Amavasya 2026 Dates
అమావాస్య 2026 తేదీలు
Complete date list for 2026 with rituals and significance
అమావాస్య — హిందూ చాంద్రమాన పంచాంగంలో మాసం చివరి తిథి, నవ్యచంద్రుని దినం. పితృతర్పణ, పిండప్రదాన, శ్రాద్ధ కర్మలకు అత్యంత పవిత్రమైన దినం. మహాలయ అమావాస్య (భాద్రపద మాసం — 2026లో అక్టోబర్ 10) సంవత్సరంలోనే అత్యంత శక్తివంతమైన పితృ తిథి. దీపావళి ఆశ్వయుజ అమావాస్య (2026 నవంబర్ 8) నాడే వస్తుంది.
Amavasya is the new moon day in the Hindu lunar calendar — the darkest night of each lunar month. It is the most sacred day for ancestor (pitru) rituals: Tarpana (offering water to ancestors), Pinda Pradana, and Shraddha. Mahalaya Amavasya (Bhadrapada masa in the amanta reckoning this page uses, Ashwina in purnimanta — 10 October in 2026) is the most powerful pitru day of the year. Diwali falls on Ashwayuja Amavasya (8 November 2026 — named Kartika Amavasya where purnimanta month names are used). Mauni Amavasya (January–February) is when devotees observe silence (mauna) and bathe in sacred rivers.
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Amavasya Dates 2026 and 2027 — Complete List (amanta / Telugu month names)
| Date | Name (English) | Name (Telugu) | Significance & Practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-18Sunday | Pausha Amavasya · Mauni Amavasya | పుష్య అమావాస్య | The new moon closing Pausha, in the depth of Dhanurmasa. A principal day for pitru tarpana. The north, which counts the month as Magha, keeps it as Mauni Amavasya — silence from waking, and the bath taken before speaking; it is the most attended bathing day at Prayag. |
| 2026-02-17Tuesday | Magha Amavasya | మాఘ అమావాస్య | The new moon closing Magha, at the end of the month’s bathing days. Tarpana is offered before the morning meal. |
| 2026-03-19Thursday | Phalguna Amavasya | ఫాల్గుణ అమావాస్య | The last new moon before the lunar new year. Households are cleared and settled before Ugadi. |
| 2026-04-17Friday | Chaitra Amavasya | చైత్ర అమావాస్య | The new moon closing Chaitra. Tarpana is offered before the day’s ordinary work begins. |
| 2026-05-16Saturday | Vaishakha Amavasya · Vat Savitri Amavasya | వైశాఖ అమావాస్య | The new moon closing Vaishakha. Falling on a Saturday it is kept as Shani Amavasya, when Shani remedies are performed. The north and east, which count the month as Jyeshtha, keep this new moon as Vat Savitri Amavasya — the banyan vrata for a husband’s long life; the Deccan and the west keep the same vrata a fortnight into the next month, on Jyeshtha Purnima, as Vat Purnima. |
| 2026-06-15Monday | Adhika Jyeshtha Amavasya | అధిక జ్యేష్ఠ అమావాస్య | The extra lunar month of the year. It carries no festival of its own — those stay in the regular month of the same name — and is given to japa, charity and pilgrimage. |
| 2026-07-14Tuesday | Jyeshtha Amavasya | జ్యేష్ఠ అమావాస్య | The new moon closing Jyeshtha, in the last of the hot weeks before the rains. Tarpana is offered at the river. |
| 2026-08-12Wednesday | Ashadha Amavasya · Hariyali / Chukka Amavasya | ఆషాఢ అమావాస్య | The new moon closing Ashadha, in the first weeks of Chaturmasya. The north, which counts the month as Shravana, keeps it as Hariyali Amavasya, when saplings are planted and watered. |
| 2026-09-11Friday | Shravana Amavasya · Pithori Amavasya | శ్రావణ అమావాస్య | Pithori Amavasya. Kept by mothers for the wellbeing of their children, with the Durva and the sixty-four yoginis honoured at dusk. |
| 2026-10-10Saturday | Bhadrapada Amavasya · Mahalaya Amavasya | భాద్రపద అమావాస్య | Mahalaya Amavasya, the closing day of Pitru Paksha and the most consequential ancestor rite of the year. Shraddha is offered to all three generations, and to any forebear whose date of passing is not known. |
| 2026-11-09Monday | Ashwina Amavasya · Deepavali Amavasya | ఆశ్వయుజ అమావాస్య | The Deepavali amavasya. Lakshmi Puja is kept on the evening the tithi is running at dusk, which is often the day before the one listed here — the Diwali page carries the observed date. |
| 2026-12-08Tuesday | Kartika Amavasya | కార్తీక అమావాస్య | The new moon closing Kartika, at the end of the month of lamps. |
| 2027-01-07Thursday | Margashirsha Amavasya | మార్గశిర అమావాస్య | The new moon closing Margashirsha. Vishnu Sahasranama is the customary recitation. |
| 2027-02-06Saturday | Pausha Amavasya · Mauni Amavasya | పుష్య అమావాస్య | The new moon closing Pausha, in the depth of Dhanurmasa. A principal day for pitru tarpana. The north, which counts the month as Magha, keeps it as Mauni Amavasya — silence from waking, and the bath taken before speaking; it is the most attended bathing day at Prayag. |
