Nag Panchami 2028
Nag Panchami in 2028: the bright Pañcamī of Śrāvaṇa, joined with the Ṣaṣṭhī as the Nirṇaya-sindhu takes it, within the Dharmasindhu’s limits, for your city.
Nag Panchami in Delhi
Wednesday, 26 July
Nag Panchami is in 647 days.
Nag Panchami in Mumbai
Wednesday, 26 July
Nag Panchami is in 647 days.
Nag Panchami in Kolkata
Wednesday, 26 July
Nag Panchami is in 647 days.
Nag Panchami in Chennai
Wednesday, 26 July
Nag Panchami is in 647 days.
Nag Panchami in Bengaluru
Wednesday, 26 July
Nag Panchami is in 647 days.
Nag Panchami in Hyderabad
Wednesday, 26 July
Nag Panchami is in 647 days.
Nag Panchami in Ahmedabad
Wednesday, 26 July
Nag Panchami is in 647 days.
Nag Panchami in Pune
Wednesday, 26 July
Nag Panchami is in 647 days.
Nag Panchami in Jaipur
Wednesday, 26 July
Nag Panchami is in 647 days.
Nag Panchami in Lucknow
Wednesday, 26 July
Nag Panchami is in 647 days.
Nag Panchami in London
Wednesday, 26 July
Nag Panchami is in 648 days.
Nag Panchami in New York City
Tuesday, 25 July
Nag Panchami is in 647 days.
Nag Panchami in Toronto
Tuesday, 25 July
Nag Panchami is in 647 days.
Nag Panchami in Sydney
Wednesday, 26 July
Nag Panchami is in 647 days.
Nag Panchami in Dubai
Wednesday, 26 July
Nag Panchami is in 647 days.
Nag Panchami in Singapore
Wednesday, 26 July
Nag Panchami is in 647 days.
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 12.2 muhūrtas after sunrise on Wednesday, 26 July, three or more, so it is kept that day, joined with the Ṣaṣṭhī.
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 Mumbai, the Pañcamī lasts 12.1 muhūrtas after sunrise on Wednesday, 26 July, three or more, so it is kept that day, joined with the Ṣaṣṭhī.
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 Kolkata, the Pañcamī lasts 13.2 muhūrtas after sunrise on Wednesday, 26 July, three or more, so it is kept that day, joined with the Ṣaṣṭhī.
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 Chennai, the Pañcamī lasts 12.8 muhūrtas after sunrise on Wednesday, 26 July, three or more, so it is kept that day, joined with the Ṣaṣṭhī.
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 Bengaluru, the Pañcamī lasts 12.6 muhūrtas after sunrise on Wednesday, 26 July, three or more, so it is kept that day, joined with the Ṣaṣṭhī.
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 Hyderabad, the Pañcamī lasts 12.6 muhūrtas after sunrise on Wednesday, 26 July, three or more, so it is kept that day, joined with the Ṣaṣṭhī.
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 Ahmedabad, the Pañcamī lasts 12.0 muhūrtas after sunrise on Wednesday, 26 July, three or more, so it is kept that day, joined with the Ṣaṣṭhī.
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 Pune, the Pañcamī lasts 12.2 muhūrtas after sunrise on Wednesday, 26 July, three or more, so it is kept that day, joined with the Ṣaṣṭhī.
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 Jaipur, the Pañcamī lasts 12.2 muhūrtas after sunrise on Wednesday, 26 July, three or more, so it is kept that day, joined with the Ṣaṣṭhī.
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 Lucknow, the Pañcamī lasts 12.5 muhūrtas after sunrise on Wednesday, 26 July, three or more, so it is kept that day, joined with the Ṣaṣṭhī.
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 London, the Pañcamī lasts 6.6 muhūrtas after sunrise on Wednesday, 26 July, three or more, so it is kept that day, joined with the Ṣaṣṭhī.
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 New York City, the Pañcamī lasts only 1.5 muhūrtas after sunrise on Wednesday, 26 July. The Caturthī lasted 4.5 after sunrise the day before, so two would have been enough, but under two it is kept on the earlier day, Tuesday, 25 July. The Dharmasindhu rejects a Pañcamī of one muhūrta; taking the earlier day for all under two is our reading.
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 Toronto, the Pañcamī lasts only 1.2 muhūrtas after sunrise on Wednesday, 26 July. The Caturthī lasted 4.2 after sunrise the day before, so two would have been enough, but under two it is kept on the earlier day, Tuesday, 25 July. The Dharmasindhu rejects a Pañcamī of one muhūrta; taking the earlier day for all under two is our reading.
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 Sydney, the Pañcamī lasts 20.9 muhūrtas after sunrise on Wednesday, 26 July, three or more, so it is kept that day, joined with the Ṣaṣṭhī.
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 Dubai, the Pañcamī lasts 10.7 muhūrtas after sunrise on Wednesday, 26 July, three or more, so it is kept that day, joined with the Ṣaṣṭhī.
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 Singapore, the Pañcamī lasts 15.0 muhūrtas after sunrise on Wednesday, 26 July, 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 2028 around the world
Each city’s own sunrise- New York CityPañcamī Tue 25 Jul, 10:12 to Wed 26 Jul, 07:16
- TorontoPañcamī Tue 25 Jul, 10:12 to Wed 26 Jul, 07:16
- DelhiPañcamī Tue 25 Jul, 19:42 to Wed 26 Jul, 16:46
- MumbaiPañcamī Tue 25 Jul, 19:42 to Wed 26 Jul, 16:46
- KolkataPañcamī Tue 25 Jul, 19:42 to Wed 26 Jul, 16:46
- ChennaiPañcamī Tue 25 Jul, 19:42 to Wed 26 Jul, 16:46
- BengaluruPañcamī Tue 25 Jul, 19:42 to Wed 26 Jul, 16:46
- HyderabadPañcamī Tue 25 Jul, 19:42 to Wed 26 Jul, 16:46
- AhmedabadPañcamī Tue 25 Jul, 19:42 to Wed 26 Jul, 16:46
- PunePañcamī Tue 25 Jul, 19:42 to Wed 26 Jul, 16:46
- JaipurPañcamī Tue 25 Jul, 19:42 to Wed 26 Jul, 16:46
- LucknowPañcamī Tue 25 Jul, 19:42 to Wed 26 Jul, 16:46
- LondonPañcamī Tue 25 Jul, 15:12 to Wed 26 Jul, 12:16
- SydneyPañcamī Wed 26 Jul, 00:12 to 21:16
- DubaiPañcamī Tue 25 Jul, 18:12 to Wed 26 Jul, 15:16
- SingaporePañcamī Tue 25 Jul, 22:12 to Wed 26 Jul, 19:16
Other years: Nag Panchami 2027, Nag Panchami 2029; all Nag Panchami dates.
Questions
From the Nirṇaya-sindhu and the Dharmasindhu, with the page for each.
When is Nag Panchami 2028?
In Delhi, on Wednesday, 26 July 2028. The Pañcamī runs from Tue 25 Jul, 19:42 to Wed 26 Jul, 16:46. In New York City and Toronto, it is Tuesday, 25 July. 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