Hindu festival and vrat calendar 2027
Every festival, Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya, Pradosh and Sankranti of the year, worked out for your city — with the exact times each tithi begins and ends.

January 2027
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Saphala Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.
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Masik Shivaratri
Krishna paksha Chaturdashi of each month, kept for Shiva at midnight.
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Bhaum Pradosh vrat
The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).
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Pausha Amavasya
New moon, the last tithi of the month — a day for remembering ancestors.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi
Shukla paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha, kept at midday.
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Lohri
The bonfire night before Makar Sankranti, celebrated in Punjab and the North.
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Makar Sankranti
The Sun enters Makara. Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Uttarayan in Gujarat, Khichdi in the North.
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Makara Sankranti
The day the Sun moves into a new sidereal sign.
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Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.
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Pradosh vrat
The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).
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Pausha Purnima
Full moon. Kept on the day the Purnima is in force at sunrise; the fast is often kept the evening before.
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Sankashti Chaturthi
Krishna paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha. The fast ends at moonrise.
February 2027
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Shattila Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.
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Pradosh vrat
The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).
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Masik Shivaratri
Krishna paksha Chaturdashi of each month, kept for Shiva at midnight.
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Magha Amavasya
New moon, the last tithi of the month — a day for remembering ancestors.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi
Shukla paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha, kept at midday.
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Vasant Panchami
Magha Shukla Panchami, the coming of spring; Saraswati is worshipped.
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Kumbha Sankranti
The day the Sun moves into a new sidereal sign.
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Jaya Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.
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Pradosh vrat
The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).
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Magha Purnima
Full moon. Kept on the day the Purnima is in force at sunrise; the fast is often kept the evening before.
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Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi
Krishna paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha. The fast ends at moonrise.
March 2027
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Vijaya Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise. The tithi is in force at sunrise on two days. The first is shown, as most calendars (Smarta) keep it; Vaishnava (ISKCON) observance may be the next day.
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Pradosh vrat
The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).
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Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Shiva, Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi, kept through the night.
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Phalguna Amavasya
New moon, the last tithi of the month — a day for remembering ancestors.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi
Shukla paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha, kept at midday.
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Meena Sankranti
The day the Sun moves into a new sidereal sign.
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Amalaki Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.
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Shani Pradosh vrat
The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).
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Holika Dahan
The bonfire on Phalguna Purnima, lit after sunset and outside Bhadra.
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Phalguna Purnima
Full moon. Kept on the day the Purnima is in force at sunrise; the fast is often kept the evening before.
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Holi
The festival of colours, the day after Holika Dahan.
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Sankashti Chaturthi
Krishna paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha. The fast ends at moonrise.
April 2027
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Papmochani Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.
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Pradosh vrat
The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).
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Masik Shivaratri
Krishna paksha Chaturdashi of each month, kept for Shiva at midnight.
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Chaitra Amavasya
New moon, the last tithi of the month — a day for remembering ancestors.
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Gudi Padwa / Ugadi
Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, the Hindu new year: Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra, Ugadi in the South.
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Chaitra Navratri begins
Nine nights of the Goddess in spring, beginning with Ghatasthapana.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi
Shukla paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha, kept at midday.
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Baisakhi
The Sun enters Mesha; the harvest festival of Punjab and the solar new year in many regions.
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Mesha Sankranti
The day the Sun moves into a new sidereal sign.
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Ram Navami
The birth of Shri Ram, Chaitra Shukla Navami, celebrated at midday.
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Kamada Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.
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Pradosh vrat
The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).
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Mahavir Jayanti
The birth of Bhagwan Mahavir, Chaitra Shukla Trayodashi.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Chaitra Purnima, kept in North India as the birth of Hanuman.
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Chaitra Purnima
Full moon. Kept on the day the Purnima is in force at sunrise; the fast is often kept the evening before.
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Sankashti Chaturthi
Krishna paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha. The fast ends at moonrise.
May 2027
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Varuthini Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.
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Som Pradosh vrat
The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).
