Amavasya in September 2028
The Amāvasyā of September 2028: when the tithi begins and ends, the fast day and the śrāddha day, for your city’s sunrise.
Amavasya in Delhi
- Fast day · Bhadrapada / Ashwin · Mahālaya, SomavatīMonday, 18 September
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in Mumbai
- Fast day · Bhadrapada / Ashwin · Mahālaya, SomavatīMonday, 18 September
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in Kolkata
- Fast day · Bhadrapada / Ashwin · Mahālaya, SomavatīMonday, 18 September
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in Chennai
- Fast day · Bhadrapada / Ashwin · Mahālaya, SomavatīMonday, 18 September
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in Bengaluru
- Fast day · Bhadrapada / Ashwin · Mahālaya, SomavatīMonday, 18 September
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in Hyderabad
- Fast day · Bhadrapada / Ashwin · Mahālaya, SomavatīMonday, 18 September
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in Ahmedabad
- Fast day · Bhadrapada / Ashwin · Mahālaya, SomavatīMonday, 18 September
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in Pune
- Fast day · Bhadrapada / Ashwin · Mahālaya, SomavatīMonday, 18 September
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in Jaipur
- Fast day · Bhadrapada / Ashwin · Mahālaya, SomavatīMonday, 18 September
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in Lucknow
- Fast day · Bhadrapada / Ashwin · Mahālaya, SomavatīMonday, 18 September
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in London
- Fast day · Bhadrapada / Ashwin · Mahālaya, SomavatīMonday, 18 September
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in New York City
- Fast day · Bhadrapada / Ashwin · Mahālaya, SomavatīMonday, 18 September
- ŚrāddhaSunday, 17 September
Amavasya in Toronto
- Fast day · Bhadrapada / Ashwin · Mahālaya, SomavatīMonday, 18 September
- ŚrāddhaSunday, 17 September
Amavasya in Sydney
- Fast day · Bhadrapada / Ashwin · Mahālaya, SomavatīMonday, 18 September
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in Dubai
- Fast day · Bhadrapada / Ashwin · Mahālaya, SomavatīMonday, 18 September
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Amavasya in Singapore
- Fast day · Bhadrapada / Ashwin · Mahālaya, SomavatīMonday, 18 September
- ŚrāddhaThe same day
Monday, 18 September
Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Amavasya · Mahālaya, SomavatīAmavasya from Mon 18 Sep, 03:47 to 23:53, Delhi time.
Fast day, Monday, 18 September: the fast takes the later of Sunday and Monday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Monday, 18 September: the Amāvasyā covers all of Monday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Sunday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Monday, 18 September
Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Amavasya · Mahālaya, SomavatīAmavasya from Mon 18 Sep, 03:47 to 23:53, Mumbai time.
Fast day, Monday, 18 September: the fast takes the later of Sunday and Monday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Monday, 18 September: the Amāvasyā covers all of Monday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Sunday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Monday, 18 September
Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Amavasya · Mahālaya, SomavatīAmavasya from Mon 18 Sep, 03:47 to 23:53, Kolkata time.
Fast day, Monday, 18 September: the fast takes the later of Sunday and Monday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Monday, 18 September: the Amāvasyā covers all of Monday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Sunday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Monday, 18 September
Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Amavasya · Mahālaya, SomavatīAmavasya from Mon 18 Sep, 03:47 to 23:53, Chennai time.
Fast day, Monday, 18 September: the fast takes the later of Sunday and Monday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Monday, 18 September: the Amāvasyā covers all of Monday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Sunday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Monday, 18 September
Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Amavasya · Mahālaya, SomavatīAmavasya from Mon 18 Sep, 03:47 to 23:53, Bengaluru time.
Fast day, Monday, 18 September: the fast takes the later of Sunday and Monday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Monday, 18 September: the Amāvasyā covers all of Monday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Sunday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Monday, 18 September
Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Amavasya · Mahālaya, SomavatīAmavasya from Mon 18 Sep, 03:47 to 23:53, Hyderabad time.
