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Sun, 9 May
Akshaya Tritiya 2027 is on Sunday, 9 May. It is Tritiya of Shukla paksha in Vaishakha.
2028: Thursday, 27 April 2028
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Sunday, 9 May 2027
Akshaya Tritiya is not a Gregorian date. It is Shukla paksha tithi 3 of Vaishakha in the amanta reckoning, and the Gregorian day it lands on moves by up to a month between years because twelve lunations fall about eleven days short of a solar year.
Sunrise in New Delhi falls at 5:34 AM on that day, and that is the instant the tithi has to be running at for the day to carry the observance. It is computed for this city rather than assumed, because it is what decides the date.
The two instants above are the astronomy and are not in dispute. The day is an interpretation of them: this observance is decided at sunrise, so it belongs to the day whose sunrise the tithi carries — not simply to the day the tithi begins.
Akshaya Tritiya, the third day of the bright fortnight of Vaishakha, is the day whose good deeds are believed never to wane (akshaya): families worship Vishnu and Lakshmi, give water, food and grain in charity, and buy gold or begin new work without searching for a muhurat. In New Delhi it falls on Sunday, 9 May 2027. The puja muhurat is 5:34 AM to 9:03 AM, and the gold buying time, which is the whole of Tritiya, is 11:43 AM (8 May) to 5:34 AM; 5:34 AM to 9:03 AM.
| Muhurat | Time in New Delhi | What it is for |
|---|---|---|
| Akshaya Tritiya puja muhurat | 5:34 AM to 9:03 AMFrom sunrise to the middle of the day, while Tritiya runs. | Purvahna, from sunrise to the middle of the day, while Tritiya runs. It is the window for the Lakshmi-Narayan puja, the sankalp of the day's charity and the start of new work. In a year when Tritiya begins late in the morning, the window opens with it; when Tritiya ends in the morning, the window closes with it. |
| Gold buying time |
| The whole of Tritiya, shown day by day because it usually runs across two calendar days. Tradition treats the tithi itself as auspicious for buying gold, silver, a vehicle, a home or anything new, so there is no narrower window you must wait for. |
| Brahma Muhurta (the holy dip) | 4:09 AM to 4:52 AMThe 14th of the night's fifteen muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. | The hour before dawn, for the bath of the day. A dip in the Ganga or another holy river is valued above all on Akshaya Tritiya; at home, a few drops of Ganga jal in the bath water keep the custom. |
| Abhijit Muhurat | 11:50 AM to 12:44 PMThe 8th of the day's fifteen muhurtas, around local noon. | The midday muhurta, used by families who want a precise moment for a griha pravesh, an engagement, a business opening or signing papers on this abujh day. There is no Abhijit on a Wednesday, by convention. |
| Auspicious choghadiya (day) |
| The day's Amrit, Shubh, Labh and Chal choghadiyas. Shoppers and traders who like a narrower window pick one of them that falls while Tritiya runs. |
| Auspicious choghadiya (night) |
| The night's good choghadiyas, for evening purchases and for families who open a new venture after work, while Tritiya still runs. |
| Sunrise | 5:34 AMThe upper edge of the Sun on the horizon, with refraction. | The day of Akshaya Tritiya is decided at sunrise, and the puja window is counted from it in New Delhi. |
| Window | Time in New Delhi | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Abhijit Muhurat | 11:50 AM to 12:44 PM | Auspicious |
| Amrit Kaal | 11:53 AM to 1:21 PM | Most Auspicious |
| Brahma Muhurat | 4:09 AM to 4:52 AM | Auspicious |
These are the spans classical muhurta sets aside for beginnings. They are descriptions of a convention, not warnings: the observance is kept on its day regardless, and nothing here needs to be bought, corrected or remedied.
| Window | Time in New Delhi |
|---|---|
| Rahu Kaal | 5:20 PM to 7:01 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 12:17 PM to 1:58 PM |
| Durmuhurta First | 5:13 PM to 6:07 PM |
| Varjyam | 3:44 AM to 5:13 AM |
Every time above is computed for New Delhi around Sunday, 9 May 2027, from the sunrise, sunset and the positions of the Sun and Moon for this city. The Vedic day runs sunrise to sunrise, so a window whose clock time falls after midnight still belongs to the evening before; a time on another date carries that date.