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Masik Shivaratri
Krishna paksha Chaturdashi of each month, kept for Shiva at midnight.
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Vaishakha Amavasya
New moon, the last tithi of the month — a day for remembering ancestors.
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Akshaya Tritiya
Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya. By tradition a day on which new work can begin without a separate muhurat.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi
Shukla paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha, kept at midday.
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Vrishabha Sankranti
The day the Sun moves into a new sidereal sign.
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Mohini Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.
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Som Pradosh vrat
The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).
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Buddha Purnima
Vaishakha Purnima: the birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.
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Vaishakha Purnima
Full moon. Kept on the day the Purnima is in force at sunrise; the fast is often kept the evening before.
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Sankashti Chaturthi
Krishna paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha. The fast ends at moonrise.
June 2027
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Apara Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.
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Pradosh vrat
The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).
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Masik Shivaratri
Krishna paksha Chaturdashi of each month, kept for Shiva at midnight.
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Vat Savitri Vrat
Jyeshtha Amavasya. Married women keep a fast and worship the banyan tree.
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Jyeshtha Amavasya
New moon, the last tithi of the month — a day for remembering ancestors.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi
Shukla paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha, kept at midday.
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Nirjala Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.
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Mithuna Sankranti
The day the Sun moves into a new sidereal sign.
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Pradosh vrat
The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).
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Jyeshtha Purnima
Full moon. Kept on the day the Purnima is in force at sunrise; the fast is often kept the evening before. The tithi is in force at sunrise on two days. The first is shown, as most calendars (Smarta) keep it; Vaishnava (ISKCON) observance may be the next day.
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Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi
Krishna paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha. The fast ends at moonrise.
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Yogini Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.
July 2027
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Pradosh vrat
The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).
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Masik Shivaratri
Krishna paksha Chaturdashi of each month, kept for Shiva at midnight.
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Ashadha Amavasya
New moon, the last tithi of the month — a day for remembering ancestors.
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Jagannath Rath Yatra
Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya, the chariot festival of Puri.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi
Shukla paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha, kept at midday.
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Devshayani Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.
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Pradosh vrat
The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).
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Karka Sankranti
The day the Sun moves into a new sidereal sign.
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Guru Purnima
Ashadha Purnima, a day for honouring teachers; also Vyasa Purnima.
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Ashadha Purnima
Full moon. Kept on the day the Purnima is in force at sunrise; the fast is often kept the evening before.
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Sawan Somvar · week 1
The Mondays of Shravana (North Indian reckoning), kept for Shiva.
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Sankashti Chaturthi
Krishna paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha. The fast ends at moonrise.
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Sawan Somvar · week 2
The Mondays of Shravana (North Indian reckoning), kept for Shiva.
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Kamika Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.
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Masik Shivaratri
Krishna paksha Chaturdashi of each month, kept for Shiva at midnight.
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Shani Pradosh vrat
The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).
August 2027
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Sawan Somvar · week 3
The Mondays of Shravana (North Indian reckoning), kept for Shiva.
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Shravana Amavasya
New moon, the last tithi of the month — a day for remembering ancestors.
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Hariyali Teej
Shravana Shukla Tritiya, the monsoon Teej of North India.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi
Shukla paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha, kept at midday.
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Nag Panchami
Shravana Shukla Panchami; serpents are honoured.
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Sawan Somvar · week 4
The Mondays of Shravana (North Indian reckoning), kept for Shiva.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.
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Shani Pradosh vrat
The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).
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Sawan Somvar · week 5
The Mondays of Shravana (North Indian reckoning), kept for Shiva.
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Raksha Bandhan
Shravana Purnima. The rakhi is tied in the afternoon of the Purnima, outside Bhadra.
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Shravana Purnima
Full moon. Kept on the day the Purnima is in force at sunrise; the fast is often kept the evening before.
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Simha Sankranti
The day the Sun moves into a new sidereal sign.
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Sankashti Chaturthi
Krishna paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha. The fast ends at moonrise.
