Panchak dates
Panchak 2027: every date, with start and end time
There are 13 Panchak periods in 2027 — each time the Moon passes through Kumbha and Meena, from the second half of Dhanishta to the end of Revati. The next begins Monday, 11 January 2027, 04:35 and ends Friday, 15 January 2027, 23:51.
The list
Panchak 2027 dates and times
Times are IST, and the instants are the same everywhere in India: Panchak is the Moon's position, not a local sunrise.
| # | Begins | Ends | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monday, 11 January 2027, 04:35 | Friday, 15 January 2027, 23:51 | Raj Panchak |
| 2 | Sunday, 7 February 2027, 10:36 | Friday, 12 February 2027, 05:42 | Rog Panchak |
| 3 | Saturday, 6 March 2027, 17:34 | Thursday, 11 March 2027, 11:20 | Mrityu Panchak |
| 4 | Saturday, 3 April 2027, 01:33 | Wednesday, 7 April 2027, 18:25 | Mrityu Panchak |
| 5 | Friday, 30 April 2027, 09:54 | Wednesday, 5 May 2027, 03:15 | Chor Panchak |
| 6 | Thursday, 27 May 2027, 17:49 | Tuesday, 1 June 2027, 12:50 | — |
| 7 | Thursday, 24 June 2027, 00:51 | Monday, 28 June 2027, 21:48 | — |
| 8 | Wednesday, 21 July 2027, 07:04 | Monday, 26 July 2027, 05:14 | — |
| 9 | Tuesday, 17 August 2027, 13:04 | Sunday, 22 August 2027, 11:11 | Agni Panchak |
| 10 | Monday, 13 September 2027, 19:34 | Saturday, 18 September 2027, 16:47 | Raj Panchak |
| 11 | Monday, 11 October 2027, 02:56 | Friday, 15 October 2027, 23:29 | Raj Panchak |
| 12 | Sunday, 7 November 2027, 10:59 | Friday, 12 November 2027, 07:55 | Rog Panchak |
| 13 | Saturday, 4 December 2027, 19:07 | Thursday, 9 December 2027, 17:27 | Mrityu Panchak |
Meaning
What is Panchak
Panchak — 'the five' — is the stretch in which the Moon moves through the last five nakshatras: the second half of Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada and Revati. In degrees of the sidereal zodiac that is 300° to 360°, the signs Kumbha and Meena, and the Moon takes about four and a half days to cross it. Muhurat texts list what is traditionally put off during it: gathering wood or grass, laying a roof, making a bed, and travel to the south; a death in Panchak is followed by a specific rite. Other work goes on as usual.
Kinds
Panchak kinds by weekday
Almanacs name a Panchak by the weekday it begins on: Rog Panchak (Sunday), Raj Panchak (Monday), Agni Panchak (Tuesday), Chor Panchak (Friday) and Mrityu Panchak (Saturday). One beginning on a Wednesday or Thursday has no name of its own. The naming is convention; the dates above are astronomy.
Common questions
Panchak 2027 — common questions
When is Panchak in 2027?
There are 13 in 2027; the table above lists each with its start and end time.
When is the next Panchak?
From Monday, 11 January 2027, 04:35 to Friday, 15 January 2027, 23:51.
Which nakshatras make Panchak?
The second half of Dhanishta, then Shatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada and Revati — the Moon in Kumbha and Meena.
How long does Panchak last?
About four and a half days — the time the Moon takes to cross 60° of the zodiac, which varies with its speed; the first of 2027 runs 115 hours.
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Related pages
Other dated lists and today's timings.