Vasant Panchami: Thursday, 11 February 2027. Panchami tithi in New Delhi: 11 Feb, 03:05 – 12 Feb, 03:19 IST.
Timings in New Delhi
- Panchami tithi
- 11 Feb, 03:05 – 12 Feb, 03:19
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.
Vasant Panchami (वसंत पंचमी) is a festival falling in the Hindu lunar month of माघ. 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.
Vasant Panchami
वसंत पंचमी
Hindu month: माघ
Panchang Basis (Tithi Rule)
Magha Shukla Panchami fixes the day, so the English date moves each year.
About This Festival
The spring festival of Maa Saraswati — devotees wear yellow, offer yellow flowers and sweets to the goddess of learning, and begin new studies, music, and arts. Young children are often given their first letters on this day (Vidyarambh).
माँ सरस्वती की आराधना का वसंत पर्व — पीले वस्त्र, पीले पुष्प और मीठे भोग के साथ विद्या, संगीत और कला की देवी की पूजा होती है। छोटे बच्चों का विद्यारंभ संस्कार भी इसी दिन किया जाता है।
Significance
Heralds the arrival of spring and honours Saraswati, the shakti of knowledge, speech, and the arts. For students facing a weak Budh or struggling concentration, Saraswati puja on this day is the classical upay; musicians and artists dedicate their instruments to the goddess. The day is also an abujh muhurat — auspicious without further calculation — so weddings, griha pravesh, and Vidyarambh are performed freely. Yellow, the colour of ripening mustard fields and of Brihaspati's wisdom, dominates everything from clothes to the kesar rice offered as bhog.
Puja Vidhi (How to Observe)
Bathe early and wear yellow or white. Place an image of Maa Saraswati with books, pens, or musical instruments before her. Offer yellow flowers, haldi, kesar rice, boondi, and white sweets. Recite the Saraswati Vandana or her beej mantra. Students should keep their books at the altar and avoid studying from them for the day — knowledge itself rests. Conclude with aarti and share the prasad; begin any new learning the same evening or next morning.
Regional Names
Frequently Asked Questions
When is Vasant Panchami celebrated?
Vasant Panchami falls on Friday, 23 January 2026 and on Thursday, 11 February 2027.
Is Vasant Panchami a fasting (vrat) day?
No, no fast is prescribed for Vasant Panchami.
Dates in recent and coming years
| Year | Date |
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