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Onam 2027 Kolkata: Auspicious Timings, Muhurta & Ritual Guide

Ōṇam is Kerala’s harvest / Mahābali festival. Thiruvōṇam in Chiṅṅam is the principal day.

Onam (Ōṇam) timings below are computed for Kolkata, West Bengal, India (22.57°, 88.36°, Asia/Kolkata) using Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri). Civil dates follow local sunrise, so another city may observe a different calendar day.

Date & lights

Observance date

Date for 2027 loads when the ephemeris service is available.

Auspicious muhūrta windows

Choose your place on Drikganitha to load Onam 2027 dates, then use favourable horas while avoiding Rāhu Kālam, Yamagaṇḍam, and Guḷikai.
Recommended

Open the daily muhūrta board for this place once the date is known.

Inauspicious times to avoid

Do not begin the main ritual or light the stove for ceremonial cooking during these daily malefic intervals:
Visha ghatis

Rāhu Kālam, Yamagaṇḍam, and Guḷikai will appear once day timings load.

How to observe

Worship, vrata, or celebration per regional temple and family ācāra.

Ōṇam — Kerala harvest / Mahābali remembrance; Thiruvōṇam is principal.

Pan-regional listing across Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Bengali calendars in Drikganitha.

Civil day from regional lunar or solar rules at local sunrise.

About this festival

On the Panchang the civil date follows thiruvōṇam nakṣatra in Chiṅṅam month at local sunrise. Because tithi and nakṣatra boundaries are reckoned from local sunrise, the same observance can fall a day earlier or later in another city.

Ōṇam — Kerala harvest / Mahābali remembrance; Thiruvōṇam is principal.

Worship, vrata, or celebration per regional temple and family ācāra.

Dates below for 2027 are computed from sunrise at your selected place. The same vrata can fall on an adjacent civil day in another city.

Frequently asked questions

What is the exact date of Onam 2027 in Kolkata?

Onam 2027 date for Kolkata is computed from local sunrise on Drikganitha.

Why are Rāhu Kālam, Yamagaṇḍam, and Guḷikai avoided?

In classical muhūrta practice these segments are treated as inauspicious for starting sacred rites or ceremonial cooking. Favourable Guru, Sūrya, Śukra, or Chandra horas that do not overlap them are preferred.

What is Onam?

Ōṇam is Kerala’s harvest / Mahābali festival. Thiruvōṇam in Chiṅṅam is the principal day.

When is Onam in 2027?

On the Panchang the civil date follows thiruvōṇam nakṣatra in Chiṅṅam month at local sunrise. Because tithi and nakṣatra boundaries are reckoned from local sunrise, the same observance can fall a day earlier or later in another city.

How is Onam observed?

Worship, vrata, or celebration per regional temple and family ācāra.

Who observes Onam?

Pan-regional listing across Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Bengali calendars in Drikganitha.

Same festival in other cities