Amavasya 1978: all 13 dates
Every Amavasya of the year with the day it is kept in Ahmedabad, and when the tithi runs.
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| Kept on | Amavasya | Month | The tithi runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 9 Jan | Margshirsh Amavasya | Margshirsh Vad | 13:19 day before to 09:29 |
| Tue 7 Feb | Mauni Amavasya | Posh Vad | 23:34 day before to 20:24 |
| Thu 9 Mar | Maha Amavasya | Maha Vad | 10:06 day before to 08:06 |
| Fri 7 Apr | Fagan Amavasya | Fagan Vad | 21:21 day before to 20:45 |
| Sun 7 May | Chaitra Amavasya | Chaitra Vad | 09:32 day before to 10:16 |
| Mon 5 Jun | Vaishakh Amavasya | Vaishakh Vad | 22:46 day before to 00:31 next day |
| Wed 5 Jul | Jeth Amavasya | Jeth Vad | 13:00 day before to 15:20 |
| Thu 3 Aug | Ashadh Amavasya | Ashadh Vad | 04:09 to 06:30 next day |
| Sat 2 Sep | Shravan Amavasya | Shravan Vad | 19:54 day before to 21:38 |
| Sun 1 Oct | Sarva Pitru Amavasya | Bhadrapad Vad | 11:38 to 12:10 next day |
| Tue 31 Oct | Aso Amavasya | Aso Vad | 02:35 to 01:36 next day |
| Thu 30 Nov | Kartik Amavasya | Kartik Vad | 16:14 day before to 13:49 |
| Fri 29 Dec | Margshirsh Amavasya | Margshirsh Vad | 04:30 to 01:05 next day |
About Amavasya
Amavasya is the new moon, the last tithi of the dark half, when the moon cannot be seen. In Gujarat's reckoning the lunar month ends on it. It is a day for remembering the ancestors, with tarpan and charity, and Diwali's Lakshmi puja falls on the Amavasya of Aso.