# Amavasya

> The new moon tithi, sacred for ancestral homage (Tarpan) and Diwali Lakshmi Puja.

Source: https://www.hinducalendar.today/panchang/tithi/amavasya

Tithi Names (30 Tithis) Krishna Paksha

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Amavasya marks the conjunction of Sun and Moon (0 degrees). It brings deep introspective stillness, honoring forefathers, and lighting auspicious lamps.

Amavasya

Ruling Deity Pitrus (Ancestors) & Maa Lakshmi

Nature Pitru Prada (Ancestral & Mystical)

Significance

Highly auspicious for Pitru Tarpan, charity, and Diwali worship of Goddess Lakshmi.

Favorable

- Pitru Tarpan and ancestral rites
- Charity and feeding
- Inner meditation and quietude

Unfavorable

- Worldly celebratory commencements
- Commencing long travels