Pongal (Thai Pongal) in 2027
Pongal (Thai Pongal) falls on 15 January 2027, a Friday in 2027.
What Pongal (Thai Pongal) is
Tamil Nadu's four-day harvest festival, opening at the Sun's entry into Capricorn - the same instant North India keeps as Makar Sankranti. Bhogi clears out the old on the first day; Thai Pongal is the second and principal one, when rice is boiled with fresh jaggery in a clay pot until it spills over, and the spilling is the point - pongal means exactly that. Mattu Pongal thanks the cattle on the third day, and Kaanum Pongal is for visiting on the fourth. Because it follows the Sun, Thai Pongal falls on 14 or 15 January almost every year.
How this date was worked out
The rule: This one is solar: the day the Sun enters Capricorn. 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 Pongal (Thai Pongal) in 2027?
- 15 January 2027, a Friday.
- 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 Capricorn. Computed from the sidereal (Lahiri) panchang for New Delhi.
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