Vrat calendar · Amavasya · January 2028
अमावस्या जनवरी 2028Amavasya January 2028
26 January 2028 · Wednesday
1 Amavasya date in January 2028. Delhi, IST; other cities can differ by a day.
Magha Amavasya · माघ अमावस्या
26 January 2028 Wednesday · बुधवार
Also known as Mauni Amavasya · मौनी अमावस्या.
Lunar month
मास (पूर्णिमांत)
Magha Krishna
Amavasya begins
अमावस्या प्रारंभ
25 Jan, 6:17 pm
Amavasya ends
अमावस्या समाप्त
26 Jan, 8:42 pm
Amavasya ends
अमावस्या समाप्त
26 Jan, 8:42 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.