Mauni Amavasya 1923
The silent bath of Magha — the greatest snan of the Magha Mela.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:45
- Sunset17:30
- Fasting window (tithi)1923-01-16 · 08:34 → 08:10
- Parana (tithi ends)08:10
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 1923
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1923
- Vasant Panchami — 22 January 1923
- Maha Shivaratri — 13 February 1923
- Holika Dahan — 2 March 1923
- Holi — 3 March 1923
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 18 March 1923
- Ram Navami — 26 March 1923
- Akshaya Tritiya — 19 April 1923
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 15 July 1923
- Guru Purnima — 27 July 1923
- Nag Panchami — 16 August 1923
- Raksha Bandhan — 26 August 1923
- Krishna Janmashtami — 3 September 1923
- Hartalika Teej — 13 September 1923
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 14 September 1923
- Anant Chaturdashi — 23 September 1923
- Pitru Paksha begins — 26 September 1923
- Sharad Navratri begins — 11 October 1923
- Durga Ashtami — 17 October 1923
- Maha Navami — 18 October 1923
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 19 October 1923
- Karwa Chauth — 28 October 1923
- Dhanteras — 6 November 1923
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 7 November 1923
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 8 November 1923
- Govardhan Puja — 9 November 1923
- Bhai Dooj — 10 November 1923
- Chhath Puja — 13 November 1923
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 23 November 1923
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 23 November 1923
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