Basant Panchami dates

When Basant Panchami, or Vasant Panchami, falls in 2027, 2028 and 2029: the day and the forenoon time of the Sarasvatī pūjā, for Delhi and cities abroad.

City

Next Basant Panchami in Delhi

Thursday, 11 February 2027

Basant Panchami is in 116 days. In Delhi, the Pañcamī covers all of Thursday’s forenoon and none of Wednesday’s, so Basant Panchami is on the later day, Thursday.

Sarasvatī pūjā, forenoon07:04 – 12:35

PañcamīThu 03:05 – Fri 03:18

Basant Panchami 2027: every city and why

Basant Panchami dates, 2027 to 2029

Each city’s own time

Year	Delhi	London	New York City	Sydney
Basant Panchami 2027	Thu 11 Feb Forenoon 07:04 – 12:35	Thu 11 Feb Forenoon 07:23 – 12:15	Thu 11 Feb Forenoon 06:56 – 12:10	Thu 11 Feb Forenoon 08:35 – 13:09
Basant Panchami 2028	Mon 31 Jan Forenoon 07:15 – 12:34	Mon 31 Jan Forenoon 07:42 – 12:14	Mon 31 Jan Forenoon 07:08 – 12:09	Mon 31 Jan Forenoon 12:45 – 13:08
Basant Panchami 2029	Fri 19 Jan Forenoon 07:15 – 12:31	Fri 19 Jan Forenoon 07:57 – 12:11	Fri 19 Jan Forenoon 07:17 – 12:07	Fri 19 Jan Forenoon 09:47 – 13:05

Each year’s page lists all 16 cities and why each keeps its day. Dharmasindhu pp. 9, 89

Questions

From the Dharmasindhu pp. 9, 89, with the page for each.

When is Basant Panchami?

In Delhi: Thursday, 11 February 2027, Monday, 31 January 2028 and Friday, 19 January 2029. Each city keeps its own day by its own sunrise and sunset. Dharmasindhu pp. 9, 89

Is Basant Panchami the same as Vasant Panchami?

Yes, the same day. Basant is the spoken form of Vasanta, the spring: the Dharmasindhu names the Māgha śukla Pañcamī Vasanta-pañcamī, when the spring festival begins. Dharmasindhu p. 89

What time is Saraswati Puja on Basant Panchami?

In the forenoon, when Sarasvatī is worshipped with the inkpot and pen. We take the forenoon as sunrise to midday. Tithi-tattva p. 34

Why is the date different in the US or UK?

Basant Panchami is decided by the Pañcamī 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. 89

How the day is found

Read the methodology

The day: The Māgha śukla Pañcamī. The later day is kept only when it covers that day’s forenoon alone, and otherwise the earlier day, joined with the Caturthī. Dharmasindhu pp. 9, 89.
Forenoon: Sunrise to midday: our reading of the Dharmasindhu’s forenoon. The Sarasvatī pūjā time is that forenoon while the Pañcamī runs.
Other rules: The Vratarāja (f. 103, Hemādri) takes the Pañcamī covering midday, the earlier day when it covers both or neither. For Śrī-pañcamī the Nirṇaya-sindhu (p. 329) gives the earlier day by Mādhava and the later by Hemādri.
Sunrise: 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