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Akshaya Tritiya dates

When Akshaya Tritiya falls in 2027, 2028 and 2029: the day and its forenoon for the bath and gifts, for Delhi and cities abroad.

Next Akshaya Tritiya in Delhi

Sunday, 9 May 2027

Akshaya Tritiya is in 203 days. In Delhi, the Tṛtīyā covers the forenoon on both Saturday and Sunday and lasts more than three muhūrtas into Sunday’s, so Akshaya Tritiya is on the later day, Sunday.

Forenoon rites05:35 – 09:03
TṛtīyāSat 11:43 – Sun 09:03
Akshaya Tritiya 2027: every city and why

Akshaya Tritiya dates, 2027 to 2029

Each city’s own time
YearDelhiLondonNew York CitySydney
Akshaya Tritiya 2027 Sun 9 May Forenoon 05:35 – 09:03 Sat 8 May Forenoon 07:13 – 12:57 Sat 8 May Forenoon 05:47 – 12:52 Sun 9 May Forenoon 06:36 – 11:51
Akshaya Tritiya 2028 Thu 27 Apr Forenoon 05:44 – 12:18 Thu 27 Apr Forenoon 05:40 – 12:58 Thu 27 Apr Forenoon 06:00 – 12:53 Thu 27 Apr Forenoon 06:27 – 11:52
Akshaya Tritiya 2029 Wed 16 May Forenoon 05:30 – 12:17 Wed 16 May Forenoon 05:08 – 12:57 Wed 16 May Forenoon 05:39 – 12:52 Wed 16 May Forenoon 06:42 – 11:51

Each year’s page lists all 16 cities and why each keeps its day. Dharmasindhu p. 36; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 134

Questions

From the Dharmasindhu p. 36; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 134, with the page for each.

When is Akshaya Tritiya?

In Delhi: Sunday, 9 May 2027, Thursday, 27 April 2028 and Wednesday, 16 May 2029. Each city keeps its own day by its own sunrise and sunset. Dharmasindhu p. 36; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 134

What time is the Akshaya Tritiya puja?

The texts set the bath, the barley homa and the gifts in the forenoon, sunrise to midday, while the Tṛtīyā runs. The yugādi śrāddha is also done in the forenoon. Dharmasindhu p. 36

Do the texts say to buy gold on Akshaya Tritiya?

No. The texts prescribe giving. Gold appears among the gifts; buying gold, or buying anything, is not in the texts read. Vratarāja f. 44

Why do some calendars give another day?

When the Tṛtīyā covers the forenoon on both days, the Nirṇaya-sindhu always takes the later day. The Dharmasindhu takes the later only if the Tṛtīyā lasts more than three muhūrtas into it, and otherwise the earlier. This page follows the Dharmasindhu and shows the Nirṇaya-sindhu’s day beside it where they differ. Dharmasindhu p. 36; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 134

Why is the date different in the US or UK?

Akshaya Tritiya is decided by the Tṛtīyā in the forenoon at the city. The tithi begins and ends at the same moment everywhere, but sunrise and sunset come at different hours, so a city far to the west or east can keep another day. Dharmasindhu p. 36

How the day is found

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The day
The Vaiśākha śukla Tṛtīyā covering the forenoon. When it covers both forenoons, the later day is kept only if the Tṛtīyā lasts more than three muhūrtas into it, and otherwise the earlier day (DS p. 36). The Nirṇaya-sindhu’s later day (p. 134; VR f. 43) is shown where it differs.
Forenoon
Sunrise to midday, the first half of the day, by the Dharmasindhu’s own definition (p. 36).
Parshuram Jayanti
The Tṛtīyā covering the night’s first watch: the earlier day if only its first watch is covered, else the later (DS p. 37). The first watch is a quarter of the night: our reading.
Sunrise and sunset
At the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, for the chosen city. Every date is that city’s own.

Sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction · Lahiri ayanamsa for month names · each city’s own time · Swiss Ephemeris · Method