Pitru Paksha 2027: Mahalaya Shraddha Dates from 16 to 29 September

Pitru Paksha 2027 begins on Thursday, 16 September and ends with Sarvapitri Amavasya on Wednesday, 29 September. Here is the shraddha tithi for each day.

Nov 09, 2026 - 22:13

Updated: 1 day ago

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Rice pind offerings, sesame seeds, darbha grass and a copper water vessel beside a river

Pitru Paksha, the fortnight for offering shraddha to ancestors, is the dark half of Bhadrapad. In 2027 it starts on Thursday, 16 September, the day after Bhadrapad Pournima, and ends with Sarvapitri Amavasya on Wednesday, 29 September. Navratri begins the next morning.

Families perform the shraddha on the tithi on which the person died, whatever the month. The table gives the mahalaya tithi for each day as printed in the calendar.

Pitru Paksha 2027 shraddha dates

Date	Day	Mahalaya	Tithi
16 September	Thu	महालयारंभ, प्रतिपदा महालय	भाद्रपद कृ.१
17 September	Fri	द्वितीया महालय	भाद्रपद कृ.२
18 September	Sat	तृतीया महालय	भाद्रपद कृ.२
19 September	Sun	चतुर्थी महालय	भाद्रपद कृ.३
20 September	Mon	पंचमी महालय, भरणी श्राद्ध	भाद्रपद कृ.४
21 September	Tue	षष्ठी महालय	भाद्रपद कृ.५/६
22 September	Wed	सप्तमी महालय	भाद्रपद कृ.७
23 September	Thu	अष्टमी महालय, मध्याष्टमी श्राद्ध	भाद्रपद कृ.८
24 September	Fri	नवमी महालय	भाद्रपद कृ.९
25 September	Sat	दशमी महालय	भाद्रपद कृ.१०
26 September	Sun	एकादशी महालय	भाद्रपद कृ.११
27 September	Mon	मघा श्राद्ध, संन्यासिनां महालय, द्वादशी महालय	भाद्रपद कृ.१२
28 September	Tue	त्रयोदशी व चतुर्दशी महालय, शस्त्राने मृत झालेल्यांचे श्राद्ध	भाद्रपद कृ.१३
29 September	Wed	अमावास्या महालय	भाद्रपद कृ.१४

Special days in the fortnight

Bharani shraddha is on 20 September this year, together with Panchami mahalaya. Madhyashtami shraddha is on 23 September and Magha shraddha on 27 September. 28 September covers both Trayodashi and Chaturdashi mahalaya, and the calendar notes it as the shraddha day for those who died by weapons.

If the tithi of death is not known, or a shraddha was missed, it is done on Sarvapitri Amavasya. Many people also feed crows (kakbali) and give food to a Brahmin or to someone in need on these days.

Because this is considered an inauspicious fortnight for new beginnings, the calendar lists no marriage or griha pravesh muhurat during it. Shopping and new purchases usually wait until Navratri.

The September 2027 Marathi calendar has each day with tithi and nakshatra.