Mauni Amavasya 1937
The silent bath of Magha — the greatest snan of the Magha Mela.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:35
- Sunset17:49
- Fasting window (tithi)1937-02-10 · 14:10 → 13:06
- Parana (tithi ends)13:06
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 1937
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1937
- Vasant Panchami — 15 February 1937
- Maha Shivaratri — 11 March 1937
- Holika Dahan — 26 March 1937
- Holi — 27 March 1937
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 12 April 1937
- Ram Navami — 19 April 1937
- Akshaya Tritiya — 12 May 1937
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 9 July 1937
- Guru Purnima — 23 July 1937
- Nag Panchami — 11 August 1937
- Raksha Bandhan — 22 August 1937
- Krishna Janmashtami — 28 August 1937
- Hartalika Teej — 7 September 1937
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 8 September 1937
- Anant Chaturdashi — 19 September 1937
- Pitru Paksha begins — 21 September 1937
- Sharad Navratri begins — 5 October 1937
- Durga Ashtami — 13 October 1937
- Maha Navami — 14 October 1937
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 14 October 1937
- Karwa Chauth — 22 October 1937
- Dhanteras — 31 October 1937
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 2 November 1937
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 2 November 1937
- Govardhan Puja — 4 November 1937
- Bhai Dooj — 5 November 1937
- Chhath Puja — 9 November 1937
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 18 November 1937
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 18 November 1937
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