Mauni Amavasya 1921
The silent bath of Magha — the greatest snan of the Magha Mela.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:37
- Sunset17:46
- Fasting window (tithi)03:50 → 1921-02-08 · 06:07
- Parana (tithi ends)06:071921-02-08
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Mauni Amavasya puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaMauni Amavasya — Frequently Asked Questions
When is Mauni Amavasya?
On the Amavasya (new moon) of Magha, in the cold of January–February. It is the principal bathing day of the Magh Mela and Kumbh at Prayagraj. This year's date is shown above.
Why is silence kept on Mauni Amavasya?
The day's name is from mauna, silence, linked to Manu and to the muni whose stilled speech reflects a stilled mind. A day without speech rests and turns the mind inward, deepening the merit of the bath and japa.
Why is the Sangam bath so important on this day?
Prayag is the tirtha-raja, where Ganga, Yamuna and the unseen Saraswati meet, and the new moon of Magha is held the most auspicious day to bathe there — the spiritual peak of the Magh Mela and the Kalpavas.
Can Mauni Amavasya be kept without going to Prayag?
Yes. A bath in any sacred river, or with Ganga-jal at home, together with the mauna vrat, til-daan, tarpan for the ancestors and silent japa, is the observance where the Sangam is out of reach.
Other major festivals in 1921
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1921
- Vasant Panchami — 13 February 1921
- Maha Shivaratri — 7 March 1921
- Holika Dahan — 23 March 1921
- Holi — 24 March 1921
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 9 April 1921
- Ram Navami — 16 April 1921
- Akshaya Tritiya — 10 May 1921
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 7 July 1921
- Guru Purnima — 19 July 1921
- Nag Panchami — 8 August 1921
- Raksha Bandhan — 18 August 1921
- Krishna Janmashtami — 26 August 1921
- Hartalika Teej — 4 September 1921
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 5 September 1921
- Anant Chaturdashi — 16 September 1921
- Pitru Paksha begins — 18 September 1921
- Sharad Navratri begins — 2 October 1921
- Durga Ashtami — 9 October 1921
- Maha Navami — 10 October 1921
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 11 October 1921
- Karwa Chauth — 20 October 1921
- Dhanteras — 28 October 1921
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 30 October 1921
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 30 October 1921
- Govardhan Puja — 31 October 1921
- Bhai Dooj — 1 November 1921
- Chhath Puja — 5 November 1921
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 15 November 1921
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 15 November 1921
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