Rise early and bathe before sunrise, ideally in Brahma muhurta. A dip in the Ganga or a holy river is the classic start of the day; at home, add a few drops of Ganga jal to the bath water. Wear clean clothes; yellow and white are traditional for Vishnu.
Sit facing east or north. Sip water three times (achaman), then hold water, unbroken rice (akshat), a flower and a coin in your right hand, say your name, gotra and place, and resolve to worship Lakshmi-Narayan on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, to give in charity and, if you keep it, to fast. Let the water fall to the ground.
Cover a chowki with a yellow cloth and seat Vishnu, or Lakshmi-Narayan, or Krishna as Laddu Gopal, with Lakshmi beside him and Ganesh in front. Place a kalash of water with mango leaves on a small heap of rice, and light a ghee lamp and incense.
Invoke Ganesh with Om Gam Ganapataye Namah and offer water, roli, akshat, durva grass and a sweet. Do not offer tulsi to Ganesh.
Bathe a metal idol with water, then panchamrit, then clean water again; for a picture, sprinkle water with a flower. Apply sandalwood paste, the special offering of this summer festival. Offer a yellow cloth or mauli, kumkum to Lakshmi, akshat (the unbroken rice whose name the day shares), yellow flowers or lotuses, and tulsi leaves to Vishnu.
Offer barley (jau) or sattu, soaked chana dal with jaggery, cucumber, mango and other fruits of the season, kheer or a sweet, and a glass of cool water or sherbet. The offerings are cooling because the day falls in the heat of Vaishakha.
If you have bought gold, silver, a coin, a utensil or anything for the home, or are opening a business or new account books, place it before Lakshmi and mark it with roli and akshat before you use it.
Chant Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya on a tulsi mala of 108 beads, and Om Shreem Mahalakshmyai Namah for Lakshmi. Recite the Vishnu Sahasranama if you know it, and read or listen to the katha of the day.
Charity is the heart of Akshaya Tritiya. The classic gift is an udakumbh, an earthen pot of cool water, covered and given with a little jaggery or a sweet; with it go things that help in the heat, such as a hand fan, an umbrella, sandals, sattu, curd, rice, wheat or barley, and clothes. Give to a priest, a temple or anyone in need.
Many families offer water with sesame to their ancestors (tarpan) or give a pot of water in their memory, since the Puranas count this Tritiya among the yugadi tithis, the days the ages began, when such offerings carry endless merit.
Sing Om Jai Jagdish Hare with a ghee lamp or camphor, offer flowers with folded hands, and ask pardon for any mistake made in the puja.
The day is an abujh muhurat, auspicious in itself, so this is when families start new work, sign for a home, hold a griha pravesh or a wedding, sow the first seed, or begin a practice of japa, study or saving they mean to keep.
Those who fast eat once, a sattvik meal after the puja or in the evening, or keep to fruit and milk. Most families simply keep the day's food sattvik and share the prasad with everyone at home.
ॐ गं गणपतये नमः
Om Gam Ganapataye Namah
Meaning: Om, gam: salutation to Ganapati, lord of the ganas. Gam is Ganesha's seed syllable, explained in the Ganapati Atharvashirsha.
When and how: At the start of the puja, 11 or 21 times, while offering durva and a sweet.
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
Meaning: Om, salutation to the Lord Vasudeva: Vishnu, who dwells in all beings, and Krishna, son of Vasudeva.
When and how: 108 times on a tulsi mala in the puja muhurat. The Bhagavata Purana tells how Narada taught it to the boy Dhruva.
