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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 2024

Date Name Type Time
January 11, 2024, Thursday Darsha Amavasya
Pausha Amavasya
Krishna Amavasya Pausha, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 08:10 PM, Jan 10
Ends - 05:26 PM, Jan 11
February 9, 2024, Friday Darsha Amavasya
Magha Amavasya
Krishna Amavasya Magha, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 08:02 AM, Feb 09
Ends - 04:28 AM, Feb 10
March 10, 2024, Sunday Darsha Amavasya
Phalguna Amavasya
Krishna Amavasya Phalguna, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 06:17 PM, Mar 09
Ends - 02:29 PM, Mar 10
April 8, 2024, Monday Chaitra Amavasya
Darsha Amavasya
Krishna Amavasya Chaitra, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 03:21 AM, Apr 08
Ends - 11:50 PM, Apr 08
May 7, 2024, Tuesday Darsha Amavasya Krishna Amavasya Vaishakha, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 11:40 AM, May 07
Ends - 08:51 AM, May 08
May 8, 2024, Wednesday Vaishakha Amavasya Krishna Amavasya Vaishakha, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 11:40 AM, May 07
Ends - 08:51 AM, May 08
June 6, 2024, Thursday Darsha Amavasya
Jyeshtha Amavasya
Krishna Amavasya Jyeshtha, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 07:54 PM, Jun 05
Ends - 06:07 PM, Jun 06
July 5, 2024, Friday Darsha Amavasya
Ashadha Amavasya
Krishna Amavasya Ashadha, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 04:57 AM, Jul 05
Ends - 04:26 AM, Jul 06
August 4, 2024, Sunday Darsha Amavasya
Shravana Amavasya
Krishna Amavasya Shravana, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 03:50 PM, Aug 03
Ends - 04:42 PM, Aug 04
September 2, 2024, Monday Darsha Amavasya
Bhadrapada Amavasya
Krishna Amavasya Bhadrapada, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 05:21 AM, Sep 02
Ends - 07:24 AM, Sep 03
October 2, 2024, Wednesday Darsha Amavasya
Ashwina Amavasya
Krishna Amavasya Ashwina, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 09:39 PM, Oct 01
Ends - 12:18 AM, Oct 03
November 1, 2024, Friday Darsha Amavasya
Kartika Amavasya
Krishna Amavasya Kartika, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 03:52 PM, Oct 31
Ends - 06:16 PM, Nov 01
November 30, 2024, Saturday Darsha Amavasya Krishna Amavasya Margashirsha, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 10:29 AM, Nov 30
Ends - 11:50 AM, Dec 01
December 1, 2024, Sunday Margashirsha Amavasya Krishna Amavasya Margashirsha, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 10:29 AM, Nov 30
Ends - 11:50 AM, Dec 01
December 30, 2024, Monday Darsha Amavasya
Pausha Amavasya
Krishna Amavasya Pausha, Krishna Amavasya
Begins - 04:01 AM, Dec 30
Ends - 03:56 AM, Dec 31

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