Somvati Amavasya 2026

Name: Somvati Amavasya 2026
Start: 2026-06-15
End: 2026-06-15
Location: India

सोमवती अमावस्या

Mon, 09 Nov, 2026

The new moon (Amavasya) occurring on a Monday, considered extremely rare and auspicious. Married women observe fasting and circumambulate the Peepal tree for the longevity of their husbands, while ancestral rites performed on this day are believed to carry multiplied merit.

Dates in 2026

Mon, 15 Jun, 2026 — Highly auspicious for married women's vrata
Somvati Amavasyaसोमवती अमावस्या
yearly12:20 – 08:24
amavasyamondayvrata
Sources (2)
- Skanda Purana — Avantya-khanda, Somavati-Shipra section, opening of Somavati-Shipra mahatmyaSomavati Amavasya named as supreme parva for snana, dana, japa, and homa; punya is akshaya.
- Skanda Purana — Reva-khanda, Narmada-Kubja sangama section, Somavati Amavasya parva listLists Somavati Amavasya alongside Vyatipata, Sankranti, Vaidhriti, Vishuva, and Ayana-arambha as utkrshta parvas.
Mon, 09 Nov, 2026 — Highly auspicious for married women's vrata

Authoritative source

— Dharmasindhu, Nirnaya Sindhu

पितृ तर्पण

Pitru Tarpana

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