Mauni Amavasya 2027
मौनी अमावस्याSaturday 6 February 2027 · in 98 days
Mauni Amavasya is the new moon of Magha, a day of silence and the holy dip. Many keep maun, a vow of silence, bathe in the Ganga or at the Sangam, and spend the day in prayer and giving.
Pujas for Mauni Amavasya, in order
Other mantras for the day
- ॐ क्ष्रौं नमो नरसिंहाय om kshraum namo narasimhaya
Mauni Amavasya 2027: date and timings
- Date
- Saturday 6 February 2027
- Tithi
- Magh Amavasya
- Amavasya begins
- 7:06 PM, 5 February
- Amavasya ends
- 9:26 PM, 6 February
- Sunrise
- 7:06 AM
- Sunset
- 6:04 PM
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Other years
Mauni Amavasya 2026: date and timings
- Date
- Sunday 18 January 2026
- Tithi
- Magh Amavasya
- Amavasya begins
- 12:05 AM, 18 January
- Amavasya ends
- 1:22 AM, 19 January
- Sunrise
- 7:14 AM
- Sunset
- 5:48 PM
How to observe
- Keep a vow of silence for the morning or the whole day, or simply speak less.
- Bathe in a holy river if you can, or add a little Ganga water to your bath at home.
- Offer water to the Sun and sit for prayer or quiet japa.
- Remember your ancestors with tarpan of water and sesame, if your family keeps it.
- Give sesame, food, blankets or warm clothes to those in need.
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About Mauni Amavasya
Mauni Amavasya is the Amavasya of the month of Magha, a month that is itself kept for bathing, prayer and simple living. The word mauni comes from maun, silence, and the day is kept for turning inward: speaking less, or not at all, and letting the mind settle. Silence is seen as a way of gathering one's energy and attention, and many people keep it from sunrise until their bath and prayers are complete, while some keep it through the whole day.
The largest gathering is at Prayagraj, where the Ganga, the Yamuna and the unseen Saraswati are believed to meet at the Sangam. During the Magh Mela, Mauni Amavasya is the most crowded bathing day, and in the years of the Kumbh it is counted among the main royal baths. Kalpavasis, who live by the river through the whole month of Magha, keep the day with special devotion. Elsewhere, people bathe in the Ganga at Haridwar and Varanasi, in other holy rivers and ponds, or at home with a little Ganga water added to the bath.
After the bath, people offer water to the Sun, sit in prayer or japa, and read or recite quietly. Many offer tarpan with water and sesame for their ancestors, since Amavasya is a day traditionally kept for remembering them. Giving is central: sesame, jaggery, blankets, warm clothes, food and grain are given to those in need. Some fast through the day or eat a single simple meal, and the silence, where it is kept, is broken gently after the day's prayers.
A practical note: the day is fixed by the Amavasya tithi, and it is called Magha Amavasya in the purnimanta calendar of the North, while the amanta calendar of the South and West counts the same new moon as the end of Pausha. If full silence is not possible, many simply speak less, avoid harsh words and keep the day calm. Each family follows its own tradition about fasting and the time of the bath.