🪷 2094 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2094-01-16 | Sat | Māgha | — |
| 2094-02-15 | Mon | Phālguna | — |
| 2094-03-16 | Tue | Caitra | — |
| 2094-04-14 | Wed | Vaiśākha | — |
| 2094-05-14 | Fri | Vaiśākha | — |
| 2094-06-12 | Sat | Jyeṣṭha | Vaṭa Sāvitrī Amāvasyā |
| 2094-07-12 | Mon | Āṣāḍha | — |
| 2094-08-11 | Wed | Śrāvaṇa | — |
| 2094-09-09 | Thu | Bhādrapada | — |
| 2094-10-09 | Sat | Āśvina | Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā) |
| 2094-11-08 | Mon | Kārtika | Dīpāvalī (Diwali) |
| 2094-12-07 | Tue | Mārgaśīrṣa | — |
📚 See Also
- 2094 Pūrṇimā calendar · The 12-13 full-moon dates of this year
- 2094 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