Hindu festivals 2027
Indicative dates. The exact muhurat depends on your city and panchang, so confirm with your Pandit before booking.
January
- Makar SankrantiSolar festival: the Sun enters Makara (Capricorn)Thursday, 14 January 2027
March
- Maha ShivaratriKrishna ChaturdashiSaturday, 6 March 2027
- HoliPhalguna Purnima. Holika Dahan is the evening before, on 21 March 2027.Monday, 22 March 2027
April
- UgadiChaitra Shukla PratipadaWednesday, 7 April 2027
- Ram NavamiChaitra Shukla NavamiThursday, 15 April 2027
- Hanuman JayantiChaitra Purnima (some regions observe on other dates). North Indian observance (Chaitra Purnima). Dates differ in some regions.Tuesday, 20 April 2027
May
- Akshaya TritiyaVaishakha Shukla TritiyaSunday, 9 May 2027
August
- Raksha BandhanShravana PurnimaTuesday, 17 August 2027
- JanmashtamiKrishna Ashtami (dark fortnight). Smarta observance. ISKCON may observe on a different day.Wednesday, 25 August 2027
September
- Ganesh ChaturthiBhadrapada Shukla ChaturthiSaturday, 4 September 2027
- Sharad NavratriAshwina Shukla Pratipada to NavamiThursday, 30 September 2027
October
- Dussehra (Vijayadashami)Ashwina Shukla DashamiSaturday, 9 October 2027
- DiwaliAmavasya (Lakshmi Pujan evening)Friday, 29 October 2027