Puthandu in 2027
Puthandu falls on 15 April 2027, a Thursday in 2027.
What Puthandu is
The Tamil new year, opening the month of Chithirai at the Sun's entry into Aries. The kanni - the auspicious first sight - is arranged as it is in Kerala, and the day's meal carries all six tastes, the bitter neem flower among them, because the year is taken to hold all of them. The Tamil calendar names sixty years in a cycle, and the new year's name is announced with the panchangam reading at the temple. Being solar, Puthandu holds to 14 April in most years.
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 Puthandu 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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