Amavasya April 2026 Date

Friday, 17 April 2026

Amavasya

Amavasya is the moonless night that Hindu tradition reserves for the dead. Significance, story and puja vidhi of Amavasya.

Amavasya in April 2026 is on Friday, 17 April 2026.

Dates are for India (IST). Muhurat and the panchanga for each day are on the Amavasya page.

This Month's Amavasya: Vaishakha Amavasya

Vaishakha Amavasya

The new moon of Vaishakha — the second lunar month, which also holds Akshaya Tritiya and Buddha Purnima. In the South Indian Amanta calendar this same day is observed as Shani Jayanti, the birth of Lord Shani; North Indian almanacs date the festival identically but label it Jyeshtha Amavasya.

Vaishakha Amavasya: date, puja and story

How Amavasya is kept

Bathe early, in a river if you can, or with a few drops of Ganga jal in the water.
Those whose father has passed away offer tarpan with water and black sesame, calling each ancestor by name.
Feed crows, a cow or a dog before the family meal, and give food, clothes or grain to someone in need.
Offer water or milk to a Shivalinga and light a ghee or sesame oil lamp at the altar in the evening.
A Monday Amavasya is Somvati Amavasya and a Saturday one Shani Amavasya, both sought out for ritual baths.

Full puja vidhi, samagri and story on the Amavasya page