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Amavasya Shraddha Dates 2022

There are 13 Amavasya Shraddha vrats in 2022. The first, Pausha Amavasya Shraddha, is on रविवासरः, २ जनवरीमासः and the last, Pausha Amavasya Shraddha, is on शुक्रवासरः, २३ दिसंबरमासः. The monthly Shraddha and Tarpan for the ancestors on Amavasya, kept on the day whose afternoon Amavasya covers most.

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Amavasya Shraddha Dates in 2022

Times for Ujjain
DateVrat
२ जनवरी:रविवासरःPausha Amavasya ShraddhaMargashirsha 30 · Krishna Paksha२ जनवरी:, 3:42 AM – ३ जनवरी:, 12:03 AM
३१ जनवरी:सोमवासरःMagha Amavasya ShraddhaPausha 30 · Krishna Paksha३१ जनवरी:, 2:18 PM – १ फरवरी:, 11:16 AM
२ मार्च:बुधवासरःPhalguna Amavasya ShraddhaMagha 30 · Krishna Paksha२ मार्च:, 1:00 AM – 11:04 PM
३१ मार्च:गुरुवासर:Chaitra Amavasya ShraddhaPhalguna 30 · Krishna Paksha३१ मार्च:, 12:22 PM – १ अप्रैल:, 11:54 AM
३० अप्रैल:शनिवासरःVaishakha Amavasya ShraddhaChaitra 30 · Krishna Paksha३० अप्रैल:, 12:58 AM – १ मई, 1:58 AM
३० मईसोमवासरःJyeshtha Amavasya ShraddhaVaishakha 30 · Krishna Paksha२९ मई, 2:55 PM – ३० मई, 5:00 PM
२८ जून:मंगलवासरःAshadha Amavasya ShraddhaJyeshtha 30 · Krishna Paksha२८ जून:, 5:52 AM – २९ जून:, 8:22 AM
२८ जुलाई:गुरुवासर:Shravana Amavasya ShraddhaAshadha 30 · Krishna Paksha२७ जुलाई:, 9:12 PM – २८ जुलाई:, 11:25 PM
२६ अगस्त:शुक्रवासरःBhadrapada Amavasya ShraddhaShravana 30 · Krishna Paksha२६ अगस्त:, 12:24 PM – २७ अगस्त:, 1:47 PM
२५ सितंबर:रविवासरःSarva Pitru AmavasyaBhadrapada 30 · Krishna Paksha२५ सितंबर:, 3:12 AM – २६ सितंबर:, 3:24 AM
२५ अक्तूबर:मंगलवासरःKartika Amavasya ShraddhaAshwina 30 · Krishna Paksha२४ अक्तूबर:, 5:27 PM – २५ अक्तूबर:, 4:18 PM
२३ नवंबर:बुधवासरःMargashirsha Amavasya ShraddhaKartika 30 · Krishna Paksha२३ नवंबर:, 6:53 AM – २४ नवंबर:, 4:27 AM
२३ दिसंबर:शुक्रवासरःPausha Amavasya ShraddhaMargashirsha 30 · Krishna Paksha२२ दिसंबर:, 7:13 PM – २३ दिसंबर:, 3:46 PM

Amavasya Shraddha

What is Amavasya Shraddha?

Every Amavasya (new moon) is a day for remembering the ancestors. On it, families offer Tarpan, water with black sesame seeds, and a simple Shraddha for the pitrs. Many people who cannot perform a Shraddha on an ancestor's own tithi offer it on Amavasya instead.

Which day is it kept on?

The Shraddha belongs to Aparahna, the fourth fifth of the daytime. Amavasya Shraddha falls on the day whose Aparahna the Amavasya tithi covers most. This can differ from the Amavasya listed for the day at sunrise, and it matches the Darsha Amavasya days Drik Panchang gives. The dates on this page are for your location.

The Amavasya of Pitru Paksha is Sarva Pitru Amavasya (Mahalaya Amavasya), the most important Shraddha of the year, for all ancestors.

How it is observed

  • Bathe early and offer water to the Sun.
  • Offer Tarpan with water, black sesame seeds and kusha grass, facing south.
  • Feed a Brahmin, the poor, cows or crows, and give food or clothes in charity.
  • Light a lamp of sesame oil in the evening, often under a peepal tree.