Festival dates · 2027
Also Mesha Sankranti · Vaisakhi
Sun enters Mesha (sidereal, Lahiri). The date in 21 cities, computed for local sunrise, with the tithi times.
Every calendar city keeps it on the same day this year.
| City | Date | Tithi (local time) | Kathmandu date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia and New Zealand | |||
| Sydney | Wednesday 14 April 2027 | Wed, 14 Apr, 7:49 pm | same day |
| Melbourne | Wednesday 14 April 2027 | Wed, 14 Apr, 7:49 pm | same day |
| Brisbane | Wednesday 14 April 2027 | Wed, 14 Apr, 7:49 pm | same day |
| Perth | Wednesday 14 April 2027 | Wed, 14 Apr, 5:49 pm | same day |
| Adelaide | Wednesday 14 April 2027 | Wed, 14 Apr, 7:19 pm | same day |
| Canberra | Wednesday 14 April 2027 | Wed, 14 Apr, 7:49 pm | same day |
| Hobart | Wednesday 14 April 2027 | Wed, 14 Apr, 7:49 pm | same day |
| Darwin | Wednesday 14 April 2027 | Wed, 14 Apr, 7:19 pm | same day |
| Auckland | Wednesday 14 April 2027 | Wed, 14 Apr, 9:49 pm | same day |
| Nepal | |||
| Kathmandu | Wednesday 14 April 2027 | Wed, 14 Apr, 3:34 pm | — |
| United States | |||
| New York | Wednesday 14 April 2027 | Wed, 14 Apr, 5:49 am | same day |
| Dallas–Fort Worth | Wednesday 14 April 2027 | Wed, 14 Apr, 4:49 am | same day |
| Houston | Wednesday 14 April 2027 | Wed, 14 Apr, 4:49 am | same day |
| Chicago | Wednesday 14 April 2027 | Wed, 14 Apr, 4:49 am | same day |
| Washington DC | Wednesday 14 April 2027 | Wed, 14 Apr, 5:49 am | same day |
| Boston | Wednesday 14 April 2027 | Wed, 14 Apr, 5:49 am | same day |
| Atlanta | Wednesday 14 April 2027 | Wed, 14 Apr, 5:49 am | same day |
| San Francisco Bay Area | Wednesday 14 April 2027 | Wed, 14 Apr, 2:49 am | same day |
| Los Angeles | Wednesday 14 April 2027 | Wed, 14 Apr, 2:49 am | same day |
| Seattle | Wednesday 14 April 2027 | Wed, 14 Apr, 2:49 am | same day |
Rule: civil day of the Sun’s sidereal ingress. Sun enters sidereal Mesha; Baisakh 1 in Nepal (Bikram Sambat), Vaisakhi in Punjab, Tamil/Bengali/Malayali solar new years around this date.
The Sun enters sidereal Mesha (Aries). In Nepal it is Baisakh 1 and the new year of the Bikram Sambat, a public holiday with the Bisket Jatra of Bhaktapur running alongside. The same ingress is Vaisakhi in Punjab, the founding day of the Khalsa in 1699, and the solar new year of Tamil Nadu (Puthandu), Kerala (Vishu), Assam (Bohag Bihu) and Bengal.
Family meals, temple visits and, in Bhaktapur, the chariot and the tongue-piercing of Bisket Jatra.
Wednesday 14 April 2027. Sun enters Mesha (sidereal, Lahiri); the tithi runs Wed, 14 Apr, 7:49 pm to Sydney time.
Wednesday 14 April 2027 in Kathmandu. Sun enters Mesha (sidereal, Lahiri); the tithi runs Wed, 14 Apr, 3:34 pm to Nepal time.
Wednesday 14 April 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 is current at local sunrise, and sunrises differ by up to a day's worth of hours between Sydney, Kathmandu and the US. In 2027 every calendar city keeps Nepali New Year (Bikram Sambat) on the same day, Wednesday 14 April 2027.
Sun and Moon positions from Meeus' algorithms with the Lahiri ayanamsa, amanta lunar months named by the solar ingress inside them, and the civil day of the Sun’s sidereal ingress. Tithi boundaries are accurate to a few minutes; a boundary within minutes of sunrise is worth checking against your temple's panchang.
Other years: Nepali New Year (Bikram Sambat) 2026. Nearby: Holi (colours) · Ram Navami · all festivals.
See also: the full-year calendar by city · why festival dates differ between Nepal, India and Australia.
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