Hindu Festivals 2027 — Dates for New Delhi
For 2027 this calendar lists 40 of the main festivals and observances: Holi — 22 March (Mon); Navratri — 30 September (Thu); Dussehra — 9 October (Sat); Diwali — 29 October (Fri).
January 2027 Pausha
Lohri
Thursday, 14 January 2027
- Tithi at sunrise
- Pausha Shukla Shashthi · 13 January 13:02 – 14 January 13:59
- Time
- sunset — 17:45
- Rule
- The evening before Makar Sankranti — the Lohri bonfire (Punjab custom).
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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Custom of Punjab: the evening before Makar Sankranti
Makar Sankranti
Friday, 15 January 2027
- Tithi at sunrise
- Pausha Shukla Saptami · 14 January 13:59 – 15 January 14:14
- Time
- the sankranti (the Sun entering the sign) — 21:10 (14 January)
- Rule
- The day the Sun enters sidereal Makara; when it enters after sunset, the next day.
- The Sun enters sidereal Makara (Capricorn) at 21:10 on 14 January 2027.
- That is after sunset, so the punya kaal and the festival move to the next morning.
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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Nirnaya Sindhu and Dharma Sindhu: the ruling on sankranti (its punya kaal: an ingress after sunset gives it to the next morning)
February 2027 Magha
Vasant Panchami
Thursday, 11 February 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Magha Shukla Panchami · 11 February 03:05 – 12 February 03:19
- Decided by
- the forenoon (purvahna) — 07:03–12:36
- Rule
- Magha Shukla Panchami that holds in the forenoon (purvahna); on two days, the earlier one (Panchami joined to Chaturthi).
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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Nirnaya Sindhu and Dharma Sindhu: the ruling on Vasant (Shri) Panchami; Nirnaya Sindhu: the yugma rule of paired tithis (for example Dwitiya with Tritiya, Chaturthi with Panchami, Ashtami with Navami)
March 2027 Phalguna
Maha Shivaratri
Saturday, 6 March 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi · 6 March 12:04 – 7 March 13:47 (Magha in the amanta calendar)
- Decided by
- Nishita kaal (midnight) — 00:08–00:57 (7 March)
- Rule
- Krishna Chaturdashi (Phalguna in North India, Magha amanta) that holds at Nishita kaal, midnight.
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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Nirnaya Sindhu and Dharma Sindhu: the ruling on Shivaratri (the Chaturdashi at midnight, Nishita)
Holika Dahan
Sunday, 21 March 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Phalguna Purnima · 21 March 18:22 – 22 March 16:14
- Decided by
- Pradosh kaal (after sunset) — 18:33–20:55
- Rule
- Phalguna Purnima in Pradosh kaal, after Bhadra — or, when Bhadra lasts past midnight, in Bhadra but never in its mouth (Bhadra Mukha); the next evening when Purnima lasts 3½ prahars after that sunrise and Pratipada is the longer tithi.
- Bhadra lasts past midnight, until 05:15 on 22 March, and its tail (Bhadra Punchha, 01:27–02:32) also falls after midnight. So the fire is lit in Pradosh kaal, during Bhadra — never in Bhadra Mukha (02:32–04:21). Some almanacs also print a second time, after Bhadra ends: 05:15 to sunrise (06:23) on 22 March, a rule they credit to the pandits of Varanasi.
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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Nirnaya Sindhu and Dharma Sindhu: the ruling on Holika Dahan (Purnima in Pradosh, free of Bhadra; the 3½-prahar rule; never in Bhadra Mukha); Muhurta Chintamani, Shubhashubha prakarana: the mouth and tail of Bhadra
Holi (Dhulandi)
Monday, 22 March 2027
- Tithi at sunrise
- Phalguna Purnima · 21 March 18:22 – 22 March 16:14
- Time
- sunrise — 06:23
- Rule
- The morning after Holika Dahan — the day of colours (custom).
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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Custom: the day after Holika Dahan
April 2027 Chaitra
Ugadi and Gudi Padwa (Hindu New Year)
Wednesday, 7 April 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Chaitra Shukla Pratipada · 7 April 05:21 – 8 April 04:29
- Decided by
- sunrise — 06:05
- Rule
- Chaitra Shukla Pratipada at sunrise — the first day of the lunar year (Vikram Samvat in the North).
