Marathi Months 2027: Start and End Date of Every Masa

The start and end dates of every Marathi month in 2027, from Paush (8 January) to Margashirsha (29 November), with the main festivals of each month.

Nov 11, 2026 - 03:06

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Twelve moon-phase discs arranged in an arc over a panchang page beside a brass lamp and marigold

A Marathi month begins the day after Amavasya and ends on the next Amavasya. This is the amanta system, used in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat and much of South India. The English date of each month shifts every year because a lunar month is about 29.5 days long. In 2027 the Marathi year itself, Shaka 1949, begins with Chaitra on Gudi Padwa, 7 April.

Marathi month dates 2027

1 to 7 January 2027 are the last days of Margashirsha, which began in December 2026.

Masa	Starts	Ends	Main festivals
Paush पौष	8 January	6 February	Makar Sankranti (15 Jan)
Magh माघ	7 February	8 March	Vasant Panchami, Rath Saptami, Mahashivratri
Phalgun फाल्गुन	9 March	6 April	Holi (21 to 22 Mar), Rangpanchami
Chaitra चैत्र	7 April	6 May	Gudi Padwa, Ram Navami, Hanuman Jayanti
Vaishakh वैशाख	7 May	4 June	Akshaya Tritiya, Buddha Pournima
Jyeshtha ज्येष्ठ	5 June	3 July	Vat Purnima (18 Jun)
Ashadh आषाढ	4 July	2 August	Ashadhi Ekadashi, Guru Purnima
Shravan श्रावण	3 August	31 August	Nag Panchami, Raksha Bandhan, Gokulashtami, Pola
Bhadrapad भाद्रपद	1 September	29 September	Hartalika, Ganeshotsav, Pitru Paksha
Ashwin आश्विन	30 September	29 October	Navratri, Dasara, Kojagiri, Diwali
Kartik कार्तिक	30 October	28 November	Padwa, Bhaubeej, Kartiki Ekadashi, Tulsi Vivah
Margashirsha मार्गशीर्ष	29 November	27 December	Champa Shashthi, Datta Jayanti
Paush पौष	28 December	continues into 2028	Continues into January 2028

How to read the dates

Each month has two fortnights. Shuddha (or Shukla) paksha is the bright half, from Pratipada to Pournima, and Vadya (or Krishna) paksha is the dark half, from Pratipada to Amavasya. A date written as "Shravan Shuddha Panchami" means the fifth day of the bright half of Shravan, which in 2027 is Nag Panchami on 6 August.

When the new month's first tithi begins after sunrise, the calendar shows both months on one day, as on 4 July (ज्येष्ठ कृ.३० / आषाढ शु.१) and 30 September (भाद्रपद कृ.३० / आश्विन शु.१). The month in force at sunrise is the one used for that day's rituals.

Amanta and purnimanta

North India mostly follows the purnimanta system, where the month ends on Pournima. The festivals fall on the same days in both systems, but the month name in the dark half differs. Maha Shivratri, for example, is Magh Krishna Trayodashi-Chaturdashi in a Marathi calendar and Phalgun Krishna in a North Indian one. Keep this in mind when comparing a Marathi panchang with a Hindi one.

Is there an adhik masa in 2027?

No. The 2027 Marathi calendar has twelve regular months and no adhik (extra) month. An adhik masa is added roughly once every 32 to 33 months to keep the lunar months in step with the seasons.

The Shaka, Vikram Samvat and Shivshak changes during the year are in Shaka 1949 and other calendar years. The monthly pages, starting with the January 2027 calendar, show the masa for every day. The Amavasya and Pournima dates that bound each month are in Amavasya 2027 and Purnima 2027.