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Shani Amavasya (Saturn's new moon) along with Surya Grahan (Solar eclipse) on 30th April 2022.

This year the new moon of Vaishakh month of Vedic calendar is very special. Due to the new moon falling on Saturday, it will be called Shani Amavasya.

Apart from this, the first solar eclipse of the year 2022 is going to happen on this day. Out of all the new moons, Shani Amavasya is considered very important.




Start of Shanishchari Amavasya of Vaishakh month will start from 12:57 am IST on 30th April, 2022 an end on 1st May at 01:57 am.

This time the time of solar eclipse and Shani Amavasya is falling almost simultaneously. In such a situation, you may have to face the wrath of Shani Dev along with the solar eclipse, so to avoid this, you can do some remedies discussed below.


Solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) timings : On 30th April, 2022 the solar eclipse starts around midnight at 12: 15 AM IST & will last till 4:07 AM early morning hours of May 1st 2022. This is a partial solar eclipse and is not visible in Indian Subcontinent. Hence, sutak kriya is not applicable.



Trigrahi Yoga & Dwandwa Yoga on Shanishchari Amavasya (3 planet conjunction in Aries): This time Trigrahi Yoga is being formed on this Shanishchari Amavasya. On this day, due to the combination of Moon, Sun and Rahu in Aries, Trigrahi yoga (Triple comjunction) and conjunction of Mars with Saturn is also being formed. Due to this its spiritual importance is doubled even more. Mars and Saturn in Aquarius forms a Dwandwa Yoga, which is considered to be inauspicious yoga as Mars & Saturn are inimical to each other. Dwandwa means war, and this yoga gives agitation, anger, emotional outburst, war with one another, accidents, cuts and many health concerns.



So let us know how this eclipse will be for all the zodiac signs.

According to Vedic astrology, this eclipse can affect Aries, Cancer and Scorpio zodiac signs and will affect them mentally as Saturn's & Rahu's effect is always on the moon which is the mind. Therefore, people of these zodiac signs need to be very careful. Aries, Cancer and Scorpio natives should avoid traveling on the day of Aries eclipse, while Cancer people should keep restraint on their speech and try to remain calm, This solar eclipse is inauspcious for the people of Aries & Scorpio zodiac as their ascendant is in dwandwa yoga.. Avoid getting angry on people and take care of health. However, this eclipse will be normal for the rest of the zodiac signs.




Remedies & significance of Shanishchari Amavasya:


  • The yoga of Amavasya will last from morning till 3.20 pm on Saturday.

  • Pacifying of Shani Planet: Worshiping Shani Dev on this day brings special peace due to the new moon day falling on Saturday. People who are facing any problem related to Shani in their life, they should do the remedies of Shani Dev methodically on this day. There are many benefits.

  • First of all, wake up in the morning and take a bath and meditate on Shani Dev.

  • Visit Shani Temple: On this day, go to Shani temple in the evening and worship Shani Dev there. This brings merit. Those who are going on Shani's transits & dashas will get benefit from worshiping Shani Dev on this day.

  • If going to temple is not feasible, then worship Shani Dev at the place of worship at home.

  • Keeping fast on this day is a great way to acknowledge Shani dev's presence in our lives.

  • Abhishek of Shani Dev with mustard oil mixed with black sesame seeds.

  • Read/recite/chant/listen to Navagraha Mantra for Shani Dev, Shani Chalisa, Shani Ashtakam, Shani Mahatmyam & Hanuman Chalisa.

  • Apologise for your intentional and non-intentional mistakes authentically infront of Shani dev as it will pacify the karma and will help you ease the ill effects of shani's transits.

  • Worship of Shani Dev will be done with mustard oil: On this day, use mustard oil in the worship of Shani Dev and offer idol made of black urad. Due to this, the Mahadasha of Saturn running on the zodiac of the natives gets freedom from Sade Sati and Dhaiya.

Disclaimer : The information provided here is based on astrological predictions and information only. It is important to mention here that risingvenus.com does not endorse any kind of belief, information. Before applying any information or assumption, consult the concerned expert.

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