Somvati Amavasya · 2024
Falls on: Monday, April 8, 2024
New moon day falling on Monday, considered highly auspicious for worshipping the Peepal tree and performing rituals for ancestors.
Dates and timings for Howrah.
Why this date
It is kept on the day its tithi is current at sunrise in Howrah.
How it is observed
- Worship of the peepal tree
- Tarpan for ancestors
- Charity
Regional calendars
Also known as: सोमवती अमावस्या (Hindi) · சோமவதி அமாவாசை (Tamil) · సోమవతి అమావాస్య (Telugu)
Monday, April 8, 2024
- Amanta (month ends at the new moon; South and West India)
- Phalguna · Krishna Paksha
- Purnimanta (month ends at the full moon; North India)
- Chaitra · Krishna Paksha
- Tamil: Panguni 26, 2054 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Choitro 25, 1430 (Bangabda)
- Odia: Chaitra 26, 1431 (Vilayati era)
- Malayalam: Meenam 26, 1199 (Kollam era)
Monday, December 30, 2024
- Amanta (month ends at the new moon; South and West India)
- Margashirsha · Krishna Paksha
- Purnimanta (month ends at the full moon; North India)
- Pausha · Krishna Paksha
- Tamil: Margazhi 15, 2055 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Poush 15, 1431 (Bangabda)
- Odia: Pausha 15, 1432 (Vilayati era)
- Malayalam: Dhanu 15, 1200 (Kollam era)
Computed for Howrah. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Somvati Amavasya 2024
- Monday, April 8, 2024View day panchang →Tithi window: 3:21 AM – 11:50 PM IST
- Monday, December 30, 2024View day panchang →Tithi window: Mon, Dec 30, 4:02 AM – Tue, Dec 31, 3:56 AM IST
Frequently asked questions
- What is Somvati Amavasya?
- New moon day falling on Monday, considered highly auspicious for worshipping the Peepal tree and performing rituals for ancestors.
- When is Somvati Amavasya 2024?
- Somvati Amavasya falls on Monday, April 8, 2024.