Mauni Amavasya 1933
The silent bath of Magha — the greatest snan of the Magha Mela.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:43
- Sunset17:37
- Fasting window (tithi)07:10 → 1933-01-26 · 04:51
- Parana (tithi ends)04:511933-01-26
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 1933
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1933
- Vasant Panchami — 30 January 1933
- Maha Shivaratri — 22 February 1933
- Holika Dahan — 11 March 1933
- Holi — 13 March 1933
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 27 March 1933
- Ram Navami — 4 April 1933
- Akshaya Tritiya — 27 April 1933
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 25 June 1933
- Guru Purnima — 7 July 1933
- Nag Panchami — 27 July 1933
- Raksha Bandhan — 5 August 1933
- Krishna Janmashtami — 12 August 1933
- Hartalika Teej — 24 August 1933
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 24 August 1933
- Anant Chaturdashi — 3 September 1933
- Pitru Paksha begins — 5 September 1933
- Sharad Navratri begins — 20 September 1933
- Durga Ashtami — 27 September 1933
- Maha Navami — 28 September 1933
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 28 September 1933
- Karwa Chauth — 7 October 1933
- Dhanteras — 16 October 1933
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 18 October 1933
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 18 October 1933
- Govardhan Puja — 20 October 1933
- Bhai Dooj — 21 October 1933
- Chhath Puja — 24 October 1933
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 2 November 1933
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 2 November 1933
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