| Date | Amavasya | Tithi (local) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, January 7, 2027 | Pausha Amavasya | Jan 6, 7:45 PM → Jan 7, 10:33 PM | |
| Saturday, February 6, 2027 | Shani Magha Amavasya | Feb 5, 3:36 PM → Feb 6, 5:59 PM | Darsha Amavasya (evening): Feb 5 |
| Monday, March 8, 2027 | Somvati Phalguna Amavasya | Mar 7, 10:17 AM → Mar 8, 11:31 AM | Darsha Amavasya (evening): Mar 7 |
| Tuesday, April 6, 2027 | Chaitra Amavasya | Apr 6, 2:11 AM → Apr 7, 1:59 AM | |
| Thursday, May 6, 2027 | Vaishakha Amavasya | May 5, 2:47 PM → May 6, 1:08 PM | Darsha Amavasya (evening): May 5 |
| Friday, June 4, 2027 | Jyeshtha Amavasya | Jun 4, 12:36 AM → Jun 4, 9:45 PM | |
| Saturday, July 3, 2027 | Shani Ashadha Amavasya | Jul 2, 11:54 AM → Jul 4, 5:06 AM | |
| Monday, August 2, 2027 | Somvati Shravana Amavasya | Aug 1, 3:51 PM → Aug 2, 12:11 PM | Darsha Amavasya (evening): Aug 1 |
| Tuesday, August 31, 2027 | Bhadrapada Amavasya | Aug 30, 11:12 PM → Aug 31, 7:43 PM | |
| Wednesday, September 29, 2027 | Ashwina Amavasya | Sep 28, 10:25 AM → Sep 30, 4:46 AM | |
| Friday, October 29, 2027 | Kartika Amavasya | Oct 28, 5:19 PM → Oct 29, 3:44 PM | Darsha Amavasya (evening): Oct 28 |
| Sunday, November 28, 2027 | Margashirsha Amavasya | Nov 27, 5:38 AM → Nov 28, 5:28 AM | Darsha Amavasya (evening): Nov 27 |
| Monday, December 27, 2027 | Somvati Pausha Amavasya | Dec 26, 8:53 PM → Dec 27, 10:15 PM |
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 South Africa (Durban). Lunar months do not align with the calendar year, so the count can be 12 or 14.
2 of the 13 dates differ from India for Durban, because the tithi is judged at the local moment (sunrise/moonrise/Pradosh) and South Africa 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.