Festival Calendar · 2027

Festival Dates & Muhurat 2027

By Dr. R.P. Sharma, Vedic astrologer since 1979 · Ph.D. and Acharya in Jyotish · every date cross-checked against classical panchang sources

Dated guides — computed on the ephemeris

2026: Pitru Paksha (26 Sep–10 Oct) · Navratri · Dussehra · Sharad Purnima (25 Oct) · Karwa Chauth (29 Oct) · Dhanteras (6 Nov) · Diwali (8 Nov) · Govardhan Puja · Bhai Dooj · Chhath Puja (15–16 Nov) · Dev Uthani Ekadashi (20 Nov) · Tulsi Vivah · Kartik Purnima & Dev Deepawali (24 Nov) · Guru Nanak Jayanti

2027: Lohri (14 Jan) · Makar Sankranti (15 Jan) · Pongal (14–17 Jan) · Vasant Panchami (11 Feb) · Maha Shivratri · Holi (22 Mar) · Grahan 2027 — all five eclipses

Muhurat & vrat lists: Vivah Muhurat 2026–27 (43 dates) · Ekadashi dates 2026–27 (33 vrat days) · Today's horoscope · Panchang for any city

Every 2027 festival & muhurat page, month by month

38 dated pages + 22 lists — each date computed on the ephemeris with the tithi window and rule stated.

January 2027

Lohri 2027 Date — Thu 14 Jan
Makar Sankranti 2027 — Fri 15 Jan
Pongal 2027 Dates — Fri 15 Jan

February 2027

Vasant Panchami 2027 — Thu 11 Feb

March 2027

Maha Shivratri 2027 — Sat 6 Mar
Holika Dahan 2027 — Sun 21 Mar
Holi 2027 — Mon 22 Mar

Lists & calendars

The short answer

The major Hindu festivals of 2027 are Makar Sankranti (15 January), Holi (22 March), Chaitra Navratri from 7 April, Raksha Bandhan (17 August), Janmashtami (24 August; Vaishnava 25 August), Ganesh Chaturthi (4 September), Sharad Navratri from 30 September, Dussehra (9 October) and Diwali (29 October). A partial solar eclipse falls on 2 August 2027 — the only one visible from India that year.

The 2027 calendar, month by month

Dates are computed for the New Delhi panchang. Tithi-based festivals can shift by a day for other Indian cities and for readers abroad, so check your own city’s panchang where a precise muhurat matters.

15 Jan (Fri) — Makar Sankranti — Sun enters Makara 21:10 IST on 14 Jan; because the ingress is after sunset, punya kaal moves to the next sunrise

6 Mar (Sat) — Maha Shivratri
21 Mar (Sun) — Holika Dahan
22 Mar (Mon) — Holi

7 Apr (Wed) — Chaitra Navratri begins — also Gudi Padwa and Ugadi — Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, the Hindu lunar new year
15 Apr (Thu) — Ram Navami
20 Apr (Tue) — Hanuman Jayanti

2 Aug (Mon) — Partial Solar Eclipse — the only solar eclipse of 2027 visible from India
17 Aug (Tue) — Raksha Bandhan
24 Aug (Tue) — Krishna Janmashtami — Ashtami at midnight; Vaishnava tradition on Wednesday 25 August

4 Sep (Sat) — Ganesh Chaturthi
11 Sep (Sat) — Karma (Karam) Puja — Bhadrapada Shukla Ekadashi, kept by tribal communities of Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Bengal
30 Sep (Thu) — Sharad Navratri begins

9 Oct (Sat) — Dussehra / Vijayadashami — Bengal observes Vijayadashami on Sunday, 10 October
14 Oct (Thu) — Sharad Purnima and Kojagari Lakshmi Puja — Bengal, Odisha and Assam keep Lakshmi Puja on the Purnima night; the main Diwali Lakshmi Puja is on 29 October
18 Oct (Mon) — Karwa Chauth — the Chaturthi holds moonrise on the 18th; some panchangs that go by the sunrise tithi print 19 October
27 Oct (Wed) — Dhanteras — Diwali festival begins
28 Oct (Thu) — Narak Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali
29 Oct (Fri) — Diwali · Lakshmi Puja — Pradosh Kaal in New Delhi runs roughly 5:38–8:02 PM
30 Oct (Sat) — Govardhan Puja
31 Oct (Sun) — Bhai Dooj — closes the five-day Diwali festival

Every 2027 date, month by month

All vrats and observances of 2027 in one place: Ekadashis, Purnimas, Amavasyas, Sankashti, Pradosh and Masik Shivratri fasts, the twelve sankrantis and the festivals above. Dates are for New Delhi and follow the rule each observance uses (sunrise, moonrise, pradosh or midnight); each linked list gives the tithi times.

