Festival dates · 2027
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Kartika Shukla Dwitiya. The date in 21 cities, computed for local sunrise, with the tithi times.
The cities split across Sat, 30 Oct and Sun, 31 Oct this year: the tithi boundary falls between their sunrises. The table shows every city.
| City | Date | Tithi (local time) | Kathmandu date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia and New Zealand | |||
| Sydney | Sunday 31 October 2027 | Sat, 30 Oct, 11:23 pm → Sun, 31 Oct, 10:44 pm | same day |
| Melbourne | Sunday 31 October 2027 | Sat, 30 Oct, 11:23 pm → Sun, 31 Oct, 10:44 pm | same day |
| Brisbane | Sunday 31 October 2027 | Sat, 30 Oct, 10:23 pm → Sun, 31 Oct, 9:44 pm | same day |
| Perth | Sunday 31 October 2027 | Sat, 30 Oct, 8:23 pm → Sun, 31 Oct, 7:44 pm | same day |
| Adelaide | Sunday 31 October 2027 | Sat, 30 Oct, 10:53 pm → Sun, 31 Oct, 10:14 pm | same day |
| Canberra | Sunday 31 October 2027 | Sat, 30 Oct, 11:23 pm → Sun, 31 Oct, 10:44 pm | same day |
| Hobart | Sunday 31 October 2027 | Sat, 30 Oct, 11:23 pm → Sun, 31 Oct, 10:44 pm | same day |
| Darwin | Sunday 31 October 2027 | Sat, 30 Oct, 9:53 pm → Sun, 31 Oct, 9:14 pm | same day |
| Auckland | Sunday 31 October 2027 | Sun, 31 Oct, 1:23 am → Mon, 1 Nov, 12:44 am | same day |
| Nepal | |||
| Kathmandu | Sunday 31 October 2027 | Sat, 30 Oct, 6:08 pm → Sun, 31 Oct, 5:29 pm | — |
| United States | |||
| New York | Sunday 31 October 2027 | Sat, 30 Oct, 8:23 am → Sun, 31 Oct, 7:44 am | same day |
| Dallas–Fort Worth | Saturday 30 October 2027 | Sat, 30 Oct, 7:23 am → Sun, 31 Oct, 6:44 am | Sun, 31 Oct |
| Houston | Saturday 30 October 2027 | Sat, 30 Oct, 7:23 am → Sun, 31 Oct, 6:44 am | Sun, 31 Oct |
| Chicago | Saturday 30 October 2027 | Sat, 30 Oct, 7:23 am → Sun, 31 Oct, 6:44 am | Sun, 31 Oct |
| Washington DC | Sunday 31 October 2027 | Sat, 30 Oct, 8:23 am → Sun, 31 Oct, 7:44 am | same day |
| Boston | Sunday 31 October 2027 | Sat, 30 Oct, 8:23 am → Sun, 31 Oct, 7:44 am | same day |
| Atlanta | Saturday 30 October 2027 | Sat, 30 Oct, 8:23 am → Sun, 31 Oct, 7:44 am | Sun, 31 Oct |
| San Francisco Bay Area | Saturday 30 October 2027 | Sat, 30 Oct, 5:23 am → Sun, 31 Oct, 4:44 am | Sun, 31 Oct |
| Los Angeles | Saturday 30 October 2027 | Sat, 30 Oct, 5:23 am → Sun, 31 Oct, 4:44 am | Sun, 31 Oct |
| Seattle | Saturday 30 October 2027 | Sat, 30 Oct, 5:23 am → Sun, 31 Oct, 4:44 am | Sun, 31 Oct |
Rule: the day the tithi is current at local sunrise (udaya tithi).
The second day of the bright fortnight of Kartika and the last day of Tihar. Sisters put the seven-colour tika on their brothers’ foreheads, garland them with marigold and makhamali, and receive gifts in return, remembering Yamuna, who held off her brother Yama with the ceremony. In India it is Bhai Dooj or Bhau Beej.
The tika ceremony with the oil circle drawn around the brother, the garlands, the feast, and the sel roti.
In the glossary: yama.
Sunday 31 October 2027. Kartika Shukla Dwitiya; the tithi runs Sat, 30 Oct, 11:23 pm to Sun, 31 Oct, 10:44 pm Sydney time.
Sunday 31 October 2027 in Kathmandu. Kartika Shukla Dwitiya; the tithi runs Sat, 30 Oct, 6:08 pm to Sun, 31 Oct, 5:29 pm Nepal time.
Sunday 31 October 2027 in New York, Saturday 30 October 2027 in Los Angeles. US sunrises fall ten to fifteen hours behind Kathmandu's, so when the tithi ends in that gap the US keeps the festival a day earlier than Nepal.
Because the day is decided by which civil day the tithi (lunar day) is current at local sunrise. Sydney's sunrise is four to six hours ahead of Kathmandu's and New York's ten hours behind, so a tithi that ends between two sunrises gives a different day. In 2027 the cities split across Sat, 30 Oct and Sun, 31 Oct.
Sun and Moon positions from Meeus' algorithms with the Lahiri ayanamsa, amanta lunar months named by the solar ingress inside them, and the day on which the tithi is current at local sunrise (udaya tithi). Tithi boundaries are accurate to a few minutes; a boundary within minutes of sunrise is worth checking against your temple's panchang.
Other years: Bhai Tika (Nepal) 2026. Nearby: Govardhan Puja · Chhath (Surya Shashthi) · all festivals.
See also: the full-year calendar by city · why festival dates differ between Nepal, India and Australia · Tihar, Diwali and Chhath 2027 dates.
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