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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Nirnaya Sindhu and Dharma Sindhu: the ruling on the first day of the year (Chaitra Shukla Pratipada)
Hanuman Jayanti
Tuesday, 20 April 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Chaitra Purnima · 20 April 04:52 – 21 April 03:57
- Decided by
- sunrise — 05:51
- Rule
- Chaitra Purnima at sunrise (the North Indian date; some South Indian calendars keep other days).
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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North Indian almanac practice: the Chaitra Purnima at sunrise
May 2027 Vaishakha
Akshaya Tritiya
Sunday, 9 May 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya · 8 May 11:43 – 9 May 09:04
- Decided by
- the forenoon (purvahna) — 05:34–09:04 (the part the tithi covers; whole window 05:34–12:18)
- Rule
- Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya in the forenoon (purvahna); on two days, the later one if it lasts 3 muhurtas after that sunrise.
- The tithi also touches the forenoon (purvahna) on 8 May 2027; this calendar keeps 9 May 2027.
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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Nirnaya Sindhu and Dharma Sindhu: the ruling on Akshaya Tritiya (the forenoon; the later day when the tithi lasts 3 muhurtas after its sunrise)
Buddha Purnima
Thursday, 20 May 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Vaishakha Purnima · 19 May 16:03 – 20 May 16:29
- Decided by
- sunrise — 05:28
- Rule
- Vaishakha Purnima at sunrise.
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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North Indian almanac practice: the Vaishakha Purnima at sunrise
July 2027 Ashadha
Guru Purnima
Sunday, 18 July 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Ashadha Purnima · 17 July 18:49 – 18 July 21:15
- Decided by
- sunrise — 05:34
- Rule
- Ashadha Purnima at sunrise (Vyasa Purnima).
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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North Indian almanac practice: the Ashadha Purnima at sunrise
August 2027 Shravana · Bhadrapada
Nag Panchami
Friday, 6 August 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Shravana Shukla Panchami · 6 August 02:28 – 7 August 00:23
- Decided by
- sunrise — 05:45
- Rule
- Shravana Shukla Panchami at sunrise; the puja is done in the morning.
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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North Indian almanac practice: the Shravana Shukla Panchami at sunrise
Raksha Bandhan
Tuesday, 17 August 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Shravana Purnima · 16 August 10:29 – 17 August 12:59
- Decided by
- the morning, after sunrise while Purnima lasts — 05:51–12:59
- Rule
- Shravana Purnima, never in Bhadra: the day it lasts 3 muhurtas after sunrise (almanacs print the morning while it lasts; the books name the afternoon or Pradosh); otherwise the day it begins, in the afternoon (aparahna) or Pradosh after Bhadra.
- Purnima lasts until 12:59 — more than 3 muhurtas after sunrise — and Bhadra is over before sunrise, so the thread is tied that morning.
- The time shown is the one North Indian almanacs print: from sunrise while Purnima lasts. Dharma Sindhu itself names the afternoon (aparahna) or Pradosh kaal of this day.
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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Nirnaya Sindhu: Raksha Bandhan in the afternoon, never in Bhadra; Dharma Sindhu: the 3-muhurta rule (the Purnima current 3 muhurtas after sunrise, else the day before)
Krishna Janmashtami
Wednesday, 25 August 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami · 24 August 20:25 – 25 August 19:20 (Shravana in the amanta calendar)
- Window that day
- Nishita kaal (midnight) — 00:01–00:46 (26 August)
- Rule
- Krishna Ashtami (Bhadrapada in North India, Shravana amanta) at Nishita, midnight, weighed with Rohini nakshatra at midnight (Smarta).
- Ashtami holds at midnight on 24 August 2027, but on 25 August 2027 Ashtami is current at sunrise and Rohini at midnight — the stronger union, so that day is kept.
- ISKCON and Vaishnava temples follow their own rule (Ashtami and Rohini, never Saptami); in some years their day is a day later than this one, so check your temple’s calendar.
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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Nirnaya Sindhu and Dharma Sindhu: the ruling on Janmashtami (Ashtami at midnight; its union with Rohini)
September 2027 Bhadrapada · Ashwin
Ganesh Chaturthi
Saturday, 4 September 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi · 3 September 14:20 – 4 September 12:26
- Decided by
- midday (madhyahna) — 11:04–12:26 (the part the tithi covers; whole window 11:04–13:36)
- Rule
- Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi that holds at midday (madhyahna), the time of Ganesha puja.
