Pitru Paksha 2027
Shradh Calculator 2027: Find the Shraddha Date
New Delhi · Pitru Paksha 2027: Wednesday, 15 September to Wednesday, 29 September
Pitru Paksha 2027 Begins · New Delhi
Wednesday, 15 September 2027
Pick the tithi of the funeral above to find your own Shradh date.
Shradh Dates 2027: The Full Calendar
Every Shradh of Pitru Paksha 2027 for New Delhi, with the Aparahna time of each day.
The Special Days of Pitru Paksha 2027
Days kept for particular ancestors, whatever the tithi of their funeral.
Wednesday, 15 September
Pitru Paksha Begins
Ancestors whose funeral rites were performed on Purnima tithi
Monday, 20 September
Bharani Nakshatra
Yama's nakshatra — Shraddha here is held to carry special merit, especially in the first year after death
Friday, 24 September
Matru Navami
Departed mothers and married women of the family; also ancestors whose funeral rites were performed on Navami tithi
Monday, 27 September
Magha Nakshatra
The Pitrs' own nakshatra — considered highly auspicious for ancestral rites
Tuesday, 28 September
Ghata Chaturdashi
Those who died an untimely or unnatural death — accident, weapon, or similar
Wednesday, 29 September
Sarva Pitru
All ancestors — and anyone whose funeral tithi is not known, or whose Shraddha day was missed
Shradh 2027: Your Questions Answered
Each answer is worked out for New Delhi from the panchang of 2027.
When does Pitru Paksha 2027 begin and end?
Pitru Paksha 2027 begins on Wednesday, 15 September 2027 with the Purnima Shraddha and ends on Wednesday, 29 September 2027 with Sarva Pitru Amavasya, in New Delhi. It runs for 15 days.
When is Purnima Shraddha in 2027?
Purnima Shraddha is on Wednesday, 15 September 2027 in New Delhi, and the Aparahna, the preferred time for the rites, is 1:30 – 3:58 PM. It is kept for: ancestors whose funeral rites were performed on Purnima tithi.
When is Pratipada Shraddha in 2027?
Pratipada Shraddha is on Thursday, 16 September 2027 in New Delhi, and the Aparahna, the preferred time for the rites, is 1:29 – 3:57 PM. It is kept for: ancestors whose funeral rites were performed on Pratipada tithi.
When is Dwitiya Shraddha in 2027?
Dwitiya Shraddha is on Friday, 17 September 2027 in New Delhi, and the Aparahna, the preferred time for the rites, is 1:29 – 3:56 PM. It is kept for: ancestors whose funeral rites were performed on Dwitiya tithi.
When is Tritiya Shraddha in 2027?
Tritiya Shraddha is on Saturday, 18 September 2027 in New Delhi, and the Aparahna, the preferred time for the rites, is 1:28 – 3:56 PM. It is kept for: ancestors whose funeral rites were performed on Tritiya tithi.
When is Chaturthi Shraddha in 2027?
Chaturthi Shraddha is on Sunday, 19 September 2027 in New Delhi, and the Aparahna, the preferred time for the rites, is 1:28 – 3:55 PM. It is kept for: ancestors whose funeral rites were performed on Chaturthi tithi.
When is Panchami Shraddha in 2027?
Panchami Shraddha is on Monday, 20 September 2027 in New Delhi, and the Aparahna, the preferred time for the rites, is 1:27 – 3:54 PM. It is kept for: ancestors whose funeral rites were performed on Panchami tithi.
When is Maha Bharani in 2027?
Maha Bharani is on Monday, 20 September 2027 in New Delhi, and the Aparahna, the preferred time for the rites, is 1:27 – 3:54 PM. It is kept for: yama's nakshatra — Shraddha here is held to carry special merit, especially in the first year after death.
When is Shashthi Shraddha in 2027?
Shashthi Shraddha is on Tuesday, 21 September 2027 in New Delhi, and the Aparahna, the preferred time for the rites, is 1:27 – 3:53 PM. It is kept for: ancestors whose funeral rites were performed on Shashthi tithi.
When is Saptami Shraddha in 2027?
Saptami Shraddha is on Wednesday, 22 September 2027 in New Delhi, and the Aparahna, the preferred time for the rites, is 1:26 – 3:52 PM. It is kept for: ancestors whose funeral rites were performed on Saptami tithi.
When is Ashtami Shraddha in 2027?
