Festival dates · 2027
Also Sharad Purnima
Ashvina Shukla Purnima. The date in 21 cities, computed for local sunrise, with the tithi times.
The cities split across Thu, 14 Oct and Fri, 15 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 15 October 2027 | Fri, 15 Oct, 12:21 am → Sat, 16 Oct, 12:48 am | same day |
| Melbourne | Friday 15 October 2027 | Fri, 15 Oct, 12:21 am → Sat, 16 Oct, 12:48 am | same day |
| Brisbane | Friday 15 October 2027 | Thu, 14 Oct, 11:21 pm → Fri, 15 Oct, 11:48 pm | same day |
| Perth | Friday 15 October 2027 | Thu, 14 Oct, 9:21 pm → Fri, 15 Oct, 9:48 pm | same day |
| Adelaide | Friday 15 October 2027 | Thu, 14 Oct, 11:51 pm → Sat, 16 Oct, 12:18 am | same day |
| Canberra | Friday 15 October 2027 | Fri, 15 Oct, 12:21 am → Sat, 16 Oct, 12:48 am | same day |
| Hobart | Friday 15 October 2027 | Fri, 15 Oct, 12:21 am → Sat, 16 Oct, 12:48 am | same day |
| Darwin | Friday 15 October 2027 | Thu, 14 Oct, 10:51 pm → Fri, 15 Oct, 11:18 pm | same day |
| Auckland | Friday 15 October 2027 | Fri, 15 Oct, 2:21 am → Sat, 16 Oct, 2:48 am | same day |
| Nepal | |||
| Kathmandu | Friday 15 October 2027 | Thu, 14 Oct, 7:06 pm → Fri, 15 Oct, 7:33 pm | — |
| United States | |||
| New York | Friday 15 October 2027 | Thu, 14 Oct, 9:21 am → Fri, 15 Oct, 9:48 am | same day |
| Dallas–Fort Worth | Friday 15 October 2027 | Thu, 14 Oct, 8:21 am → Fri, 15 Oct, 8:48 am | same day |
| Houston | Friday 15 October 2027 | Thu, 14 Oct, 8:21 am → Fri, 15 Oct, 8:48 am | same day |
| Chicago | Friday 15 October 2027 | Thu, 14 Oct, 8:21 am → Fri, 15 Oct, 8:48 am | same day |
| Washington DC | Friday 15 October 2027 | Thu, 14 Oct, 9:21 am → Fri, 15 Oct, 9:48 am | same day |
| Boston | Friday 15 October 2027 | Thu, 14 Oct, 9:21 am → Fri, 15 Oct, 9:48 am | same day |
| Atlanta | Friday 15 October 2027 | Thu, 14 Oct, 9:21 am → Fri, 15 Oct, 9:48 am | same day |
| San Francisco Bay Area | Thursday 14 October 2027 | Thu, 14 Oct, 6:21 am → Fri, 15 Oct, 6:48 am | Fri, 15 Oct |
| Los Angeles | Thursday 14 October 2027 | Thu, 14 Oct, 6:21 am → Fri, 15 Oct, 6:48 am | Fri, 15 Oct |
| Seattle | Thursday 14 October 2027 | Thu, 14 Oct, 6:21 am → Fri, 15 Oct, 6:48 am | Fri, 15 Oct |
Rule: the day the tithi is current at local sunrise (udaya tithi).
Sharad Purnima, the full moon of Ashvina, the brightest of the year. Lakshmi is said to walk the earth asking who is awake (ko jagarti), and the night is kept awake with kheer left in the moonlight. In Nepal it closes Dashain, the last day on which tika is given.
A night vigil, kheer under the moon, and in Nepal the final Dashain tika.
In the glossary: lakshmi.
Friday 15 October 2027. Ashvina Shukla Purnima; the tithi runs Fri, 15 Oct, 12:21 am to Sat, 16 Oct, 12:48 am Sydney time.
Friday 15 October 2027 in Kathmandu. Ashvina Shukla Purnima; the tithi runs Thu, 14 Oct, 7:06 pm to Fri, 15 Oct, 7:33 pm Nepal time.
Friday 15 October 2027 in New York, Thursday 14 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 Thu, 14 Oct and Fri, 15 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: Kojagrat Purnima 2026. Nearby: Vijaya Dashami · Dhanteras · 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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