What is the difference between Aadi Amavasai and Thai Amavasai?

Both are ancestral new moons in Tamil Nadu, used for tarpan at the sea or a river. Aadi Amavasai is in July-August, Thai Amavasai in January-February, and Thai is the bigger of the two. Rameswaram and Kanyakumari get very crowded for both.

Aadi Amavasai

Tamil

आडी अमावसई · આડી અમાવસઈ

Next date

2 August 2027

Monday · Krishna Amavasya

Tithi begins07:20 PM · 1 Aug

Tithi ends03:35 PM

Full panchang for this day

About

Amavasya in Aadi month. Major day for ancestor worship (Pitru Tarpanam). Thousands visit Rameswaram.

Falls on: The new moon of Aadi (July to August) and of Thai (January to February)

What it is

The two principal ancestral new moons of the Tamil year. Tarpan is performed at the sea or a river, Rameswaram, Kanyakumari and the Kaveri ghats fill. Thai Amavasai is the larger of the two and serves the function Mauni Amavasya does in the north.

Food

A fast before the tarpan; a simple sesame-and-rice meal after.

Common questions

What is the difference between Aadi Amavasai and Thai Amavasai?: Both are ancestral new moons in Tamil Nadu, used for tarpan at the sea or a river. Aadi Amavasai is in July-August, Thai Amavasai in January-February, and Thai is the bigger of the two. Rameswaram and Kanyakumari get very crowded for both.

2026

Aug12WedWednesdayKrishna AmavasyaTithi begins01:53 AMTithi ends11:06 PM

2027

Aug2MonMondayNextKrishna AmavasyaTithi begins07:20 PM · 1 AugTithi ends03:35 PM