Mauni Amavasya 2070
The silent bath of Magha — the greatest snan of the Magha Mela.
Today's Panchang
Kashi reference · computed live- Tithi
- Ashtami
- till 18:59
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- till 20:18
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Karana
- Balava
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Moon sign
- Aries
- Sun sign
- Cancer
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:36
- Sunset17:48
- Fasting window (tithi)2070-02-10 · 08:56 → 08:27
- Parana (tithi ends)08:27
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 2070
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2070
- Vasant Panchami — 15 February 2070
- Holika Dahan — 26 March 2070
- Holi — 27 March 2070
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 11 April 2070
- Ram Navami — 18 April 2070
- Akshaya Tritiya — 12 May 2070
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 9 July 2070
- Guru Purnima — 23 July 2070
- Nag Panchami — 11 August 2070
- Raksha Bandhan — 21 August 2070
- Krishna Janmashtami — 28 August 2070
- Hartalika Teej — 7 September 2070
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 8 September 2070
- Anant Chaturdashi — 19 September 2070
- Pitru Paksha begins — 21 September 2070
- Sharad Navratri begins — 5 October 2070
- Durga Ashtami — 12 October 2070
- Maha Navami — 13 October 2070
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 14 October 2070
- Karwa Chauth — 22 October 2070
- Dhanteras — 31 October 2070
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 1 November 2070
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 2 November 2070
- Govardhan Puja — 3 November 2070
- Bhai Dooj — 4 November 2070
- Chhath Puja — 9 November 2070
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 18 November 2070
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 18 November 2070
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