Pitru Paksha 2027
पितृ पक्षThursday 16 September 2027 · in 320 days
Pitru Paksha, also called Shraddh Paksha, is a fortnight set aside to remember parents, grandparents and all who came before, with water, food and quiet gratitude.
Pujas for Pitru Paksha, in order
Pitru Paksha 2027: date and timings
- Date
- Thursday 16 September 2027
- Tithi
- Ashwin Krishna Pratipada
- Pratipada begins
- 4:34 AM, 16 September
- Pratipada ends
- 5:53 AM, 17 September
- Sunrise
- 6:06 AM
- Sunset
- 6:25 PM
The days
- Wednesday 15 September 2027Purnima Shraddh
- Thursday 16 September 2027Pratipada Shraddh, Pitru Paksha begins
- Friday 17 September 2027Dwitiya Shraddh
- Saturday 18 September 2027Tritiya Shraddh
- Sunday 19 September 2027Chaturthi Shraddh
- Monday 20 September 2027Panchami Shraddh
- Tuesday 21 September 2027Shashthi Shraddh
- Wednesday 22 September 2027Saptami Shraddh
- Thursday 23 September 2027Ashtami Shraddh
- Friday 24 September 2027Navami Shraddh
- Saturday 25 September 2027Dashami Shraddh
- Sunday 26 September 2027Ekadashi Shraddh
- Monday 27 September 2027Dwadashi Shraddh
- Monday 27 September 2027Trayodashi Shraddh
- Tuesday 28 September 2027Chaturdashi Shraddh
- Wednesday 29 September 2027Sarva Pitru Amavasya
Times for New Delhi (IST). Use the city button above for your own city.
Other years
Pitru Paksha 2026: date and timings
- Date
- Sunday 27 September 2026
- Tithi
- Ashwin Krishna Pratipada
- Pratipada begins
- 10:19 PM, 26 September
- Pratipada ends
- 8:59 PM, 27 September
- Sunrise
- 6:11 AM
- Sunset
- 6:12 PM
How to observe
- Find the tithi on which your parent or ancestor passed away, and keep the shraddh on that tithi in the fortnight.
- If the tithi is not known, keep the shraddh on Sarva Pitru Amavasya.
- Offer tarpan of water with black sesame and kusha grass, speaking the names of the ancestors.
- Cook a simple meal, set portions aside for a crow, a cow and a dog, and feed Brahmins or guests.
- Share food or grain with people in need, in the memory of the ancestors.
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About Pitru Paksha
Pitru Paksha begins after Bhadrapada Purnima and runs through the dark half of the month until Sarva Pitru Amavasya. In North India this fortnight is called Ashwin Krishna Paksha, and in the amavasya-ending calendars of much of the South and West the same days are called Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha. The name differs, the days are the same. Pitru means the forefathers, and shraddh comes from shraddha, faith offered with respect.
The idea is simple: once a year, families pause to remember those who gave them life and name. A shraddh is done for a parent or ancestor on the tithi on which they passed away, whether it fell in the bright or the dark half. Someone who passed away on a Panchami is remembered on the Panchami of Pitru Paksha. Families who do not know the tithi, or who wish to remember everyone together, keep the shraddh on Sarva Pitru Amavasya, the last day. Some days carry their own custom: Navami, also called Matru Navami, is kept for mothers and for women of the family who passed away before their husbands, and Purnima shraddh at the very start is for those who passed away on a full moon.
This page lists every shraddh day of the fortnight. To find yours, note the tithi on which your parent or grandparent passed away, then find that tithi in the list. If you are not sure of it, an older relative may remember, and Sarva Pitru Amavasya is open to everyone.
The shraddh is usually done around midday or early afternoon while the tithi is present. It includes tarpan, offering water with black sesame and kusha grass while speaking the names of the ancestors, and pind daan where the family follows it. A simple meal is cooked, often with kheer, puri and seasonal vegetables, and portions are set aside for a crow, a cow and a dog before Brahmins or guests are fed and the family eats. Many families also give food or grain to people in need.
Pitru Paksha is a time of remembrance, not of worry. Many families keep these days simple and hold new beginnings until Navratri, each following its own tradition.