Ganesh Chaturthi 2027 falls on Saturday, 4 September. Here's the exact Chaturthi Tithi window, the Madhyahna puja muhurat, and the Ganesh Visarjan date — plus a plain-language look at how these dates are worked out, and where 2026 and 2028 fall if you're planning further ahead.
Ganesh Chaturthi, known to many as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is one of the biggest festivals on the Hindu calendar — a ten-day celebration of Lord Ganesha's birth, the god who's called on for wisdom, good fortune, and a clear path through life's obstacles.
You'll see it everywhere this time of year: freshly painted Ganesh idols taking pride of place at home, neighbourhood pandals humming with Vedic chants and aarti, and plates of modak and laddoo going around as everyone asks for Ganpati Bappa's blessing for the year ahead.
What trips people up is the date. Since the festival runs on the lunar calendar rather than a fixed slot on the English one, the Chaturthi Tithi can spill across two calendar days — and that's precisely the puzzle 2027 hands us.
The rule Panchang tradition follows is this: Ganesh Chaturthi falls on whichever day the Chaturthi Tithi is actually running during Madhyahna, the midday stretch considered the most auspicious time for Ganesh puja and sthapana.
Here's how that plays out in 2027. The Chaturthi Tithi starts on 3 September at 2:18 PM and stays in effect until 4 September, 12:25 PM. Madhyahna on the 4th kicks in at 11:04 AM — well before the Tithi wraps up — so the two overlap on the 4th, not the 3rd. That overlap is what settles it: Saturday, 4 September 2027 is the date.
One knock-on effect worth knowing: because the Tithi ends fairly early into Madhyahna that day, the puja window itself is on the shorter side — just 11:04 AM to 12:25 PM, rather than stretching across the full midday period.
| Festival | Date | Chaturthi Tithi Begins | Chaturthi Tithi Ends | Madhyahna Puja Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 (Last year) | 15 September 2026, Tuesday | 14 Sep 2026, 01:46 PM | 15 Sep 2026, 03:52 PM | 15 Sep, 11:04 AM to 01:36 PM |
| Ganesh Chaturthi 2027 | 04 September 2027, Saturday | 03 Sep 2027, 02:18 PM | 04 Sep 2027, 12:25 PM | 04 Sep, 11:04 AM to 12:25 PM |
| Ganesh Chaturthi 2028 (Next year) | 23 August 2028, Wednesday | 22 Aug 2028, 04:39 PM | 23 Aug 2028, 01:25 PM | 23 Aug, 11:05 AM to 01:41 PM |
*2028 Tithi timings are shown for reference — since they're pulled from a different reference city, it's worth double-checking the minute-level detail closer to the date.
A quick way to picture the pattern: 2026 fell later in the year, on Tuesday, 15 September; 2027 swings noticeably earlier, to Saturday, 4 September; and 2028 pulls earlier again, landing on Wednesday, 23 August. Nothing's wrong with your calendar — this back-and-forth drift of roughly 10 to 11 days a year is just how a lunisolar calendar behaves against the fixed Gregorian one.
Ganeshotsav doesn't end the day the idol is installed — it runs ten days, and it closes with Ganesh Visarjan, the immersion of the idol, on Anant Chaturdashi. For 2027, that falls on Tuesday, 14 September — ten days after the Chaturthi itself, and confirmed consistently across major Panchang sources.
Because the Chaturdashi Tithi runs across virtually the entire day on the 14th, there isn't one single "correct minute" the way there is for the Madhyahna puja on Chaturthi — any time that day is considered valid. In practice, most households immerse smaller home idols in the morning or early afternoon, while the big public pandals and processions — Mumbai's especially — carry theirs out from afternoon well into the night.
If you're following a shorter cycle instead of the full ten days, immersion on the 3rd, 5th, or 7th day is also traditional (always an odd-numbered day) — so in 2027 that would put those alternate dates around 7, 9, or 11 September. Either way, since exact Choghadiya muhurat windows shift by city and by civic water-body arrangements, it's worth checking your local Panchang or municipal notice nearer the date, especially if you're relying on a designated public immersion point.
Devotees worship Ganesha for knowledge and sound judgment.
The festival is linked to abundance and good fortune.
Ganesha's blessings are believed to bring peace and positive energy.
He's worshipped before starting important work, journeys, or life events.
As Vighnaharta, he clears the way forward.
A typical Ganesh Chaturthi observance includes:
A good number of devotees also keep a fast through the day, breaking it once the puja is done.
Saturday, 4 September 2027. The Madhyahna puja window that day runs from 11:04 AM to 12:25 PM.
The Chaturthi Tithi technically begins on the afternoon of the 3rd, but it doesn't reach Madhyahna (midday) until the 4th. Panchang tradition goes by whichever day the Tithi actually overlaps that midday window, not the day it first starts.
Tuesday, 14 September 2027 — Anant Chaturdashi, the tenth and final day of Ganeshotsav. Since the Chaturdashi Tithi holds for most of that day, immersion can be done any time on the 14th; large public processions typically run from afternoon into the night.
It's the day that marks Lord Ganesha's birth — the deity worshipped as the remover of obstacles and a symbol of wisdom, prosperity, and success.
Madhyahna Kaal is the midday period — traditionally the most auspicious window for performing Ganesh puja on Ganesh Chaturthi.
Absolutely. Plenty of devotees skip the pandal altogether and keep it simple at home — idol installation, puja, sweets, and prayers.
These dates follow the classical Panchang rule that the Chaturthi Tithi has to be running during Madhyahna Kaal — a method laid out in texts like the Dharmasindhu and Nirnayasindhu, and one that major Panchang references for New Delhi apply consistently. That said, Tithi start and end times can shift by anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours depending on your city's sunrise and sunset. If you're well outside North India, it's worth cross-checking against a local Panchang before you lock in your puja muhurat.
Page updated for the 2027 Ganesh Chaturthi cycle (September 2026).