Festivals & Panchang

Guru Purnima 2027: The Full Moon That Anchors the Monsoon Retreat

Guru Purnima 2027 falls on 18 July, the Āṣāḍha full moon. Here is how that date is fixed, and why the month matters more than the day.

Chhath runs four days with different rules on each. Most calendars publish only the evening arghya date. Here is the structure and the verif

Panchang literally means five limbs. Most people know tithi and vara without realizing there are three more, and each one is tracking someth

Diwali 2027 falls on October 27 into October 28. The lamp-lit main night most people picture is one part of a five-day sequence, each day ca

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) 2027 falls on Saturday, October 9, with Vijay Muhurat from 2:05 PM to 2:52 PM (Bengal's Vijayadashami falls a day l

Sharad Navaratri 2027 begins September 30. The nine nights are not nine repetitions of the same worship; each is assigned a specific form of

Raksha Bandhan 2027 falls on Tuesday, August 17. Bhadra ends before sunrise, so the auspicious Rakhi-tying window runs the whole day, 5:51 A

Ganesh Chaturthi 2027 begins September 3, spanning into September 4. The festival is unusual in being built around a planned departure, the

Krishna Janmashtami 2027 falls on Wednesday, August 25, with the midnight Nishita Puja from 12:01 AM to 12:45 AM on August 26 (New Delhi tim

Ram Navami 2027 is observed April 14, with the tithi extending into April 15 in some regions. The festival is unusual for being tied to a sp

Ugadi 2027 falls on Wednesday, April 7. Padyami Tithi begins 5:20 AM that morning (verified via Drik Panchang), the same day observed as Gud

Holi 2027 date: Holika Dahan falls Sunday, March 21 (muhurat 6:33 PM-8:55 PM), with Rangwali Holi, the color festival, the next day, Monday,