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Ganesh Chaturthi 2027

Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi. The date in 21 cities, computed for local sunrise, with the tithi times.

Short answer.
  • Sydney and Melbourne: Saturday 4 September 2027
  • Kathmandu: Saturday 4 September 2027
  • New York: Friday 3 September 2027

The cities split across Fri, 3 Sept and Sat, 4 Sept this year: the tithi boundary falls between their sunrises. The table shows every city.

Date by city

CityDateTithi (local time)Kathmandu date
Australia and New Zealand
SydneySaturday 4 September 2027Fri, 3 Sept, 6:50 pm → Sat, 4 Sept, 4:57 pmsame day
MelbourneSaturday 4 September 2027Fri, 3 Sept, 6:50 pm → Sat, 4 Sept, 4:57 pmsame day
BrisbaneSaturday 4 September 2027Fri, 3 Sept, 6:50 pm → Sat, 4 Sept, 4:57 pmsame day
PerthSaturday 4 September 2027Fri, 3 Sept, 4:50 pm → Sat, 4 Sept, 2:57 pmsame day
AdelaideSaturday 4 September 2027Fri, 3 Sept, 6:20 pm → Sat, 4 Sept, 4:27 pmsame day
CanberraSaturday 4 September 2027Fri, 3 Sept, 6:50 pm → Sat, 4 Sept, 4:57 pmsame day
HobartSaturday 4 September 2027Fri, 3 Sept, 6:50 pm → Sat, 4 Sept, 4:57 pmsame day
DarwinSaturday 4 September 2027Fri, 3 Sept, 6:20 pm → Sat, 4 Sept, 4:27 pmsame day
AucklandSaturday 4 September 2027Fri, 3 Sept, 8:50 pm → Sat, 4 Sept, 6:57 pmsame day
Nepal
KathmanduSaturday 4 September 2027Fri, 3 Sept, 2:35 pm → Sat, 4 Sept, 12:42 pm—
United States
New YorkFriday 3 September 2027Fri, 3 Sept, 4:50 am → Sat, 4 Sept, 2:57 amSat, 4 Sept
Dallas–Fort WorthFriday 3 September 2027Fri, 3 Sept, 3:50 am → Sat, 4 Sept, 1:57 amSat, 4 Sept
HoustonFriday 3 September 2027Fri, 3 Sept, 3:50 am → Sat, 4 Sept, 1:57 amSat, 4 Sept
ChicagoFriday 3 September 2027Fri, 3 Sept, 3:50 am → Sat, 4 Sept, 1:57 amSat, 4 Sept
Washington DCFriday 3 September 2027Fri, 3 Sept, 4:50 am → Sat, 4 Sept, 2:57 amSat, 4 Sept
BostonFriday 3 September 2027Fri, 3 Sept, 4:50 am → Sat, 4 Sept, 2:57 amSat, 4 Sept
AtlantaFriday 3 September 2027Fri, 3 Sept, 4:50 am → Sat, 4 Sept, 2:57 amSat, 4 Sept
San Francisco Bay AreaFriday 3 September 2027Fri, 3 Sept, 1:50 am → Fri, 3 Sept, 11:57 pmSat, 4 Sept
Los AngelesFriday 3 September 2027Fri, 3 Sept, 1:50 am → Fri, 3 Sept, 11:57 pmSat, 4 Sept
SeattleFriday 3 September 2027Fri, 3 Sept, 1:50 am → Fri, 3 Sept, 11:57 pmSat, 4 Sept

Rule: the day the tithi is current at local sunrise (udaya tithi).

What the day observes

The birth of Ganesha on the fourth day of the bright fortnight of Bhadrapada, and the start of the ten days of Ganeshotsav in Maharashtra, where clay images are installed in homes and public pandals and carried to the water on Anant Chaturdashi.

How it is kept

Modak sweets, the installation of the image, daily arati, and the immersion at the end.

In the glossary: ganesha · puja.

Common questions

When is Ganesh Chaturthi 2027 in Sydney?

Saturday 4 September 2027. Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi; the tithi runs Fri, 3 Sept, 6:50 pm to Sat, 4 Sept, 4:57 pm Sydney time.

When is Ganesh Chaturthi 2027 in Nepal?

Saturday 4 September 2027 in Kathmandu. Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi; the tithi runs Fri, 3 Sept, 2:35 pm to Sat, 4 Sept, 12:42 pm Nepal time.

When is Ganesh Chaturthi 2027 in the United States?

Friday 3 September 2027 in New York (the same day across the US cities listed). 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.

Why is Ganesh Chaturthi on a different day in different countries?

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 Fri, 3 Sept and Sat, 4 Sept.

How is the Ganesh Chaturthi date calculated?

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: Ganesh Chaturthi 2026. Nearby: Haritalika Teej · Ghatasthapana · all festivals.

See also: the full-year calendar by city · why festival dates differ between Nepal, India and Australia.

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