Hindu Festival Calendar 2027: Complete Dated List (Diwali, Holi, Navratri…)

The major 2027 Hindu festival dates: Makar Sankranti Jan 14 · Maha Shivaratri Mar 6 · Holi Mar 22 · Ram Navami Apr 15 · Akshaya Tritiya May 8 · Raksha Bandhan Aug 16 · Janmashtami Sep 23 · Ganesh Chaturthi Sep 4 · Navratri Sep 30–Oct 9 · Dussehra Oct 9 · Diwali Nov 27 · Chhath Dec 2–4. Note: 2027 festivals run ~19 days later than 2026 because 2026 had an Adhik Maas.

January – March 2027

April – June 2027

Akshaya Tritiya 2027 is unusual: the Tritiya tithi is kshaya* (shorter than a day), prevailing only during daytime on May 8 and never at sunrise. It remains a swayamsiddha muhurta — confirm the exact window locally.

July – September 2027

Janmashtami note: Ashtami prevails at midnight on Sep 22–23, so September 23 is the Smarta observance. Rohini nakshatra does not coincide with Ashtami this year; some Vaishnava traditions may observe September 24.

Raksha Bandhan note: Purnima spans two sunrises (Aug 16–17); August 16 carries both Purnima and the Shravana nakshatra. Tie rakhi outside the Bhadra window.

October – December 2027

Karwa Chauth 2027: November 17 (Wednesday) — Kartika Krishna Chaturthi at moonrise.

Chhath note: Shashthi spans two sunrises in 2027; the main evening arghya falls on December 3 (Shashthi at sunset), with Usha Arghya on December 4 morning. Confirm with your local pandit.

Diwali note: Amavasya prevails on the night of November 27 (new-moon moment: Nov 28, 3:00 AM IST). Lakshmi Puja on the evening of the 27th; some regions observe on the 28th.

Monthly Ekadashi fasts 2027

Why 2027 dates run late

2026 contained an Adhik Maas (intercalary month, Adhik Vaisakha), which inserts ~30 days into the lunar calendar. The result: every lunar festival in 2027 lands roughly 19 days later in the solar year than in 2026 — Diwali shifts from November 8 (2026) to November 27 (2027). There is no Adhik Maas in 2027.

How Hindu festival dates are actually fixed

Every date above comes from one rule: festivals are tithis, not solar dates. Diwali isn't "November 27" — it's "Kartika Amavasya," and November 27 is simply the solar date that tithi falls on in 2027. The computation chain:

1. Tithi = the Moon's elongation from the Sun ÷ 12°. Each tithi lasts ~19–26 hours.
2. Udaya tithi (tithi at sunrise) names the day — the classical "date" of the festival.
3. Night festivals (Diwali, Holika Dahan, Karwa Chauth, Maha Shivaratri) use the tithi prevailing at the relevant night moment instead.

Two subtleties create most calendar disputes: kshaya tithis (a tithi shorter than a day that never touches sunrise — like Akshaya Tritiya's Tritiya in 2027) and vriddhi tithis (spanning two sunrises — like Dashami on Oct 9–10, 2027). Our dates above resolve both astronomically.

Regional variations to know

• Amanta vs purnimanta: the month names differ between North India (Purnimanta) and South/West (Amanta), but tithi-based festival dates are identical. Only the label changes.
• Kerala/Tamil Nadu: follow solar months for some festivals (Onam, Pongal, Vishu) — computed separately above.
• Bengal: Durga Puja dates match Shardiya Navratri (Sep 30–Oct 9, 2027); Kali Puja = Diwali night (Nov 27).
• Maharashtra/Gujarat: Vat Purnima (Jun 18) instead of Vat Savitri Amavasya; both are listed above.

Frequently asked questions

When is Diwali 2027 and why so late in November?

Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) is November 27, 2027 — late because 2026's Adhik Maas pushed the whole lunar calendar forward. It's the latest Diwali in recent years.

Which calendar do these dates follow — amanta or purnimanta?

Festival tithis are computed astronomically; the month labels above use the amanta convention. North Indian (purnimanta) observers may see different month names for the same absolute dates, but the festival dates themselves match.

Do festival dates change by city?

Tithi-based dates are nearly location-independent across India; only the exact muhurta hours shift with sunrise. NRIs should check tithi boundaries against local sunrise — occasionally shifting a festival by a day.

What is the difference between Chhath dates in Bihar vs the amanta calendar?

Chhath follows the "Kartika" Shukla paksha as reckoned in the purnimanta-using regions (Bihar, UP, Jharkhand) — in 2027 that's December 2–4, right after Diwali. The naming follows tradition, not the amanta month label.

When does Pitru Paksha 2027 start and end?

September 15 (Purnima shradh) to September 29 (Mahalaya/Sarvapitri Amavasya) — 15 days for ancestral rites.

Dates computed with Swiss-Ephemeris-parity astronomy (Lahiri ayanamsa), IST sunrise evaluation. Festival observance can vary by region and sampradaya — verify against a published panchangam for your tradition. Plan ceremony timings in our free muhurta finder.