Amavasya is known as the no moon day in traditional Hindu calendar. In 2023, there are 13 Amavasya. Mahalaya Amavasya in 2023 is on October 14. Below are the Amavasya 2023 - 2024 dates with tithi time in Hindu Calendar based on Indian Standard Time. Time for Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Pondicherry, Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram and Andaman and Nicobar is given separately. Time for Gujarat, Maharashtra, Dadar Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, northern parts of Karnataka (having a border with Maharashtra) and South Rajasthan having a border with Gujarat is given separately.
It is the darkest day in the Hindu month and also the last day in a month in the traditional Hindu calendars followed in Gujarat and Maharashtra.
There are many Hindus who undertake a complete fast on Amavasya. Some Hindu communities only take a single meal on the day. The day is considered apt for doing Tarpan and Shraddha for dead parents and other relatives.
(Please note that in some regions Amavasi might start a day early and overlap into the next day).
Amavasya days is based on Indian Standard Time (IST)
Amavasya 2023 Dates
October 2023
October 14, 2023, Saturday
- Snan, Daan, Shradh and Vrat is to be performed on October 14
- Mahalaya Shraddha is on October 14, 2023
Time in South, North and Eastern parts of India - Time is from 9:29 PM on October 13 to 10:54 PM on October 14.
Time in western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and southern parts of Rajasthan) - Time is from 9:51 PM on October 13 to 11:25 PM on October 14.
Auspicious days and festivals -
- Mahalaya Sarva Pitru Paksha Shradh is marked on October 14.
- Shradh rituals are to be performed on October 14, 2023 as per most panchangs and calendars.
- Mahalaya Durga Puja is also on October 14.
November 2023
November 13, 2023, Monday- Snnan, Daan and Shradh and Vrat is to be performed on November 13
Time in South, North and Eastern parts of India - Time is from 2:12 PM on November 12 to 2:41 PM on November 13, 2023.
Time in western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and parts of Rajasthan) - Time is from Time is from Time is from 2:45 PM on November 12 to 2:57 PM on November 13, 2023.
Auspicious days and festivals
- Diwali (November 12)
- Lakshmi Puja (November 12)
Somvati Amavasya on the time period on November 13
December 2023
December 12, 2023, Tuesday- Shradh, Snan, Daan and Vrat is to be performed on December 12
Time in South, North and Eastern parts of India - Time is from 5:40 AM on December 12 to 5:07 AM on December 13, 2023.
Time in western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, and parts of Rajasthan) - Time is from 6:25 AM on December 12 to 5:02 AM on December 13, 2023.
Amavasya 2024 Dates
January 2024
January 11, 2024, Thursday- Shradh is marked on Jan 11
- Vrat is on January 10
- Snan and Daan on January 11
Time in South, North and Eastern parts of India - Time is from 7:21 PM on January 10 to 5:54 PM on January 11, 2024.
Time in western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, and parts of South Rajasthan) - Time is from is from 8:11 PM on January 10 to 5:27 PM on January 11, 2024.
- Yellu Amavasya in Karnataka on January 11
- Margazhi Moolam in Tamil Nadu is on January 11
February 2024
February 9, 2024, Friday
- Shradh and Vrat is to be performed on Feb 9
- Snan and Daan is to be performed on February 9
Time in South, North and Eastern parts of India - 7:11 AM on February 9 to 5:06 AM on February 10.
Time in western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, and parts of Rajasthan) - Time is from 8:03 AM on February 9 to 4:29 AM on February 10.
- Mauni Amavasya in North India is on January 9
- Thai Amavasya in Tamil Nadu is on January 9
- Triveni Amavasya in Orissa on January 9
March 2024
March 10, 2024, Sunday
- Shradh and Vrat is to be performed on March 9
- Snan and Daan is to be performed on March 10
Time in South, North and Eastern parts of India - 5:20 PM on March 9 to 2:58 PM on March 10.
Time in western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and parts of Rajasthan) - 6:18 PM on March 9 to 2:30 PM on March 10.
April 2024
April 8, 2024, Monday - Somvati Amavasya
Somvati Amavasya from sunrise on the day till the end of Amavasya tithi in respective regions.
- Shradh and Vrat is to be performed on April 8
- Snaan, Daan, Shradh and Vrat is to be performed on April 8
Time in South, North and Eastern parts of India - on 2:17 AM on April 8 to 11:55 PM on April 8.
Time in western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and parts of Rajasthan) - 3:21 AM on April 8 to 11:51 PM on April 8
- Vikram Samvat 2080 ends on April 8
- Shaka Era 1945 ends on April 8
- Gudi Padwa (Marathi New Year) is marked on April 9
- Ugadi (New Year in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) is marked on April 9
- Vikram Samvat 2081 begins on April 9 as per Thakur Prasad and Kashi Panchang.
May 2024
May 8, 2023, Wednesday
- Vrat and Shradh is to be performed on May 7
- Snan, Daan, is to be performed on May 8
Time in South, North and Eastern parts of India - 10:34 AM on May 7 to 8:34 AM on May 8.
Time in western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, and parts of Rajasthan) - 11:41 AM on May 7 to 8:52 AM on May 8.
June 2024
June 6, 2023, Thursday
- Snan, Daan, Shradh and Vrat is to be performed on June 5
- Snan, Daan is also performed on June 6
Time in South, North and Eastern parts of India - 6:58 PM on June 5 to 5:34 PM on June 6.
Time in western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and parts of Rajasthan) - 7:55 PM on June 5 to 6:07 PM on June 6.
- Shani Jayanti
- Savitri Brata
- Phalaharini Kali Puja (May 18)
- Vat Savitri Vrat
July 2024
July 5, 2023, Friday
- Snan, Daan, Shradh and Vrat is to be performed on July 5
Time in western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, and parts of Rajasthan) - 4:58 AM on July 5 to 4:27 AM on July 6
August 2024
August 4, 2024, Sunday
- Vrat is to be performed on August 3
- Snan, Shradh, Daan, is to be performed on August 4
Time in western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, and parts of Rajasthan) - Time is from 3:51 PM on August 3 to 4:42 PM on August 4.
Auspicious days and festivals -
- Divaso in Gujarat (August 4)
- Karkidaka Vavu Bali in Kerala (August 4)
- Hariyali Amavasya in North India
- Gatari Amavasya in Maharashtra
- Bheemana Amavasya in Karnataka
- Deep Puja in Maharashtra - Telangana - Karnataka (August 4)
- Chitalagi Amavasya in Odisha
- Nagara Amavasya in Tulunadu of Karnataka
- Chukkala Amavasya or Gaur Vratam in Andhra Pradesh
- Aadi Amavasya in Tamil Nadu (August 4)
September 2024
September 2 and September 3, 2024, Monday And Tuesday (Somvati Amavasya)
Somvati Amavasya from sunrise on September 2 before sunrise on September 3
- Shradh, Snan and Vrat is to be performed on September 2
- Snan, Daan, is to be performed on September 3
Time in western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, and parts of Rajasthan) - Time is from 5:22 AM on September 2 to 7:25 AM on September 3.
Auspicious days and festivals -
- Pithori Amavasya. (September 2)
- Bail Pola. (September 2)
- Polala Amavasya. (September 2)
- Kusha or Kushagrahini Amavasya (September 2)
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