Amavasya 1998: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 28 Jan | Mauni Amavasya | Posh Vad | 13:49 day before to 11:30 |
| Thu 26 Feb | Maha Amavasya | Maha Vad | 02:10 to 22:55 |
| Sat 28 Mar | Fagan Amavasya | Fagan Vad | 12:27 day before to 08:43 |
| Sun 26 Apr | Chaitra Amavasya | Chaitra Vad | 20:56 day before to 17:11 |
| Mon 25 May | Vaishakh Amavasya | Vaishakh Vad | 04:16 to 01:02 next day |
| Wed 24 Jun | Jeth Amavasya | Jeth Vad | 11:33 day before to 09:20 |
| Thu 23 Jul | Ashadh Amavasya | Ashadh Vad | 20:03 day before to 19:13 |
| Sat 22 Aug | Shravan Amavasya | Shravan Vad | 06:54 day before to 07:33 |
| Sun 20 Sep | Sarva Pitru Amavasya | Bhadrapad Vad | 20:39 day before to 22:31 |
| Tue 20 Oct | Aso Amavasya | Aso Vad | 13:09 day before to 15:39 |
| Thu 19 Nov | Kartik Amavasya | Kartik Vad | 07:32 day before to 09:56 |
| Fri 18 Dec | Margshirsh Amavasya | Margshirsh Vad | 02:32 to 04:12 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.