is Bhadrapada Amavasya (Pithori Amavasya) in 2026?

In New Delhi, the shraddha and tarpan of Bhadrapada Amavasya are on Thursday, 10 September 2026, the day of the new moon at 9:45 PM, and the vrat, holy dip and charity on Friday, 11 September 2026, when Amavasya holds at sunrise. The Amavasya tithi runs from 10:33 AM, 10 Sep to 8:56 AM, 11 Sep.

When is Ashwin Amavasya (Sarva Pitru Amavasya) in 2026?

Ashwin Amavasya is on Saturday, 10 October 2026 in New Delhi, with the new moon at 9:28 AM. The Amavasya tithi runs from 9:36 PM, 9 Oct to 9:20 PM, 10 Oct.

When is Kartik Amavasya (Diwali / Deepavali) in 2026?

Kartik Amavasya is on Monday, 9 November 2026 in New Delhi, with the new moon at 12:00 AM. The Amavasya tithi runs from 11:28 AM, 8 Nov to 12:32 PM, 9 Nov.

When is Margashirsha Amavasya in 2026?

Margashirsha Amavasya is on Tuesday, 8 December 2026 in New Delhi, with the new moon at 5:17 PM. The Amavasya tithi runs from 4:13 AM, 8 Dec to 6:21 AM, 9 Dec.

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Amavasya 2026

Amavasya: The Dark Moon and the Day of the Ancestors

Once a month the Moon disappears into the light of the Sun. That night is Amavasya, and this page gives every Amavasya of 2026 for your city, with the time it begins and ends and the right day for the vrat and for tarpan.

In the panchang Amavasya is the thirtieth tithi, the close of Krishna Paksha. The Sun and the Moon stand together, and the Moon, the karaka of the mind and of the mother, has no light of its own to show. The texts give this day to the pitrs. Water with black sesame offered in their name, a meal given to the needy, a lamp lit under a peepal tree in the evening: these are the simple acts of Amavasya, and they are said to reach the ancestors more surely on this day than on any other.

Some Amavasyas stand above the rest. Mauni Amavasya in Magha is kept in silence with a dip at Prayag. Sarva Pitru Amavasya closes Pitru Paksha. The Amavasya of Kartik is Diwali, and the Amavasya of Jyeshtha brings Shani Jayanti and, in North India, Vat Savitri.

Amavasya at a Glance

  • Tithi30th, Krishna Paksha
  • In a year12, or 13
  • Sun–Moon348° to 360°
  • Kept forPitrs, Shiva, Shani
  • DoneTarpan, snan, daan
  • AvoidedNew beginnings

Darsha and Udaya

Why an Amavasya Can Fall on Two Days

The new moon is an instant, but a calendar day runs from sunrise to sunrise. When Amavasya begins in the morning and ends before the next sunrise, the day it is running at sunrise and the day the Moon and Sun actually meet are not the same.

The panchang solves this by giving each act its own day. The vrat, the holy dip and charity follow the udaya tithi, the Amavasya at sunrise. Shraddha and tarpan follow the Darsha Amavasya, the day of the new moon itself. On this page every Amavasya that falls this way shows both, with the new moon's time.

Udaya Tithi

Amavasya at sunrise: the day of vrat, snan and daan.

Darsha Amavasya

The day of the new moon: shraddha and tarpan.

Somvati

Amavasya on a Monday, the most sacred for a holy dip.

Shani Amavasya

Amavasya on a Saturday, kept for Saturn.

In Practice

What I Advise for Amavasya

When a chart shows Pitru Dosha, or the Moon is weak, afflicted by Rahu or Saturn, I ask people to keep Amavasya rather than reach for a costly remedy first. Offer water and black sesame to the ancestors in the morning, feed someone in their name, and light a lamp of mustard oil under a peepal tree at dusk. Kept month after month, this does more than people expect.

I also tell them what not to do. Amavasya is not a day to sign, buy or begin. The mind is at its lowest with the Moon, so it is better spent in quiet, prayer and charity than in big decisions or arguments.

Do

Tarpan, a holy dip, charity, a lamp under the peepal.

Avoid

Weddings, griha pravesh, purchases, new ventures.

Worship

Shiva, the pitrs, and Shani on a Saturday Amavasya.

Food

Simple sattvic food; many keep a fast till evening.

Questions

Amavasya: Common Questions

The new moon: the thirtieth tithi of the lunar month, when the Moon stands with the Sun and cannot be seen. It closes the dark half, Krishna Paksha, and the next day the bright half begins. There are twelve or thirteen in a year.

Because two different moments matter. The vrat, the holy dip and charity are kept on the day Amavasya is running at sunrise, the udaya tithi. Shraddha and tarpan follow the new moon itself, the Darsha Amavasya, which can fall on the day before. When the two days differ, this page shows both.

An Amavasya that falls on a Monday. It is held especially sacred for a dip in a holy river and for married women, who walk around a peepal tree and pray for their husband's long life. Shani Amavasya, on a Saturday, is kept for Saturn, and Bhaumvati, on a Tuesday, for Mars.

Every Amavasya is a day for the ancestors, but Sarva Pitru Amavasya, the last day of Pitru Paksha, is the greatest of all. Mauni Amavasya in Magha and Somvati Amavasya are also held especially good for tarpan and charity.

It is a sacred day, not an unlucky one, but it is kept for the ancestors, worship and charity rather than for beginnings. Weddings, griha pravesh, new ventures and purchases are usually avoided on Amavasya.

Diwali falls on the Amavasya of Kartik by the Purnimanta calendar, the same night counted as Ashwin Amavasya by the Amanta calendar. Lakshmi Puja is done on the evening that Amavasya holds after sunset.

The new moon happens at one instant everywhere, but the day it falls on depends on your time zone and your sunrise. Pick your own city at the top of this page.

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