| Date | Amavasya | Tithi (local) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, January 19, 2026 | Somvati Magha Amavasya | Jan 18, 7:34 AM → Jan 19, 8:52 AM | Darsha Amavasya (evening): Jan 18 |
| Tuesday, February 17, 2026 | Phalguna Amavasya | Feb 17, 1:05 AM → Feb 18, 1:04 AM | |
| Thursday, March 19, 2026 | Chaitra Amavasya | Mar 18, 3:56 PM → Mar 19, 2:33 PM | Darsha Amavasya (evening): Mar 18 |
| Friday, April 17, 2026 | Vaishakha Amavasya | Apr 17, 2:42 AM → Apr 17, 11:58 PM | |
| Sunday, May 17, 2026 | Jyeshtha Amavasya | May 16, 11:42 AM → May 17, 8:03 AM | Darsha Amavasya (evening): May 16 |
| Monday, June 15, 2026 | Somvati Ashadha Amavasya | Jun 14, 6:50 PM → Jun 15, 3:02 PM | |
| Tuesday, July 14, 2026 | Ashadha Amavasya | Jul 14, 1:20 AM → Jul 14, 9:52 PM | |
| Wednesday, August 12, 2026 | Shravana Amavasya | Aug 11, 11:25 AM → Aug 13, 5:44 AM | |
| Friday, September 11, 2026 | Bhadrapada Amavasya | Sep 10, 5:04 PM → Sep 11, 3:28 PM | Darsha Amavasya (evening): Sep 10 |
| Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Shani Ashwina Amavasya | Oct 10, 5:06 AM → Oct 11, 4:54 AM | |
| Monday, November 9, 2026 | Somvati Kartika Amavasya | Nov 8, 6:58 PM → Nov 9, 8:08 PM | Darsha Amavasya (evening): Nov 8 |
| Wednesday, December 9, 2026 | Margashirsha Amavasya | Dec 8, 11:43 AM → Dec 9, 1:55 PM | Darsha Amavasya (evening): Dec 8 |
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).
12 in New Zealand (Auckland). Lunar months do not align with the calendar year, so the count can be 11 or 13.
3 of the 12 dates differ from India for Auckland, because the tithi is judged at the local moment (sunrise/moonrise/Pradosh) and New Zealand 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.