🪷 1936 Amāvasya Calendar · 12 New Moons
The lunar darkness of every Hindu month · most-auspicious for pitr-tarpaṇa and ancestor-offerings
Amāvasya (new moon) is the 30th tithi · Kṛṣṇa-pakṣa Amāvasyā · the moment of minimum lunar light. Traditionally observed with: pitr-tarpaṇa (ancestor offerings) · darśa-śrāddha · upavāsa-vrata · maunavrata (silence) · evening bhajana. Major Amāvasyās: Mahālaya Amāvasya (peak pitr-pakṣa) · Sarvapitri Amāvasya · Dīpāvalī Amāvasya (Lakṣmī-pūjā) · Somavatī Amāvasya (when on Monday).
| Date | Day | Lunar Month | Festival |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936-01-24 | Fri | Māgha | — |
| 1936-02-22 | Sat | Phālguna | — |
| 1936-03-23 | Mon | Caitra | — |
| 1936-04-21 | Tue | Vaiśākha | — |
| 1936-05-20 | Wed | Jyeṣṭha | Vaṭa Sāvitrī Amāvasyā |
| 1936-06-19 | Fri | Āṣāḍha | — |
| 1936-07-18 | Sat | Śrāvaṇa | — |
| 1936-08-16 | Sun | Bhādrapada | — |
| 1936-09-15 | Tue | Bhādrapada | — |
| 1936-10-15 | Thu | Āśvina | Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā) |
| 1936-11-14 | Sat | Kārtika | Dīpāvalī (Diwali) |
| 1936-12-13 | Sun | Mārgaśīrṣa | — |
📚 See Also
- 1936 Pūrṇimā calendar · The 12-13 full-moon dates of this year
- 1936 Full Hindu Calendar · All festivals + tithis + saṅkrāntis
- Candra · Moon graha reference · The graha whose darkness defines amāvasya
- Birth-Chart Calculator · See what tithi you were born under
📖 References
- Bhāgavata Purāṇa · pitr-tarpaṇa on Amāvasya — Classical authority on new-moon ancestor-offerings
- Garuda Purāṇa · Pretakhaṇḍa · śrāddha-vidhi — Detailed śrāddha procedures for departed souls
- Bhagavad-Gītā 10.29 · pitr̥nām aryamā cāsmi — Krishna IS the Pitr-deity Aryamā