Amavasya in July 2028
The Amāvasyā of July 2028: when the tithi begins and ends, the fast day and the śrāddha day, for your city’s sunrise.
Amavasya in Delhi
- Fast day · Ashadha / Shravana · ŚaniSaturday, 22 July
- ŚrāddhaFriday, 21 July
Amavasya in Mumbai
- Fast day · Ashadha / Shravana · ŚaniSaturday, 22 July
- ŚrāddhaFriday, 21 July
Amavasya in Kolkata
- Fast day · Ashadha / Shravana · ŚaniSaturday, 22 July
- ŚrāddhaFriday, 21 July
Amavasya in Chennai
- Fast day · Ashadha / Shravana · ŚaniSaturday, 22 July
- ŚrāddhaFriday, 21 July
Amavasya in Bengaluru
- Fast day · Ashadha / Shravana · ŚaniSaturday, 22 July
- ŚrāddhaFriday, 21 July
Amavasya in Hyderabad
- Fast day · Ashadha / Shravana · ŚaniSaturday, 22 July
- ŚrāddhaFriday, 21 July
Amavasya in Ahmedabad
- Fast day · Ashadha / Shravana · ŚaniSaturday, 22 July
- ŚrāddhaFriday, 21 July
Amavasya in Pune
- Fast day · Ashadha / Shravana · ŚaniSaturday, 22 July
- ŚrāddhaFriday, 21 July
Amavasya in Jaipur
- Fast day · Ashadha / Shravana · ŚaniSaturday, 22 July
- ŚrāddhaFriday, 21 July
Amavasya in Lucknow
- Fast day · Ashadha / Shravana · ŚaniSaturday, 22 July
- ŚrāddhaFriday, 21 July
Amavasya in London
- Fast day · Ashadha / ShravanaFriday, 21 July
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in New York City
- Fast day · Ashadha / ShravanaFriday, 21 July
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in Toronto
- Fast day · Ashadha / ShravanaFriday, 21 July
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in Sydney
- Fast day · Ashadha / Shravana · ŚaniSaturday, 22 July
- ŚrāddhaFriday, 21 July
Amavasya in Dubai
- Fast day · Ashadha / Shravana · ŚaniSaturday, 22 July
- ŚrāddhaFriday, 21 July
Amavasya in Singapore
- Fast day · Ashadha / Shravana · ŚaniSaturday, 22 July
- ŚrāddhaFriday, 21 July
Saturday, 22 July
Ashadha (amanta) / Shravana (purnimanta), Amavasya · ŚaniAmavasya from Fri 21 Jul, 11:18 to Sat 22 Jul, 08:31, Delhi time.
Fast day, Saturday, 22 July: the fast takes the later of Friday and Saturday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Friday, 21 July: the Amāvasyā covers all of Friday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Saturday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Saturday, 22 July
Ashadha (amanta) / Shravana (purnimanta), Amavasya · ŚaniAmavasya from Fri 21 Jul, 11:18 to Sat 22 Jul, 08:31, Mumbai time.
Fast day, Saturday, 22 July: the fast takes the later of Friday and Saturday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Friday, 21 July: the Amāvasyā covers all of Friday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Saturday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Saturday, 22 July
Ashadha (amanta) / Shravana (purnimanta), Amavasya · ŚaniAmavasya from Fri 21 Jul, 11:18 to Sat 22 Jul, 08:31, Kolkata time.
Fast day, Saturday, 22 July: the fast takes the later of Friday and Saturday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Friday, 21 July: the Amāvasyā covers all of Friday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Saturday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Saturday, 22 July
Ashadha (amanta) / Shravana (purnimanta), Amavasya · ŚaniAmavasya from Fri 21 Jul, 11:18 to Sat 22 Jul, 08:31, Chennai time.
Fast day, Saturday, 22 July: the fast takes the later of Friday and Saturday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Friday, 21 July: the Amāvasyā covers all of Friday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Saturday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Saturday, 22 July
Ashadha (amanta) / Shravana (purnimanta), Amavasya · ŚaniAmavasya from Fri 21 Jul, 11:18 to Sat 22 Jul, 08:31, Bengaluru time.
