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Basant Panchami 2028

Basant Panchami, or Vasant Panchami, in 2028: the day and the forenoon time of the Sarasvatī pūjā for your city, from the Māgha śukla Pañcamī.

Magha, Shukla Panchami

Basant Panchami in Delhi

Monday, 31 January

Basant Panchami is in 470 days. In Delhi, the Pañcamī covers the forenoon on both Monday and Tuesday, so Basant Panchami is on the earlier day, Monday.

Sarasvatī pūjā, forenoon07:15 – 12:34
PañcamīMon 07:15 – Tue 09:28

Dharmasindhu pp. 9, 89

How the day is chosen

Basant Panchami is the Māgha śukla Pañcamī. It is the later day only when the Pañcamī covers that day’s forenoon alone; in every other case it is the earlier day, joined with the Caturthī. We take the forenoon as sunrise to midday: our reading. Dharmasindhu pp. 9, 89

Monday or Tuesday in Delhi

Delhi time

In Delhi, the Pañcamī runs from Mon 07:15 to Tue 09:28: the Pañcamī covers the forenoon on both Monday and Tuesday, so Basant Panchami is on the earlier day, Monday. Dharmasindhu pp. 9, 89

The rites

  • Sarasvatī is worshipped in the forenoon, with the inkpot and pen. Tithi-tattva p. 34 (Saṃvatsara-pradīpa)
  • The spring festival begins, and Rati and Kāma are worshipped. Dharmasindhu p. 89
  • After an oil bath and putting on ornaments, Hari is worshipped with gulāl, scents, flowers, incense and food, and brāhmaṇas are fed. Vratarāja f. 103 (Hemādri)
  • Śrī is worshipped with kunda flowers, for prosperity; the Nirṇaya-sindhu calls the day Śrī-pañcamī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 329

Basant Panchami 2028 around the world

Each city’s own sunrise and sunset
Monday, 31 January in all 16 cities
  • DelhiForenoon 07:15 – 12:34
  • MumbaiForenoon 07:15 – 12:51
  • KolkataForenoon 07:15 – 11:49
  • ChennaiForenoon 07:15 – 12:22
  • BengaluruForenoon 07:15 – 12:33
  • HyderabadForenoon 07:15 – 12:29
  • AhmedabadForenoon 07:21 – 12:53
  • PuneForenoon 07:15 – 12:47
  • JaipurForenoon 07:15 – 12:40
  • LucknowForenoon 07:15 – 12:19
  • LondonForenoon 07:42 – 12:14
  • New York CityForenoon 07:08 – 12:09
  • TorontoForenoon 07:37 – 12:31
  • SydneyForenoon 12:45 – 13:08
  • DubaiForenoon 07:03 – 12:32
  • SingaporeForenoon 09:45 – 13:17
Why every city agrees In Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Jaipur, Lucknow, Sydney and Singapore, the Pañcamī covers the forenoon on both Monday and Tuesday, so Basant Panchami is on the earlier day, Monday. In Ahmedabad, London, New York City, Toronto and Dubai, the Pañcamī covers Monday’s forenoon and none of Sunday’s, so Basant Panchami is on the later day, Monday. Dharmasindhu pp. 9, 89

Other years: Basant Panchami 2027, Basant Panchami 2029; all Basant Panchami dates.

Questions

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

When is Basant Panchami 2028?

In Delhi, on Monday, 31 January 2028, with the Sarasvatī pūjā in the forenoon, 07:15 – 12:34. Every city on this page keeps the same day. 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: in Delhi in 2028, 07:15 – 12:34. 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