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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Nirnaya Sindhu and Dharma Sindhu: the ruling on Ganesha Chaturthi (the Chaturthi at midday, madhyahna)
Anant Chaturdashi
Tuesday, 14 September 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi · 14 September 00:40 – 15 September 02:49
- Decided by
- sunrise — 06:05
- Rule
- Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi at sunrise; the day of Ganesh visarjan.
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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North Indian almanac practice: the Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi at sunrise
Pitru Paksha begins
Thursday, 16 September 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Ashwin Krishna Pratipada · 16 September 04:34 – 17 September 05:52 (Bhadrapada in the amanta calendar)
- Decided by
- the afternoon (aparahna) — 13:30–15:58
- Rule
- The Pratipada shraddha: Krishna Pratipada (Ashwin in North India) that holds in the afternoon (aparahna), the time of shraddha.
- The Purnima shraddha (for those who died on a Purnima) is on 15 September 2027.
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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Nirnaya Sindhu and Dharma Sindhu: the rulings on shraddha (the tithi that holds in the afternoon, aparahna)
Mahalaya Amavasya (Sarva Pitru Amavasya)
Wednesday, 29 September 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Ashwin Amavasya · 29 September 10:56 – 30 September 08:06 (Bhadrapada in the amanta calendar)
- Decided by
- the afternoon (aparahna) — 13:23–15:47
- Rule
- Amavasya (Ashwin in North India, Bhadrapada amanta) that holds in the afternoon (aparahna) — the last shraddha of Pitru Paksha.
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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Nirnaya Sindhu and Dharma Sindhu: the rulings on shraddha (the tithi that holds in the afternoon, aparahna)
October 2027 Ashwin · Kartika
Durga Ashtami
Thursday, 7 October 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Ashwin Shukla Ashtami · 7 October 04:14 – 8 October 06:28
- Decided by
- sunrise — 06:17
- Rule
- Ashwin Shukla Ashtami at sunrise, joined to Navami, not pierced by Saptami: at two sunrises the first, complete day; the day before when it lasts under a ghatika (24 minutes) after sunrise, or when Navami is current at no sunrise.
- Ashtami is also current at sunrise on 8 October 2027 (for 11 minutes after sunrise), and there it is joined to Navami; Dharma Sindhu keeps the first day, on which Ashtami is complete.
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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Nirnaya Sindhu and Dharma Sindhu: the ruling on Mahashtami (joined to Navami, never pierced by Saptami; Dharma Sindhu for two sunrises, a short Ashtami and a kshaya Navami)
Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
Saturday, 9 October 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Ashwin Shukla Dashami · 9 October 09:02 – 10 October 11:41
- Decided by
- the afternoon (aparahna) — 13:18–15:39
- Rule
- Ashwin Shukla Dashami that holds in the afternoon (aparahna); on two days, the first.
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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Nirnaya Sindhu and Dharma Sindhu: the ruling on Vijayadashami (the afternoon, aparahna)
Sharad Purnima (Kojagara)
Thursday, 14 October 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Ashwin Purnima · 14 October 18:50 – 15 October 19:17
- Decided by
- Nishita kaal (midnight) — 23:42 – 00:32 (15 October)
- Rule
- Ashwin Purnima that holds at Nishita, midnight — the Kojagara night of Lakshmi.
- The Purnima at sunrise (Ashwin Purnima, for the vrat and the holy bath) is on 15 October 2027.
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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Nirnaya Sindhu and Dharma Sindhu: the ruling on Kojagara (the Purnima at midnight)
Karwa Chauth
Monday, 18 October 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Kartika Krishna Chaturthi · 18 October 17:52 – 19 October 16:43 (Ashwin in the amanta calendar)
- Decided by
- moonrise — 19:35
- Rule
- Krishna Chaturthi (Kartika in North India, Ashwin amanta) that is current at moonrise.
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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North Indian almanac practice: the Krishna Chaturthi at moonrise
Ahoi Ashtami
Friday, 22 October 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Kartika Krishna Ashtami · 22 October 11:56 – 23 October 10:00 (Ashwin in the amanta calendar)
- Decided by
- Pradosh kaal (after sunset) — 17:45–20:17
- Rule
- Krishna Ashtami (Kartika in North India) that holds in the evening Pradosh kaal, when the stars are seen.
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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North Indian almanac practice: the Krishna Ashtami in Pradosh kaal
Dhanteras
Wednesday, 27 October 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Kartika Krishna Trayodashi · 27 October 01:04 – 27 October 22:50 (Ashwin in the amanta calendar)
- Decided by
- Pradosh kaal (after sunset) — 17:41–20:15
- Rule
- Krishna Trayodashi (Kartika in North India) that holds in Pradosh kaal, after sunset (Yama deepam).
