Mauni Amavasya 2026 date and time: Check when to observe fast, holy dip, Sarvarth Siddhi Yoga, ​Harshana Yoga, Shiva Vas Yoga timings

Mauni Amavasya of the Magha month will be observed on Sunday this year, a timing that devotees believe makes the day more powerful. As Sunday is linked to the Sun God, religious observers say rituals performed on this day carry added spiritual weight. Holy bathing, charity, prayer, meditation and inner cleansing are considered especially rewarding. The day is also marked by the rare overlap of Shiva Vas Yoga, Sarvarth Siddhi Yoga and Harshana Yoga, making it stand out on the religious calendar.

Mauni Amavasya Significance

The new moon day of Magha is known as Mauni or Maghi Amavasya. The day is traditionally associated with silence, prayer and restraint. Devotees take holy dips in rivers and focus on charity and worship. Staying silent while performing rituals is believed to bring better spiritual outcomes, which is how the day gets its name.

Mauni Amavasya 2026 date and shubh timing

The Amavasya Tithi will begin on Saturday, January 17 night at 12.05 am and ends on Sunday, January 18 night at 1.22 am. As the new moon is present at sunrise on Sunday, Mauni Amavasya will be observed on January 18.

Mauni Amavasya 2026 Holy dip timings

On Mauni Amavasya, the Brahma Muhurat will be from 5:27 am to 6:21 am. This period is considered suitable for bathing and charity.

2026 Mauni Amavasya: Auspicious yoga timings

Several favourable yogas are forming on Mauni Amavasya this year.
Sarvarth Siddhi Yoga will remain active from 10.14 am on Sunday until 7.31 am the next day.
Harshana Yoga and Shiva Vas Yoga will continue throughout the day.
The presence of Purvashadha and Uttarashada Nakshatra is also seen as suitable for spiritual activities such as bathing, worship and charity.

Mauni Amavasya holy practices

Mauni Amavasya is widely linked with acts of giving. Bathing in sacred rivers like the Ganga and Narmada is believed to multiply spiritual merit. Donating food, clothes, blankets, oil, milk, grains or money, according to one’s capacity, is considered beneficial. Feeding animals and birds is also associated with ancestral blessings.

Devotees place special importance on bathing during Brahma Muhurat on Mauni Amavasya. If a river bath is not possible, adding holy water to regular bath water is considered an alternative. Observers often maintain silence before the bath, offer water to the Sun God and spend the day in prayer, chanting, meditation and charity. Fasting on this day is also believed to bring added spiritual merit.

Mauni Amavasya Mantra

Mauni Amavasya is also linked with prayers for ancestors. After offering water to the Sun God, devotees are advised to chant the following mantra 108 times for relief from ancestral afflictions and for peace and prosperity in life:

“ॐ आद्य-भूताय विद्महे सर्व-सेव्याय धीमहि, शिव-शक्ति-स्वरूपेण पितृ-देव प्रचोदयात्”