Vrat calendar · Amavasya · February 2027
अमावस्या फ़रवरी 2027Amavasya February 2027
6 February 2027 · Saturday
1 Amavasya date in February 2027. Delhi, IST; other cities can differ by a day.
Shanishchari Magha Amavasya · शनिश्चरी माघ अमावस्या
6 February 2027 Saturday · शनिवार
Also known as Mauni Amavasya · मौनी अमावस्या. Shanishchari: Shani puja, mustard-oil daan.
Lunar month
मास (पूर्णिमांत)
Magha Krishna
Amavasya begins
अमावस्या प्रारंभ
5 Feb, 7:05 pm
Amavasya ends
अमावस्या समाप्त
6 Feb, 9:26 pm
Amavasya ends
अमावस्या समाप्त
6 Feb, 9:26 pm
What to do · व्रत विधि
- Bath early and offer water and black sesame (til) to the ancestors (tarpan).
- Feed cows, crows, dogs and the needy; light a lamp under a peepal tree in the evening.
- On Somvati Amavasya, married women circle the peepal tree 108 times; on Shani Amavasya, offer mustard oil to Shani dev.
Rule used: Listed on the day Amavasya prevails at sunrise (udaya tithi), used for snan, daan and tarpan. Shraddha rituals look at the afternoon (aparahna), which can move them a day earlier.