Panchang · tithi
Amavasya Tithi
Purna tithi
Amavasya ends the Krishna paksha, a Purna tithi ruled by Pitra. Next: Sun 8 Nov, 11:28 AM to Mon 9 Nov, 12:32 PM (New Delhi).
When Amavasya comes next
Start and end to the minute, New Delhi, IST
| Tithi | Month | Begins | Ends | Lasts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amavasya | Kartika | Sun 8 Nov, 11:28 AM | Mon 9 Nov, 12:32 PM | 25h |
| Amavasya | Margashirsha | Tue 8 Dec, 4:13 AM | Wed 9 Dec, 6:21 AM | 26h |
| Amavasya | Pausha | Wed 6 Jan 2027, 11:14 PM | Fri 8 Jan 2027, 1:54 AM | 27h |
| Amavasya | Magha | Fri 5 Feb 2027, 7:05 PM | Sat 6 Feb 2027, 9:26 PM | 26h |
A tithi is kept on the day it is running at sunrise, so a tithi that begins after sunrise is usually kept the next day. In other cities the minutes shift with sunrise; the panchang gives your city.
Across these, Amavasya lasted from 25 to 27 hours: a tithi is a 12° step of the Moon from the Sun, and the Moon moves faster near perigee, so no two are the same length.
What Amavasya suits
Purna tithi, by Muhurta Chintamani’s five groups
Amavasya: kept for pitru tarpan, daan and quiet puja, not for new starts.
- Amavasya: devata Pitra
The groups repeat every five tithis: Nanda (1, 6, 11) for joy, Bhadra (2, 7, 12) for lasting work, Jaya (3, 8, 13) for victory, Rikta (4, 9, 14) for clearing, and Purna (5, 10, 15) for any good start. A muhurat also weighs the weekday, nakshatra and lagna. Muhurat
Kept on Amavasya
- Amavasya: pitru tarpan and daan
How it is kept
- Amavasya: tarpan for the ancestors in the morning, and daan; not a day for new work.
When it falls on a weekday
- Somvati Amavasya: an Amavasya on a Monday, for snan and daan
- Shani Amavasya (Shanishchari): an Amavasya on a Saturday, for Shani’s daan
Festivals on this tithi
- Mauni Amavasya Krishna Magha
- Vat Savitri Vrat Krishna Jyeshtha
- Shani Jayanti Krishna Jyeshtha
- Diwali Krishna Kartika
Where the Moon is
- Amavasya: the Moon 348° to 360° ahead of the Sun
In the Shukla paksha the Moon waxes from the new Moon to the full; in the Krishna paksha it wanes back. The same tithi name comes twice a month, and the paksha is said with it.
All sixteen tithis
Common questions
When is the next Amavasya?
The next Amavasya begins Sun 8 Nov, 11:28 AM and ends Mon 9 Nov, 12:32 PM, New Delhi time.
What is Amavasya tithi good for?
Pitru tarpan, daan and quiet puja; tradition keeps new starts off Amavasya.
Which deity rules Amavasya?
Amavasya: Pitra.
Today’s tithi, for your city
The panchang gives the tithi at sunrise where you are, with its end time.
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