When is Mahalaya 2026 & 2027?
Mahalaya 2027 · tithi by the Drik Siddhanta
Pitri Paksha 2027 — start date 16 September 2027, end date 30 September 2027 (this day).
Durga Puja 2027 — see every day from Shashthi to Dashami on one page →
This festival is also known and searched as — Mahalaya Amavasya, Sarva Pitru Amavasya, Tarpan, Durga Puja Start, Durga Puja, Devipaksha, Mahalaya, Mohaloya.
Mahalaya 2027 — Tithi Timings
- Amavasya begins
- Amavasya ends
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:09 PM
Times are in Indian Standard Time (IST); sunrise and sunset are for New Delhi. To see the timings for your own city, pick your city on that day's panjika.
Mahalaya 2027 — Auspicious & Inauspicious Timings
(Times are in IST for New Delhi)
✨ Auspicious Timings
- Shubh Choghadiya: 6:13 AM – 7:43 AM
⛔ Inauspicious Timings
- Rog Choghadiya: 7:43 AM – 8:06 AM
Note: These timings are calculated from the New Delhi sunrise (IST) and cover only the daytime (sunrise to sunset) within the festival tithi. They are general auspicious and inauspicious periods, not exact puja timings. For your own city, change the location in the panjika for that day →
Mahalaya — dates from 2025 to 2030
| Year | Gregorian date | Weekday | Bengali date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 September 2025 | Sunday | 4 Ashwin 1432 |
| 2026 | 10 October 2026 | Saturday | 23 Ashwin 1433 |
| 2027 | 30 September 2027 | Thursday | 13 Ashwin 1434 |
| 2028 | 18 September 2028 | Monday | 2 Ashwin 1435 |
| 2029 | 7 October 2029 | Sunday | 20 Ashwin 1436 |
| 2030 | 27 September 2030 | Friday | 10 Ashwin 1437 |
Dates are calculated on MyAstrology's own calculation engine by the Drik Siddhanta, for New Delhi (28.61° N, 77.21° E).
When is Mahalaya if you live abroad?
The dates on this page are for New Delhi (Drik Siddhanta); across India the date is almost always the same. Abroad, the tithi at your own sunrise can occasionally move the day by one.
Sunrise, the end of the tithi and auspicious times still vary by city — to see yours, pick your city in the panjika →
On which tithi is Mahalaya?
The Amavasya tithi of the Krishna Paksha of the lunar month of Bhadra. The tithi is fixed by the Udaya-vyapini rule — whichever tithi is running at sunrise.
The significance of Mahalaya
The great tarpana on Bhadri Krishna Amavasya. The end of the Pitri Paksha and the beginning of Durga Puja.
Rituals and timing
How it is observed
Rise at 4 am and listen to Mahishasuramardini on the radio. Go to the Ganga or a nearby pond and offer tarpana with black sesame, kusha grass and water in the names of the ancestors. Give the crows food and milk-rice. At home, sound crackers and the conch as a cannon would be fired.
Auspicious time
4 am to 8 am
Mantra
Common questions
When is Mahalaya 2027?
In 2027 Mahalaya falls on 30 September 2027, Thursday, Bengali 13 Ashwin 1434.
When does the tithi for Mahalaya 2027 begin and end?
Amavasya tithi begins 29 September 10:56 AM and ends 30 September 8:06 AM. Sunrise that day is 6:13 AM and sunset 6:09 PM. Times are in IST; sunrise is for New Delhi.
What is the auspicious time for Mahalaya puja?
4 am to 8 am
When is Mahalaya in the coming years?
in 2025 on 21 September 2025 (Sunday), in 2026 on 10 October 2026 (Saturday), in 2028 on 18 September 2028 (Monday).
When was Mahalaya last year?
10 October 2026, Saturday (Bengali date 23 Ashwin 1433).
Why does Mahalaya fall on a different date every year?
Mahalaya follows the lunar tithi, not the Gregorian date. A lunar year is about 11 days shorter than a solar year, so the day moves about 11 days earlier each year. When the gap grows too wide an extra month (Adhika Masa) is inserted to correct it — and that year the day falls about a month later.
