Rishi Panchami 2027

Rishi Panchami in 2027: the day by the Pañcamī at midday and the midday pūjā time for your city, with the rite the Dharmasindhu gives.

Bhadrapada, Shukla Panchami

Rishi Panchami in Delhi

Saturday, 4 September

Rishi Panchami is in 321 days. In Delhi, the Pañcamī covers midday on both Saturday and Sunday, so Rishi Panchami is on the earlier day, Saturday.

Midday pūjā12:26 – 13:35
PañcamīSat 12:26 – Sun 11:17

Dharmasindhu p. 55

How the day is chosen

Rishi Panchami is the Bhādrapada śukla Pañcamī covering midday. When it covers midday on both days, or on neither, the earlier day is kept. Midday is the third fifth of the daytime. Dharmasindhu p. 55

Saturday or Sunday in Delhi

Delhi time

In Delhi, the Pañcamī runs from Sat 12:26 to Sun 11:17: the Pañcamī covers midday on both Saturday and Sunday, so Rishi Panchami is on the earlier day, Saturday. Dharmasindhu p. 55

The rite

The ṛṣis are worshipped, and the only food is vegetables grown on unploughed land. Dharmasindhu p. 55

Rishi Panchami 2027 around the world

Each city’s own sunrise and sunset
Saturday, 4 September
  • DelhiMidday 12:26 – 13:35
  • MumbaiMidday 12:26 – 13:52
  • KolkataMidday 12:26 – 12:50
  • ChennaiMidday 12:26 – 13:21
  • BengaluruMidday 12:26 – 13:32
  • HyderabadMidday 12:26 – 13:29
  • AhmedabadMidday 12:26 – 13:53
  • PuneMidday 12:26 – 13:48
  • JaipurMidday 12:26 – 13:41
  • LucknowMidday 12:26 – 13:20
  • LondonMidday 11:39 – 14:19
  • New York CityMidday 11:37 – 14:12
  • TorontoMidday 11:58 – 14:34
  • DubaiMidday 11:02 – 13:32
Sunday, 5 September
  • SydneyMidday 10:45 – 13:03
  • SingaporeMidday 11:50 – 13:47
Why the date differs In Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Jaipur and Lucknow, the Pañcamī covers midday on both Saturday and Sunday, so Rishi Panchami is on the earlier day, Saturday. In Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Pune, London and Dubai, the Pañcamī covers Saturday’s midday and none of Sunday’s, so Rishi Panchami is on Saturday. In New York City and Toronto, the Pañcamī covers Saturday’s midday and none of Friday’s, so Rishi Panchami is on Saturday. In Sydney and Singapore, the Pañcamī covers Sunday’s midday and none of Saturday’s, so Rishi Panchami is on Sunday. Dharmasindhu p. 55

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

Questions

From the Dharmasindhu p. 55, with the page for each.

When is Rishi Panchami 2027?

In Delhi, on Saturday, 4 September 2027, with the midday pūjā 12:26 – 13:35. In Sydney and Singapore, it is Sunday, 5 September. Dharmasindhu p. 55

What is the Rishi Panchami puja time?

Midday, the third fifth of the daytime, while the Pañcamī runs: in Delhi in 2027, 12:26 – 13:35. Dharmasindhu p. 55

What is done on Rishi Panchami?

The ṛṣis are worshipped, and the only food is vegetables grown on unploughed land. Dharmasindhu p. 55

Why is the date different in the US or UK?

Rishi Panchami is decided by the Pañcamī at midday 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. 55

How the day is found

Read the methodology
The day
The Bhādrapada śukla Pañcamī covering midday. When it covers midday on both days, or on neither, the earlier day is kept. Dharmasindhu p. 55.
Midday
The third fifth of the daytime (Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 28). The pūjā time is that midday while the Pañcamī runs.
Sunrise and sunset
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