Amavasya 1987: all 12 dates
Every Amavasya of the year with the day it is kept in Ahmedabad, and when the tithi runs.
Showing every festival
| Kept on | Amavasya | Month | The tithi runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 Jan | Mauni Amavasya | Posh Vad | 22:51 day before to 19:14 |
| Fri 27 Feb | Maha Amavasya | Maha Vad | 09:02 to 06:20 next day |
| Sun 29 Mar | Fagan Amavasya | Fagan Vad | 19:38 day before to 18:15 |
| Tue 28 Apr | Chaitra Amavasya | Chaitra Vad | 07:03 day before to 07:04 |
| Wed 27 May | Vaishakh Amavasya | Vaishakh Vad | 19:30 day before to 20:43 |
| Fri 26 Jun | Jeth Amavasya | Jeth Vad | 09:02 day before to 11:06 |
| Sat 25 Jul | Ashadh Amavasya | Ashadh Vad | 23:42 day before to 02:07 next day |
| Mon 24 Aug | Shravan Amavasya | Shravan Vad | 15:18 day before to 17:28 |
| Tue 22 Sep | Sarva Pitru Amavasya | Bhadrapad Vad | 07:21 to 08:38 next day |
| Thu 22 Oct | Aso Amavasya | Aso Vad | 23:05 day before to 22:57 |
| Sat 21 Nov | Kartik Amavasya | Kartik Vad | 13:42 day before to 12:02 |
| Sun 20 Dec | Margshirsh Amavasya | Margshirsh Vad | 02:51 to 23:55 |
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.