Amavasya 2016: all 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9 Jan | Margshirsh Amavasya | Margshirsh Vad | 07:53 to 07:00 next day |
| Mon 8 Feb | Mauni Amavasya | Posh Vad | 22:20 day before to 20:08 |
| Wed 9 Mar | Maha Amavasya | Maha Vad | 10:34 day before to 07:24 |
| Thu 7 Apr | Fagan Amavasya | Fagan Vad | 20:36 day before to 16:53 |
| Fri 6 May | Chaitra Amavasya | Chaitra Vad | 04:47 to 00:59 next day |
| Sun 5 Jun | Vaishakh Amavasya | Vaishakh Vad | 11:50 day before to 08:29 |
| Mon 4 Jul | Jeth Amavasya | Jeth Vad | 18:53 day before to 16:31 |
| Tue 2 Aug | Ashadh Amavasya | Ashadh Vad | 03:14 to 02:14 next day |
| Thu 1 Sep | Shravan Amavasya | Shravan Vad | 14:03 day before to 14:33 |
| Fri 30 Sep | Sarva Pitru Amavasya | Bhadrapad Vad | 03:55 to 05:41 next day |
| Sun 30 Oct | Aso Amavasya | Aso Vad | 20:40 day before to 23:08 |
| Tue 29 Nov | Kartik Amavasya | Kartik Vad | 15:20 day before to 17:48 |
| Thu 29 Dec | Margshirsh Amavasya | Margshirsh Vad | 10:36 day before to 12:23 |
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.