Ashtami Shraddha is on Thursday, 23 September 2027 in New Delhi, and the Aparahna, the preferred time for the rites, is 1:26 – 3:51 PM. It is kept for: ancestors whose funeral rites were performed on Ashtami tithi.
When is Navami Shraddha (Matru Navami) in 2027?
Navami Shraddha is on Friday, 24 September 2027 in New Delhi, and the Aparahna, the preferred time for the rites, is 1:25 – 3:50 PM. It is kept for: departed mothers and married women of the family; also ancestors whose funeral rites were performed on Navami tithi.
When is Dashami Shraddha in 2027?
Dashami Shraddha is on Saturday, 25 September 2027 in New Delhi, and the Aparahna, the preferred time for the rites, is 1:25 – 3:50 PM. It is kept for: ancestors whose funeral rites were performed on Dashami tithi.
When is Ekadashi Shraddha in 2027?
Ekadashi Shraddha is on Sunday, 26 September 2027 in New Delhi, and the Aparahna, the preferred time for the rites, is 1:24 – 3:49 PM. It is kept for: ancestors whose funeral rites were performed on Ekadashi tithi.
When is Dwadashi Shraddha in 2027?
Dwadashi Shraddha is on Monday, 27 September 2027 in New Delhi, and the Aparahna, the preferred time for the rites, is 1:24 – 3:48 PM. It is kept for: ancestors whose funeral rites were performed on Dwadashi tithi; also for departed sannyasis.
When is Magha Shraddha in 2027?
Magha Shraddha is on Monday, 27 September 2027 in New Delhi, and the Aparahna, the preferred time for the rites, is 1:24 – 3:48 PM. It is kept for: the Pitrs' own nakshatra — considered highly auspicious for ancestral rites.
When is Trayodashi Shraddha in 2027?
Trayodashi Shraddha is on Tuesday, 28 September 2027 in New Delhi, and the Aparahna, the preferred time for the rites, is 1:23 – 3:47 PM. This year it falls on the same day as Chaturdashi Shraddha, as both tithis hold that afternoon. It is kept for: ancestors whose funeral rites were performed on Trayodashi tithi.
When is Chaturdashi Shraddha (Ghata Chaturdashi) in 2027?
Chaturdashi Shraddha is on Tuesday, 28 September 2027 in New Delhi, and the Aparahna, the preferred time for the rites, is 1:23 – 3:47 PM. This year it falls on the same day as Trayodashi Shraddha, as both tithis hold that afternoon. It is kept for: those who died an untimely or unnatural death — accident, weapon, or similar.
When is Sarva Pitru Amavasya in 2027?
Sarva Pitru Amavasya is on Wednesday, 29 September 2027 in New Delhi, and the Aparahna, the preferred time for the rites, is 1:23 – 3:46 PM. It is kept for: all ancestors — and anyone whose funeral tithi is not known, or whose Shraddha day was missed.
More From the Panchang
Each one for your own city, on any date.
Pitru Paksha 2027
Shradh: The Fortnight Kept for the Ancestors
Once a year, in the dark fortnight after Bhadrapada Purnima, every Hindu household turns to the people it came from. These fifteen days are Pitru Paksha, also called Mahalaya Paksha or simply Shradh, and the Shradh calculator above gives each ancestor's Shradh date in 2027 from the tithi of the funeral.
The word shradh comes from shraddha, faith. What is offered in these days, water with sesame in tarpan, rice balls in pinda daan, a meal to a Brahmin, food set out for the crow, the cow and the dog, is offered in faith that it reaches the pitrs, the departed of three generations. The texts say the ancestors come close to the earth in this fortnight and wait at the door of their descendants. A family that remembers them is blessed; a family that forgets is said to feel the weight of that in its own affairs.
Pitru Paksha runs from Bhadrapada Purnima to Ashwin Amavasya by the Purnimanta calendar of North India. By the Amanta calendar of the South and West it is the dark half of Bhadrapada. The days are the same; only the month's name differs.
Pitru Paksha at a Glance
- BeginsBhadrapada Purnima
- EndsSarva Pitru Amavasya
- Length15 or 16 days
- Preferred timeAparahna Kaal
- RitesTarpan, Pinda Daan
- NextNavratri begins
Shradh Tithi
How the Shradh Date Is Found From the Tithi of the Funeral
An ancestor's Shradh is never fixed by a calendar date. It is fixed by the tithi on which the funeral rites, the cremation, were performed. A grandfather whose cremation fell on Krishna Saptami and one whose cremation fell on Shukla Saptami both have their Shradh on Saptami of Pitru Paksha, because in this fortnight the paksha is set aside and only the tithi number counts.
