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Hindu festivals and vrats 2027

Every major festival and monthly vrat of 2027, month by month, with the time of the main puja. Dates are for New Delhi, worked out by the classical rules of Nirnaya Sindhu and Dharma Sindhu; change the city to see your own, or add them to your calendar.

Festivals and vrats of 2027

Dates and times for New Delhi, Delhi, India, in local time.

January 2027

    • Makara SankrantiSun enters the sign: 9:10 PM, 14 Jan
    • Sakat ChauthMoonrise: 9:16 PM

February 2027

    • Vasant PanchamiSaraswati Puja: 7:02 AM – 12:35 PM

March 2027

    • Maha ShivaratriNishita puja: 12:07 AM – 12:56 AM, 7 Mar
    • Holika DahanHolika Dahan muhurat: 6:32 PM – 8:54 PMWhen Bhadra lasts past midnight, some families wait for it to end and light the fire before dawn.
    • Holi

April 2027

    • Gudi Padwa · Ugadi
    • Chaitra Navratri begins
    • Ram NavamiMadhyahna puja: 11:04 AM – 1:21 PMSmarta date (Navami at midday). ISKCON and many Vaishnavas keep the sunrise Navami, which can be a day later.
    • Hanuman JayantiNorth Indian date, Chaitra Purnima. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka celebrate it in other months.

May 2027

    • Akshaya TritiyaPuja muhurat: 5:34 AM – 9:03 AM
    • Buddha Purnima

June 2027

    • Vat Savitri VratNorth Indian date, Jyeshtha Amavasya. Maharashtra, Gujarat and the south keep Vat Purnima on Jyeshtha Purnima.

July 2027

    • Guru Purnima

August 2027

    • Nag PanchamiNorth Indian date. Gujarat keeps Nag Pancham in the dark half of Shravana.
    • Raksha BandhanRakhi muhurat: 5:51 AM – 12:58 PM
    • Krishna JanmashtamiNishita puja: 12:01 AM – 12:45 AM, 26 AugSmarta date (Ashtami at midnight). Vaishnava and ISKCON households keep the sunrise Ashtami, which can be a day later.

September 2027

    • Ganesh ChaturthiMadhyahna puja: 11:04 AM – 12:26 PM
    • Anant Chaturdashi
    • Pitru Paksha begins
    • Sarva Pitru Amavasya
    • Sharad Navratri begins

October 2027

    • Durga Ashtami
    • Maha NavamiNavami joined with Ashtami, as the north keeps it; Bengal keeps Maha Navami on the next day.
    • DussehraVijay muhurat: 2:05 PM – 2:51 PM
    • Sharad PurnimaMoonrise: 5:01 PM
    • Karva ChauthMoonrise: 7:35 PM
    • DhanterasDhanteras puja: 6:42 PM – 8:14 PM
    • Narak ChaturdashiAbhyanga snan: 5:05 AM – 6:29 AM
    • DiwaliLakshmi Puja: 6:35 PM – 7:06 PM
    • Govardhan Puja
    • Bhai DoojTilak (aparahna): 1:11 PM – 3:24 PM

November 2027

    • Chhath PujaSandhya arghya (sunset): 5:34 PMUsha arghya (sunrise): 6:36 AM, 5 NovThe main day, with the evening arghya. Nahay Khay and Kharna fall on the two days before, the morning arghya on the day after.
    • Dev Uthani Ekadashi (Devutthana Ekadashi)Smarta date; the Vaishnava fast can be a day later.
    • Dev DeepawaliPradosh muhurat: 5:28 PM – 8:07 PM
    • Kartika Purnima

Where traditions differ

The 2027 notes are about the dates in New Delhi; in another city a festival can fall a day earlier or later.

