Mauni Amavasya 1924
The silent bath of Magha — the greatest snan of the Magha Mela.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:39
- Sunset17:45
- Fasting window (tithi)1924-02-04 · 08:45 → 07:10
- Parana (tithi ends)07:10
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 1924
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1924
- Vasant Panchami — 10 February 1924
- Maha Shivaratri — 3 March 1924
- Holika Dahan — 20 March 1924
- Holi — 22 March 1924
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 5 April 1924
- Ram Navami — 13 April 1924
- Akshaya Tritiya — 6 May 1924
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 4 July 1924
- Guru Purnima — 16 July 1924
- Nag Panchami — 5 August 1924
- Raksha Bandhan — 14 August 1924
- Krishna Janmashtami — 22 August 1924
- Hartalika Teej — 2 September 1924
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 2 September 1924
- Anant Chaturdashi — 12 September 1924
- Pitru Paksha begins — 14 September 1924
- Sharad Navratri begins — 29 September 1924
- Durga Ashtami — 6 October 1924
- Maha Navami — 6 October 1924
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 7 October 1924
- Karwa Chauth — 16 October 1924
- Dhanteras — 25 October 1924
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 27 October 1924
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 27 October 1924
- Govardhan Puja — 29 October 1924
- Bhai Dooj — 30 October 1924
- Chhath Puja — 2 November 1924
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 11 November 1924
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 11 November 1924
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