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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Nirnaya Sindhu and Dharma Sindhu: the ruling on the Yama deepam of Trayodashi (in Pradosh kaal)
Narak Chaturdashi (Chhoti Diwali)
Thursday, 28 October 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi · 27 October 22:50 – 28 October 20:49 (Ashwin in the amanta calendar)
- Decided by
- moonrise to sunrise (before dawn) — 05:06–06:30
- Rule
- Krishna Chaturdashi (Kartika in North India) that is current between moonrise and sunrise — the time of the oil bath (abhyang snan).
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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North Indian almanac practice: the Krishna Chaturdashi current between moonrise and sunrise, for the oil bath
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
Friday, 29 October 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Kartika Amavasya · 28 October 20:49 – 29 October 19:07 (Ashwin in the amanta calendar)
- Decided by
- Pradosh kaal (after sunset) — 17:39–19:07 (the part the tithi covers; whole window 17:39–20:13)
- Rule
- Amavasya (Kartika in North India, Ashwin amanta) that holds in Pradosh kaal, after sunset.
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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Nirnaya Sindhu and Dharma Sindhu: the ruling on Deepavali (Lakshmi Puja: Amavasya in Pradosh kaal)
Govardhan Puja
Saturday, 30 October 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Kartika Shukla Pratipada · 29 October 19:07 – 30 October 17:52
- Decided by
- sunrise — 06:31
- Rule
- Kartika Shukla Pratipada in the morning: the Pratipada at sunrise, or the day it begins when it is current at no sunrise.
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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Nirnaya Sindhu and Dharma Sindhu: the ruling on Bali Pratipada and Govardhan (the Pratipada in the morning)
Bhai Dooj
Sunday, 31 October 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Kartika Shukla Dwitiya · 30 October 17:52 – 31 October 17:14
- Decided by
- the afternoon (aparahna) — 13:11–15:24
- Rule
- Kartika Shukla Dwitiya (Yama Dwitiya) that holds in the afternoon (aparahna); on two days, the later one (Dwitiya joined to Tritiya).
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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Nirnaya Sindhu and Dharma Sindhu: the ruling on Yama Dwitiya (the afternoon, aparahna); Nirnaya Sindhu: the yugma rule of paired tithis (for example Dwitiya with Tritiya, Chaturthi with Panchami, Ashtami with Navami)
November 2027 Kartika
Chhath: Nahay Khay
Tuesday, 2 November 2027
- Tithi at sunrise
- Kartika Shukla Chaturthi · 1 November 17:16 – 2 November 18:03
- Time
- sunrise — 06:33
- Rule
- Day 1 of Chhath, two days before the evening arghya: a bath and one pure meal.
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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Custom of Bihar and Purvanchal: the evening arghya on the Shashthi current at sunset, with the days around it
Chhath: Kharna (Lohanda)
Wednesday, 3 November 2027
- Tithi at sunrise
- Kartika Shukla Panchami · 2 November 18:03 – 3 November 19:32
- Time
- sunset — 17:35
- Rule
- Day 2 of Chhath: a day-long fast broken at sunset with kheer prasad; the 36-hour fast begins.
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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Custom of Bihar and Purvanchal: the evening arghya on the Shashthi current at sunset, with the days around it
Chhath Puja (Sandhya Arghya)
Thursday, 4 November 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Kartika Shukla Shashthi · 3 November 19:32 – 4 November 21:38
- Decided by
- sunset — 17:34
- Rule
- Kartika Shukla Shashthi that is current at sunset, when the evening arghya is offered to the setting Sun.
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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Custom of Bihar and Purvanchal: the evening arghya on the Shashthi current at sunset, with the days around it
Chhath: Usha Arghya
Friday, 5 November 2027
- Tithi at sunrise
- Kartika Shukla Saptami · 4 November 21:38 – 6 November 00:10
- Time
- sunrise — 06:35
- Rule
- Day 4 of Chhath: arghya to the rising Sun, then the fast is broken (parana).
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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Custom of Bihar and Purvanchal: the evening arghya on the Shashthi current at sunset, with the days around it
Dev Uthani Ekadashi
Wednesday, 10 November 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Kartika Shukla Ekadashi · 9 November 07:35 – 10 November 09:12
- Decided by
- sunrise — 06:39
- Rule
- Kartika Shukla Ekadashi (Prabodhini), Smarta rule: the Ekadashi at sunrise; at two sunrises the first; at none, the day it begins.
