Festival Calendar 2027
Vishwakarma (Biswakarma) Puja 2027: Date, Sankranti Time and Puja Muhurat
Also written Viswakarma Pooja, Vishkarma Puja or Biswakarma Pujo.
Vishwakarma Puja 2027 is on Friday, 17 September 2027 (Biswakarma Puja in Bengal, Odisha and Assam). In parts of north India a separate Vishwakarma Jayanti is kept on Magha Shukla Trayodashi, which in 2027 falls on Friday 19 February (tithi 18 Feb 2:28 pm to 19 Feb 11:14 am IST).
Quick answer: Vishwakarma Puja 2027 is on Friday 17 September 2027. It is a solar festival — Kanya Sankranti — and the Sun enters sidereal Kanya at 14:10 IST that afternoon; the puja of tools, machines, vehicles and workshops is done in the morning with the ingress in the afternoon giving an auspicious punya kaal until sunset.
| Date | Friday 17 September 2027 |
|---|---|
| Kanya Sankranti | 17 Sep 2027 14:10 IST |
| Puja window | during the day; Sankranti punya kaal from about 2:10 PM to sunset (6:24 PM, New Delhi) |
How is the day kept?
Bengal, Odisha, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand and the industrial belts of the north keep it: factories close, machines are garlanded and oiled, vehicles washed and marked with swastikas, and Vishwakarma — the architect of the gods — is worshipped with the year's first kites in Bengal.
Which planets show skill with tools?
Skill with tools and machines is read from Mars (energy) and Saturn (labour, iron) and the 3rd and 10th houses. Many people with a troubled Mars or Saturn, or whose work depends on machines, choose this day for their puja; the career page explains the reading and the free kundli shows both planets.
Vishwakarma Puja 2027: date and timings (New Delhi)
| Friday, 17 September 2027 | Time (IST, New Delhi) |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:07 am |
| Kanya Sankranti (the Sun enters sidereal Kanya) | about 2:10 pm |
| Sankranti punya kaal | 2:10 pm to sunset |
| Sunset | 6:24 pm |
Vishwakarma Puja follows the solar calendar, not a tithi: it is kept on Kanya Sankranti, which is why it falls on 16 or 17 September almost every year. The Sankranti moment is 2:10 pm IST on the Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa), matching printed Bengali panjikas; some published panchangs give 2:14 pm because they use a slightly different ayanamsa; sunrise and sunset are computed with the Swiss Ephemeris. Workshops and offices generally hold the puja during working hours on the day; for families who follow the punya kaal, it runs from the Sankranti until sunset.
How Vishwakarma Puja is done
- Clean and rest the tools: machines, tools, vehicles, computers and instruments are cleaned the day before; on the day they are not used for work.
- Install the image: Vishwakarma, the divine architect, is shown with his elephant, holding tools, a measuring rod and a scripture; a kalash is placed before him.
- Puja of the tools: tilak, flowers and a sacred thread on every tool and machine, with the worker's own tools placed at the altar.
- Prasad and rest: the prasad is shared with every worker; the workshop takes the day off, and in many factories the day ends with a meal together.
Why Vishwakarma is worshipped
Vishwakarma is the architect of the gods: the Puranas credit him with Dwarka, Indraprastha, Lanka, the weapons of the gods and the chariots of the Sun. He is the patron of every craft that shapes material, from carpentry and metalwork to engineering, so the day is kept by artisans, engineers, factory workers, drivers and anyone whose living depends on tools, asking that the work be safe, skilful and productive in the year ahead.
Where it is kept
- West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Odisha: the largest celebrations, with pandals in factories and workshops. Bengal fixes the day by its solar calendar as Bhadra Sankranti, the last day of the month of Bhadra, and the sky fills with kites.
- Bihar and Jharkhand: every workshop, garage and industrial unit keeps the day, with the vehicles decorated.
- Parts of North India: Vishwakarma Puja is kept on the day after Diwali, with Govardhan Puja, in the Kartik tradition.
Dos and don'ts on Vishwakarma Puja
- Do clean the tools and the workplace before the puja, and give the workers the prasad first.
- Do keep every machine switched off on the day; the tools rest while they are honoured.
- Don't lend or sell tools on the day.
- Don't step over tools or put them on the floor; they are placed on a clean cloth.
This year: Vishwakarma Puja 2026 — the current dates, tithi times and muhurat.
Frequently asked questions
When is Vishwakarma Puja (Biswakarma Puja) in 2027?
Friday 17 September 2027, on Kanya Sankranti — the Sun enters sidereal Kanya at about 2:10 PM IST. Biswakarma Puja is the eastern-Indian name for the same festival.
What is the puja muhurat?
During the day on Friday 17 September 2027; workshops usually hold it in working hours. The Sankranti punya kaal runs from about 2:10 PM IST until sunset (6:24 PM in New Delhi), and the maha punya kaal is roughly the first two hours after the ingress, about 2:10 to 4:15 PM.
Why is Vishwakarma Puja always on 16 or 17 September?
Because it is a solar festival. It is kept on Kanya Sankranti — the day the Sun enters sidereal Virgo (Kanya) — and that ingress falls on 16 or 17 September in almost every year, unlike lunar festivals that move with the tithi.
When is Vishwakarma Jayanti 2027?
Where Vishwakarma Jayanti is kept separately (on Magha Shukla Trayodashi, mainly in north India), it falls on Friday 19 February 2027 — tithi from 2:28 PM on 18 February to 11:14 AM on 19 February IST.
Should machines be used on Vishwakarma Puja?
By custom, no: tools, machines and vehicles are cleaned the day before and rested on the day while they are worshipped, and they are not lent or sold.
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