Amavasya in February 2028
The Amāvasyā of February 2028: when the tithi begins and ends, the fast day and the śrāddha day, for your city’s sunrise.
Amavasya in Delhi
- Fast day · Magha / Phalguna · MāghaFriday, 25 February
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in Mumbai
- Fast day · Magha / Phalguna · MāghaFriday, 25 February
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in Kolkata
- Fast day · Magha / Phalguna · MāghaFriday, 25 February
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in Chennai
- Fast day · Magha / Phalguna · MāghaFriday, 25 February
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in Bengaluru
- Fast day · Magha / Phalguna · MāghaFriday, 25 February
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in Hyderabad
- Fast day · Magha / Phalguna · MāghaFriday, 25 February
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in Ahmedabad
- Fast day · Magha / Phalguna · MāghaFriday, 25 February
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in Pune
- Fast day · Magha / Phalguna · MāghaFriday, 25 February
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in Jaipur
- Fast day · Magha / Phalguna · MāghaFriday, 25 February
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in Lucknow
- Fast day · Magha / Phalguna · MāghaFriday, 25 February
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in London
- Fast day · Magha / Phalguna · MāghaFriday, 25 February
- ŚrāddhaThursday, 24 February
Amavasya in New York City
- Fast day · Magha / Phalguna · MāghaThursday, 24 February
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in Toronto
- Fast day · Magha / Phalguna · MāghaThursday, 24 February
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in Sydney
- Fast day · Magha / Phalguna · MāghaFriday, 25 February
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in Dubai
- Fast day · Magha / Phalguna · MāghaFriday, 25 February
- ŚrāddhaThursday, 24 February
Amavasya in Singapore
- Fast day · Magha / Phalguna · MāghaFriday, 25 February
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Friday, 25 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), Amavasya · MāghaAmavasya from Thu 24 Feb, 13:27 to Fri 25 Feb, 16:07, Delhi time.
Fast day, Friday, 25 February: the fast takes the later of Thursday and Friday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Friday, 25 February: the Amāvasyā touches the aparāhṇa of Thursday (all) and Friday (43%), so the kutapa, the 8th of the day’s 15 muhūrtas, decides (Mādhava): it covers all of Friday’s kutapa and none of Thursday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 87
Friday, 25 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), Amavasya · MāghaAmavasya from Thu 24 Feb, 13:27 to Fri 25 Feb, 16:07, Mumbai time.
Fast day, Friday, 25 February: the fast takes the later of Thursday and Friday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Friday, 25 February: the Amāvasyā touches the aparāhṇa of Thursday (all) and Friday (34%), so the kutapa, the 8th of the day’s 15 muhūrtas, decides (Mādhava): it covers all of Friday’s kutapa and none of Thursday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 87
Friday, 25 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), Amavasya · MāghaAmavasya from Thu 24 Feb, 13:27 to Fri 25 Feb, 16:07, Kolkata time.
Fast day, Friday, 25 February: the fast takes the later of Thursday and Friday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Friday, 25 February: the Amāvasyā touches the aparāhṇa of Thursday (all) and Friday (61%), so the kutapa, the 8th of the day’s 15 muhūrtas, decides (Mādhava): it covers all of Friday’s kutapa and none of Thursday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 87
Friday, 25 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), Amavasya · MāghaAmavasya from Thu 24 Feb, 13:27 to Fri 25 Feb, 16:07, Chennai time.
Fast day, Friday, 25 February: the fast takes the later of Thursday and Friday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Friday, 25 February: the Amāvasyā touches the aparāhṇa of Thursday (all) and Friday (46%), so the kutapa, the 8th of the day’s 15 muhūrtas, decides (Mādhava): it covers all of Friday’s kutapa and none of Thursday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 87
Friday, 25 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), Amavasya · MāghaAmavasya from Thu 24 Feb, 13:27 to Fri 25 Feb, 16:07, Bengaluru time.
Fast day, Friday, 25 February: the fast takes the later of Thursday and Friday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Friday, 25 February: the Amāvasyā touches the aparāhṇa of Thursday (all) and Friday (41%), so the kutapa, the 8th of the day’s 15 muhūrtas, decides (Mādhava): it covers all of Friday’s kutapa and none of Thursday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 87
Friday, 25 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), Amavasya · MāghaAmavasya from Thu 24 Feb, 13:27 to Fri 25 Feb, 16:07, Hyderabad time.
Fast day, Friday, 25 February: the fast takes the later of Thursday and Friday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Friday, 25 February: the Amāvasyā touches the aparāhṇa of Thursday (all) and Friday (43%), so the kutapa, the 8th of the day’s 15 muhūrtas, decides (Mādhava): it covers all of Friday’s kutapa and none of Thursday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 87
Friday, 25 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), Amavasya · MāghaAmavasya from Thu 24 Feb, 13:27 to Fri 25 Feb, 16:07, Ahmedabad time.
Fast day, Friday, 25 February: the fast takes the later of Thursday and Friday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Friday, 25 February: the Amāvasyā touches the aparāhṇa of Thursday (all) and Friday (34%), so the kutapa, the 8th of the day’s 15 muhūrtas, decides (Mādhava): it covers all of Friday’s kutapa and none of Thursday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 87
Friday, 25 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), Amavasya · MāghaAmavasya from Thu 24 Feb, 13:27 to Fri 25 Feb, 16:07, Pune time.