Fast day, Saturday, 22 July: the fast takes the later of Friday and Saturday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Friday, 21 July: the Amāvasyā covers all of Friday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Saturday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Saturday, 22 July
Ashadha (amanta) / Shravana (purnimanta), Amavasya · ŚaniAmavasya from Fri 21 Jul, 11:18 to Sat 22 Jul, 08:31, Hyderabad time.
Fast day, Saturday, 22 July: the fast takes the later of Friday and Saturday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Friday, 21 July: the Amāvasyā covers all of Friday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Saturday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Saturday, 22 July
Ashadha (amanta) / Shravana (purnimanta), Amavasya · ŚaniAmavasya from Fri 21 Jul, 11:18 to Sat 22 Jul, 08:31, Ahmedabad time.
Fast day, Saturday, 22 July: the fast takes the later of Friday and Saturday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Friday, 21 July: the Amāvasyā covers all of Friday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Saturday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Saturday, 22 July
Ashadha (amanta) / Shravana (purnimanta), Amavasya · ŚaniAmavasya from Fri 21 Jul, 11:18 to Sat 22 Jul, 08:31, Pune time.
Fast day, Saturday, 22 July: the fast takes the later of Friday and Saturday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Friday, 21 July: the Amāvasyā covers all of Friday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Saturday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Saturday, 22 July
Ashadha (amanta) / Shravana (purnimanta), Amavasya · ŚaniAmavasya from Fri 21 Jul, 11:18 to Sat 22 Jul, 08:31, Jaipur time.
Fast day, Saturday, 22 July: the fast takes the later of Friday and Saturday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Friday, 21 July: the Amāvasyā covers all of Friday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Saturday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Saturday, 22 July
Ashadha (amanta) / Shravana (purnimanta), Amavasya · ŚaniAmavasya from Fri 21 Jul, 11:18 to Sat 22 Jul, 08:31, Lucknow time.
Fast day, Saturday, 22 July: the fast takes the later of Friday and Saturday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Friday, 21 July: the Amāvasyā covers all of Friday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Saturday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Friday, 21 July
Ashadha (amanta) / Shravana (purnimanta), AmavasyaAmavasya from Fri 21 Jul, 06:48 to Sat 22 Jul, 04:01, London time.
Fast day, Friday, 21 July: the Amāvasyā touches no sunrise, so this is its only day. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Friday, 21 July: the Amāvasyā covers all of Friday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Friday, 21 July
Ashadha (amanta) / Shravana (purnimanta), AmavasyaAmavasya from Fri 21 Jul, 01:48 to 23:01, New York City time.
Fast day, Friday, 21 July: 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, 21 July: the Amāvasyā covers all of Friday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Thursday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Friday, 21 July
Ashadha (amanta) / Shravana (purnimanta), AmavasyaAmavasya from Fri 21 Jul, 01:48 to 23:01, Toronto time.
Fast day, Friday, 21 July: 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, 21 July: the Amāvasyā covers all of Friday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Thursday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Saturday, 22 July
Ashadha (amanta) / Shravana (purnimanta), Amavasya · ŚaniAmavasya from Fri 21 Jul, 15:48 to Sat 22 Jul, 13:01, Sydney time.
Fast day, Saturday, 22 July: the fast takes the later of Friday and Saturday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Friday, 21 July: the Amāvasyā covers 39% of Friday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Saturday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Saturday, 22 July
Ashadha (amanta) / Shravana (purnimanta), Amavasya · ŚaniAmavasya from Fri 21 Jul, 09:48 to Sat 22 Jul, 07:01, Dubai time.
Fast day, Saturday, 22 July: the fast takes the later of Friday and Saturday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Friday, 21 July: the Amāvasyā covers all of Friday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Saturday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Saturday, 22 July
Ashadha (amanta) / Shravana (purnimanta), Amavasya · ŚaniAmavasya from Fri 21 Jul, 13:48 to Sat 22 Jul, 11:01, Singapore time.
Fast day, Saturday, 22 July: the fast takes the later of Friday and Saturday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Friday, 21 July: the Amāvasyā covers all of Friday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Saturday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Questions
Rules from the Nirṇaya-sindhu, with the page for each.
When is Amavasya in July 2028?
In Delhi: the fast on Saturday, 22 July, the śrāddha on Friday, 21 July.
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