The main festivals and vrats of May 2027: Parashurama Jayanti (8 May), Akshaya Tritiya (9 May), Ganga Saptami (12 May), Sita Navami (14 May) and Narasimha Jayanti (18 May). This month has Ekadashi on 2 and 16 May, Purnima on 20 May and Amavasya on 6 May. By the purnimanta reckoning (North India) the month falls in Vaishakh and Jyeshtha. Each day's tithi is the one at sunrise in New Delhi, and every festival and vrat date is checked against Drik Panchang.
May 2027 at a glance Vaishakh–Jyeshtha
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Kr. DashamiKr 10 | ||||||
| 2Kr. EkadashiKr 11Varuthini Ekadashi | 3Kr. DwadashiKr 12Soma Pradosh Vrat | 4Kr. TrayodashiKr 13Masik Shivratri | 5Kr. ChaturdashiKr 14 | 6AmavasyaAmavasyaVaishakha Amavasya | 7Sh. PratipadaSh 1 | 8Sh. DwitiyaSh 2Parashurama Jayanti |
| 9Sh. TritiyaSh 3Akshaya Tritiya | 10Sh. ChaturthiSh 4 | 11Sh. ShashthiSh 6 | 12Sh. SaptamiSh 7Ganga Saptami | 13Sh. AshtamiSh 8 | 14Sh. NavamiSh 9Sita Navami | 15Sh. DashamiSh 10Vrishabha Sankranti |
| 16Sh. EkadashiSh 11Mohini Ekadashi | 17Sh. DwadashiSh 12Soma Pradosh Vrat | 18Sh. TrayodashiSh 13Narasimha Jayanti | 19Sh. ChaturdashiSh 14 | 20PurnimaPurnimaBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima | 21Kr. PratipadaKr 1Narada Jayanti | 22Kr. DwitiyaKr 2 |
| 23Kr. TritiyaKr 3Ekadanta Sankashti Chaturthi | 24Kr. ChaturthiKr 4 | 25Kr. PanchamiKr 5 | 26Kr. ShashthiKr 6 | 27Kr. SaptamiKr 7 | 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 May 2027
- Sunday, 2 MayAt sunrise: Kr. EkadashiVaruthini EkadashiVaishakha Krishna Ekadashi (Amanta: Chaitra) · Ekadashi
- Monday, 3 MayAt sunrise: Kr. DwadashiSoma Pradosh VratVaishakha Krishna Trayodashi · Pradosh vrat
- Tuesday, 4 MayAt sunrise: Kr. TrayodashiMasik ShivratriVaishakha Krishna Chaturdashi · Masik Shivratri
- Thursday, 6 MayAt sunrise: AmavasyaVaishakha AmavasyaVaishakha Amavasya (Amanta: Chaitra) · Amavasya
- Saturday, 8 MayAt sunrise: Sh. DwitiyaParashurama JayantiVaishakha Shukla Tritiya · Festival
- Sunday, 9 MayAt sunrise: Sh. TritiyaAkshaya TritiyaVaishakha Shukla Tritiya · Festival
- Wednesday, 12 MayAt sunrise: Sh. SaptamiGanga SaptamiVaishakha Shukla Saptami · Festival
- Friday, 14 MayAt sunrise: Sh. NavamiSita NavamiVaishakha Shukla Navami · Festival
- Saturday, 15 MayAt sunrise: Sh. DashamiVrishabha SankrantiSun enters Vrishabha (Taurus) · Sankranti
- Sunday, 16 MayAt sunrise: Sh. EkadashiMohini EkadashiVaishakha Shukla Ekadashi · Ekadashi
- Monday, 17 MayAt sunrise: Sh. DwadashiSoma Pradosh VratVaishakha Shukla Trayodashi · Pradosh vrat
- Tuesday, 18 MayAt sunrise: Sh. TrayodashiNarasimha JayantiVaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi · Festival
- Thursday, 20 MayAt sunrise: PurnimaBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima · FestivalVaishakha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima · Purnima
- Friday, 21 MayAt sunrise: Kr. PratipadaNarada JayantiJyeshtha Krishna Pratipada (Amanta: Vaishakha) · Festival
- Sunday, 23 MayAt sunrise: Kr. TritiyaEkadanta Sankashti ChaturthiJyeshtha Krishna Chaturthi · Sankashti Chaturthi
Hindu months in May 2027
- Purnimanta (North India)
- Vaishakh (1–20 May) and Jyeshtha (21–31 May)
- Amanta (Maharashtra, Gujarat, the South)
- Chaitra (1–6 May) and Vaishakh (7–31 May)
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. Varuthini Ekadashi: Vaishakha Krishna Ekadashi (Amanta: Chaitra). In Shukla paksha both name the same month.
Frequently asked questions
Which festivals and vrats fall in May 2027?
Parashurama Jayanti on 8 May; Akshaya Tritiya on 9 May; Ganga Saptami on 12 May; Sita Navami on 14 May; Vrishabha Sankranti on 15 May; Narasimha Jayanti on 18 May; Buddha Purnima on 20 May; Narada Jayanti on 21 May. 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 May 2027?
May 2027 has two Ekadashis: Varuthini Ekadashi on Sunday, 2 May and Mohini Ekadashi on Sunday, 16 May. The parana (breaking the fast) time for each city is on the "Ekadashi May 2027" page.
When are Purnima and Amavasya in May 2027?
Purnima: Vaishakha Purnima on Thursday, 20 May (Buddha Purnima on the same day). Amavasya: Vaishakha Amavasya on Thursday, 6 May. 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 May 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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