January 2027

Date	Observance
Sun 3 Jan	Saphala Ekadashi
Tue 5 Jan	Masik Shivratri · Pradosh Vrat (Bhaum Pradosh)
Thu 7 Jan	Amavasya
Thu 14 Jan	Lohri · Sun enters Makara, about 9:10 PM IST (Makar Sankranti is kept next day)
Fri 15 Jan	Makar Sankranti · Pongal
Tue 19 Jan	Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
Wed 20 Jan	Pradosh Vrat
Fri 22 Jan	Pausha Purnima vrat
Mon 25 Jan	Sankashti Chaturthi

February 2027

Date	Observance
Tue 2 Feb	Shattila Ekadashi
Wed 3 Feb	Pradosh Vrat
Thu 4 Feb	Masik Shivratri
Sat 6 Feb	Amavasya — Shani Amavasya
Thu 11 Feb	Vasant Panchami
Sat 13 Feb	Kumbha Sankranti (Sun enters Kumbha, about 10:09 AM IST)
Wed 17 Feb	Jaya Ekadashi
Thu 18 Feb	Pradosh Vrat
Sat 20 Feb	Magha Purnima vrat
Tue 23 Feb	Sankashti Chaturthi (Angaraki)

March 2027

Date	Observance
Wed 3 Mar	Vijaya Ekadashi
Fri 5 Mar	Pradosh Vrat
Sat 6 Mar	Maha Shivratri
Mon 8 Mar	Amavasya — Somvati Amavasya
Mon 15 Mar	Meena Sankranti (Sun enters Meena, about 7:00 AM IST)
Thu 18 Mar	Amalaki Ekadashi
Sat 20 Mar	Pradosh Vrat (Shani Pradosh)
Sun 21 Mar	Holika Dahan
Mon 22 Mar	Holi · Phalguna Purnima vrat
Thu 25 Mar	Sankashti Chaturthi

April 2027

Date	Observance
Fri 2 Apr	Papmochani Ekadashi
Sun 4 Apr	Pradosh Vrat
Mon 5 Apr	Masik Shivratri
Tue 6 Apr	Amavasya
Wed 7 Apr	Chaitra Navratri · Gudi Padwa & Ugadi
Wed 14 Apr	Baisakhi · Mesha Sankranti (Sun enters Mesha, about 3:28 PM IST)
Thu 15 Apr	Ram Navami
Sat 17 Apr	Kamada Ekadashi
Sun 18 Apr	Pradosh Vrat
Tue 20 Apr	Chaitra Purnima vrat · Hanuman Jayanti
Sat 24 Apr	Sankashti Chaturthi

May 2027

Date	Observance
Sun 2 May	Varuthini Ekadashi
Tue 4 May	Masik Shivratri · Pradosh Vrat (Bhaum Pradosh)
Thu 6 May	Amavasya
Sun 9 May	Akshaya Tritiya
Sat 15 May	Vrishabha Sankranti (Sun enters Vrishabha, about 12:19 PM IST)
Sun 16 May	Mohini Ekadashi
Mon 17 May	Pradosh Vrat (Som Pradosh)
Wed 19 May	Vaishakha Purnima vrat
Thu 20 May	Buddha Purnima
Sun 23 May	Sankashti Chaturthi

June 2027

Date	Observance
Tue 1 Jun	Apara Ekadashi
Wed 2 Jun	Pradosh Vrat
Thu 3 Jun	Masik Shivratri
Fri 4 Jun	Amavasya
Mon 14 Jun	Nirjala Ekadashi
Tue 15 Jun	Mithuna Sankranti (Sun enters Mithuna, about 6:55 PM IST)
Wed 16 Jun	Pradosh Vrat
Fri 18 Jun	Jyeshtha Purnima vrat
Tue 22 Jun	Sankashti Chaturthi (Angaraki)
Wed 30 Jun	Yogini Ekadashi

July 2027

Date	Observance
Thu 1 Jul	Pradosh Vrat
Fri 2 Jul	Masik Shivratri
Sun 4 Jul	Amavasya
Wed 14 Jul	Devshayani Ekadashi
Thu 15 Jul	Pradosh Vrat
Sat 17 Jul	Karka Sankranti (Sun enters Karka, about 5:48 AM IST)
Sun 18 Jul	Ashadha Purnima vrat · Guru Purnima
Thu 22 Jul	Sankashti Chaturthi
Thu 29 Jul	Kamika Ekadashi
Sat 31 Jul	Masik Shivratri · Pradosh Vrat (Shani Pradosh)

August 2027

Date	Observance
Mon 2 Aug	Amavasya — Somvati Amavasya
Wed 4 Aug	Hariyali Teej
Fri 6 Aug	Nag Panchami
Thu 12 Aug	Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
Sat 14 Aug	Pradosh Vrat (Shani Pradosh)
Mon 16 Aug	Shravana Purnima vrat
Tue 17 Aug	Raksha Bandhan · Simha Sankranti (Sun enters Simha, about 2:13 PM IST)
Fri 20 Aug	Sankashti Chaturthi
Tue 24 Aug	Janmashtami
Sat 28 Aug	Aja Ekadashi
Sun 29 Aug	Pradosh Vrat
Mon 30 Aug	Masik Shivratri
Tue 31 Aug	Amavasya

