Nag Panchami 2027

Nag Panchami in 2027: the bright Pañcamī of Śrāvaṇa, joined with the Ṣaṣṭhī as the Nirṇaya-sindhu takes it, within the Dharmasindhu’s limits, for your city.

Śrāvaṇa śukla Pañcamī

Nag Panchami in Delhi

Friday, 6 August

Nag Panchami is in 292 days.

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

How the day is chosen

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

The Dharmasindhu limits this, counting muhūrtas after sunrise, a muhūrta being a fifteenth of the daytime:

  • With three muhūrtas or more of the Pañcamī after the later sunrise, the later day is kept.
  • With two to three, the later day is kept when the Caturthī ran more than three after the earlier sunrise, and otherwise the earlier day.
  • With under two, the earlier day is kept. The Dharmasindhu rejects a Pañcamī of one muhūrta; taking the earlier day for all under two is our reading.
  • A Pañcamī at no sunrise is kept on the day it runs, and one at two sunrises on the later. DS p. 44; NS p. 164

In Delhi, the Pañcamī lasts 20.9 muhūrtas after sunrise on Friday, 6 August, three or more, so it is kept that day, joined with the Ṣaṣṭhī.

The rite

Serpents are drawn in cow dung on both sides of the door and worshipped with curd, dūrvā, kuśa, scents and flowers, and brāhmaṇas are honoured. The text promises that those who worship the serpents on this day have “no fear of snakes anywhere”. NS p. 164, the Bhaviṣya as Hemādri quotes it

Nag Panchami 2027 around the world

Each city’s own sunrise
Friday, 6 August
  • DelhiPañcamī Fri 6 Aug, 02:27 to Sat 7 Aug, 00:23
  • MumbaiPañcamī Fri 6 Aug, 02:27 to Sat 7 Aug, 00:23
  • KolkataPañcamī Fri 6 Aug, 02:27 to Sat 7 Aug, 00:23
  • ChennaiPañcamī Fri 6 Aug, 02:27 to Sat 7 Aug, 00:23
  • BengaluruPañcamī Fri 6 Aug, 02:27 to Sat 7 Aug, 00:23
  • HyderabadPañcamī Fri 6 Aug, 02:27 to Sat 7 Aug, 00:23
  • AhmedabadPañcamī Fri 6 Aug, 02:27 to Sat 7 Aug, 00:23
  • PunePañcamī Fri 6 Aug, 02:27 to Sat 7 Aug, 00:23
  • JaipurPañcamī Fri 6 Aug, 02:27 to Sat 7 Aug, 00:23
  • LucknowPañcamī Fri 6 Aug, 02:27 to Sat 7 Aug, 00:23
  • LondonPañcamī Thu 5 Aug, 21:57 to Fri 6 Aug, 19:53
  • New York CityPañcamī Thu 5 Aug, 16:57 to Fri 6 Aug, 14:53
  • TorontoPañcamī Thu 5 Aug, 16:57 to Fri 6 Aug, 14:53
  • SydneyPañcamī Fri 6 Aug, 06:57 to Sat 7 Aug, 04:53
  • DubaiPañcamī Fri 6 Aug, 00:57 to 22:53
  • SingaporePañcamī Fri 6 Aug, 04:57 to Sat 7 Aug, 02:53

Other years: Nag Panchami 2028, Nag Panchami 2029; all Nag Panchami dates.

Questions

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

When is Nag Panchami 2027?

In Delhi, on Friday, 6 August 2027. The Pañcamī runs from Fri 6 Aug, 02:27 to Sat 7 Aug, 00:23. 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