शान्ताकारं भुजगशयनं पद्मनाभं सुरेशं विश्वाधारं गगनसदृशं मेघवर्णं शुभाङ्गम् ।
लक्ष्मीकान्तं कमलनयनं योगिभिर्ध्यानगम्यं वन्दे विष्णुं भवभयहरं सर्वलोकैकनाथम् ॥
Shantakaram bhujagashayanam padmanabham suresham vishvadharam gaganasadrisham meghavarnam shubhangam
Lakshmikantam kamalanayanam yogibhir dhyanagamyam vande Vishnum bhavabhayaharam sarvalokaikanatham
Meaning: I bow to Vishnu: peaceful in form, resting on the serpent, lotus-navelled, lord of the gods, support of the universe, vast as the sky, dark as a rain cloud, beautiful; beloved of Lakshmi, lotus-eyed, reached by yogis in meditation, who removes the fear of worldly life, the one lord of all the worlds.
When and how: Once, with folded hands, as you begin the Vishnu puja; it is among the opening verses of the Vishnu Sahasranama.
ॐ श्रीं महालक्ष्म्यै नमः
Om Shreem Mahalakshmyai Namah
Meaning: Om, shreem: salutation to Mahalakshmi. Shreem is Lakshmi's seed syllable.
When and how: 108 times after the offerings, and while worshipping the gold, coins or account books bought on the day.
ॐ यक्षाय कुबेराय वैश्रवणाय धनधान्याधिपतये धनधान्यसमृद्धिं मे देहि दापय स्वाहा ॥
Om yakshaya Kuberaya Vaishravanaya dhanadhanyadhipataye dhanadhanyasamriddhim me dehi dapaya svaha
Meaning: Om, to the yaksha Kubera, son of Vishravas, lord of wealth and grain: give me abundance of wealth and grain, have it given; svaha.
When and how: Optional, for families who worship Kubera with Lakshmi, 11 or 108 times before the cash box or the new purchase. A traditional mantra of the ritual digests, not of the Vedas.
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे, स्वामी जय जगदीश हरे।
भक्त जनों के संकट, दास जनों के संकट, क्षण में दूर करे॥
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥
जो ध्यावे फल पावे, दुःख बिनसे मन का, स्वामी दुःख बिनसे मन का।
सुख सम्पति घर आवे, सुख सम्पति घर आवे, कष्ट मिटे तन का॥
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥
मात पिता तुम मेरे, शरण गहूं किसकी, स्वामी शरण गहूं मैं किसकी।
तुम बिन और न दूजा, तुम बिन और न दूजा, आस करूं मैं जिसकी॥
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥
तुम पूरण परमात्मा, तुम अन्तर्यामी, स्वामी तुम अन्तर्यामी।
पारब्रह्म परमेश्वर, पारब्रह्म परमेश्वर, तुम सब के स्वामी॥
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥
तुम करुणा के सागर, तुम पालनकर्ता, स्वामी तुम पालनकर्ता।
मैं मूरख फलकामी, मैं सेवक तुम स्वामी, कृपा करो भर्ता॥
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥
तुम हो एक अगोचर, सबके प्राणपति, स्वामी सबके प्राणपति।
किस विधि मिलूं दयामय, किस विधि मिलूं दयामय, तुमको मैं कुमति॥
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥
दीन-बन्धु दुःख-हर्ता, ठाकुर तुम मेरे, स्वामी रक्षक तुम मेरे।
अपने हाथ उठाओ, अपने शरण लगाओ, द्वार पड़ा तेरे॥
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥
विषय-विकार मिटाओ, पाप हरो देवा, स्वामी पाप हरो देवा।
श्रद्धा भक्ति बढ़ाओ, श्रद्धा भक्ति बढ़ाओ, सन्तन की सेवा॥
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे, स्वामी जय जगदीश हरे।
भक्त जनों के संकट, दास जनों के संकट, क्षण में दूर करे॥
Om jai Jagdish hare, swami jai Jagdish hare.
Bhakt janon ke sankat, das janon ke sankat, kshan mein door kare.
Om jai Jagdish hare.
Jo dhyave phal pave, dukh binse man ka, swami dukh binse man ka.
Sukh sampati ghar aave, sukh sampati ghar aave, kasht mite tan ka.
Om jai Jagdish hare.
