The main festivals and vrats of January 2027: Lohri (14 January) and Makar Sankranti, Pongal (15 January). This month has Ekadashi on 3 and 18 January, Purnima on 22 January and Amavasya on 7 January. By the purnimanta reckoning (North India) the month falls in Paush and Magh. Each day's tithi is the one at sunrise in New Delhi, and every festival and vrat date is checked against Drik Panchang.
January 2027 at a glance Paush–Magh
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Kr. NavamiKr 9 | 2Kr. DashamiKr 10 | |||||
| 3Kr. EkadashiKr 11Saphala Ekadashi | 4Kr. DwadashiKr 12 | 5Kr. TrayodashiKr 13Bhauma Pradosh VratMasik Shivratri | 6Kr. ChaturdashiKr 14 | 7AmavasyaAmavasyaPausha Amavasya | 8Sh. PratipadaSh 1 | 9Sh. DwitiyaSh 2 |
10Sh. TritiyaSh 3 | 11Sh. TritiyaSh 3 | 12Sh. ChaturthiSh 4 | 13Sh. PanchamiSh 5 | 14Sh. ShashthiSh 6Lohri | 15Sh. SaptamiSh 7Makar Sankranti, Pongal | 16Sh. AshtamiSh 8 |
17Sh. NavamiSh 9 | 18Sh. DashamiSh 10Pausha Putrada Ekadashi | 19Sh. EkadashiSh 11 | 20Sh. TrayodashiSh 13Budha Pradosh Vrat | 21Sh. ChaturdashiSh 14 | 22PurnimaPurnimaPausha Purnima | 23Kr. PratipadaKr 1 |
24Kr. DwitiyaKr 2 | 25Kr. TritiyaKr 3Sakat Chauth | 26Kr. PanchamiKr 5 | 27Kr. ShashthiKr 6 | 28Kr. SaptamiKr 7 | 29Kr. AshtamiKr 8 | 30Kr. NavamiKr 9 |
31Kr. DashamiKr 10 |
Tithi at sunrise in New Delhi · Sh = Shukla, Kr = Krishna paksha (the number is the tithi’s place: Sh 5 = Shukla Panchami) · pale yellow = Purnima, grey = Amavasya · days with a dot have festivals, listed below.
Festivals and vrats in January 2027
- Sunday, 3 JanuaryAt sunrise: Kr. EkadashiSaphala EkadashiPausha Krishna Ekadashi (Amanta: Margashirsha) · Ekadashi
- Tuesday, 5 JanuaryAt sunrise: Kr. TrayodashiBhauma Pradosh VratPausha Krishna Trayodashi · Pradosh vratMasik ShivratriPausha Krishna Chaturdashi · Masik Shivratri
- Thursday, 7 JanuaryAt sunrise: AmavasyaPausha AmavasyaPausha Amavasya (Amanta: Margashirsha) · Amavasya
- Thursday, 14 JanuaryAt sunrise: Sh. ShashthiLohriThe day before Makar Sankranti · Festival
- Friday, 15 JanuaryAt sunrise: Sh. SaptamiMakar Sankranti, PongalSun enters Makara (Capricorn) · Sankranti
- Monday, 18 JanuaryAt sunrise: Sh. DashamiPausha Putrada EkadashiPausha Shukla Ekadashi · Ekadashi
- Wednesday, 20 JanuaryAt sunrise: Sh. TrayodashiBudha Pradosh VratPausha Shukla Trayodashi · Pradosh vrat
- Friday, 22 JanuaryAt sunrise: PurnimaPausha Purnima (Shakambhari Purnima)Pausha Purnima · Purnima
- Monday, 25 JanuaryAt sunrise: Kr. TritiyaSakat Chauth (Lambodara Sankashti Chaturthi)Magha Krishna Chaturthi (Amanta: Pausha) · Sankashti Chaturthi
Hindu months in January 2027
- Purnimanta (North India)
- Paush (1–22 January) and Magh (23–31 January)
- Amanta (Maharashtra, Gujarat, the South)
- Margashirsha (1–7 January) and Paush (8–31 January)
In the purnimanta reckoning the month changes the day after Purnima, in the amanta reckoning the day after Amavasya. So a Krishna-paksha festival or vrat falls one month earlier in amanta, e.g. Saphala Ekadashi: Pausha Krishna Ekadashi (Amanta: Margashirsha). In Shukla paksha both name the same month.
Frequently asked questions
Which festivals and vrats fall in January 2027?
Lohri on 14 January; Makar Sankranti, Pongal on 15 January. Besides these there are two Ekadashis, one Purnima, one Amavasya, two Pradosh vrats, one Sankashti Chaturthi and one Masik Shivratri; all of them, with date and tithi, are in the list above.
When is Ekadashi in January 2027?
January 2027 has two Ekadashis: Saphala Ekadashi on Sunday, 3 January and Pausha Putrada Ekadashi on Monday, 18 January (Gauna Ekadashi on Tuesday, 19 January). The parana (breaking the fast) time for each city is on the "Ekadashi January 2027" page.
When are Purnima and Amavasya in January 2027?
Purnima: Pausha Purnima on Friday, 22 January (Shakambhari Purnima). Amavasya: Pausha Amavasya on Thursday, 7 January. The start and end of the tithi are on the Purnima and Amavasya month pages.
Can I get this calendar as a PDF?
Yes. The "Save PDF / Print" button opens the printable page for January 2027: the month grid with each day's tithi and festivals on the first page, and every festival and vrat with its date on the second. Press "Save PDF / Print" there and pick a printer, or "Save as PDF" for a PDF. The PDF of the whole of 2027 can be downloaded from the Hindu calendar 2027 page.
Which city are the dates for?
By the sunrise and panchang of New Delhi. Most dates stay the same in other cities, but observances that depend on sunrise, moonrise or the night can move by a day. See each festival’s page for your city, or ask your purohit.
Sources
- Drik Panchang (drikpanchang.com): Hindu festival calendar 2027, New Delhi; every date compared on 30 September 2026
- Each day’s sunrise tithi: SanatanBodh panchang calculation (astronomy-engine, Lahiri ayanamsha), New Delhi; compared with Drik Panchang’s month panchang (every day of October, November, December 2026 and February, November 2027 agrees on tithi, sunrise and sunset), 2 October 2026
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