Fast day, Monday, 18 September: the fast takes the later of Sunday and Monday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Monday, 18 September: the Amāvasyā covers all of Monday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Sunday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Monday, 18 September
Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Amavasya · Mahālaya, SomavatīAmavasya from Mon 18 Sep, 03:47 to 23:53, Ahmedabad time.
Fast day, Monday, 18 September: the fast takes the later of Sunday and Monday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Monday, 18 September: the Amāvasyā covers all of Monday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Sunday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Monday, 18 September
Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Amavasya · Mahālaya, SomavatīAmavasya from Mon 18 Sep, 03:47 to 23:53, Pune time.
Fast day, Monday, 18 September: the fast takes the later of Sunday and Monday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Monday, 18 September: the Amāvasyā covers all of Monday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Sunday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Monday, 18 September
Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Amavasya · Mahālaya, SomavatīAmavasya from Mon 18 Sep, 03:47 to 23:53, Jaipur time.
Fast day, Monday, 18 September: the fast takes the later of Sunday and Monday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Monday, 18 September: the Amāvasyā covers all of Monday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Sunday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Monday, 18 September
Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Amavasya · Mahālaya, SomavatīAmavasya from Mon 18 Sep, 03:47 to 23:53, Lucknow time.
Fast day, Monday, 18 September: the fast takes the later of Sunday and Monday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Monday, 18 September: the Amāvasyā covers all of Monday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Sunday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Monday, 18 September
Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Amavasya · Mahālaya, SomavatīAmavasya from Sun 17 Sep, 23:17 to Mon 18 Sep, 19:23, London time.
Fast day, Monday, 18 September: the fast takes the later of Sunday and Monday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Monday, 18 September: the Amāvasyā covers all of Monday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Sunday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Monday, 18 September
Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Amavasya · Mahālaya, SomavatīAmavasya from Sun 17 Sep, 18:17 to Mon 18 Sep, 14:23, New York City time.
Fast day, Monday, 18 September: the fast takes the later of Sunday and Monday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Sunday, 17 September: the Amāvasyā covers 17% of Sunday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Monday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Monday, 18 September
Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Amavasya · Mahālaya, SomavatīAmavasya from Sun 17 Sep, 18:17 to Mon 18 Sep, 14:23, Toronto time.
Fast day, Monday, 18 September: the fast takes the later of Sunday and Monday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Sunday, 17 September: the Amāvasyā covers 26% of Sunday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Monday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Monday, 18 September
Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Amavasya · Mahālaya, SomavatīAmavasya from Mon 18 Sep, 08:17 to Tue 19 Sep, 04:23, Sydney time.
Fast day, Monday, 18 September: the Amāvasyā touches no sunrise, so this is its only day. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Monday, 18 September: the Amāvasyā covers all of Monday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Monday, 18 September
Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Amavasya · Mahālaya, SomavatīAmavasya from Mon 18 Sep, 02:17 to 22:23, Dubai time.
Fast day, Monday, 18 September: the fast takes the later of Sunday and Monday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Monday, 18 September: the Amāvasyā covers all of Monday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Sunday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Monday, 18 September
Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Amavasya · Mahālaya, SomavatīAmavasya from Mon 18 Sep, 06:17 to Tue 19 Sep, 02:23, Singapore time.
Fast day, Monday, 18 September: the fast takes the later of Sunday and Monday, the day joined to the next Pratipadā, and never the day joined to Chaturdaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 73
Śrāddha, Monday, 18 September: the Amāvasyā covers all of Monday’s aparāhṇa, the last third of the daytime, and none of Sunday’s. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 81, 87
Questions
Rules from the Nirṇaya-sindhu, with the page for each.
When is Amavasya in September 2028?
In Delhi: the fast on Monday, 18 September, 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