Vrat calendar · Amavasya · July 2028
अमावस्या जुलाई 2028Amavasya July 2028
22 July 2028 · Saturday
1 Amavasya date in July 2028. Delhi, IST; other cities can differ by a day.
Shanishchari Shravana Amavasya · शनिश्चरी श्रावण अमावस्या
22 July 2028 Saturday · शनिवार
Also known as Hariyali Amavasya · हरियाली अमावस्या. Shanishchari: Shani puja, mustard-oil daan.
Lunar month
मास (पूर्णिमांत)
Shravana Krishna
Amavasya begins
अमावस्या प्रारंभ
21 Jul, 11:18 am
Amavasya ends
अमावस्या समाप्त
22 Jul, 8:32 am
Amavasya ends
अमावस्या समाप्त
22 Jul, 8:32 am
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.