Festival calendar · 2027

Hindu Festivals 2027

This is a national calendar of the major Hindu festivals falling in 2027, arranged month by month. Every date is computed from our own panchang engine, run for the Ujjain meridian that Indian astronomy has used as its reference for centuries, and then checked against the mainstream all-India almanac. 2027 has no adhik maas, so after the extra Jyeshtha month of 2026 the festivals return to sitting about eleven days earlier each year, and Raksha Bandhan comes back to mid August. The year opens with a quirk worth knowing: the Sun enters sidereal Capricorn at 21:10 on the night of January 14, after sunset, so Makar Sankranti is observed on January 15, 2027 and Lohri on January 14, 2027. A festival tied to a tithi can still be kept a day apart in the South or the East, because the tithi at the ritual hour shifts with longitude, so treat your local panchang as the authority for your own city. For anything time-of-day sensitive, a wedding, a house-warming, the start of a venture, a date alone is not enough; those need a muhurat computed for your city, and the tools linked below do that.

39 festivals across 12 months. Jump to muhurat windows or the FAQ.

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The next festivals still ahead this year, counted from today. For the live countdown of everything left in 2027, open the upcoming festivals hub.

The 2027 calendar, month by month

Dates are computed by our panchang engine for the Ujjain reference meridian and cross-checked against the mainstream all-India almanac. A tithi-based festival can be observed a day apart by longitude, so your local panchang is the authority for your own city.

January 2027

  • Jan 14
    Thursday

    Lohri

    The Punjab bonfire night before Makar Sankranti. Sesame, jaggery and popcorn go into the fire and the winter harvest is thanked.

  • Jan 15
    Friday

    Makar Sankranti

    The Sun turns north into Capricorn. The first sankranti of the calendar year, marked with a til-gud exchange and a dip in the river at dawn.

    Also known as: Pongal (Tamil Nadu), Magh Bihu (Assam), Uttarayan (Gujarat), Khichdi (UP and Bihar)

    Full guide: Makar Sankranti: why this is the only festival on a fixed solar date

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

  • Apr 7
    Wednesday

    Ugadi / Gudi Padwa

    The lunar new year in the Deccan and the west. A gudi is raised at the doorway in Maharashtra; the bevu-bella of neem and jaggery is eaten in the south.

    Also known as: Gudi Padwa (Maharashtra), Ugadi (Andhra, Telangana, Karnataka)

  • Apr 14
    Wednesday

    Baisakhi (Vaisakhi)

    The solar new year at Mesha sankranti and the Punjab harvest. The Khalsa was founded on this day, so the gurudwara stays open from dawn.

    Also known as: Puthandu (Tamil Nadu), Pana Sankranti (Odisha), Pohela Boishakh (Bengal, Apr 15)

  • Apr 15
    Thursday

    Ram Navami

    Rama was born at noon on the Chaitra ninth. The Ramayana is read and the cradle is rocked at midday.

    Full guide: Ram Navami: when the king who never broke dharma was born

  • Apr 15
    Thursday

    Vishu

    Kerala's new year at the solar turn. The Vishukkani is arranged the night before so gold, grain and the image of Krishna are the first sight on waking.

  • Apr 19
    Monday

    Mahavir Jayanti

    The birth of Mahavira, the last Tirthankara. Jain temples hold the abhishekam of the idol and the day turns on non-violence and restraint.

  • Apr 20
    Tuesday

    Hanuman Jayanti

    Hanuman was born on the Chaitra full moon. The Sundarakanda and the Hanuman Chalisa are read; sindoor and a garland go on the idol.

    Full guide: Hanuman Jayanti: the birthday of strength itself

May 2027

  • May 9
    Sunday

    Akshaya Tritiya

    What begins today does not diminish. One of the four abhijit-style days when every hour is auspicious; gold and grain bought now are said to multiply.

    Full guide: Akshaya Tritiya: why this date never has a bad muhurat

  • May 20
    Thursday

    Buddha Purnima

    The Vaishakha full moon on which the Buddha was born, reached enlightenment and passed away. Bodhi trees are watered and lamps are lit at the vihara.

June 2027

  • Jun 13
    Sunday

    Ganga Dussehra

    The day Ganga came down to earth. A dip in any river at first light carries the intent of a bath at Haridwar.

  • Jun 14
    Monday

    Nirjala Ekadashi

    The one Ekadashi kept without a drop of water from sunrise to sunrise. Bhima kept only this one; a pot of water given away today carries the year's vrat.

    Full guide: Ekadashi fasting: why the 11th lunar day is the most powerful Vedic fast

July 2027

  • Jul 5
    Monday

    Rath Yatra (Puri)

    Jagannath leaves the Puri temple on the great chariot with Balabhadra and Subhadra. Odisha empties into the streets to pull the ropes.

  • Jul 18
    Sunday

    Guru Purnima

    Vyasa's day, when the teacher is honoured. Bow to the one whose words still shape your decisions; if the teacher is gone, light a lamp before their photograph.

