Amavasya 2017: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 27 Jan | Mauni Amavasya | Posh Vad | 05:01 to 05:37 next day |
| Sun 26 Feb | Maha Amavasya | Maha Vad | 21:20 day before to 20:28 |
| Tue 28 Mar | Fagan Amavasya | Fagan Vad | 10:44 day before to 08:27 |
| Wed 26 Apr | Chaitra Amavasya | Chaitra Vad | 21:08 day before to 17:46 |
| Thu 25 May | Vaishakh Amavasya | Vaishakh Vad | 05:08 to 01:14 next day |
| Sat 24 Jun | Jeth Amavasya | Jeth Vad | 11:50 day before to 08:00 |
| Sun 23 Jul | Ashadh Amavasya | Ashadh Vad | 18:27 day before to 15:15 |
| Mon 21 Aug | Shravan Amavasya | Shravan Vad | 02:10 to 00:00 next day |
| Tue 19 Sep | Sarva Pitru Amavasya | Bhadrapad Vad | 11:52 to 10:59 next day |
| Thu 19 Oct | Aso Amavasya | Aso Vad | 00:13 to 00:42 next day |
| Sat 18 Nov | Kartik Amavasya | Kartik Vad | 15:29 day before to 17:12 |
| Mon 18 Dec | Margshirsh Amavasya | Margshirsh Vad | 09:29 day before to 12:00 |
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.