Festival dates · 2027
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Kartika Shukla Pratipada. The date in 21 cities, computed for local sunrise, with the tithi times.
The cities split across Fri, 29 Oct and Sat, 30 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 | Saturday 30 October 2027 | Sat, 30 Oct, 12:38 am → Sat, 30 Oct, 11:23 pm | same day |
| Melbourne | Saturday 30 October 2027 | Sat, 30 Oct, 12:38 am → Sat, 30 Oct, 11:23 pm | same day |
| Brisbane | Saturday 30 October 2027 | Fri, 29 Oct, 11:38 pm → Sat, 30 Oct, 10:23 pm | same day |
| Perth | Saturday 30 October 2027 | Fri, 29 Oct, 9:38 pm → Sat, 30 Oct, 8:23 pm | same day |
| Adelaide | Saturday 30 October 2027 | Sat, 30 Oct, 12:08 am → Sat, 30 Oct, 10:53 pm | same day |
| Canberra | Saturday 30 October 2027 | Sat, 30 Oct, 12:38 am → Sat, 30 Oct, 11:23 pm | same day |
| Hobart | Saturday 30 October 2027 | Sat, 30 Oct, 12:38 am → Sat, 30 Oct, 11:23 pm | same day |
| Darwin | Saturday 30 October 2027 | Fri, 29 Oct, 11:08 pm → Sat, 30 Oct, 9:53 pm | same day |
| Auckland | Saturday 30 October 2027 | Sat, 30 Oct, 2:38 am → Sun, 31 Oct, 1:23 am | same day |
| Nepal | |||
| Kathmandu | Saturday 30 October 2027 | Fri, 29 Oct, 7:23 pm → Sat, 30 Oct, 6:08 pm | — |
| United States | |||
| New York | Saturday 30 October 2027 | Fri, 29 Oct, 9:38 am → Sat, 30 Oct, 8:23 am | same day |
| Dallas–Fort Worth | Friday 29 October 2027 | Fri, 29 Oct, 8:38 am → Sat, 30 Oct, 7:23 am | Sat, 30 Oct |
| Houston | Friday 29 October 2027 | Fri, 29 Oct, 8:38 am → Sat, 30 Oct, 7:23 am | Sat, 30 Oct |
| Chicago | Saturday 30 October 2027 | Fri, 29 Oct, 8:38 am → Sat, 30 Oct, 7:23 am | same day |
| Washington DC | Saturday 30 October 2027 | Fri, 29 Oct, 9:38 am → Sat, 30 Oct, 8:23 am | same day |
| Boston | Saturday 30 October 2027 | Fri, 29 Oct, 9:38 am → Sat, 30 Oct, 8:23 am | same day |
| Atlanta | Saturday 30 October 2027 | Fri, 29 Oct, 9:38 am → Sat, 30 Oct, 8:23 am | same day |
| San Francisco Bay Area | Friday 29 October 2027 | Fri, 29 Oct, 6:38 am → Sat, 30 Oct, 5:23 am | Sat, 30 Oct |
| Los Angeles | Friday 29 October 2027 | Fri, 29 Oct, 6:38 am → Sat, 30 Oct, 5:23 am | Sat, 30 Oct |
| Seattle | Friday 29 October 2027 | Fri, 29 Oct, 6:38 am → Sat, 30 Oct, 5:23 am | Sat, 30 Oct |
Rule: the day the tithi is current at local sunrise (udaya tithi).
The first day of the bright fortnight of Kartika. In India, Govardhan Puja and Annakut, the mountain of food offered for Krishna’s lifting of the hill; in the Kathmandu valley it is Mha Puja, the Newar worship of the self, and the new year of the Nepal Sambat; across Nepal it is Goru Tihar, the day of the oxen.
The Annakut offering, the Mha Puja mandala, and the new-year greeting of Nepal Sambat.
In the glossary: krishna.
Saturday 30 October 2027. Kartika Shukla Pratipada; the tithi runs Sat, 30 Oct, 12:38 am to Sat, 30 Oct, 11:23 pm Sydney time.
Saturday 30 October 2027 in Kathmandu. Kartika Shukla Pratipada; the tithi runs Fri, 29 Oct, 7:23 pm to Sat, 30 Oct, 6:08 pm Nepal time.
Saturday 30 October 2027 in New York, Friday 29 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 Fri, 29 Oct and Sat, 30 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: Govardhan Puja 2026. Nearby: Diwali · Bhai Tika (Nepal) · 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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