The tithi is the one running when the cremation took place. A tithi often changes during the day, so a cremation in the evening can belong to a different tithi from the one a calendar prints for that date, since a calendar prints the tithi at sunrise. Give the time if you know it, and this calculator reads the tithi at that minute.
Then comes the day itself. Each Shradh is kept on the day its tithi holds the Aparahna, the afternoon. A short tithi can share one afternoon with the next, and two Shradhs fall together; a long one can leave a day with no new tithi. That is why the dates move a little every year, and why the calendar above is worked out afresh for each year and each city.
Tithi, Not Date
The tithi of the funeral fixes the Shradh, every year.
Paksha Set Aside
Shukla or Krishna, the tithi number alone counts.
Time of Funeral
The tithi at that minute, not at sunrise.
Aparahna Rule
The day the tithi holds the afternoon.
The Rites
What Is Done on the Day of Shradh
The full ritual is long and is best done with a family priest. These are its parts, in the order they come.
Tarpan
Water with black sesame and kusha grass, offered from the palm to each ancestor by name and gotra.
Pinda Daan
Balls of cooked rice, barley flour, ghee and sesame, offered for the three generations of fathers and mothers.
Brahmin Bhojan
A simple sattvic meal served to a Brahmin, with dakshina, in the ancestor's name.
Panchbali
Portions of the meal set aside for the cow, the dog, the crow, the ants and the gods before the family eats.
In Practice
What I Tell Families Who Ask About Shradh
The question I hear most in Pitru Paksha is "we don't know the tithi, what do we do?" The answer is simple: keep the Shradh on Sarva Pitru Amavasya. It is meant for exactly that, and no ancestor is left out on that day. If you do know the date of the funeral, note the time as well; the tithi often changes during the day, and a few hours can move a Shradh by a whole day.
In a chart, the ninth house and the Sun speak of the father and the line before him, and Pitru Dosha is read from the afflictions there. I always tell people that no remedy for Pitru Dosha replaces a Shradh kept with care. Offer the water, feed someone in their name, and the rest follows. These fifteen days are not a time of mourning; they are a time of gratitude.
Avoid
New purchases, weddings, griha pravesh and new ventures during Pitru Paksha.
Food
Simple sattvic food; no onion, garlic, meat or alcohol in the house on the day.
Who Performs It
Traditionally the eldest son; a daughter, wife or any family member may too.
Where
At home is complete; Gaya, Haridwar and Prayag are held most sacred.
Questions
Shradh: Common Questions
By the tithi on which the funeral rites, the cremation, were performed, not by the calendar date. Each year, in Pitru Paksha, the Shradh is offered on the day that tithi holds the afternoon, the Aparahna. So a cremation on Krishna Shashthi and one on Shukla Shashthi both have their Shradh on Shashthi Shraddha.
Because a tithi often changes during the day. A cremation in the evening can fall in a different tithi from the one printed for that date, since a calendar prints the tithi at sunrise. Give the time and this calculator reads the tithi running at that minute.
Then the Shradh is offered on Sarva Pitru Amavasya, the last day of Pitru Paksha. It is set aside for every ancestor, and for anyone whose tithi is not known or whose day was missed.
A tithi is not a fixed 24 hours. When one tithi is short, two tithis can both run through the same afternoon, and both Shradhs fall on that day. In other years one tithi can hold two afternoons. The calendar on this page already shows each year's arrangement for your city.
Aparahna is the fourth of the five parts of the day, roughly the early afternoon. It is the time the texts prefer for Shradh. The day matters most, though: a Shradh performed at another hour of the right day is still complete.
Mothers and the married women of the family who have passed away. The Shradh of a mother is commonly offered on Navami, whatever the tithi of her funeral, in many families.
Ghata Chaturdashi is kept for those who died an untimely death: in an accident, by a weapon or in a similar way. Others whose funeral fell on Chaturdashi have their Shradh on Amavasya in many traditions.
Usually, but not always. The Aparahna depends on your own sunrise and sunset, so on a day when a tithi changes close to the afternoon, one city can keep a Shradh a day apart from another. Pick your own city above.