Maat pita tum mere, sharan gahoon kiski, swami sharan gahoon main kiski.
Tum bin aur na dooja, tum bin aur na dooja, aas karoon main jiski.
Om jai Jagdish hare.
Tum pooran Parmatma, tum antaryami, swami tum antaryami.
Parabrahm Parmeshwar, Parabrahm Parmeshwar, tum sab ke swami.
Om jai Jagdish hare.
Tum karuna ke sagar, tum palankarta, swami tum palankarta.
Main moorakh phalkami, main sevak tum swami, kripa karo bharta.
Om jai Jagdish hare.
Tum ho ek agochar, sabke pranpati, swami sabke pranpati.
Kis vidhi miloon dayamay, kis vidhi miloon dayamay, tumko main kumati.
Om jai Jagdish hare.
Deen-bandhu dukh-harta, thakur tum mere, swami rakshak tum mere.
Apne haath uthao, apne sharan lagao, dwar pada tere.
Om jai Jagdish hare.
Vishay-vikar mitao, paap haro deva, swami paap haro deva.
Shraddha bhakti badhao, shraddha bhakti badhao, santan ki seva.
Om jai Jagdish hare, swami jai Jagdish hare.
Bhakt janon ke sankat, das janon ke sankat, kshan mein door kare.
Text as it is commonly sung. The Gita Press Aarti Sangrah prints 'prabhu' for 'swami', 'chhin mein' for 'kshan mein' and 'khal kami' for 'phalkami'; it does not repeat the half-lines, has no 'das janon ke sankat', 'main sevak tum swami' or 'apne sharan lagao', and reads 'tum thakur mere' for 'thakur tum mere, swami rakshak tum mere'. Printed text
Puranic tradition holds that whatever is done on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, a bath in a holy river, japa, a fire offering or a gift, does not decay but stays with the doer as akshaya, imperishable merit. The Vishnu Purana counts this Tritiya among the four yugadi tithis, the days on which the ages began, when water and sesame offered to the ancestors bring endless merit, and popular tradition names it the first day of the Treta Yuga.
The katha read on the day, popularly traced to the Bhavishya Purana, is the story of Dharmadas, a poor but devout merchant. Hearing from learned men how great the merit of this Tritiya was, he bathed in the Ganga, worshipped the gods and gave what he could: pots of water, grain, salt, ghee, curd, jaggery and clothes, though his family worried about how they would live. He kept the day this way all his life. In his next birth, the story says, he was born a king, wealthy and generous, and what he gave on Akshaya Tritiya never ran out.
Many other events are remembered on this day in popular tradition: the birth of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu; Vyasa beginning to dictate the Mahabharata to Ganesh; Krishna welcoming his poor friend Sudama, who brought only a handful of beaten rice and went home to find his hut turned into a palace; and Kubera being made the keeper of the treasure of the gods. These are beliefs kept by families and temples rather than events every scripture dates to this Tritiya.
For Jains the day remembers Rishabhanatha, the first Tirthankara, who after more than a year without food accepted sugarcane juice from Prince Shreyansa at Hastinapur. Those who keep the long varshitap fast end it on Akshaya Tritiya with sugarcane juice.
Akshaya means that which does not decay. Tradition treats the day as an abujh muhurat, auspicious in itself, so weddings, griha pravesh, the opening of a business and important purchases need no further muhurat; in Maharashtra it is one of the sade teen muhurat, the three and a half most auspicious days of the year, with Gudi Padwa, Vijayadashami and the half day of Bali Pratipada. Astrologers add that the Sun is in Mesha, its sign of exaltation, through Vaishakha, and that the Moon on this Tritiya is usually near Vrishabha, its own sign of exaltation.
It is a festival of the summer. Its gifts, a pot of cool water, a fan, an umbrella, sandals, sattu, are what the heat makes precious, and Vishnu is cooled with sandalwood. It also opens seasons: the Himalayan shrines of Gangotri and Yamunotri open their doors, the chariots for Puri's Rath Yatra begin to be built and the Chandan Yatra starts, farmers in many regions sow the first seed, and Jains end the varshitap fast.
