🪷 2014 Amāvasya Calendar · 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-01 | Wed | Pauṣa | — |
| 2014-01-30 | Thu | Māgha | — |
| 2014-03-01 | Sat | Phālguna | — |
| 2014-03-30 | Sun | Caitra | — |
| 2014-04-29 | Tue | Vaiśākha | — |
| 2014-05-28 | Wed | Jyeṣṭha | Vaṭa Sāvitrī Amāvasyā |
| 2014-06-27 | Fri | Āṣāḍha | — |
| 2014-07-26 | Sat | Śrāvaṇa | — |
| 2014-08-25 | Mon | Bhādrapada | — |
| 2014-09-24 | Wed | Āśvina | Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā) |
| 2014-10-23 | Thu | Kārtika | Dīpāvalī (Diwali) |
| 2014-11-22 | Sat | Mārgaśīrṣa | — |
| 2014-12-22 | Mon | Pauṣa | — |
📚 See Also
- 2014 Pūrṇimā calendar · The 12-13 full-moon dates of this year
- 2014 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