Hariyali Amavasya is the Amavasya — the new moon — of Shravan month, falling in the greenest heart of the monsoon. In 2026 it is on Wednesday, 12 August. The name itself carries the season: hariyali means greenery, and the day is spent giving thanks to the earth, remembering the ancestors, and worshipping Lord Shiva.
Below are the exact Amavasya tithi timings for New Delhi, the morning snan-daan muhurat, a simple puja and pitru vidhi, and the meaning behind the tree-planting that gives the festival its name.
Hariyali Amavasya 2026 at a glance
Date
Wed, 12 August 2026
Tithi
Shravan Krishna Amavasya
Amavasya begins
12 Aug, 01:54 (IST)
Amavasya ends
12 Aug, 23:08 (IST)
Main rituals
Snan, daan & pitru puja
Tradition
Tree & sapling planting
Date & snan-daan muhurat
Amavasya tithi and the morning window for bath and charity
Amavasya Tithi begins
12 August, 01:54 AM
Amavasya Tithi ends
12 August, 11:08 PM
Snan-Daan Muhurat
From dawn (approx. 04:30) to noon
The morning is kept for the holy bath and charity
The Amavasya tithi is present through the whole of 12 August in New Delhi, so the observance is kept on that Wednesday across most of North India. As with every Amavasya, the morning is the most valued part of the day — the holy bath (snan) and charity (daan) are done from dawn onward, before the worship. If you are in another city, confirm the sunrise and tithi for your own location, since the tithi can shift by a few minutes.
Puja & pitru vidhi
How the day is observed, step by step
Rise before sunrise and bathe, ideally in a river or by adding a little Ganga water to your bath. Offer arghya (water) to the Sun. Because the day falls in Sawan, worship the Shivling with water, milk, bilva leaves, flowers and dhatura, and chant “Om Namah Shivaya”. For the ancestors, perform tarpan with water and black sesame, and give food, grain or clothing in daan in their name. Feeding cows, crows, brahmins or the needy, and lighting a lamp under a peepal tree in the evening, complete the day’s merit.
Remembering the ancestors
The tree-planting tradition
Why greenery gives this Amavasya its name
The word hariyali means greenery, and the festival falls when the monsoon has turned the land green. Planting a tree or sapling on this day is the tradition that gives the Amavasya its name. Peepal, banyan, neem, amla and tulsi are the plants most often chosen, each with its own significance in the tradition. A tree planted today is seen not as a one-day ritual but as an offering that keeps giving — shade, clean air and fruit — for generations, and is believed to earn lasting punya (merit) for the one who plants and tends it.
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Hariyali Amavasya 2026 date, muhurat and rituals