    Full guide: Guru Purnima: honoring teachers, even those you have outgrown

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November 2027

  • Nov 4
    Thursday

    Chhath Puja

    The four-day Surya vrat of the Bhojpuri belt, peaking with the sunset and sunrise arghya to the Sun standing in the river. One of the hardest vrats kept.

    Full guide: Chhath Puja: the 4-day Sun-worship that defines Bihar

  • Nov 11
    Thursday

    Tulsi Vivah

    The ceremonial marriage of the tulsi plant to Vishnu that opens the wedding season. The courtyard tulsi is dressed as a bride at dusk.

  • Nov 14
    Sunday

    Kartik Purnima

    The full moon that closes the Kartik vrat month. Varanasi lights the ghats for Dev Deepawali; it is also Guru Nanak Jayanti.

    Also known as: Dev Deepawali (Varanasi), Guru Nanak Jayanti

    Full guide: Kartik Purnima 2026: Dev Diwali, Its Significance, and Rituals

December 2027

Major muhurat windows in 2027

A festival is a fixed day. A muhurat is a scored window for a specific event, and it depends on your city, because the good hours inside a day shift with the local sunrise and moon position. This page does not print per-city times; the tools below compute them for you, free, for the next 60 days.

Marriage muhurat

Vivah lagna and wedding dates, scored against the couple's charts.

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Griha Pravesh muhurat

Moving into a new home and vastu shanti.

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Business start muhurat

Shop opening, company registration, a new venture.

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Property registration muhurat

Signing the sale deed at the sub-registrar.

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Travel muhurat

Setting out on a long journey or pilgrimage.

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Namakarana muhurat

The baby naming ceremony.

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Mundan muhurat

The first ritual haircut for a child.

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Vidyarambha muhurat

The first formal lesson or admission.

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For the full picker, including surgery and other occasions, open the muhurat finder.

FAQ

When is Diwali in 2027?
Diwali falls on October 29, 2027, the Kartika amavasya, with the Lakshmi puja in the pradosh window that evening. The amavasya runs from the evening of October 28 to 19:06 on October 29, so it covers the sunset of the 29th and not the 28th, and the Lakshmi puja follows it. The five-day sequence runs Dhanteras on October 27, 2027, Naraka Chaturdashi on October 28, 2027, Diwali on October 29, 2027, Govardhan Puja on October 30, 2027 and Bhai Dooj on October 31, 2027.
When is Holi in 2027?
Holi is played on March 23, 2027. Holika Dahan is lit the night before, on March 22, 2027, on the Phalguna full moon, and the colours follow the next morning.
Why is Makar Sankranti on January 15 in 2027 and not January 14?
Because the sankranti is an instant, not a day. The Sun enters sidereal Capricorn at 21:10 on the night of January 14, 2027, well after sunset, and when the crossing falls after sunset the punya kaal moves to the following sunrise. So Makar Sankranti is observed on January 15, 2027, and Lohri, its eve, on January 14, 2027. In 2026 the crossing came in the afternoon and the day was January 14; the date genuinely moves from year to year.
Does 2027 have an adhik maas?
No. Our engine finds no intercalary month anywhere in 2027; the last was the adhik Jyeshtha of 2026 (mid May to mid June). Without an extra month the lunar festivals fall about eleven days earlier than their 2026 dates, which is why Raksha Bandhan returns to August 17, 2027 and Guru Purnima to July 18, 2027.
Where do these dates come from?
Each date is computed by our own panchang engine, run for the Ujjain reference meridian for every day of 2027, with each festival read at its classical ritual hour: sunrise for most vratas, midday for Ganesh Chaturthi, the afternoon for Vijayadashami, the evening for Diwali and Dhanteras, midnight for Maha Shivaratri, moonrise for Karva Chauth, and the exact solar ingress instant for the sankranti festivals. The results were then checked against the mainstream all-India almanac, and where a sunrise-only reading and the classical day-selection differ, the mainstream all-India date is shown, since that is the one readers cross-check against.
Why do some sources list a festival one day apart from this calendar?
A Hindu festival is tied to a tithi, a lunar day that begins and ends at a fixed astronomical moment rather than at midnight. Whether that tithi is current at the ritual time, which can be sunrise, midday, evening or midnight depending on the festival, shifts with your longitude, so Chennai and Delhi can observe the same festival a day apart. This calendar uses the mainstream all-India reckoning; your local panchang is the authority for your own city.
How do I find an auspicious muhurat for a wedding or house-warming in 2027?
A festival date and a muhurat are not the same thing. A muhurat is a specific window scored on the five panchang limbs (tithi, vara, nakshatra, yoga, karana) for your event and your location, and the good window inside a day can be a couple of hours long. Use the muhurat calculators linked on this page; they compute the top windows for your city and, with a free account, factor your chart.

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