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In the Hindu calendar and Sanatan Dharma, Somvati Amavasya has been given special and immense spiritual significance. When Amavasya Tithi falls on a Monday, it is known as ‘Somavati Amavasya’. There is a lot of curiosity in the minds of devotees about the date and auspicious time for the last Somvati Amavasya of the year 2026. According to religious beliefs, on the day of Somvati Amavasya, bathing in holy rivers, meditating, donating to the poor and needy and remembering one’s ancestors brings inexhaustible virtues. Apart from this, on this special day, married women circumambulate the Peepal tree and perform special prayers for the long life of their husbands, unbroken good fortune and happiness and peace of the family. If you are also thinking of fasting, bathing and donating on this last auspicious occasion of the year and taking measures to pacify Pitra Dosh, then let us know from the pundits and astrologers the exact date of the last Somvati Amavasya of this year, the auspicious time of worship and its religious significance.
According to Panchang calculations, this last Somvati Amavasya of the year 2026 is falling in the special conjunction of Margashirsha (Agahan) or Pausha month. Amavasya Tithi will begin on Sunday night or early Monday and will remain in effect till Monday night. According to the belief of Udaya Tithi, the main festival of bathing and charity will be celebrated on Monday only. Astrological calculations show that on this day the Moon will transit in Scorpio and there will be a combination of very auspicious constellations in the sky. On the day of Somvati Amavasya, there is a tradition of taking bath in holy rivers (like Ganga, Yamuna or Saryu) in the morning with sunrise. If you are unable to go to the banks of a river, then mixing a little Ganga water in the water at home and taking a bath also gives the same virtuous results as taking a bath in the holy rivers.
On the day of Somvati Amavasya, performing puja as per rituals and donating food and clothes to the needy gives many times more results. The main auspicious Choghadiya and Muhurta of this day are as follows:
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Brahma Muhurta (best time to take bath): 05:05 am to 05:58 am
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Amrit Choghadiya (auspicious time of the day): 07:02 am to 08:21 am
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Abhijit Muhurat (for worship and donation): 11:45 pm to 12:28 pm
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Benefits and Amrit Kaal (evening time): 04:12 PM to 05:35 PM
By doing puja and donations during these scheduled Muhurtas, negative energy gets eliminated from the house and positivity is spread.
Worshiping the Peepal tree on the day of Somvati Amavasya is considered extremely fruitful. According to religious beliefs, the Peepal tree resides in the Trinity (Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh) along with all the gods and ancestors. On this day, after morning bath, go to the Peepal tree, offer water there, wrap it with raw cotton and revolve around it 108 times and light a ghee lamp. By doing this, the marital bliss of women remains intact and all kinds of obstacles coming in the house are removed. Apart from this, for those people who are having Pitra Dosh, Kaal Sarp Dosh or Saturn’s Sadesati and Dhaiya in their horoscope, donating black sesame seeds, blankets, food grains to the poor on the day of Somvati Amavasya is considered a panacea. To satisfy the ancestors, if you offer tarpan facing south on this day, the ancestors become happy and bless you.