Amavasya Dates
Amavasya
AmavasyaMagha Amavasya
AmavasyaAmavasyaPhalguna Amavasya
AmavasyaAmavasyaChaitra Amavasya
AmavasyaAmavasyaVaisakha Amavasya
AmavasyaAmavasyaJyeshtha Amavasya
AmavasyaAmavasyaAshadha Amavasya
AmavasyaAmavasyaAshadha Amavasya
AmavasyaAmavasyaShravana Amavasya
AmavasyaAmavasyaBhadrapada Amavasya
AmavasyaAmavasyaAshwin Amavasya
AmavasyaAmavasyaKartika Amavasya
AmavasyaAmavasyaMargashirsha Amavasya
AmavasyaAmavasyaMargashirsha Amavasya
AmavasyaAbout Amavasya
Amavasya is the new moon day, when the Moon is not visible in the sky. It is considered auspicious for Pitru Tarpan (paying respects to ancestors), certain fasts, and specific rituals, and is observed once every lunar month.
Nature & Epithet
30th. AMAVASYA (Pitri Prada: ancestral related actions). Tutelary Lord (Adhidevta): Pitra (ancestors) according to Muhurt Chintamani. Another opinion: Krishna Paksha - Eshwari. Brihat Samhita gives Pitar.
Works Allocated
Religious works, Yagya, donation, Agnihotra, Aganyadhan, ancestral (Pitri) works. All auspicious works other than ancestral works get destroyed if done in New Moon.
Prohibited Works & Foods
Not good for sex. On New Moon one should not churn curd/milk, cut trees & recite Mantras. Teeth should not be cleaned with Neem. Do not collect wood.
Classifications & Attributes
- Nandaadi Group
- Poorna Tithi (Ruler: Jupiter). Krishna Paksha Name: Mitra.
- Eye Status
- Blind Tithi in Krishna Paksha.
- Family Group
- Kul Tithi.
- Amrit-Ghatis
- 53rd to 56th Ghati (20h 48m to 22h 24m from start; Moon-Sun arc diff: 358°24'00" to 359°12'00").
- Vish-Ghatis
- 9th to 12th Ghati (3h 12m to 4h 48m from start; Moon-Sun arc diff: 349°36'00" to 350°24'00").
- Prohibited Durations
- Tithi Gandanta at ending 24 minutes. Tithi Kupam at 32nd Ghati. Galagraha Tithi. Parva Tithi. Nitya Anadhyaya Tithi.
- Maas Shunya / Dagdha
- None.
- Vaar Dagdha
- None.
- Tithi-Shunya Nakshatra / Lagna
- None.
- Malefic Ascendants
- Taurus, Virgo, Pisces.
- Ghaat Tithis
- Ghaat for Taurus, Virgo, Pisces Janma Rashis. Malefic for Aquarius, Pisces, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn.
- Special Yogas
- None.
- Directional Shoola & Yogini
- Dik Shoola: NW/NE; Yogini: NW/NE.
Propitiation & Donations
Ancestral Shradh, donation, Yagya, Agnihotra.
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