Mahalaya Amavasya 2026
Mahalaya Amavasya 2026 falls on in Delhi, India (Udaya Tithi, computed for local sunrise).
Dates are computed for Delhi, India (Udaya Tithi, Smarta convention; Pradosh dated by sunset, Sankashti by moonrise). See about for the full method and the Vaishnava difference on kshaya dates.
About Mahalaya Amavasya
Mahalaya Amavasya is the new moon that closes Pitru Paksha, the fortnight dedicated to the ancestors. It is the most important day of the year for tarpan — offerings of water, sesame and rice to one's forebears.
Families perform shraddha rites at home or on riverbanks, feed brahmins and the poor, and in Bengal the day also marks the invocation of Durga with the dawn recitation of the Chandi path, six days before the Durga Puja.
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Frequently asked questions
- When is Mahalaya Amavasya in 2026?
- Mahalaya Amavasya 2026 falls on in Delhi, India (Udaya Tithi, computed for local sunrise).
- What is Mahalaya Amavasya?
- Mahalaya Amavasya is the new moon that closes Pitru Paksha, the fortnight dedicated to the ancestors. It is the most important day of the year for tarpan — offerings of water, sesame and rice to one's forebears.
- How is Mahalaya Amavasya observed?
- Families perform shraddha rites at home or on riverbanks, feed brahmins and the poor, and in Bengal the day also marks the invocation of Durga with the dawn recitation of the Chandi path, six days before the Durga Puja.
- Why might Mahalaya Amavasya fall on a different day elsewhere?
- Observance dates follow the tithi current at local sunrise, so cities with different sunrise times can observe a day earlier or later. Vaishnava calendars also shift dates when a tithi touches no sunrise (kshaya).