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Dhanteras 2027: Wednesday, 27 October 2027
Krishna Trayodashi · amanta Ashwina · computed for New Delhi
Dhanteras in 2027 falls on Wednesday, 27 October 2027. It is kept on the Krishna Trayodashi of amanta Ashwina — the same fortnight that purnimanta calendars, the usual reckoning in north India, name after Kartika.
Why Dhanteras Is on 27 October in 2027
The Krishna Trayodashi begins at 01:03 on 27 October 2027 and ends at 22:50 on 27 October 2027. The 2027 instants are the same everywhere; only the clock they are read on changes. The rule recorded for Dhanteras tests the tithi at pradosh, the span that begins at sunset (“tithi at pradosh”).
On 27 October 2027 the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 17:40 at New Delhi. The Krishna Trayodashi is already running at sunrise, so on 27 October 2027 the sunrise rule and the pradosh rule agree.
In 2027 the Krishna Trayodashi lasts 21 hours 47 minutes, against 24 hours 17 minutes in 2026 and 20 hours 28 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 11 minutes from sunrise to sunset at New Delhi, and sunset at 17:40 on 27 October 2027 falls inside the Krishna Trayodashi.
The daily panchang for 27 October 2027 gives Krishna Trayodashi at sunrise; the day before, Krishna Dwadashi; the day after, Krishna Chaturdashi. At that sunrise the yoga is Indra and the karana Gara. The panchang for 27 October 2027 has the rest of the day.
When the Krishna Trayodashi begins, the Moon is in Uttara Phalguni, ruled by the Sun.
Dhanteras in 2026, 2027 and 2028
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Dhanteras 2026 | 6 November 2026 | Friday |
| Dhanteras 2027 | 27 October 2027 | Wednesday |
| Dhanteras 2028 | 15 October 2028 | Sunday |
Dhanteras 2027 comes 10 days earlier in the calendar year than Dhanteras 2026. Between Dhanteras 2026 and Dhanteras 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 Dhanteras comes 8 days after Karva Chauth and 1 day before Narak Chaturdashi.
Within six days of Dhanteras in 2027: Narak Chaturdashi (28 October), Diwali (29 October), Govardhan Puja (30 October) and Bhai Dooj (31 October).
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 Dhanteras 2027 timings are New Delhi’s; sunrise and everything measured from it shift by minutes to the better part of an hour across India.