festival 2027
Dussehra / Vijayadashami 2027: Saturday, 9 October 2027
Shukla Dashami · amanta Ashwina · computed for New Delhi
Dussehra / Vijayadashami in 2027 falls on Saturday, 9 October 2027. It is kept on the Shukla Dashami of amanta Ashwina.
Why Dussehra Is on 9 October in 2027
The Shukla Dashami begins at 09:02 on 9 October 2027 and ends at 11:41 on 10 October 2027. The 2027 instants are the same everywhere; only the clock they are read on changes. The rule recorded for Dussehra tests the tithi at aparahna, the afternoon part of the day (“tithi in aparahna”).
On 9 October 2027 the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 17:58 at New Delhi. The Shukla Dashami is not running at sunrise on 9 October 2027; it begins at 09:02, after sunrise, and is current at the moment the rule names, which is why Dussehra is kept that day rather than on the day that holds the tithi at dawn.
In 2027 the Shukla Dashami lasts 26 hours 39 minutes, against 25 hours 22 minutes in 2026 and 25 hours 46 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 40 minutes from sunrise to sunset at New Delhi.
The daily panchang for 9 October 2027 gives Shukla Navami at sunrise, not the Shukla Dashami, which is the point of the rule above; the day before, Shukla Ashtami; the day after, Shukla Dashami. At that sunrise the yoga is Sukarma and the karana Kaulava. The panchang for 9 October 2027 has the rest of the day.
When the Shukla Dashami begins, the Moon is in Uttara Ashadha, ruled by the Sun.
Dussehra in 2026, 2027 and 2028
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Dussehra 2026 | 20 October 2026 | Tuesday |
| Dussehra 2027 | 9 October 2027 | Saturday |
| Dussehra 2028 | 27 September 2028 | Wednesday |
Dussehra 2027 comes 11 days earlier in the calendar year than Dussehra 2026. Between Dussehra 2026 and Dussehra 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 Dussehra comes 2 days after Durga Ashtami and 5 days before Sharad Purnima.
Within six days of Dussehra in 2027: Durga Ashtami (7 October), Maha Navami (9 October) and Sharad Purnima (14 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 Dussehra 2027 timings are New Delhi’s; sunrise and everything measured from it shift by minutes to the better part of an hour across India.