- ISKCON and other Vaishnava calendars follow further Ekadashi rules and in some years fast a day later; check your temple’s calendar.
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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Nirnaya Sindhu and Dharma Sindhu: the rulings on Ekadashi (Smarta: the Ekadashi at sunrise; Vaishnava: an Ekadashi touched by Dashami at Arunodaya is not kept)
Tulsi Vivah
Thursday, 11 November 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Kartika Shukla Dwadashi · 10 November 09:12 – 11 November 10:08
- Decided by
- sunrise — 06:40
- Rule
- Kartika Shukla Dwadashi at sunrise (custom; some families hold it on the Ekadashi evening).
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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Custom: the Kartika Shukla Dwadashi at sunrise (some families keep the Ekadashi evening)
Dev Deepawali (Varanasi)
Saturday, 13 November 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Kartika Purnima · 13 November 09:56 – 14 November 08:56
- Decided by
- Pradosh kaal (after sunset) — 17:11–19:48
- Rule
- Kartika Purnima that holds in Pradosh kaal at Varanasi, when the ghats are lit (custom of Kashi).
Times for Varanasi (IST)
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Custom of Varanasi (Kashi): the Kartika Purnima in Pradosh kaal there
Kartik Purnima
Sunday, 14 November 2027
- Deciding tithi
- Kartika Purnima · 13 November 09:56 – 14 November 08:56
- Decided by
- sunrise — 06:42
- Rule
- Kartika Purnima at sunrise — the day of the holy bath (Kartik snan).
Times for New Delhi (IST)
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North Indian almanac practice: the Kartika Purnima at sunrise
How a festival date is decided
A Hindu festival is tied to a tithi, a lunar day: the time the Moon takes to move 12 degrees ahead of the Sun. A tithi can begin and end at any hour, so it often covers parts of two calendar days. That is why a festival date is not simply "the day of the tithi".
Each festival has a rule that names the time of day its tithi must cover. Lakshmi Puja on Diwali needs Amavasya in Pradosh kaal, the first part of the night. Janmashtami needs Ashtami at Nishita, around midnight. Ram Navami and Ganesh Chaturthi need their tithi at midday, Dussehra and Bhai Dooj in the afternoon (aparahna), Karwa Chauth at moonrise, and Narak Chaturdashi between moonrise and sunrise. Many fasts and bath days simply take the tithi that is current at sunrise, the udaya tithi.
The festival falls on the day whose window the tithi covers. When it covers the window on two days, or on neither, the festival's rule has a tie-break, and the card for that festival says which day this calendar keeps and the other day the tithi also touches.
The time windows used here
Sunrise and sunset are the standard ones printed in almanacs: the upper edge of the Sun on the horizon, with the usual allowance for refraction, at New Delhi. The day from sunrise to sunset is split into five equal parts; midday (madhyahna) is the third and the afternoon (aparahna) the fourth. The forenoon (purvahna) runs from sunrise to the middle of the day.
Pradosh kaal is the first fifth of the night after sunset: at New Delhi about 2 hours in midsummer and about 2 hours 45 minutes in midwinter. Nishita is the eighth of the night's fifteen muhurtas, the stretch around midnight. Arunodaya is the 96 minutes before sunrise. Moonrise is the moment the centre of the Moon reaches the horizon; Narak Chaturdashi's window runs from the moonrise before dawn to sunrise. Every time on this page is Indian Standard Time.
When the deciding tithi begins or ends inside the window, a card prints the part of the window the tithi covers first, then the whole window. Janmashtami and Ram Navami are the exceptions: their window is the hour of birth, so it is printed whole; the tithi's start and end are on the card too.
Amanta and purnimanta month names
North India counts a lunar month from one full moon to the next (purnimanta). Maharashtra, Gujarat and the South count from new moon to new moon (amanta). The bright half of a month has the same name in both. In the dark half, the North already uses the next month's name: the night of Diwali is Kartika Amavasya in Uttar Pradesh and Ashwin Amavasya in Maharashtra. It is the same night, with two names.
The cards give the North Indian name first and add the amanta name when it is different, so you can match the date with the calendar your family uses.
Why another calendar may show a different day
Place matters. Sunrise in Kolkata comes between half an hour and an hour before sunrise in New Delhi, depending on the season, so a tithi that ends just before sunrise in Delhi can still be current at sunrise further east. The dates here are for New Delhi; most of North India keeps the same days, but a festival on the edge of its window can move by a day elsewhere.
