festival 2027
Ratha Saptami 2027: Saturday, 13 February 2027
Shukla Saptami · amanta Magha · computed for New Delhi
Ratha Saptami in 2027 falls on Saturday, 13 February 2027. It is kept on the Shukla Saptami of amanta Magha.
Why Ratha Saptami Is on 13 February in 2027
The Shukla Saptami begins at 02:59 on 13 February 2027 and ends at 02:07 on 14 February 2027. The 2027 instants are the same everywhere; only the clock they are read on changes. The rule recorded for Ratha Saptami tests the tithi at sunrise, the default test for most of the calendar.
On 13 February 2027 the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 18:09 at New Delhi. The Shukla Saptami is running at that sunrise, which is the test, so 13 February 2027 is the day.
In 2027 the Shukla Saptami lasts 23 hours 8 minutes, against 22 hours 30 minutes in 2026 and 25 hours 8 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 8 minutes from sunrise to sunset at New Delhi.
The daily panchang for 13 February 2027 gives Shukla Saptami at sunrise; the day before, Shukla Shashthi; the day after, Shukla Ashtami. At that sunrise the yoga is Shukla and the karana Gara. The panchang for 13 February 2027 has the rest of the day.
When the Shukla Saptami begins, the Moon is in Ashwini, ruled by Ketu. By sunrise on 13 February 2027 the daily table has it in Bharani.
Ratha Saptami in 2026, 2027 and 2028
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Ratha Saptami 2026 | 25 January 2026 | Sunday |
| Ratha Saptami 2027 | 13 February 2027 | Saturday |
| Ratha Saptami 2028 | 3 February 2028 | Thursday |
Ratha Saptami 2027 comes 19 days later in the calendar year than Ratha Saptami 2026. Between Ratha Saptami 2026 and Ratha Saptami 2027 the lunation table has 13 new moons, one more than the usual twelve, because 2026 had Adhika Jyeshtha; thirteen lunations run longer than a solar year, so the date moves later.
In the 2027 table Ratha Saptami comes 2 days after Vasant Panchami and 21 days before Maha Shivratri.
Within six days of Ratha Saptami in 2027: Vasant Panchami (11 February).
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 Ratha Saptami 2027 timings are New Delhi’s; sunrise and everything measured from it shift by minutes to the better part of an hour across India.