Nag Panchami dates

Nag Panchami in 2027, 2028 and 2029: the bright Pañcamī of Śrāvaṇa, joined with the Ṣaṣṭhī as the Nirṇaya-sindhu takes it, for your city.

City

Next Nag Panchami in Delhi

Friday, 6 August 2027

It is in 292 days.

The PañcamīFri 6 Aug, 02:27 to Sat 7 Aug, 00:23

Nag Panchami 2027 in every city

Nag Panchami dates, 2027 to 2029

Each city’s own sunrise

Year	Delhi	London	New York City	Sydney
Nag Panchami 2027	Fri 6 Aug	Fri 6 Aug	Fri 6 Aug	Fri 6 Aug
Nag Panchami 2028	Wed 26 Jul	Wed 26 Jul	Tue 25 Jul	Wed 26 Jul
Nag Panchami 2029	Tue 14 Aug	Tue 14 Aug	Tue 14 Aug	Tue 14 Aug

For the worship of serpents, the Pañcamī joined with the Ṣaṣṭhī, the later day, is taken: the serpents are pleased on it, and the earlier day is joined with the Caturthī. NS p. 164, quoting the Camatkāra-cintāmaṇi Each year’s page shows the Dharmasindhu’s limits and the test for every city.

Questions

From the Nirṇaya-sindhu and the Dharmasindhu, with the page for each.

When is Nag Panchami?

In Delhi: Friday, 6 August 2027; Wednesday, 26 July 2028; Tuesday, 14 August 2029. Each is the Śrāvaṇa śukla Pañcamī, joined with the Ṣaṣṭhī. NS p. 164, quoting the Camatkāra-cintāmaṇi

Why the later Panchami?

For the worship of serpents, the Nirṇaya-sindhu takes the Pañcamī joined with the Ṣaṣṭhī, quoting the Camatkāra-cintāmaṇi: the serpents are pleased on it, and the earlier day is joined with the Caturthī. The Dharmasindhu limits this. The later day needs three muhūrtas of the Pañcamī after its sunrise, or two when the Caturthī before it ran more than three; with less, the earlier day is kept. NS p. 164; DS p. 44

Why is the date different in the US or UK?

The Pañcamī begins and ends at the same moment everywhere, but sunrise comes at different hours, so the muhūrtas it runs after sunrise differ from city to city. Where it runs too briefly after the later sunrise, the earlier day is kept. DS p. 44

How the day is found

Read the methodology

The day: The Śrāvaṇa śukla Pañcamī joined with the Ṣaṣṭhī (NS p. 164), within the Dharmasindhu’s limits (p. 44).
The limits: The later day needs three muhūrtas of the Pañcamī after its sunrise, or two against a Caturthī of more than three; otherwise the earlier day is kept. Under two is our reading.
A muhūrta: A fifteenth of the time from sunrise to sunset, for the chosen city.
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 · each city’s own time · Swiss Ephemeris · Method