| Date | Amavasya | Tithi (local) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, January 7, 2027 | Pausha Amavasya | Jan 6, 12:45 PM → Jan 7, 3:31 PM | Darsha Amavasya (evening): Jan 6 |
| Saturday, February 6, 2027 | Shani Magha Amavasya | Feb 5, 8:36 AM → Feb 6, 10:58 AM | Darsha Amavasya (evening): Feb 5 |
| Sunday, March 7, 2027 | Phalguna Amavasya | Mar 7, 3:17 AM → Mar 8, 4:34 AM | |
| Tuesday, April 6, 2027 | Chaitra Amavasya | Apr 5, 8:11 PM → Apr 6, 8:01 PM | |
| Thursday, May 6, 2027 | Vaishakha Amavasya | May 5, 8:47 AM → May 6, 7:03 AM | Darsha Amavasya (evening): May 5 |
| Friday, June 4, 2027 | Jyeshtha Amavasya | Jun 3, 6:36 PM → Jun 4, 3:48 PM | Darsha Amavasya (evening): Jun 3 |
| Saturday, July 3, 2027 | Shani Ashadha Amavasya | Jul 3, 2:36 AM → Jul 3, 11:11 PM | |
| Sunday, August 1, 2027 | Shravana Amavasya | Jul 31, 1:28 PM → Aug 2, 6:11 AM | |
| Tuesday, August 31, 2027 | Bhadrapada Amavasya | Aug 30, 5:12 PM → Aug 31, 1:50 PM | Darsha Amavasya (evening): Aug 30 |
| Wednesday, September 29, 2027 | Ashwina Amavasya | Sep 29, 1:26 AM → Sep 29, 10:43 PM | |
| Friday, October 29, 2027 | Kartika Amavasya | Oct 28, 11:19 AM → Oct 29, 9:39 AM | Darsha Amavasya (evening): Oct 28 |
| Saturday, November 27, 2027 | Shani Margashirsha Amavasya | Nov 26, 10:38 PM → Nov 27, 10:26 PM | |
| Monday, December 27, 2027 | Somvati Pausha Amavasya | Dec 26, 1:53 PM → Dec 27, 3:20 PM | Darsha Amavasya (evening): Dec 26 |
Snan-Daan on the Udaya-tithi day; Darsha Amavasya (for Pitru rites) on the day Amavasya prevails at local sunset.
The ancestors' day: Garuda Purana/Manusmriti — on Amavasya the ancestors come in the form of wind to the doors of their descendants and wait for the tarpan; the Amavasya tarpan/shraddha is the monthly remedy for pitru dosha (the Sun with Rahu/Saturn in the chart); the Darsha shraddha (the Amavasya shraddha) is the most important after Pitru Paksha.
A moonless day — the mind (Moon) is weak, hence auspicious work (weddings, journeys, new beginnings) is postponed, but it is the best time for japa, austerity, charity, meditation (Mauni) and tantric/Kali sadhana; the peepal circumambulation on Somvati (Moon's day + Amavasya) brings marital fortune and children; pacifying Saturn on Shanishchari (sade sati-dhaiya), the crowds at Shani temples (Shingnapur-Kokilavan-Tirunallar).
13 in Canada (Toronto). Lunar months do not align with the calendar year, so the count can be 12 or 14.
5 of the 13 dates differ from India for Toronto, because the tithi is judged at the local moment (sunrise/moonrise/Pradosh) and Canada is hours away from India in time.
An Amavasya falling on a Monday — 1-3 a year; married women keep a fast and circumambulate the peepal 108 times winding raw thread, offering fruit, sweets and coins, hearing the tale of Sona the washerwoman/the merchant's daughter-in-law, then eat — for the long life of husband and children and unbroken marital fortune; the holy bath (Haridwar-Prayag) bears special fruit; '(Somvati)' is marked in the list above.
The Saturday Amavasya — the best day for pacifying Saturn: a mustard-oil lamp at a Shani temple/peepal, the gift of black sesame-urad-oil-iron-black cloth (to the poor/sanitation workers), 'Om Sham Shanaishcharaya Namah' 108 times, the Hanuman Chalisa, the Shani stotra (by Dasharatha), the ancestors' tarpan alongside; special for those in sade sati-dhaiya; confirm first with a chart check (sade sati report).
Bathe and sit facing south, water and black sesame (and kusha) in a copper pot; releasing water over the thumb side say '(gotra) (father's/grandfather's name) tripyatam' 3 times each, then 'Sarve pitarah tripyantam'; finally kheer-roti for the cow and crow, grain for the poor — this is the simple Darsha tarpan; a woman may do it too (if there is no son); the full vidhi on the Pitru Paksha page.