Mauni Amavasya 1960
The silent bath of Magha — the greatest snan of the Magha Mela.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:42
- Sunset17:38
- Fasting window (tithi)1960-01-27 · 14:48 → 11:44
- Parana (tithi ends)11:44
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 1960
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1960
- Vasant Panchami — 1 February 1960
- Maha Shivaratri — 25 February 1960
- Holika Dahan — 12 March 1960
- Holi — 14 March 1960
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 28 March 1960
- Ram Navami — 5 April 1960
- Akshaya Tritiya — 28 April 1960
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 26 June 1960
- Guru Purnima — 8 July 1960
- Nag Panchami — 29 July 1960
- Raksha Bandhan — 7 August 1960
- Krishna Janmashtami — 13 August 1960
- Hartalika Teej — 25 August 1960
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 26 August 1960
- Anant Chaturdashi — 4 September 1960
- Pitru Paksha begins — 6 September 1960
- Sharad Navratri begins — 21 September 1960
- Durga Ashtami — 28 September 1960
- Maha Navami — 29 September 1960
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 30 September 1960
- Karwa Chauth — 8 October 1960
- Dhanteras — 18 October 1960
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 19 October 1960
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 19 October 1960
- Govardhan Puja — 21 October 1960
- Bhai Dooj — 22 October 1960
- Chhath Puja — 25 October 1960
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 3 November 1960
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 3 November 1960
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