🪷 2095 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2095-01-06 | Thu | Pauṣa | — |
| 2095-02-04 | Fri | Māgha | — |
| 2095-03-06 | Sun | Phālguna | — |
| 2095-04-04 | Mon | Caitra | — |
| 2095-05-03 | Tue | Vaiśākha | — |
| 2095-06-02 | Thu | Jyeṣṭha | Vaṭa Sāvitrī Amāvasyā |
| 2095-07-01 | Fri | Āṣāḍha | — |
| 2095-07-31 | Sun | Śrāvaṇa | — |
| 2095-08-29 | Mon | Bhādrapada | — |
| 2095-09-28 | Wed | Āśvina | Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā) |
| 2095-10-28 | Fri | Kārtika | Dīpāvalī (Diwali) |
| 2095-11-26 | Sat | Mārgaśīrṣa | — |
| 2095-12-26 | Mon | Pauṣa | — |
📚 See Also
- 2095 Pūrṇimā calendar · The 12-13 full-moon dates of this year
- 2095 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