When is Ratha Saptami 2026 & 2027?
Ratha Saptami 2027 · tithi by the Drik Siddhanta
This festival is also known and searched as — Surya Jayanti, Magha Saptami, Ratha Saptami.
Ratha Saptami 2027 — Tithi Timings
- Saptami begins
- Saptami ends
- Sunrise
- 7:01 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.
Ratha Saptami 2027 — Auspicious & Inauspicious Timings
(Times are in IST for New Delhi)
✨ Auspicious Timings
- Shubh Choghadiya: 8:25 AM – 9:48 AM
- Abhijit Muhurat: 12:13 PM – 12:58 PM
- Labh Choghadiya: 1:59 PM – 3:22 PM
- Amrit Choghadiya: 3:22 PM – 4:46 PM
⛔ Inauspicious Timings
- Kaal Choghadiya: 7:01 AM – 8:25 AM
- Rahu Kaal / Rog Choghadiya: 9:48 AM – 11:12 AM
- Udveg Choghadiya: 11:12 AM – 12:35 PM
- Kaal Choghadiya: 4:46 PM – 6:09 PM
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 →
Ratha Saptami — dates from 2025 to 2030
| Year | Gregorian date | Weekday | Bengali date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 February 2025 | Tuesday | 21 Magh 1431 |
| 2026 | 25 January 2026 | Sunday | 11 Magh 1432 |
| 2027 | 13 February 2027 | Saturday | 30 Magh 1433 |
| 2028 | 3 February 2028 | Thursday | 19 Magh 1434 |
| 2029 | 22 January 2029 | Monday | 8 Magh 1435 |
| 2030 | 9 February 2030 | Saturday | 26 Magh 1436 |
Dates are calculated on MyAstrology's own calculation engine by the Drik Siddhanta, for New Delhi (28.61° N, 77.21° E).
When is Ratha Saptami 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 Ratha Saptami?
The Saptami tithi of the Shukla Paksha of the lunar month of Magh. The tithi is fixed by the Udaya-vyapini rule — whichever tithi is running at sunrise.
The significance of Ratha Saptami
Magha Shukla Saptami. The day the Sun's uttarayana is complete.
Rituals and timing
How it is observed
Offer arghya to the Sun.
Auspicious time
At sunrise
Mantra
Common questions
When is Ratha Saptami 2027?
In 2027 Ratha Saptami falls on 13 February 2027, Saturday, Bengali 30 Magh 1433.
When does the tithi for Ratha Saptami 2027 begin and end?
Saptami tithi begins 13 February 2:59 AM and ends 14 February 2:07 AM. Sunrise that day is 7:01 AM and sunset 6:09 PM. Times are in IST; sunrise is for New Delhi.
What is the auspicious time for Ratha Saptami puja?
At sunrise
When is Ratha Saptami in the coming years?
in 2025 on 4 February 2025 (Tuesday), in 2026 on 25 January 2026 (Sunday), in 2028 on 3 February 2028 (Thursday).
When was Ratha Saptami last year?
25 January 2026, Sunday (Bengali date 11 Magh 1432).
Why does Ratha Saptami fall on a different date every year?
Ratha Saptami 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.
