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Amavasya Shraddha Dates 2032

There are 12 Amavasya Shraddha vrats in 2032. The first, Pausha Amavasya Shraddha, is on सोमवासरः, १२ जनवरीमासः and the last, Margashirsha Amavasya Shraddha, is on गुरुवासर:, २ 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 2032

Times for Ujjain
DateVrat
१२ जनवरी:सोमवासरःPausha Amavasya ShraddhaMargashirsha 30 · Krishna Paksha१२ जनवरी:, 5:21 AM – १३ जनवरी:, 1:36 AM
१० फरवरी:मंगलवासरःMagha Amavasya ShraddhaPausha 30 · Krishna Paksha१० फरवरी:, 3:48 PM – ११ फरवरी:, 11:54 AM
११ मार्च:गुरुवासर:Phalguna Amavasya ShraddhaMagha 30 · Krishna Paksha११ मार्च:, 1:19 AM – 9:54 PM
९ अप्रैल:शुक्रवासरःChaitra Amavasya ShraddhaPhalguna 30 · Krishna Paksha९ अप्रैल:, 10:33 AM – १० अप्रैल:, 8:09 AM
९ मईरविवासरःVaishakha Amavasya ShraddhaChaitra 30 · Krishna Paksha८ मई, 8:11 PM – ९ मई, 7:05 PM
७ जून:सोमवासरःJyeshtha Amavasya ShraddhaVaishakha 30 · Krishna Paksha७ जून:, 6:48 AM – ८ जून:, 7:02 AM
७ जुलाई:बुधवासरःAshadha Amavasya ShraddhaJyeshtha 30 · Krishna Paksha६ जुलाई:, 6:48 PM – ७ जुलाई:, 8:11 PM
५ अगस्त:गुरुवासर:Shravana Amavasya ShraddhaAshadha 30 · Krishna Paksha५ अगस्त:, 8:30 AM – ६ अगस्त:, 10:41 AM
४ सितंबर:शनिवासरःBhadrapada Amavasya ShraddhaShravana 30 · Krishna Paksha३ सितंबर:, 11:58 PM – ५ सितंबर:, 2:26 AM
४ अक्तूबर:सोमवासरःSarva Pitru AmavasyaBhadrapada 30 · Krishna Paksha३ अक्तूबर:, 4:50 PM – ४ अक्तूबर:, 6:56 PM
२ नवंबर:मंगलवासरःKartika Amavasya ShraddhaAshwina 30 · Krishna Paksha२ नवंबर:, 10:14 AM – ३ नवंबर:, 11:14 AM
२ दिसंबर:गुरुवासर:Margashirsha Amavasya ShraddhaKartika 30 · Krishna Paksha२ दिसंबर:, 2:53 AM – ३ दिसंबर:, 2:22 AM

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.