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Krishna Janmashtami
The birth of Shri Krishna, Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami, celebrated at midnight.
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Aja Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.
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Pradosh vrat
The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).
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Masik Shivaratri
Krishna paksha Chaturdashi of each month, kept for Shiva at midnight.
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Bhadrapada Amavasya
New moon, the last tithi of the month — a day for remembering ancestors.
September 2027
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Hartalika Teej
Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, a fast kept by women for Shiva and Parvati.
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Ganesh Chaturthi
Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, the birth of Ganesha, celebrated at midday. The ten days end on Anant Chaturdashi.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi
Shukla paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha, kept at midday.
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Parivartini Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.
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Som Pradosh vrat
The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).
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Anant Chaturdashi
Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi, the day of Ganesh visarjan.
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Bhadrapada Purnima
Full moon. Kept on the day the Purnima is in force at sunrise; the fast is often kept the evening before.
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Kanya Sankranti
The day the Sun moves into a new sidereal sign.
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Sankashti Chaturthi
Krishna paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha. The fast ends at moonrise.
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Indira Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.
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Som Pradosh vrat
The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).
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Masik Shivaratri
Krishna paksha Chaturdashi of each month, kept for Shiva at midnight.
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Sarva Pitru Amavasya
The last day of Pitru Paksha, for the shraddha of all ancestors.
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Sharad Navratri begins
Nine nights of the Goddess in autumn, beginning with Ghatasthapana.
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Ashwin Amavasya
New moon, the last tithi of the month — a day for remembering ancestors.
October 2027
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Vinayaka Chaturthi
Shukla paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha, kept at midday.
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Durga Ashtami
The eighth day of Sharad Navratri. The tithi is in force at sunrise on two days. The first is shown, as most calendars (Smarta) keep it; Vaishnava (ISKCON) observance may be the next day.
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Maha Navami
The ninth day of Sharad Navratri.
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
Ashwin Shukla Dashami, the victory of Ram over Ravana, kept in the afternoon.
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Papankusha Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.
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Bhaum Pradosh vrat
The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).
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Sharad Purnima
Ashwin Purnima, the brightest full moon of the year; kheer is left in the moonlight.
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Ashwin Purnima
Full moon. Kept on the day the Purnima is in force at sunrise; the fast is often kept the evening before.
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Karva Chauth
Kartika Krishna Chaturthi. Married women fast from sunrise until moonrise.
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Sankashti Chaturthi
Krishna paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha. The fast ends at moonrise.
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Tula Sankranti
The day the Sun moves into a new sidereal sign.
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Ahoi Ashtami
Kartika Krishna Ashtami. Mothers fast until the stars are seen in the evening.
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Rama Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.
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Dhanteras
Kartika Krishna Trayodashi, the first day of Diwali, kept in the evening.
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Masik Shivaratri
Krishna paksha Chaturdashi of each month, kept for Shiva at midnight.
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Pradosh vrat
The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).
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Narak Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)
Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi, the day before Diwali; lamps are lit for Yama in the evening.
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Diwali
Kartika Amavasya. Lakshmi is worshipped in the evening (pradosh kaal), when the Amavasya is in force.
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Kartika Amavasya
New moon, the last tithi of the month — a day for remembering ancestors.
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Govardhan and Annakut
Kartika Shukla Pratipada, the day after Diwali.
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Bhai Dooj
Kartika Shukla Dwitiya; sisters honour their brothers, in the afternoon.
November 2027
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Vinayaka Chaturthi
Shukla paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha, kept at midday.
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Chhath (evening arghya)
Kartika Shukla Shashthi: the evening offering to the setting Sun. The morning arghya is the next day.
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Devutthana (Dev Uthani) Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.
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Tulsi Vivah
Kartika Shukla Dwadashi, the wedding of Tulsi and Shaligram, the day after Dev Uthani Ekadashi.
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Pradosh vrat
The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).
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Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali)
Kartika Purnima: Dev Deepawali in Varanasi, and Guru Nanak Jayanti.