Fill an earthen pot with cool water, cover it, add a little jaggery or a sweet and give it to someone who needs it, or to a temple. It is the gift tradition names first for this summer day, and it is believed to bring lasting merit.
Set up a pot of water (a pyau) at your gate or shop for passers-by, and keep bowls of water for birds and animals through the summer, beginning on this day.
If you buy gold or silver, a small coin is enough; worship it before Lakshmi and keep it with the household's savings. Folk belief holds that barley bought on this day is as auspicious as gold, so many families buy a little jau instead. Never borrow to buy.
Offer sandalwood paste to Vishnu or Laddu Gopal, as Vrindavan does for Banke Bihari, and tulsi leaves with it. It is the cooling seva of the day.
Recite or listen to the thousand names of Vishnu in the morning, or chant Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya 108 times. Families keep it as a prayer for a home that does not lack.
Because the merit of the day is said not to decay, many begin something they mean to keep: planting a tree, a regular gift to a cause, a daily japa or a savings habit.
Offer water with sesame to your ancestors, or give a pot of water in their memory, as the Puranas recommend on the yugadi tithis.
Give rice, wheat, barley, sattu or a meal to people in need, and fodder to cows. Tradition values the gift made with respect above its size.
Two years back, this year, and two ahead. Past years are kept rather than dropped so you can check the engine against a calendar you already have.
| Year | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Friday, 10 May 2024 | past |
| 2025 | Wednesday, 30 April 2025 | past |
| 2026This year | Sunday, 19 April 2026 | past |
| 2027 | Sunday, 9 May 2027 | upcoming |
| 2028 | Thursday, 27 April 2028 | upcoming |
Every row is computed for New Delhi from the same ephemeris, not looked up. Sunrise decides which day a tithi names, and sunrise differs across India by more than an hour, so a date computed for Delhi can be a day out elsewhere.
There is no single authority that settles a Hindu festival date, and the divergence is genuine rather than sloppy. Three causes account for almost all of it.
So this page shows its working. If your pandit or your family almanac gives a different day, the instants above will usually show you exactly why — and that is more useful than a date asserted without one.
Sunday, 9 May 2027. It is Tritiya of Shukla paksha in Vaishakha, and that tithi runs from 8 May, 11:43 AM to 9 May, 9:03 AM.
Three honest reasons. The tithi can be running at the deciding moment on two days or on none. North India reckons the month purnimanta and the south and west amanta, which names the same krishna fortnight differently. And almanacs differ on which moment of the day decides an observance. The instants above are the astronomy; the day is an interpretation of them.
In New Delhi, Akshaya Tritiya falls on Sunday, 9 May 2027. The puja muhurat is 5:34 AM to 9:03 AM: purvahna, from sunrise to the middle of the day, while Tritiya runs. Tritiya itself runs 11:43 AM (8 May) to 9:03 AM, and the whole of it is auspicious for charity and purchases. Times change from city to city, so choose yours on this page.
Tradition treats the whole of Tritiya as auspicious for buying, so the gold buying time in New Delhi is the tithi itself: 11:43 AM (8 May) to 5:34 AM; 5:34 AM to 9:03 AM. It is shown day by day because Tritiya usually runs across two calendar days. If you prefer a narrower window, pick an Amrit, Shubh or Labh choghadiya (Chal: 7:15 AM to 8:56 AM; Labh: 8:56 AM to 10:36 AM; Amrit: 10:36 AM to 12:17 PM; Shubh: 1:58 PM to 3:39 PM) that falls while Tritiya runs, or buy in the morning puja muhurat and place the gold before Lakshmi.
No. The Puranas praise giving on this day far more than buying: what is given is said to become imperishable. Buying gold is a later custom resting on the same belief, that what is acquired on an akshaya day stays and grows. If you buy, buy within your means; a small coin is enough, and many families buy barley, an earthen pot or a new utensil instead. Never borrow for it, and treat prices and investments as your own decision, not the calendar's.
