Mauni Amavasya 2021
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)01:12 → 2021-02-12 · 00:36
- Parana (tithi ends)00:362021-02-12
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 2021
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2021
- Vasant Panchami — 16 February 2021
- Maha Shivaratri — 11 March 2021
- Holika Dahan — 28 March 2021
- Holi — 29 March 2021
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 13 April 2021
- Ram Navami — 21 April 2021
- Akshaya Tritiya — 14 May 2021
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 12 July 2021
- Guru Purnima — 24 July 2021
- Nag Panchami — 13 August 2021
- Raksha Bandhan — 22 August 2021
- Krishna Janmashtami — 30 August 2021
- Hartalika Teej — 9 September 2021
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 10 September 2021
- Anant Chaturdashi — 19 September 2021
- Pitru Paksha begins — 21 September 2021
- Sharad Navratri begins — 7 October 2021
- Durga Ashtami — 13 October 2021
- Maha Navami — 14 October 2021
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 15 October 2021
- Karwa Chauth — 24 October 2021
- Dhanteras — 2 November 2021
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 4 November 2021
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 4 November 2021
- Govardhan Puja — 5 November 2021
- Bhai Dooj — 6 November 2021
- Chhath Puja — 10 November 2021
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 19 November 2021
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 19 November 2021
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