| 2027-03-08Monday | Magha Amavasya | మాఘ అమావాస్య | The new moon closing Magha, at the end of the month’s bathing days. Tarpana is offered before the morning meal. |
| 2027-04-06Tuesday | Phalguna Amavasya | ఫాల్గుణ అమావాస్య | The last new moon before the lunar new year. Households are cleared and settled before Ugadi. |
| 2027-05-06Thursday | Chaitra Amavasya | చైత్ర అమావాస్య | The new moon closing Chaitra. Tarpana is offered before the day’s ordinary work begins. |
| 2027-06-04Friday | Vaishakha Amavasya · Vat Savitri Amavasya | వైశాఖ అమావాస్య | The new moon closing Vaishakha. Falling on a Saturday it is kept as Shani Amavasya, when Shani remedies are performed. The north and east, which count the month as Jyeshtha, keep this new moon as Vat Savitri Amavasya — the banyan vrata for a husband’s long life; the Deccan and the west keep the same vrata a fortnight into the next month, on Jyeshtha Purnima, as Vat Purnima. |
| 2027-07-04Sunday | Jyeshtha Amavasya | జ్యేష్ఠ అమావాస్య | The new moon closing Jyeshtha, in the last of the hot weeks before the rains. Tarpana is offered at the river. |
| 2027-08-02Monday | Ashadha Amavasya · Hariyali / Chukka Amavasya | ఆషాఢ అమావాస్య | The new moon closing Ashadha, in the first weeks of Chaturmasya. The north, which counts the month as Shravana, keeps it as Hariyali Amavasya, when saplings are planted and watered. |
| 2027-08-31Tuesday | Shravana Amavasya · Pithori Amavasya | శ్రావణ అమావాస్య | Pithori Amavasya. Kept by mothers for the wellbeing of their children, with the Durva and the sixty-four yoginis honoured at dusk. |
| 2027-09-29Wednesday | Bhadrapada Amavasya · Mahalaya Amavasya | భాద్రపద అమావాస్య | Mahalaya Amavasya, the closing day of Pitru Paksha and the most consequential ancestor rite of the year. Shraddha is offered to all three generations, and to any forebear whose date of passing is not known. |
| 2027-10-29Friday | Ashwina Amavasya · Deepavali Amavasya | ఆశ్వయుజ అమావాస్య | The Deepavali amavasya. Lakshmi Puja is kept on the evening the tithi is running at dusk, which is often the day before the one listed here — the Diwali page carries the observed date. |
| 2027-11-28Sunday | Kartika Amavasya | కార్తీక అమావాస్య | The new moon closing Kartika, at the end of the month of lamps. |
| 2027-12-27Monday | Margashirsha Amavasya | మార్గశిర అమావాస్య | The new moon closing Margashirsha. Vishnu Sahasranama is the customary recitation. |
About Amavasya 2026 Dates
Amavasya is the new moon day in the Hindu lunar calendar — the darkest night of each lunar month. It is the most sacred day for ancestor (pitru) rituals: Tarpana (offering water to ancestors), Pinda Pradana, and Shraddha. Mahalaya Amavasya (10 October in 2026) is the most powerful pitru day of the year. Diwali falls on Ashwayuja Amavasya (8 November 2026). Mauni Amavasya (January–February) is when devotees observe silence (mauna) and bathe in sacred rivers.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Amavasya?
Amavasya is the new moon day — the 30th tithi of each lunar month in the Hindu calendar. The moon is invisible (no moonlight). In the South Indian Amanta calendar tradition, the month ends on Amavasya.
Why is Amavasya important for ancestors?
Hindu cosmology holds that ancestors (pitru) receive offerings on the Amavasya tithi each month. This is why Tarpana (water offering) and Pinda Pradana (rice ball offering) rituals are performed especially on Amavasya. Mahalaya Amavasya is the concluding day of Pitru Paksha — the most powerful ancestor ritual day of the year.
What rituals are performed on Amavasya?
1) Tarpana — offer water with sesame seeds to departed ancestors. 2) Pinda Pradana — offer rice balls. 3) Donate food to a Brahmin or feed the needy in the ancestors' name. 4) Light a ghee lamp in the south direction at sunset. 5) Recite the Pitru Stotra or Vishnu Sahasranama.
Is Amavasya inauspicious?
For starting new ventures (marriage, business inauguration), yes — Amavasya is generally avoided. But for spiritual practice, meditation, and ancestor rituals, it is the most sacred day of the month. The darkness is symbolic of the inner stillness needed for deep practice.
When is Mahalaya Amavasya 2026?
Mahalaya Amavasya 2026 falls on Saturday, 10 October 2026 — the concluding day of Pitru Paksha (the 16-day ancestor rituals period). Bengali Hindus observe it as the start of Devi Paksha leading to Durga Puja.
When is the next Amavasya?
The next Amavasya is Shravana Amavasya on Friday, 11 September 2026 — also called Pithori Amavasya. The tithi ends at 8:58 AM IST and sunrise is at 6:03 AM (Hyderabad reference). See /amavasya/september-2026/ for full puja vidhi and Pitru Tarpana muhurat.
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