Aniket Shetty

Gatari Amavasya

Maharashtra's feast day and Dipa Pooja on Ashadha Amavasya, before vegetarian Shravan begins.

Maharashtra

Dates

YearDate
2026Wednesday, 12 August 2026
2027Monday, 2 August 2027
2028Saturday, 22 July 2028
2029Friday, 10 August 2029
2030Tuesday, 30 July 2030
2031Saturday, 19 July 2031

Dates are for Mumbai. A tithi that changes close to sunrise or sunset can fall a day earlier or later in another city, so for your own town open the festival in the app.

When it falls

New moon of Ashadha. Like every lunar festival it lands on a different Gregorian date each year. Muhurtha works the date out from the positions of the Sun and Moon, using the rule for this festival; see how every festival is dated.

The story

Gatari is the last new moon before Shravan, a month in which many in Maharashtra give up meat and fish. It is kept as a day of feasting before the fast, and lamps are cleaned and worshipped as Dipa Pooja.

How it is kept

Homes clean and light every lamp, worship them with flowers and sweets, and families eat a non-vegetarian meal before the vegetarian month begins.

Common questions

When is Gatari Amavasya in 2027?

In 2027, Gatari Amavasya falls on Monday, 2 August 2027 in Mumbai. Dates for other years are in the table above.

How is the date of Gatari Amavasya decided?

New moon of Ashadha. Like every lunar festival it lands on a different Gregorian date each year. Muhurtha works the date out from the positions of the Sun and Moon, using the rule for this festival; see how every festival is dated.

How is Gatari Amavasya kept?

Homes clean and light every lamp, worship them with flowers and sweets, and families eat a non-vegetarian meal before the vegetarian month begins.

Other festivals nearby

Open the Muhurtha app to see Gatari Amavasya for your own town, with the exact time its tithi begins and ends. How every festival is dated.

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