Nag Panchami: Friday, 6 August 2027. Panchami tithi in New Delhi: 6 Aug, 02:28 – 7 Aug, 00:23 IST.
Timings in New Delhi
- Panchami tithi
- 6 Aug, 02:28 – 7 Aug, 00:23
How we calculate this
- Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri) from each city's own sunrise and sunset. Other almanacs can differ by a minute or two.
Nag Panchami (नाग पंचमी) is a festival falling in the Hindu lunar month of श्रावण. Its position is fixed by tithi rather than by the Gregorian calendar, so the date moves every year and is computed from the panchang. No fast is prescribed for the day. The observance itself, and its puja vidhi, stay the same each year.
Nag Panchami
नाग पंचमी
Hindu month: श्रावण
Panchang Basis (Tithi Rule)
Shravana Shukla Panchami fixes the day, so the English date moves each year.
About This Festival
The Sawan day of Nag Devta worship — devotees offer milk, haldi-roli, and rice at nag temples and anthills, draw nag figures beside the doorway, and pray for the household's protection from serpent-fear and Kaal Sarp Dosh.
नाग देवता की पूजा का श्रावण पर्व — नाग मंदिरों में दूध, हल्दी-रोली और अक्षत अर्पित किए जाते हैं, द्वार पर नाग-आकृति बनाई जाती है और सर्प-भय से रक्षा की प्रार्थना की जाती है।
Significance
Honours the nagas — Shesha on whom Vishnu rests, Vasuki coiled around Shiva's neck, and Takshaka — as guardians of water, fields, and treasure. In Jyotish the day is the classic annual window for Kaal Sarp Dosh and Rahu-Ketu shanti: devotees with the dosh perform nag puja or visit tirthas like Trimbakeshwar. Farmers honour snakes as protectors of the monsoon crop from rodents; digging the earth and ploughing are traditionally paused for the day so no serpent home is disturbed.
Puja Vidhi (How to Observe)
Clean the entrance and draw or paste a nag figure with haldi, roli, or geru beside the door. Offer milk, kheer, roasted grain, and durva at a nag temple, shivling, or anthill — placing the bowl beside it, never forcing a live snake to drink. Recite the Nag Gayatri or the names of the ashta-nagas. Those with Kaal Sarp Dosh in the kundli may perform a simple Rahu-Ketu shanti japa today. Avoid digging, ploughing, and cutting greens for the day; feed brahmins or the needy in the nagas' name.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is Nag Panchami celebrated?
Nag Panchami falls on Monday, 17 August 2026 and on Friday, 6 August 2027.
Is Nag Panchami a fasting (vrat) day?
No, no fast is prescribed for Nag Panchami.
Dates in recent and coming years
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