NEW MOON 2026

Amavasya 2026 — All 12 New Moon Dates

All 12 Amavasya (new moon) dates in 2026. Important for Pitru Tarpan and Shraddha rituals.

12Total New Moons

Sarva Pitru Amavasya + Diwali — Most Important

Oct 10 — Final day of Pitru Paksha, Shraddha for all ancestors. Nov 9 — Diwali Amavasya (Lakshmi Puja celebrated Nov 8 evening).

ALL 12 AMAVASYA 2026

Mauni Amavasya (Pausha)

Sunday, 18 January

Silent observance. Sacred bath in Ganga. Magh Mela / Kumbh bathing day. Most spiritual Amavasya of the year. (Amavasya tithi present at sunrise Jan 18.)

Tuesday, 17 February

Pitru Tarpan (ancestor offerings). End of Magha month (Amanta tradition).

Phalguna Amavasya

Thursday, 19 March

Tarpan for ancestors. Last Amavasya before Chaitra Navratri.

Chaitra Amavasya

Friday, 17 April

Pitru offerings. End of Chaitra month.

Vaishakh Amavasya

Saturday, 16 May

Sacred bath in holy rivers.

Adhik Jyeshtha Amavasya (Somvati)

Monday, 15 June

RARE — End of Adhik Maas. Falls on Monday (Somvati). Highly auspicious for Vishnu worship.

Jyeshtha Amavasya

Tuesday, 14 July

Nija Jyeshtha end. Shani prayers.

Ashadha Amavasya

Wednesday, 12 August

Pitru Amavasya. End of monsoon month.

Hariyali Amavasya (Shravana)

Friday, 11 September

Tree planting traditions. Pitru Tarpan.

Sarva Pitru Amavasya (Mahalaya) Sarva Pitru

Saturday, 10 October

MOST IMPORTANT — Final day of Pitru Paksha. Shraddha for all ancestors.

Kartik Amavasya (Diwali) Diwali

Monday, 9 November

DIWALI — Festival of Lights. Lakshmi Puja celebrated Nov 8 evening (Pradosh) into Nov 9.

Margashirsha Amavasya

Tuesday, 8 December

Year-end Pitru Tarpan. Shani Amavasya if Saturday.

SIGNIFICANCE OF AMAVASYA

Pitru Tarpan — offer water to ancestors
Shani Dev Puja — if Amavasya falls on Saturday
Avoid new ventures — Amavasya considered inauspicious
Charity — donate food to the needy
Diwali — the only auspicious Amavasya of the year

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