festival 2027
Bhai Dooj 2027: Sunday, 31 October 2027
Shukla Dwitiya · amanta Kartika · computed for New Delhi
Bhai Dooj in 2027 falls on Sunday, 31 October 2027. It is kept on the Shukla Dwitiya of amanta Kartika.
Why Bhai Dooj Is on 31 October in 2027
The Shukla Dwitiya begins at 17:52 on 30 October 2027 and ends at 17:13 on 31 October 2027. The 2027 instants are the same everywhere; only the clock they are read on changes. The rule recorded for Bhai Dooj tests the tithi at madhyahna, the middle part of the day between sunrise and sunset (“tithi at madhyahna”).
On 31 October 2027 the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 17:37 at New Delhi. The Shukla Dwitiya is already running at sunrise, so on 31 October 2027 the sunrise rule and the madhyahna rule agree.
In 2027 the Shukla Dwitiya lasts 23 hours 21 minutes, against 25 hours 53 minutes in 2026 and 20 hours 58 minutes in 2028: a tithi is twelve degrees of the Moon’s gain on the Sun, and the Moon never gains at a steady rate. The day itself runs 11 hours 5 minutes from sunrise to sunset at New Delhi, so its midpoint, the centre of madhyahna, falls near 12:05.
The daily panchang for 31 October 2027 gives Shukla Dwitiya at sunrise; the day before, Shukla Pratipada; the day after, Shukla Tritiya. At that sunrise the yoga is Saubhagya and the karana Kaulava. The panchang for 31 October 2027 has the rest of the day.
When the Shukla Dwitiya begins, the Moon is in Vishakha, ruled by Jupiter.
Bhai Dooj in 2026, 2027 and 2028
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Bhai Dooj 2026 | 11 November 2026 | Wednesday |
| Bhai Dooj 2027 | 31 October 2027 | Sunday |
| Bhai Dooj 2028 | 19 October 2028 | Thursday |
Bhai Dooj 2027 comes 11 days earlier in the calendar year than Bhai Dooj 2026. Between Bhai Dooj 2026 and Bhai Dooj 2027 the lunation table has 12 new moons, and twelve lunations fall short of a solar year, so the date moves earlier.
In the 2027 table Bhai Dooj comes 1 day after Govardhan Puja and 4 days before Chhath Puja.
Within six days of Bhai Dooj in 2027: Dhanteras (27 October), Narak Chaturdashi (28 October), Diwali (29 October), Govardhan Puja (30 October) and Chhath Puja (4 November).
Related
Every 2027 festival is on the festival dates page and in the 2027 festival calendar. For how tithi, nakshatra and the day’s timings are read, see reading the panchang. This page in Hindi: हिंदी में. The Bhai Dooj 2027 timings are New Delhi’s; sunrise and everything measured from it shift by minutes to the better part of an hour across India.