September 2027

Date	Observance
Fri 3 Sep	Hartalika Teej
Sat 4 Sep	Ganesh Chaturthi
Sat 11 Sep	Karma (Karam) Puja · Parivartini Ekadashi
Mon 13 Sep	Pradosh Vrat (Som Pradosh)
Tue 14 Sep	Anant Chaturdashi
Wed 15 Sep	Bhadrapada Purnima vrat · Pitru Pakshas
Fri 17 Sep	Kanya Sankranti (Sun enters Kanya, about 2:10 PM IST) · Vishwakarma (Biswakarma) Puja
Sun 19 Sep	Sankashti Chaturthi
Sun 26 Sep	Indira Ekadashi
Mon 27 Sep	Pradosh Vrat (Som Pradosh)
Tue 28 Sep	Masik Shivratri
Thu 30 Sep	Amavasya · Sharad Navratri

October 2027

Date	Observance
Sat 9 Oct	Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
Mon 11 Oct	Papankusha Ekadashi
Tue 12 Oct	Pradosh Vrat (Bhaum Pradosh)
Thu 14 Oct	Kojagari Lakshmi Puja · Sharad Purnima
Fri 15 Oct	Ashwin Purnima vrat
Mon 18 Oct	Karwa Chauth · Sankashti Chaturthi · Tula Sankranti (Sun enters Tula, about 2:08 AM IST)
Fri 22 Oct	Ahoi Ashtami
Mon 25 Oct	Rama Ekadashi
Wed 27 Oct	Dhanteras · Masik Shivratri · Pradosh Vrat
Thu 28 Oct	Narak Chaturdashi
Fri 29 Oct	Amavasya · Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
Sun 31 Oct	Bhai Dooj

November 2027

Date	Observance
Tue 2 Nov	Chhath Puja
Wed 10 Nov	Devutthana (Dev Uthani) Ekadashi
Thu 11 Nov	Pradosh Vrat · Tulsi Vivah
Sat 13 Nov	Kartik Purnima vrat
Sun 14 Nov	Guru Nanak Jayanti · Kartik Purnima
Wed 17 Nov	Sankashti Chaturthi · Vrischika Sankranti (Sun enters Vrischika, about 1:58 AM IST)
Wed 24 Nov	Utpanna Ekadashi
Thu 25 Nov	Pradosh Vrat
Fri 26 Nov	Masik Shivratri
Sun 28 Nov	Amavasya

December 2027

Date	Observance
Thu 9 Dec	Gita Jayanti · Mokshada Ekadashi
Sat 11 Dec	Pradosh Vrat (Shani Pradosh)
Mon 13 Dec	Margashirsha Purnima vrat
Thu 16 Dec	Dhanu Sankranti (Sun enters Dhanu, about 4:38 PM IST) · Sankashti Chaturthi
Thu 23 Dec	Saphala Ekadashi
Sat 25 Dec	Masik Shivratri · Pradosh Vrat (Shani Pradosh)
Mon 27 Dec	Amavasya — Somvati Amavasya

Frequently asked questions

When is Diwali in 2027?

Diwali 2027 falls on Friday, 29 October 2027, on Kartik Amavasya. Lakshmi Puja is kept during Pradosh Kaal, which in New Delhi runs roughly 5:38 PM to 8:02 PM. The five-day festival runs from Dhanteras on 27 October to Bhai Dooj on 31 October.

When is Holi in 2027?

Holi 2027 falls on Monday, 22 March 2027, with Holika Dahan the previous evening on Sunday, 21 March 2027.

When does Navratri begin in 2027?

There are two Navratris. Chaitra Navratri begins Wednesday, 7 April 2027 (the same day as Gudi Padwa and Ugadi), and Sharad Navratri begins Thursday, 30 September 2027, leading to Dussehra on Saturday, 9 October.

Is there an eclipse in 2027?

Yes — a partial solar eclipse on Monday, 2 August 2027, the only solar eclipse of 2027 visible from India. From India only the partial phase is visible, roughly 15:34 to 17:53 IST, with about 8% obscuration in Delhi.

Why do festival dates change every year?

Hindu festivals follow the tithi — a lunar day measured by the angle between Sun and Moon — not the Gregorian calendar. A tithi can also span parts of two English days, which is why the observance day depends on which day the tithi is active at sunrise, or at the specific window the festival requires.

A festival date is the same for everyone. A muhurat chosen for your chart — a wedding, a griha pravesh, a business opening — is not. Dr. R.P. Sharma reads every chart personally, practising since 1979.

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