In May 2027, Sankashti Chaturthi falls on Sunday, 23 May 2027: Ekadanta Sankashti Chaturthi (Jyeshtha Krishna Chaturthi). In New Delhi the Moon rises at 10:03 PM.
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Ekadanta Sankashti Chaturthi: Sunday, 23 May 2027
- Tithi
- Jyeshtha Krishna Chaturthi
- Chaturthi tithi
- 23 May 8:43 PM to 24 May 11:00 PM
- Moonrise
- 10:03 PM
In this city moonrise falls within a few minutes of the start or end of Chaturthi, so a difference of 1–2 minutes between panchangs can change the vrat day. No time is given here for it; ask your purohit or check your city’s panchang.
The moonrise time is for New Delhi; the tithi times are the same in every city. All times in Indian Standard Time.
Moonrise time by city
66 cities, Indian Standard Time. Where a city keeps another day than New Delhi, that day’s date and time are given.
| City | 23 May |
|---|---|
| New Delhi | 10:03 PM |
| Varanasi | 9:31 PM |
| Mumbai | 9:57 PM |
| Kolkata | 9:02 PM |
| Chennai | 9:13 PM |
| Bengaluru | 9:24 PM |
| Hyderabad | 9:30 PM |
| Ahmedabad | 10:08 PM |
| Jaipur | 10:05 PM |
| Lucknow | 9:43 PM |
| Patna | 9:23 PM |
| Bhopal | 9:48 PM |
| Ujjain | 9:55 PM |
| Haridwar | 10:03 PM |
| Pune | 9:52 PM |
| Guwahati | 8:57 PM |
| Noida | 10:02 PM |
| Gurugram | 10:04 PM |
| Ghaziabad | 10:02 PM |
| Faridabad | 10:02 PM |
| Chandigarh | 10:11 PM |
| Ludhiana | 10:15 PM |
| Amritsar | 10:22 PM |
| Jammu | 10:25 PM |
| Dehradun | 10:05 PM |
| Rishikesh | 10:03 PM |
| Shimla | 10:11 PM |
| Agra | 9:56 PM |
| Mathura | 9:58 PM |
| Prayagraj | 9:36 PM |
| Kanpur | 9:45 PM |
| Ayodhya | 9:38 PM |
| Gorakhpur | 9:33 PM |
| Meerut | 10:02 PM |
| Bareilly | 9:54 PM |
| Jodhpur | 10:14 PM |
| Udaipur | 10:07 PM |
| Kota | 10:00 PM |
| Ajmer | 10:08 PM |
| Indore | 9:54 PM |
| Gwalior | 9:53 PM |
| Jabalpur | 9:38 PM |
| Raipur | 9:26 PM |
| Gaya | 9:21 PM |
| Muzaffarpur | 9:23 PM |
| Bhagalpur | 9:14 PM |
| Darbhanga | 9:21 PM |
| Ranchi | 9:16 PM |
| Jamshedpur | 9:11 PM |
| Dhanbad | 9:13 PM |
| Bhubaneswar | 9:06 PM |
| Puri | 9:05 PM |
| Siliguri | 9:12 PM |
| Surat | 10:02 PM |
| Vadodara | 10:04 PM |
| Rajkot | 10:13 PM |
| Nagpur | 9:36 PM |
| Nashik | 9:56 PM |
| Panaji | 9:45 PM |
| Visakhapatnam | 9:11 PM |
| Tirupati | 9:18 PM |
| Mysuru | 9:26 PM |
| Kochi | 9:23 PM |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 9:17 PM |
| Coimbatore | 9:22 PM |
| Madurai | 9:15 PM |
Differences of 1–2 minutes between panchangs are normal. How we calculate
Frequently asked questions
When is Sankashti Chaturthi in May 2027?
In May 2027, Sankashti Chaturthi falls on Sunday, 23 May 2027: Ekadanta Sankashti Chaturthi (Jyeshtha Krishna Chaturthi).
Is Ekadanta Sankashti Chaturthi on 23 May or 24 May?
In New Delhi on Sunday, 23 May 2027. The Chaturthi tithi runs 23 May 8:43 PM to 24 May 11:00 PM; according to Drik Panchang Sankashti falls on the day with Chaturthi at moonrise. Moonrise: 10:03 PM. In some cities the day can differ; pick your city above.
What time is moonrise on Sankashti Chaturthi in May 2027?
In New Delhi the Moon rises at 10:03 PM. Other cities: Mumbai 9:57 PM, Kolkata 9:02 PM, Chennai 9:13 PM, Bengaluru 9:24 PM. Pick your city above for its time; the table also gives 66 cities.
Is Sankashti Chaturthi on the same day in every city?
This month, by our calculation, all 66 cities of the table keep New Delhi’s day. Moonrise changes with the city, so the Sankashti day can too.
How is the Sankashti Chaturthi day fixed?
According to Drik Panchang the Sankashti fast falls on the day with the Krishna Chaturthi at moonrise, and it is broken after the Moon is seen. If both days have Chaturthi at moonrise, the first; if neither does, the day with Chaturthi at sunrise. Moonrise changes with the city, so the Sankashti day can too.
When is Sankashti Chaturthi in June 2027?
Krishnapingala Sankashti Chaturthi on Tuesday, 22 June 2027.
Sources
- Drik Panchang, 2026 and 2027, New Delhi: Sankashti Chaturthi list, moonrise and rules (drikpanchang.com/vrats/sankashti-chaturthi-dates.html); the Kolkata and Mumbai lists too; every date and time compared on 30 September 2026
- Day and time by city: our calculation by the same rule; compared with Drik Panchang’s Mumbai, Kolkata and Jaipur lists of Pradosh, Sankashti and Masik Shivratri, including dates on which these cities keep another day than New Delhi (2 and 3 October 2026); where a city’s day is too close to call, no time is given
- SanatanBodh panchang calculation (astronomy-engine, Lahiri ayanamsha): sanatanbodh.in/en/panchang/ganana-vidhi/
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