Festival dates · 2027
Also Dussehra · Dashain (Tika)
Ashvina Shukla Dashami. The date in 21 cities, computed for local sunrise, with the tithi times.
The cities split across Sat, 9 Oct and Sun, 10 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 | Sunday 10 October 2027 | Sat, 9 Oct, 2:33 pm → Sun, 10 Oct, 5:12 pm | same day |
| Melbourne | Sunday 10 October 2027 | Sat, 9 Oct, 2:33 pm → Sun, 10 Oct, 5:12 pm | same day |
| Brisbane | Sunday 10 October 2027 | Sat, 9 Oct, 1:33 pm → Sun, 10 Oct, 4:12 pm | same day |
| Perth | Sunday 10 October 2027 | Sat, 9 Oct, 11:33 am → Sun, 10 Oct, 2:12 pm | same day |
| Adelaide | Sunday 10 October 2027 | Sat, 9 Oct, 2:03 pm → Sun, 10 Oct, 4:42 pm | same day |
| Canberra | Sunday 10 October 2027 | Sat, 9 Oct, 2:33 pm → Sun, 10 Oct, 5:12 pm | same day |
| Hobart | Sunday 10 October 2027 | Sat, 9 Oct, 2:33 pm → Sun, 10 Oct, 5:12 pm | same day |
| Darwin | Sunday 10 October 2027 | Sat, 9 Oct, 1:03 pm → Sun, 10 Oct, 3:42 pm | same day |
| Auckland | Sunday 10 October 2027 | Sat, 9 Oct, 4:33 pm → Sun, 10 Oct, 7:12 pm | same day |
| Nepal | |||
| Kathmandu | Sunday 10 October 2027 | Sat, 9 Oct, 9:18 am → Sun, 10 Oct, 11:57 am | — |
| United States | |||
| New York | Saturday 9 October 2027 | Fri, 8 Oct, 11:33 pm → Sun, 10 Oct, 2:12 am | Sun, 10 Oct |
| Dallas–Fort Worth | Saturday 9 October 2027 | Fri, 8 Oct, 10:33 pm → Sun, 10 Oct, 1:12 am | Sun, 10 Oct |
| Houston | Saturday 9 October 2027 | Fri, 8 Oct, 10:33 pm → Sun, 10 Oct, 1:12 am | Sun, 10 Oct |
| Chicago | Saturday 9 October 2027 | Fri, 8 Oct, 10:33 pm → Sun, 10 Oct, 1:12 am | Sun, 10 Oct |
| Washington DC | Saturday 9 October 2027 | Fri, 8 Oct, 11:33 pm → Sun, 10 Oct, 2:12 am | Sun, 10 Oct |
| Boston | Saturday 9 October 2027 | Fri, 8 Oct, 11:33 pm → Sun, 10 Oct, 2:12 am | Sun, 10 Oct |
| Atlanta | Saturday 9 October 2027 | Fri, 8 Oct, 11:33 pm → Sun, 10 Oct, 2:12 am | Sun, 10 Oct |
| San Francisco Bay Area | Saturday 9 October 2027 | Fri, 8 Oct, 8:33 pm → Sat, 9 Oct, 11:12 pm | Sun, 10 Oct |
| Los Angeles | Saturday 9 October 2027 | Fri, 8 Oct, 8:33 pm → Sat, 9 Oct, 11:12 pm | Sun, 10 Oct |
| Seattle | Saturday 9 October 2027 | Fri, 8 Oct, 8:33 pm → Sat, 9 Oct, 11:12 pm | Sun, 10 Oct |
Rule: the day the tithi is current at local sunrise (udaya tithi).
The tenth day: Dashain tika in Nepal, Dussehra in India. In Nepal the elders put tika of rice, yoghurt and vermilion on the foreheads of the young with the jamara sown on Ghatasthapana, and families travel for days to receive it; in India effigies of Ravana burn for Rama’s victory, and Bengal immerses the images of Durga. Both remember the victory of good: Durga over Mahishasura, Rama over Ravana.
Tika and jamara from every elder in the family, in order of seniority, and the blessing that goes with them; the tika-giving continues to Kojagrat Purnima.
In the glossary: durga · rama.
Sunday 10 October 2027. Ashvina Shukla Dashami; the tithi runs Sat, 9 Oct, 2:33 pm to Sun, 10 Oct, 5:12 pm Sydney time.
Sunday 10 October 2027 in Kathmandu. Ashvina Shukla Dashami; the tithi runs Sat, 9 Oct, 9:18 am to Sun, 10 Oct, 11:57 am Nepal time.
Saturday 9 October 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 Sat, 9 Oct and Sun, 10 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: Vijaya Dashami 2026. Nearby: Maha Navami · Kojagrat Purnima · 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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