Vasant Panchami and Saraswati Puja 2027: Date, Muhurat and the Bengal Way of Keeping It

Short answer: Vasant Panchami and Saraswati Puja 2027 fall on Thursday 11 February. The Panchami tithi starts at about 3:05 am IST that day and ends at 3:18 am on 12 February, so it covers the whole of Thursday. The Saraswati puja muhurat runs from sunrise to midday: about 7:03 am to 12:35 pm in Delhi and about 6:43 am to 12:33 pm in Bengaluru.

Updated 8 November 2026

When is Vasant Panchami 2027?

Vasant Panchami falls on the fifth day of the bright half of Magha, and in 2027 that is Thursday 11 February. There is no confusion between calendars this year. The tithi begins a little after 3 am on Thursday and ends a little after 3 am on Friday, before that morning’s sunrise, so Thursday is the only day that holds Panchami at sunrise. Every panchang I checked lands on the same date.

Thursday is Jupiter’s day, and Jupiter is the planet of teachers and learning. I would not make too much of that, but families who like a good sign will be pleased: a Saraswati day on a Guru-var is a pleasant coincidence.

Saraswati puja muhurat 2027 by city

For Saraswati puja the preferred time is the purvahna, the forenoon, from sunrise until the Sun reaches its highest point. Because Panchami holds the whole day, the only limit is midday. All times are IST on Thursday 11 February 2027.

If school or office makes the morning hard, an evening puja is still a puja. The forenoon is the ideal, not a rule that cancels everything else.

Who is Saraswati, and why is this her day?

Saraswati is the goddess of speech, learning, music and the arts. She is shown in white, seated on a lotus or a swan, with a veena, a book and a string of beads. In the old stories she is also a river, and that image of something that keeps flowing is the best way I know to think about learning.

Vasant means spring. By the time this Panchami arrives, the mustard fields in the north are in yellow flower, the cold is breaking, and the season of new beginnings is coming. That is why yellow is the colour of the day: yellow clothes, yellow sweets, kesar rice, and yellow flowers on the altar.

How to do Saraswati puja at home

A Saraswati puja at home can be very simple. What matters is a clean place, a calm hour and the intention behind it.

• Clean the puja corner the evening before. If it can face east or north-east, good; my page on the pooja room in a flat covers where it works best.
• Place a picture or small idol of Saraswati on a yellow or white cloth.
• Keep books, notebooks, pens, a musical instrument or any tool of your work in front of her. Many families do not open these for study until the next morning.
• Offer yellow flowers, a lamp, incense, and something sweet: boondi, kesar halwa or plain fruit.
• Say the Saraswati Vandana or simply “Om Aim Saraswatyai Namah” a few times, and ask for clear thinking for whoever is studying.
• End with aarti and share the prasad.

How is Saraswati Puja 2027 kept in Kolkata and Bengal?

In Bengal, Saraswati Puja is not a quiet home puja but a full community day. Every school, college and para club sets up its own pandal, and for many teenagers it is the first festival they organise themselves. In 2027 it falls on the same Thursday, 11 February.

The centre of the morning is pushpanjali, the offering of flowers with the mantra said after the priest. Students give anjali on an empty stomach, in the forenoon while Panchami holds, which in Kolkata runs from about 6:09 am to 11:50 am. Each pandal fixes its own anjali time with its purohit, so expect queues at schools between eight and eleven.

• Books at her feet: textbooks, notebooks and pens go before the goddess, and by custom nobody studies that day. Reading resumes the next morning.
• Hate khori: small children write their first letters on a slate with chalk, guided by a parent or the priest.
• Basanti colours: girls in yellow saris, often for the first time, and boys in panjabis.
• Kul (boroi): many families do not eat the jujube fruit of the season until it has been offered to Saraswati.
• Bhog: khichuri, labra, beguni and chutney, shared at the pandal or at home.
• Gota seddho: in many West Bengal homes, whole lentils and vegetables boiled on Panchami night are eaten cold the next day, Shitol Shashthi, on 12 February.

If your family follows a Bengali panjika, check its puja and anjali time, since it can differ by a few minutes from the north Indian figures above.

Why is Vasant Panchami good for starting study?

Across India, families choose this day for a child’s first letters: akshar abhyas in the Telugu states, vidyarambh in the north, haate khori in Bengal. The child sits on a parent’s lap and writes the first letters, often “Om” or the alphabet, in rice or on a slate.

For older students the timing is useful in a different way. In 2027 the day lands right at the start of board exam season. I suggest using it to reset the study desk: clear the clutter, bring the books that matter to the front, and set the timetable for the last stretch. My study room Vastu page has the desk direction and layout, and education astrology covers what I read in a student’s chart.

Is Vasant Panchami 2027 a good day for a wedding or griha pravesh?

Vasant Panchami is one of the days tradition calls an abujh muhurat, a day that is considered good on its own, without the usual tithi and nakshatra checks. In much of north India it is one of the busiest wedding dates of the year, and in 2027 it sits comfortably after Dhanu kharmas has ended.

I take a slightly more careful view. The day is good in general, and on 11 February the Moon is in Revati, a soft nakshatra that suits both learning and marriage. But a wedding is two charts, and a house-warming is a chart and a building. I still check the lagna and the couple’s or family’s own transits before I call it a yes. If you want a list of other open dates in the season, see marriage muhurat 2027.

What else falls around Vasant Panchami in 2027?

After Saraswati, the next large festival is Maha Shivratri 2027 on 6 March. The full month-by-month list is on my Hindu festivals 2027 page.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Saraswati puja time on Vasant Panchami 2027?

From sunrise to midday on Thursday 11 February: about 7:03 am to 12:35 pm in Delhi and about 6:43 am to 12:33 pm in Bengaluru. Panchami lasts the whole day, so the forenoon is fully available.

Is Vasant Panchami 2027 on 11 or 12 February?

On Thursday 11 February. The tithi begins around 3:05 am that day and ends around 3:18 am on 12 February, before sunrise, so 12 February is already Shashthi.

What is the Saraswati Puja 2027 anjali time in Kolkata?

Anjali is given in the forenoon of Thursday 11 February 2027, while Panchami holds, roughly 6:09 am to 11:50 am in Kolkata. Each pandal sets its exact time, so check with your school or para committee.

Can a child start school on Vasant Panchami 2027?

Yes, it is one of the most popular days for a child’s first letters. If the child was born on a difficult Moon, I sometimes suggest a short check of the chart, but for most families the day works well.

What colour should I wear on Vasant Panchami 2027?

Yellow is traditional, for the mustard flowers of early spring, and white is also common in Bengal. It is a custom, not a rule, so wear what you have.