Hindu festivals · Vinayaka Chaturthi, Ganeshotsav

Ganesh Chaturthi 2027: date and madhyahna puja muhurat

Ganesh Chaturthi is the Chaturthi (fourth day) of Bhadrapada Shukla paksha, kept as the birth of Ganesha. In many homes it starts a festival of one and a half, five, seven or ten days.

Next date: Saturday, 4 Sep 2027

Ganesh Chaturthi timings

Detail	2027	2028
Date	Saturday, 4 Sep 2027	Wednesday, 23 Aug 2028
Shukla Chaturthi tithi begins	3 Sep, 2:19 pm	23 Aug, 5:10 am
Shukla Chaturthi tithi ends	4 Sep, 12:26 pm	24 Aug, 1:56 am
Madhyahna (midday) puja time	10:57 am to 1:27 pm	10:59 am to 1:32 pm

The days of Ganesh Chaturthi

Day	2027	2028
Ganesh Chaturthi	Saturday, 4 Sep 2027	Wednesday, 23 Aug 2028
Anant Chaturdashi (Ganesh Visarjan)	Tuesday, 14 Sep 2027	Saturday, 2 Sep 2028

All times are IST. Tithi times hold for all of India; sunrise, sunset, moonrise and the muhurat windows are for Nagpur, in the North and Central Indian (purnimanta) tradition, and shift by a few minutes in other cities.

How it is commonly observed

An idol of Ganesha is brought home or to a pandal and installed with a puja, traditionally at madhyahna.
Modak and laddoo are offered, and aarti is done morning and evening.
The idol is immersed (visarjan) after the chosen number of days; the last common day is Anant Chaturdashi.
By tradition many avoid looking at the Moon on the Chaturthi night.

Where regions differ

The festival is largest in Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where public pandals run for ten days. In Tamil Nadu it is Vinayagar Chaturthi.

All the regional calendars on this site that list it give the same date in 2027.

How the date is worked out

The rule: the day when the tithi runs during madhyahna, the middle fifth of the daytime. When two days qualify, the one where the tithi covers more of that window; when none does, the day the tithi begins. The Sun and Moon positions are computed for each year (sidereal, Lahiri ayanamsa), so the dates are not copied from a printed list.

Questions about Ganesh Chaturthi

When is Ganesh Chaturthi in 2027?

Ganesh Chaturthi 2027 is on Saturday, 4 Sep 2027, and in 2028 on Wednesday, 23 Aug 2028. The dates are worked out for Nagpur in the North and Central Indian tradition; the table above gives the tithi and muhurat times.

Why is the puja at midday?

By tradition Ganesha was born at midday, so the day is the one when Chaturthi runs at madhyahna, and the installation puja is done in that window. The table gives it for Nagpur.

When is Ganesh visarjan?

Families choose one and a half, three, five, seven or ten days. The ten day festival ends on Anant Chaturdashi, which is listed with its date in the table.

Why does another calendar show a different date?

A tithi begins and ends at the same moment all over India, but the festival day depends on the part of the day the tradition looks at (sunrise, midday, evening or midnight) and on the sunrise of the city. A panchang for another city or tradition can therefore differ by a day. Follow the one your family uses.