🪷 2062 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2062-01-10 | Tue | Pauṣa | — |
| 2062-02-09 | Thu | Māgha | — |
| 2062-03-11 | Sat | Phālguna | — |
| 2062-04-09 | Sun | Caitra | — |
| 2062-05-09 | Tue | Vaiśākha | — |
| 2062-06-07 | Wed | Jyeṣṭha | Vaṭa Sāvitrī Amāvasyā |
| 2062-07-06 | Thu | Āṣāḍha | — |
| 2062-08-04 | Fri | Śrāvaṇa | — |
| 2062-09-03 | Sun | Bhādrapada | — |
| 2062-10-02 | Mon | Āśvina | Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā) |
| 2062-11-01 | Wed | Kārtika | Dīpāvalī (Diwali) |
| 2062-11-30 | Thu | Mārgaśīrṣa | — |
| 2062-12-30 | Sat | Pauṣa | — |
📚 See Also
- 2062 Pūrṇimā calendar · The 12-13 full-moon dates of this year
- 2062 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