Amavasya Dates and Timings in 2021 – The Auspicious Days and Rituals

The Amavasya Dates and Timings in 2021 is given below

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Amavasya Dates and Timings in 2021

The Amavasya is an auspicious day in Hindu Religion. It is believed that observing Vratas and doing Pitra Tarpanam during this day will please our ancestors.

Many festivals and Vrats and fastings are observed in Amavasya Thithi. The Famous Hindu festival Diwali which now celebrated across the world is falls on Amavasya thithi in Karthika month.

As per our scriptures,each of the 15 different Tithis are ruled by some specific Deites.For example ,Moon rule the Purnima,the Nagas rule the Panchami and in particular the Pitras(ancestors) rule the Amavasya tithi.

So,fasting,doing charity and also doing Pitra Tarpanam(offering black sesame and water offerings) on Amavasya appease the Pitras.

Amavasya Dates and Timings in 2021

The Varaha Purana lists the ruling Deities for all the 15 tithis as follows:

Pratipada-Agni

Dwiteeya-Aswini Kumars

Tritiya-Goddess Gowri

Chaturthi-Lord Ganesha

Panchami-Nagas

Sashti-Karthikeya or Skanda

Saptami-Surya

Ashtami-The Ashta Matrikas

Navami-Goddess Durga

Dasami-Dasha Disha(The ten directions)

Ekadasi-Kubera

Dwadasi-Lord Vishnu

Trayodashi-Dharma

Chaturdasi-Lord Rudra

Purnima-Moon God

Amavasya-Pitras.

He(Lord Brahma)designated Amavasya as the most important day for worship to Pitras and Tanmatras as well.

Human beings perform Tarpanas along with Kusha and Tilas on Amavasyas falling in each month which would indeed provide contentment to Pitras as well as Tanmatras.

Thus Amavasya is required to be the special day when fast is observed and tildaan is performed without fail, and that would not only give satisfaction to Pitras but the Kartas or the Performing Devotees

Amavasya Dates and Timings in 2021

Amavasya thithi in May 2021

Amavasya thithi in May month falls on May 11th Tuesday at Timing starts from May 10, 9:55 PM – May 12, 12:29 AM. This thithi is called Bhaumvati Amavasya and Vaisakha Amavasya

Amavasya Tithi in June 2021

Amavasya Tithi in June 2021 comes on June 10th Thursday . The Timing of this thithi starts from Jun 09, 1:58 PM to Jun 10, 4:22 PM

Amavasya Tithi in July 2021

Amavasya Tithi in July 2021 falls on July 9th Friday Amavasya Tithi and the Timing is from Jul 09, 5:17 AM to Jul 10, 6:46 AM

Amavasya Tithi in August 2021

Amavasya Tithi in the Month of August 2021 is on August 8th Sunday and it starts from Aug 07, 7:11 PM to Aug 08, 7:20 PM

Amavasya Tithi in September 2021

Amavasya Tithi in September 2021 falls on 7th of September , Tuesday and this Amavasya Tithi Timing starts from Sep 06, 7:38 AM – Sep 07, 6:21 AM

Amavasya Tithi in October 2021

Amavasya Tithi in October 2021 comes on 6th September , Wednesday and this Amavasya Tithi exists during Oct 05, 7:04 PM to Oct 06, 4:35 PM

Amavasya Tithi in November 2021

In the Month of November 2021 the Amavasya Tithi falls on 4.11.2021 , Thursday. This Amavasya Tithi Timing is from Nov 04, 6:03 AM to Nov 05, 2:44 AM

Amavasya Tithi in December 2021

Amavasya Tithi in December 2021 falls on 4th December 2021 in Saturday and this Amavasya Tithi Timing is Dec 03, 4:56 PM to Dec 04, 1:13 PM