🪷 2002 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-01-13 | Sun | Pauṣa | — |
| 2002-02-12 | Tue | Māgha | — |
| 2002-03-13 | Wed | Phālguna | — |
| 2002-04-12 | Fri | Caitra | — |
| 2002-05-12 | Sun | Vaiśākha | — |
| 2002-06-10 | Mon | Jyeṣṭha | Vaṭa Sāvitrī Amāvasyā |
| 2002-07-10 | Wed | Āṣāḍha | — |
| 2002-08-08 | Thu | Śrāvaṇa | — |
| 2002-09-07 | Sat | Bhādrapada | — |
| 2002-10-06 | Sun | Āśvina | Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā) |
| 2002-11-04 | Mon | Kārtika | Dīpāvalī (Diwali) |
| 2002-12-04 | Wed | Mārgaśīrṣa | — |
📚 See Also
- 2002 Pūrṇimā calendar · The 12-13 full-moon dates of this year
- 2002 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