Fast day, Friday, 25 February: the fast takes the later of Thursday and Friday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Friday, 25 February: the Amāvasyā touches the aparāhṇa of Thursday (all) and Friday (36%), so the kutapa, the 8th of the day’s 15 muhūrtas, decides (Mādhava): it covers all of Friday’s kutapa and none of Thursday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 87
Friday, 25 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), Amavasya · MāghaAmavasya from Thu 24 Feb, 13:27 to Fri 25 Feb, 16:07, Jaipur time.
Fast day, Friday, 25 February: the fast takes the later of Thursday and Friday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Friday, 25 February: the Amāvasyā touches the aparāhṇa of Thursday (all) and Friday (40%), so the kutapa, the 8th of the day’s 15 muhūrtas, decides (Mādhava): it covers all of Friday’s kutapa and none of Thursday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 87
Friday, 25 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), Amavasya · MāghaAmavasya from Thu 24 Feb, 13:27 to Fri 25 Feb, 16:07, Lucknow time.
Fast day, Friday, 25 February: the fast takes the later of Thursday and Friday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Friday, 25 February: the Amāvasyā touches the aparāhṇa of Thursday (all) and Friday (49%), so the kutapa, the 8th of the day’s 15 muhūrtas, decides (Mādhava): it covers all of Friday’s kutapa and none of Thursday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 87
Friday, 25 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), Amavasya · MāghaAmavasya from Thu 24 Feb, 07:57 to Fri 25 Feb, 10:37, London time.
Fast day, Friday, 25 February: the fast takes the later of Thursday and Friday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Thursday, 24 February: the Amāvasyā covers all of Thursday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Friday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Thursday, 24 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), Amavasya · MāghaAmavasya from Thu 24 Feb, 02:57 to Fri 25 Feb, 05:37, New York City time.
Fast day, Thursday, 24 February: the fast takes the later of Wednesday and Thursday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Thursday, 24 February: the Amāvasyā covers all of Thursday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Wednesday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Thursday, 24 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), Amavasya · MāghaAmavasya from Thu 24 Feb, 02:57 to Fri 25 Feb, 05:37, Toronto time.
Fast day, Thursday, 24 February: the fast takes the later of Wednesday and Thursday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Thursday, 24 February: the Amāvasyā covers all of Thursday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Wednesday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Friday, 25 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), Amavasya · MāghaAmavasya from Thu 24 Feb, 18:57 to Fri 25 Feb, 21:37, Sydney time.
Fast day, Friday, 25 February: the fast takes the later of Thursday and Friday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Friday, 25 February: the Amāvasyā touches the aparāhṇa of Thursday (16%) and Friday (all), so the kutapa, the 8th of the day’s 15 muhūrtas, decides (Mādhava): it covers all of Friday’s kutapa and none of Thursday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 87
Friday, 25 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), Amavasya · MāghaAmavasya from Thu 24 Feb, 11:57 to Fri 25 Feb, 14:37, Dubai time.
Fast day, Friday, 25 February: the fast takes the later of Thursday and Friday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Thursday, 24 February: the Amāvasyā touches the aparāhṇa of Thursday (all) and Friday (5%), so the kutapa, the 8th of the day’s 15 muhūrtas, decides (Mādhava): it covers all of Thursday’s kutapa and all of Friday’s kutapa. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 87
Friday, 25 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), Amavasya · MāghaAmavasya from Thu 24 Feb, 15:57 to Fri 25 Feb, 18:37, Singapore time.
Fast day, Friday, 25 February: the fast takes the later of Thursday and Friday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Friday, 25 February: the Amāvasyā touches the aparāhṇa of Thursday (84%) and Friday (83%), so the kutapa, the 8th of the day’s 15 muhūrtas, decides (Mādhava): it covers all of Friday’s kutapa and none of Thursday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 87
Questions
Rules from the Nirṇaya-sindhu, with the page for each.
When is Amavasya in February 2028?
In Delhi: the fast on Friday, 25 February, with the śrāddha the same day.
What is Amavasya?
The new moon: the thirtieth tithi, which ends the dark half (Krishna) of the lunar month. A tithi is the time the Moon takes to gain 12° on the Sun. In the amānta reckoning the Amāvasyā is the last day of the month. Surya Siddhanta 2.64, 2.66
Which day is the Amavasya fast?
The fast is kept on the later of the two days, the one joined to the next Pratipadā, and never on the day joined to Chaturdaśī. The Sāvitrī vrata is the exception and keeps the earlier day. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
When is the Amavasya shraddha?
On the day whose aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, the Amāvasyā touches. When it touches both afternoons, the day whose kutapa, the 8th of the day’s 15 muhūrtas, it covers. Hemādri makes the kutapa the first test for households without sacred fires, and Hārīta’s rule by Vedic branch decides equal coverage. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81–87
Why is the date different in my city?
Each date is worked out for the city’s own sunrise and afternoon. The Amāvasyā begins and ends at the same moment everywhere, but which sunrise and afternoon it reaches depends on the city, so cities far apart can keep different days.
How the days are found
Read the methodology- Fast day
- The fast is on the later day, joined to the next Pratipadā, and never on the day joined to Chaturdaśī. The Sāvitrī vrata keeps the earlier day.
- Śrāddha
- The day whose aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, the Amāvasyā touches. When it touches both afternoons, or neither, the kutapa decides: the 8th of the day’s 15 muhūrtas.
- Sunrise and sunset
- At the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, for the chosen city. Every date is that city’s own.
- Sources
- Nirṇaya-sindhu, 1898, pp. 73, 81–87, 215, 324, 341, with Hemādri’s and Hārīta’s variants for the śrāddha.
Sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction · Lahiri ayanamsa for month names · each city’s own time · Swiss Ephemeris · Method