Sankashti Chaturthi 2027 Dates: All 12, Moonrise by City
Sankashti Chaturthi falls 12 times in 2027. Each date is the day the moonrise rule gives: the day the dark-half Chaturthi holds moonrise, or the later day when it holds neither. Dates are Delhi's; a city that keeps another day shows it. The fast is kept from sunrise until the Moon is seen.
25 January · Lambodara Sankashti
Monday. Moonrise: Mumbai 9:36 pm · Pune 9:32 pm · Delhi 9:16 pm · Bengaluru 9:17 pm · Hyderabad 9:13 pm · Chennai 9:06 pm.
24 February · Dwijapriya Sankashti
Wednesday. Moonrise: Mumbai 10:09 pm · Pune 10:04 pm · Delhi 10:03 pm · Bengaluru 9:42 pm · Hyderabad 9:44 pm · Chennai 9:31 pm.
In every city listed, the Chaturthi holds neither evening's moonrise, so the rule takes the later day.
25 March · Bhalachandra Sankashti
Thursday. Moonrise: Mumbai 9:48 pm · Pune 9:42 pm · Delhi 9:49 pm · Bengaluru 9:17 pm · Hyderabad 9:21 pm · Chennai 9:06 pm.
24 April · Vikata Sankashti
Saturday. Moonrise: Mumbai 10:24 pm · Pune 10:18 pm · Delhi 10:32 pm · Bengaluru 9:50 pm · Hyderabad 9:57 pm · Chennai 9:39 pm.
23 May · Ekadanta Sankashti
Sunday. Moonrise: Mumbai 9:57 pm · Pune 9:52 pm · Delhi 10:03 pm · Bengaluru 9:24 pm · Hyderabad 9:30 pm · Chennai 9:13 pm.
In every city listed, the Chaturthi holds both evenings' moonrise, so the rule takes the first, joined with Tritiya.
22 June · Krishnapingala Sankashti
Tuesday. Moonrise: Mumbai 9:59 pm · Pune 9:54 pm · Delhi 9:57 pm · Bengaluru 9:31 pm · Hyderabad 9:34 pm · Chennai 9:20 pm.
22 July · Gajanana Sankashti
Thursday. Moonrise: Mumbai 9:41 pm · Pune 9:37 pm · Delhi 9:27 pm · Bengaluru 9:20 pm · Hyderabad 9:18 pm · Chennai 9:09 pm.
20 August · Heramba Sankashti
Friday. Moonrise: Mumbai 8:49 pm · Pune 8:45 pm · Delhi 8:27 pm · Bengaluru 8:32 pm · Hyderabad 8:27 pm · Chennai 8:21 pm.
19 September · Vighnaraja Sankashti
Sunday. Moonrise: Mumbai 8:42 pm · Pune 8:39 pm · Delhi 8:08 pm · Bengaluru 8:32 pm · Hyderabad 8:21 pm · Chennai 8:21 pm.
18 October · Vakratunda Sankashti
Monday. Moonrise: Mumbai 8:15 pm · Pune 8:12 pm · Delhi 7:35 pm · Bengaluru 8:08 pm · Hyderabad 7:55 pm · Chennai 7:57 pm.
17 November · Ganadhipa Sankashti
Wednesday. Moonrise: Mumbai 9:07 pm · Pune 9:04 pm · Delhi 8:26 pm · Bengaluru 9:00 pm · Hyderabad 8:47 pm · Chennai 8:49 pm.
16 December · Akhuratha Sankashti
Thursday. Moonrise: Mumbai 9:04 pm · Pune 9:01 pm · Delhi 8:30 pm · Bengaluru 8:54 pm · Hyderabad 8:43 pm · Chennai 8:42 pm.
Moonrise here is the Moon's centre at a flat horizon; buildings, haze or cloud can hide it for some minutes more. Times are local (IST).
The rule
Sankashti Chaturthi is taken on the day it holds moonrise. If it holds moonrise on the later day only, the later; if on both days, the one joined with Tritiya; if on neither, the later.
Why the day is decided at moonrise · Karva Chauth 2027, the Sankashti of Kartika
The day the dark-half Chaturthi holds moonrise, by the rule below. Moonrise is the Moon's centre at the horizon, computed by the Drik method.