Festival dates · 2027
Also Navratri begins · Dashain begins
Ashvina Shukla Pratipada. The date in 21 cities, computed for local sunrise, with the tithi times.
The cities split across Thu, 30 Sept and Fri, 1 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 | Friday 1 October 2027 | Thu, 30 Sept, 12:37 pm → Fri, 1 Oct, 10:07 am | Thu, 30 Sept |
| Melbourne | Friday 1 October 2027 | Thu, 30 Sept, 12:37 pm → Fri, 1 Oct, 10:07 am | Thu, 30 Sept |
| Brisbane | Friday 1 October 2027 | Thu, 30 Sept, 12:37 pm → Fri, 1 Oct, 10:07 am | Thu, 30 Sept |
| Perth | Friday 1 October 2027 | Thu, 30 Sept, 10:37 am → Fri, 1 Oct, 8:07 am | Thu, 30 Sept |
| Adelaide | Friday 1 October 2027 | Thu, 30 Sept, 12:07 pm → Fri, 1 Oct, 9:37 am | Thu, 30 Sept |
| Canberra | Friday 1 October 2027 | Thu, 30 Sept, 12:37 pm → Fri, 1 Oct, 10:07 am | Thu, 30 Sept |
| Hobart | Friday 1 October 2027 | Thu, 30 Sept, 12:37 pm → Fri, 1 Oct, 10:07 am | Thu, 30 Sept |
| Darwin | Friday 1 October 2027 | Thu, 30 Sept, 12:07 pm → Fri, 1 Oct, 9:37 am | Thu, 30 Sept |
| Auckland | Friday 1 October 2027 | Thu, 30 Sept, 3:37 pm → Fri, 1 Oct, 1:07 pm | Thu, 30 Sept |
| Nepal | |||
| Kathmandu | Thursday 30 September 2027 | Thu, 30 Sept, 8:22 am → Fri, 1 Oct, 5:52 am | — |
| United States | |||
| New York | Thursday 30 September 2027 | Wed, 29 Sept, 10:37 pm → Thu, 30 Sept, 8:07 pm | same day |
| Dallas–Fort Worth | Thursday 30 September 2027 | Wed, 29 Sept, 9:37 pm → Thu, 30 Sept, 7:07 pm | same day |
| Houston | Thursday 30 September 2027 | Wed, 29 Sept, 9:37 pm → Thu, 30 Sept, 7:07 pm | same day |
| Chicago | Thursday 30 September 2027 | Wed, 29 Sept, 9:37 pm → Thu, 30 Sept, 7:07 pm | same day |
| Washington DC | Thursday 30 September 2027 | Wed, 29 Sept, 10:37 pm → Thu, 30 Sept, 8:07 pm | same day |
| Boston | Thursday 30 September 2027 | Wed, 29 Sept, 10:37 pm → Thu, 30 Sept, 8:07 pm | same day |
| Atlanta | Thursday 30 September 2027 | Wed, 29 Sept, 10:37 pm → Thu, 30 Sept, 8:07 pm | same day |
| San Francisco Bay Area | Thursday 30 September 2027 | Wed, 29 Sept, 7:37 pm → Thu, 30 Sept, 5:07 pm | same day |
| Los Angeles | Thursday 30 September 2027 | Wed, 29 Sept, 7:37 pm → Thu, 30 Sept, 5:07 pm | same day |
| Seattle | Thursday 30 September 2027 | Wed, 29 Sept, 7:37 pm → Thu, 30 Sept, 5:07 pm | same day |
Rule: the day the tithi is current at local sunrise (udaya tithi).
The first day of the bright fortnight of Ashvina: Navratri begins across India and Dashain, the longest festival of the Nepali year, begins in Nepal. A kalash (ghata) is established in the prayer room and barley is sown in a dish of sand, to grow into the jamara that elders will give with tika on the tenth day.
The sowing of the jamara at an auspicious hour, nine days of Durga worship, and the journey home that empties Kathmandu for a fortnight.
In the glossary: durga.
Friday 1 October 2027. Ashvina Shukla Pratipada; the tithi runs Thu, 30 Sept, 12:37 pm to Fri, 1 Oct, 10:07 am Sydney time. Kathmandu keeps it on Thursday 30 September 2027.
Thursday 30 September 2027 in Kathmandu. Ashvina Shukla Pratipada; the tithi runs Thu, 30 Sept, 8:22 am to Fri, 1 Oct, 5:52 am Nepal time.
Thursday 30 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.
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 Thu, 30 Sept and Fri, 1 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: Ghatasthapana 2026. Nearby: Ganesh Chaturthi · Maha Ashtami (Durga Ashtami) · all festivals.
See also: the full-year calendar by city · why festival dates differ between Nepal, India and Australia · Dashain 2027 dates.
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