festival 2027
Narak Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali 2027: Thursday, 28 October 2027
Krishna Chaturdashi · amanta Ashwina · computed for New Delhi
Narak Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali in 2027 falls on Thursday, 28 October 2027. It is kept on the Krishna Chaturdashi of amanta Ashwina — the same fortnight that purnimanta calendars, the usual reckoning in north India, name after Kartika.
Why Narak Chaturdashi Is on 28 October in 2027
The Krishna Chaturdashi begins at 22:50 on 27 October 2027 and ends at 20:48 on 28 October 2027. The 2027 instants are the same everywhere; only the clock they are read on changes. The rule recorded for Narak Chaturdashi tests the tithi at pradosh, the span that begins at sunset (“tithi at pradosh”).
On 28 October 2027 the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 17:39 at New Delhi. The Krishna Chaturdashi is already running at sunrise, so on 28 October 2027 the sunrise rule and the pradosh rule agree.
In 2027 the Krishna Chaturdashi lasts 21 hours 58 minutes, against 24 hours 40 minutes in 2026 and 20 hours 20 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 10 minutes from sunrise to sunset at New Delhi, and sunset at 17:39 on 28 October 2027 falls inside the Krishna Chaturdashi.
The daily panchang for 28 October 2027 gives Krishna Chaturdashi at sunrise; the day before, Krishna Trayodashi; the day after, Amavasya. At that sunrise the yoga is Vishkambha and the karana Vishti. The panchang for 28 October 2027 has the rest of the day.
When the Krishna Chaturdashi begins, the Moon is in Hasta, ruled by the Moon.
Narak Chaturdashi in 2026, 2027 and 2028
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Narak Chaturdashi 2026 | 7 November 2026 | Saturday |
| Narak Chaturdashi 2027 | 28 October 2027 | Thursday |
| Narak Chaturdashi 2028 | 16 October 2028 | Monday |
Narak Chaturdashi 2027 comes 10 days earlier in the calendar year than Narak Chaturdashi 2026. Between Narak Chaturdashi 2026 and Narak Chaturdashi 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 Narak Chaturdashi comes 1 day after Dhanteras and 1 day before Diwali.
Within six days of Narak Chaturdashi in 2027: Dhanteras (27 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 Narak Chaturdashi 2027 timings are New Delhi’s; sunrise and everything measured from it shift by minutes to the better part of an hour across India.