Tradition matters too. This calendar follows the Smarta practice most North Indian homes use. ISKCON and other Vaishnava calendars use their own rules for Ekadashi, Janmashtami and Ram Navami and sometimes keep the next day; where that happens, the card says so. Some festivals also have regional dates, such as Hanuman Jayanti in parts of South India. For a household ritual, your family priest or local temple calendar has the final word.
Sources and how this calendar is made
The rules are the classical rulings of Nirnaya Sindhu (Kamalakara Bhatta, 17th century) and Dharma Sindhu (Kashinath Upadhyaya, 18th century), as North Indian almanacs apply them. Where no classical ruling is cited for a day, such as Karwa Chauth or Guru Purnima, the card says it follows North Indian almanac practice; days kept by custom, such as Chhath, Lohri, Holi, Tulsi Vivah and Dev Deepawali, are marked as custom. The Sun and Moon positions come from the Swiss Ephemeris with the Lahiri ayanamsa. Before a year goes live, every date is checked against a published panchang for New Delhi.
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Questions about the festival dates
- When is Diwali in 2027?
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) is on Friday, 29 October 2027. Lakshmi Puja's rule needs Amavasya in Pradosh kaal, the time after sunset. Kartika Amavasya (28 October 20:49 – 29 October 19:07) covers part of that evening's Pradosh kaal: 17:39–19:07 of 17:39–20:13 at New Delhi.
- When is Dhanteras in 2027?
- Dhanteras is on Wednesday, 27 October 2027. Its rule, the Yama deepam, needs Kartika Krishna Trayodashi in Pradosh kaal, and the tithi holds that evening's whole Pradosh kaal (17:41–20:15 at New Delhi).
- When is Holi in 2027?
- Holika Dahan is on Sunday, 21 March 2027 and Holi, the day of colours, on Monday, 22 March 2027. Bhadra lasts past midnight, until 05:15 on 22 March, and its tail (Bhadra Punchha, 01:27–02:32) also falls after midnight. So the fire is lit in Pradosh kaal, during Bhadra — never in Bhadra Mukha (02:32–04:21). Some almanacs also print a second time, after Bhadra ends: 05:15 to sunrise (06:23) on 22 March, a rule they credit to the pandits of Varanasi.
- What are the Chhath Puja dates in 2027?
- Nahay Khay on Tuesday, 2 November 2027, Kharna on Wednesday, 3 November 2027, the evening arghya (Sandhya Arghya) on Thursday, 4 November 2027 and the morning arghya (Usha Arghya) on Friday, 5 November 2027. The main day is the one when Kartika Shukla Shashthi is current at sunset (17:34 at New Delhi).
- When is Raksha Bandhan in 2027?
- Raksha Bandhan is on Tuesday, 17 August 2027. Purnima lasts until 12:59 — more than 3 muhurtas after sunrise — and Bhadra is over before sunrise, so the thread is tied that morning. The time printed here for New Delhi is 05:51–12:59.
- When is Janmashtami in 2027?
- Krishna Janmashtami (Smarta) is on Wednesday, 25 August 2027. Its rule reads Nishita kaal, around midnight: 00:01–00:46 (26 August) at New Delhi. Ashtami holds at midnight on 24 August 2027, but on 25 August 2027 Ashtami is current at sunrise and Rohini at midnight — the stronger union, so that day is kept. ISKCON and Vaishnava temples follow their own rule (Ashtami and Rohini, never Saptami); in some years their day is a day later than this one, so check your temple’s calendar.
- When is Dev Uthani Ekadashi in 2027?
- Dev Uthani Ekadashi (Smarta) is on Wednesday, 10 November 2027. ISKCON and other Vaishnava calendars follow further Ekadashi rules and in some years fast a day later; check your temple’s calendar.
- Are these festival dates the same all over India?
- They are computed for New Delhi and hold for most of North India. Because sunrise and moonrise times change from place to place, a festival whose tithi ends close to its window can fall a day apart in another city, and South Indian and Vaishnava calendars follow some rules of their own.
- How are these dates worked out?
- From the positions of the Sun and Moon (Swiss Ephemeris, Lahiri ayanamsa) the calendar finds when each tithi starts and ends, then applies each festival's rule for the time of day the tithi must cover, at New Delhi. The deciding tithi, its window, the source of the rule and any second possible day are printed with every festival.