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Amavasya Dates

About Amavasya

On Amavasya, many people fast and offer puja to the souls of their forefathers. They also provide water to the departed souls. Fifteen days before the Navratri, there is Amavasya which is called Mahalaya. This is the time which is called Pitri paksha and is considered as a perfect time to offer prayers to the departed souls and ensure that they rest in peace. Food is delivered to the ancestors. It is said that Lord Vishnu himself said that on these days, the ancestors come to earth, and if they are not offered puja and food, they feel offended. There is also a popular story that Karna, a famous character in Mahabharata, could not get food after death. He was known for charity, and he gave people a lot of gold but not nutrition. When Lord Yama saw his state, he advised Karna to go back to earth and feed the poor. Karna returned to the world and fed the poor during the pitri paksha. This enabled him to get food in his life after death. This is precisely many people even today feed the poor on these days so that their forefathers get peace in their afterlives

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Amavasya Dates 2023

Date Name Type Time
January 21, 2023, Saturday Darsha Amavasya
Magha Amavasya
Krishna Amavasya Magha, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 06:17 AM, Jan 21
Ends - 02:22 AM, Jan 22
February 19, 2023, Sunday Darsha Amavasya Krishna Amavasya Phalguna, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 04:18 PM, Feb 19
Ends - 12:35 PM, Feb 20
February 20, 2023, Monday Phalguna Amavasya Krishna Amavasya Phalguna, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 04:18 PM, Feb 19
Ends - 12:35 PM, Feb 20
March 21, 2023, Tuesday Chaitra Amavasya
Darsha Amavasya
Krishna Amavasya Chaitra, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 01:47 AM, Mar 21
Ends - 10:52 PM, Mar 21
April 19, 2023, Wednesday Darsha Amavasya Krishna Amavasya Vaishakha, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 11:23 AM, Apr 19
Ends - 09:41 AM, Apr 20
April 20, 2023, Thursday Vaishakha Amavasya Krishna Amavasya Vaishakha, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 11:23 AM, Apr 19
Ends - 09:41 AM, Apr 20
May 19, 2023, Friday Darsha Amavasya
Jyeshtha Amavasya
Krishna Amavasya Jyeshtha, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 09:42 PM, May 18
Ends - 09:22 PM, May 19
June 17, 2023, Saturday Darsha Amavasya Krishna Amavasya Ashadha, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 09:11 AM, Jun 17
Ends - 10:06 AM, Jun 18
June 18, 2023, Sunday Ashadha Amavasya Krishna Amavasya Ashadha, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 09:11 AM, Jun 17
Ends - 10:06 AM, Jun 18
July 17, 2023, Monday Darsha Amavasya
Shravana Amavasya
Krishna Amavasya Shravana, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 10:08 PM, Jul 16
Ends - 12:01 AM, Jul 18
August 15, 2023, Tuesday Adhika Darsha Amavasya Krishna Amavasya Shravana, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 12:42 PM, Aug 15
Ends - 03:07 PM, Aug 16
August 16, 2023, Wednesday Shravana Adhika Amavasya Krishna Amavasya Shravana, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 12:42 PM, Aug 15
Ends - 03:07 PM, Aug 16
September 14, 2023, Thursday Darsha Amavasya
Bhadrapada Amavasya
Krishna Amavasya Bhadrapada, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 04:48 AM, Sep 14
Ends - 07:09 AM, Sep 15
October 14, 2023, Saturday Darsha Amavasya
Ashwina Amavasya
Krishna Amavasya Ashwina, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 09:50 PM, Oct 13
Ends - 11:24 PM, Oct 14
November 13, 2023, Monday Darsha Amavasya
Kartika Amavasya
Krishna Amavasya Kartika, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 02:44 PM, Nov 12
Ends - 02:56 PM, Nov 13
December 12, 2023, Tuesday Darsha Amavasya
Margashirsha Amavasya
Krishna Amavasya Margashirsha, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 06:24 AM, Dec 12
Ends - 05:01 AM, Dec 13

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