NEW MOON 2028

Amavasya 2028 — All 12 New Moon Dates

All 12 Amavasya (new moon) dates in 2028. Important for Pitru Tarpan and Shraddha rituals.

12Total New Moons
Sarva Pitru Amavasya + Diwali — Most Important
Sep 25 — Final day of Pitru Paksha, Shraddha for all ancestors. Oct 25 — Diwali, Festival of Lights.
ALL 12 AMAVASYA 2028
26 Jan
Mauni Amavasya (Pausha)
Wednesday, 26 January
Silent observance. Sacred bath in Ganga. Most spiritual Amavasya of the year.
25 Feb
Magha Amavasya
Friday, 25 February
Tarpan for ancestors.
26 Mar
Phalguna Amavasya
Sunday, 26 March
Pitru offerings. End of Phalguna month, the last Amavasya before Chaitra Navratri.
24 Apr
Chaitra Amavasya (Somvati)
Monday, 24 April
Sacred bath in holy rivers. Somvati Amavasya (Monday).
24 May
Vaishakh Amavasya
Wednesday, 24 May
Shani prayers.
22 Jun
Jyeshtha Amavasya
Thursday, 22 June
Monsoon Pitru Amavasya.
22 Jul
Ashadha Amavasya (Hariyali / Shani)
Saturday, 22 July
Hariyali Amavasya — tree planting. Shani Amavasya (Saturday).
20 Aug
Shravana Amavasya
Sunday, 20 August
Kushotpatini Amavasya. Pithori Amavasya.
18 Sept
Sarva Pitru Amavasya (Mahalaya) Sarva Pitru
Monday, 18 September
MOST IMPORTANT — Final day of Pitru Paksha. Somvati Amavasya (Monday).
18 Oct
Ashwin Amavasya (Diwali)
Wednesday, 18 October
DIWALI — Festival of Lights. Lakshmi Puja evening Oct 17 (Pradosh-Vyapini).
16 Nov
Kartik Amavasya
Thursday, 16 November
Year-end Pitru Tarpan.
16 Dec
Margashirsha Amavasya (Shani)
Saturday, 16 December
Shani Amavasya (Saturday). Last Amavasya of 2028.
SIGNIFICANCE OF AMAVASYA
  • Pitru Tarpan — offer water to ancestors
  • Shani Dev Puja — if Amavasya falls on Saturday
  • Avoid new ventures — Amavasya considered inauspicious
  • Charity — donate food to the needy
  • Diwali — the only auspicious Amavasya of the year
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