Poila Boishakh in 2027
Poila Boishakh falls on 15 April 2027, a Thursday in 2027.
What Poila Boishakh is
The Bengali new year, first day of Boishakh. Businesses open the halkhata - a fresh account book, reddened at the spine, begun with a Ganesh and Lakshmi puja and with old debts settled first. Mongol Shobhajatra processions walk at dawn in Dhaka and Kolkata. Bangladesh fixes Pohela Boishakh to 14 April by its revised calendar, while West Bengal follows the sankranti itself, so the two can differ by a day - the same festival, two reckonings.
How this date was worked out
The rule: This one is solar: the day the Sun enters Aries. The date is derived from the panchang - the same computation that drives this site's daily pages.
Regional variation
These dates are computed for New Delhi and follow the north-Indian (purnimanta) convention. Tamil, Bengali and Kerala traditions differ on several festivals, and a tithi boundary falling near a window edge can shift the day for a distant city. Check a local panchang before committing to a fast or an event.
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Frequently asked
- What date is Poila Boishakh in 2027?
- 15 April 2027, a Thursday.
- Why does the date change every year?
- It barely does - this one is solar, so it stays near the same Gregorian date each year, unlike the lunar festivals.
- How was this date computed?
- This one is solar: the day the Sun enters Aries. Computed from the sidereal (Lahiri) panchang for New Delhi.
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