Akshaya means imperishable, that which never diminishes, and Tritiya is the third lunar day. The name says that good deeds done on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, a bath, japa, a gift or a new beginning, are believed to bear fruit that does not run out. Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat call it Akha Teej.
Because tradition holds that merit earned on this day does not decay, and because so much is remembered on it: the birth of Parashurama, the start of the Treta Yuga, Krishna's welcome of Sudama and, for Jains, Rishabhanatha's first meal after his long fast. It is kept with Vishnu and Lakshmi puja, generous charity and new beginnings.
Bathe early, take a sankalp and seat Vishnu and Lakshmi on a yellow cloth. Worship Ganesh first, then bathe and adorn Vishnu and Lakshmi with sandalwood, akshat, yellow flowers and tulsi, offer barley or sattu, chana dal with jaggery and seasonal fruit, chant Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya, give a pot of water and food in charity, and close with Om Jai Jagdish Hare. Do it in the puja muhurat, 5:34 AM to 9:03 AM.
Gold or silver within your means is the best-known custom, but anything bought for a lasting good fits the day: a new utensil or an earthen pot, barley (which folk belief calls the poor man's gold), books, seeds, or the home or vehicle you had already planned. Many families worship the purchase before Lakshmi before using it. Buying is optional; giving is the older custom.
The traditional gifts suit the summer heat: an earthen pot filled with water (udakumbh), a hand fan, an umbrella, sandals, sattu, curd, rice, wheat or barley, jaggery, fruit and clothes. Give them to a priest, a temple or anyone in need; a water stall for passers-by or bowls of water for birds keep the same spirit. Give what you can, with respect.
Vishnu with Lakshmi, usually as Lakshmi-Narayan, is the main worship of the day, with Ganesh worshipped first as always. Many also worship Parashurama, whose birth is remembered on this Tritiya, Krishna as Laddu Gopal covered in sandalwood, and Kubera with Lakshmi for the household's wealth.
The katha read on the day is of Dharmadas, a poor but devout merchant who heard of this Tritiya's merit, bathed in the Ganga, worshipped and gave pots of water, grain, ghee, jaggery and clothes as far as he could, though his family worried. In his next life, the story says, he was born a king, rich and generous, and his gifts never ran out. The full katha is above.
Yes. In tradition it is an abujh muhurat, a day auspicious in itself, so weddings, griha pravesh, engagements and the start of a business are held on it without working out a separate muhurat; in Rajasthan it is one of the busiest wedding days of the year. Families who still want a precise moment for the ceremony use the Abhijit muhurat (11:50 AM to 12:44 PM) or a good choghadiya of the day.
For Vishnu, Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya, 108 times on a tulsi mala; for Lakshmi, Om Shreem Mahalakshmyai Namah. Begin with Om Gam Ganapataye Namah for Ganesh and, if you can, recite the Vishnu Sahasranama. The texts, with their meanings, are in the mantra section.
By tradition the day is kept sattvik: the puja food and the family's meals are vegetarian, and many households also avoid onion, garlic and alcohol, as on other days of Vishnu worship. It is a matter of family custom rather than a rule written for this day, so follow the practice of your home.
Jains keep it as the day Rishabhanatha, the first Tirthankara, ended more than a year without food by accepting sugarcane juice from Prince Shreyansa at Hastinapur. Those who keep the long varshitap fast end it on Akshaya Tritiya with sugarcane juice, at Hastinapur, Palitana and Jain temples everywhere.
Often, but not always. Parashurama is said to have been born on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya in the evening, so his jayanti is kept on the day Tritiya holds the pradosh. When Tritiya begins in the afternoon, that evening is Parashurama Jayanti and Akshaya Tritiya, decided by the morning, follows the next day. In New Delhi, Tritiya runs 11:43 AM (8 May) to 9:03 AM.
Abujh means that no muhurat has to be worked out: the day is auspicious in itself. In Maharashtra and beyond it is counted among the sade teen muhurat, the three and a half most auspicious days of the year: Gudi Padwa, Akshaya Tritiya and Vijayadashami as whole days, and Bali Pratipada, the day after Diwali, as the half.
