Overview
- The Amavasya tithi runs from 12:03 am on January 18 to 1:21 am on January 19, resolving earlier confusion over the observance date.
- Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga is reported from 10:14 am on January 18 to 7:14 am on January 19, marking a highly favourable span for rituals.
- Key windows cited include Brahma Muhurat for bathing from 5:27 am to 6:21 am, Abhijit Muhurat from 12:10 pm to 12:53 pm, and Rahu Kaal to avoid from 4:29 pm to 5:49 pm.
- Devotees observe maun vrat and fasting, take a holy dip in sacred rivers, perform charity, and honor ancestors through tarpan and pind daan, with practices such as lighting a diya under a Peepal tree and Panchabali Karma also described.
- The main bathing takes place at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj during the Magh Mela, where large gatherings of pilgrims participate in ritual snan and donations.