Amavasya is one of the most powerful days, or also known as Amavasya. This day is dedicated to honoring ancestors or ancestors. This day holds great religious and spiritual significance among Hindus. On this auspicious day, people perform various rituals and engage in charity. Amavasya falling in the month of Jyeshtha is also known as Shani Amavasya or Shani Jayanti. This month Shani Amavasya is going to be celebrated on 16 May 2026.
New Moon in May 2026 : date and time
Amavasya starts – 16 May 2026 – 05:11 amAmavasya ends – May 17, 2026 – 01:30 AM
New Moon in May 2026: Significance
Amavasya is one of the most powerful days, dedicated to the ancestors or ancestors. This day is considered an occasion when you can perform various religious and spiritual activities to please your ancestors. On this auspicious day, people visit various Ganga ghats and take a holy dip in the river Ganga. This day is also celebrated as Shani Jayanti, which is the birth anniversary of Lord Shani Dev, so it is an opportunity for people to do activities to please Shani Dev and people who have Shani Dosh in their birth chart can do those activities to eliminate Shani Dosh. Due to the fact that Jyeshtha Amavasya falls on a Saturday, it is also a very lucky Shani Amavasya and will be celebrated with great devotion all over India. It is believed that offering Pitru Tarpan and Pind Daan on this special day is fruitful. It is believed that this day provides peace to the departed souls. Vat Savirati Vrat will also be observed by married Hindu women for the good health and longevity of their husbands. This festival is mainly celebrated in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Haryana and Punjab.
Vat Savitri 2026: Puja Rituals
1. Wake up early in the morning and take bath in the river Ganga. 2. People who are taking bath at home can add a few drops of Ganga water and then take bath. 3. Offering water to Lord Sun in the morning is considered virtuous. 4. To reduce the burden of karma, people engage in various spiritual activities like meditation, charity, chanting mantras and worshiping Lord Shani Dev.5. Lighting a mustard oil lamp under the Peepal tree is beneficial.
mantra
1. Om Shan Shanaishcharaya Namah..!!2. Neelanjana Samabhasam Ravi Putram Yamagrajan Chaya Martand Shambhootam Tam Namami Shanaishcharam..!!