  • Holika Dahan 2027: Bhadra lasts until just before dawn on 22 March, so the fire is lit at pradosh on 21 March; families who wait for Bhadra to end light it early on the 22nd.
  • Holi 2027: the central government’s holiday list puts Holi on 23 March; by the Panchang, as in Drik Panchang, Holika Dahan is on the evening of 21 March and Holi on 22 March.
  • Holika Dahan: the fire is lit at pradosh on Phalguna Purnima, avoiding Bhadra. When Bhadra lasts past midnight, Dharma Sindhu moves it to the next evening if Purnima lasts most of that day, and otherwise allows pradosh itself, avoiding Bhadra Mukha; some families instead wait for Bhadra to end and light the fire before dawn.
  • Ram Navami and Janmashtami: these are the Smarta dates, judged at midday and at midnight. ISKCON and many Vaishnava communities keep the tithi current at sunrise, which can be a day later.
  • Hanuman Jayanti: north India keeps Chaitra Purnima. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana keep Vaishakha Krishna Dashami, Tamil Nadu Margashirsha Amavasya and Karnataka Margashirsha Shukla Trayodashi.
  • Vat Savitri: north India fasts on Jyeshtha Amavasya; Maharashtra, Gujarat and the south keep Vat Purnima a fortnight later.
  • Chhath Puja: the date shown is the main day, Shashthi, with the evening arghya. The festival runs four days in Bihar, Jharkhand, eastern Uttar Pradesh and Nepal, from Nahay Khay to the morning arghya.
  • Months: north India names months Purnimanta, so Janmashtami falls in Bhadrapada; Maharashtra, Gujarat and the south name the same day in Shravana. The festival day is the same.

Questions about the 2027 festivals

When is Diwali in 2027?

Diwali falls on Friday, 29 October 2027. In New Delhi the Lakshmi Puja muhurat is 6:35 PM – 7:06 PM, in pradosh while the fixed sign Vrishabha rises and Amavasya lasts.

When are Holika Dahan and Holi in 2027?

In New Delhi, Holika Dahan is on Sunday, 21 March 2027 (muhurat 6:32 PM – 8:54 PM), and Holi, the festival of colours, on Monday, 22 March 2027.

When does Navratri begin in 2027, and when is Dussehra?

Sharad Navratri begins with Ghatasthapana on Thursday, 30 September 2027. Durga Ashtami is on Thursday, 7 October 2027, Maha Navami on Friday, 8 October 2027 and Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Saturday, 9 October 2027.

When is Raksha Bandhan in 2027?

Raksha Bandhan is on Tuesday, 17 August 2027. In New Delhi the time to tie the rakhi is 5:51 AM – 12:58 PM, once Bhadra is over.

When is Krishna Janmashtami in 2027?

Janmashtami is on Wednesday, 25 August 2027, with the midnight (nishita) puja at 12:01 AM – 12:45 AM, 26 Aug. This is the Smarta date; Vaishnava and ISKCON communities keep the sunrise Ashtami, which in some years is a day later.

How are these dates worked out?

Each festival is kept on the day its tithi covers the time its rite names: sunrise, the forenoon, midday, the afternoon, dusk (pradosh) or midnight, with the special rules of Nirnaya Sindhu and Dharma Sindhu, such as avoiding Bhadra for Holika Dahan and Raksha Bandhan. They are applied as Drik Panchang applies them, and every date for New Delhi in 2026 and 2027 was checked against Drik Panchang.

Why does my family’s calendar show a different date?

Usually because of a regional or sampradaya tradition: Smarta and Vaishnava dates for Janmashtami and Ram Navami, the southern dates of Hanuman Jayanti, Vat Purnima in place of Vat Savitri, or the Amanta month names of the west and south. A festival can also move a day between cities when its tithi changes close to sunrise or sunset.

Can I add these festivals to my phone’s calendar?

Yes. Add to calendar downloads an .ics file of the year’s festivals, and the vrats too if you show them, as all-day events that Google Calendar, Apple Calendar and Outlook can import.

Festival days begin at sunrise, as in a traditional Panchang. Times are local to the city shown. Check with your family priest for rites that follow a particular tradition.