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Kartika Purnima
Full moon. Kept on the day the Purnima is in force at sunrise; the fast is often kept the evening before.
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Sankashti Chaturthi
Krishna paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha. The fast ends at moonrise.
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Vrischika Sankranti
The day the Sun moves into a new sidereal sign.
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Utpanna Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.
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Pradosh vrat
The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).
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Masik Shivaratri
Krishna paksha Chaturdashi of each month, kept for Shiva at midnight.
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Margashirsha Amavasya
New moon, the last tithi of the month — a day for remembering ancestors.
December 2027
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Vinayaka Chaturthi
Shukla paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha, kept at midday.
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Vivah Panchami
Margashirsha Shukla Panchami, the wedding of Ram and Sita.
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Gita Jayanti
Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi (Mokshada), the day the Bhagavad Gita was spoken.
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Mokshada Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.
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Shani Pradosh vrat
The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).
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Margashirsha Purnima
Full moon. Kept on the day the Purnima is in force at sunrise; the fast is often kept the evening before.
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Sankashti Chaturthi
Krishna paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha. The fast ends at moonrise.
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Dhanu Sankranti
The day the Sun moves into a new sidereal sign.
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Saphala Ekadashi
The eleventh tithi of each paksha, kept as a fast. Most calendars keep it on the day it is in force at sunrise.
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Masik Shivaratri
Krishna paksha Chaturdashi of each month, kept for Shiva at midnight.
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Shani Pradosh vrat
The thirteenth tithi, kept for Shiva in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).
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Pausha Amavasya
New moon, the last tithi of the month — a day for remembering ancestors.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi
Shukla paksha Chaturthi, for Ganesha, kept at midday.
Dates and times for New Delhi, India.
A festival can fall on a different day in another city, and more often in another country: the tithi changes at the same instant everywhere, but sunrise does not.
How these dates are worked out: every tithi of the year is found from the Sun's and the Moon's positions (Swiss Ephemeris, Lahiri ayanamsa), with the lunar month it belongs to; adhik months are found the same way. Each festival is kept on the day its tithi is in force at the part of the day tradition names for it — sunrise for most, the evening for Diwali and Pradosh, midnight for Janmashtami and Shivaratri, midday for Ram Navami and Ganesh Chaturthi, the afternoon for Dussehra and Bhai Dooj, moonrise for Karva Chauth and Sankashti. Month names follow the North Indian (purnimanta) calendar; in the amanta calendar used in Gujarat, Maharashtra and the South, the Krishna paksha belongs to the month before.
What this is
This calendar is not copied from a printed list. Every tithi of the year is worked out from the positions of the Sun and the Moon, with the instant it begins and ends, and each festival is placed on the day tradition keeps it: the tithi in force at sunrise for most, in the evening for Diwali, Dhanteras and Pradosh, at midnight for Janmashtami and Shivaratri, at moonrise for Karva Chauth and Sankashti Chaturthi.
Because sunrise and moonrise move with the place, the dates are worked out for your own city. Choose it above; New Delhi is the default. Ekadashi follows the Smarta rule most calendars use; where Vaishnava observance can differ, the entry says so.
Common questions
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Why is a festival on a different day in my family calendar? Show the answer
Usually because of the place or the rule. A tithi changes at the same moment everywhere, but sunrise does not, so a city far to the east or west can keep it a day apart. Some families also follow a different rule — the Vaishnava Ekadashi, or Bhadra for Raksha Bandhan. The tithi times on each entry show exactly where the day boundary falls.
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What is an adhik maas? Show the answer
A lunar month in which the Sun does not move into a new sign. It happens about once in three years and keeps the lunar calendar in step with the seasons. Festivals are not kept in it; the Ekadashis of an adhik month have their own names, Padmini and Parama.
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Is Ekadashi on the day it begins or the next day? Show the answer
On the day the Ekadashi tithi is in force at sunrise. When it is in force at two sunrises, most calendars keep the first; Vaishnava (ISKCON) observance may keep the second.