Festival guide
Nag Panchami 2027
नाग पंचमी
Nag Panchami is dedicated to the worship of serpent deities (Nagas).
286 days to go
- Date
- Fri, 6 August 2027
- Main muhurat
- Nag Panchami Puja Muhurat · 5:27 – 8:05 am
Plan the day
Good times and times to avoid
· Varanasi time (IST)
Auspicious windows
- Abhijit Muhurat53m
- Brahma Muhurta43m
- Amrit Kalam1h 31m · next day
Times to avoid
- Dur Muhurta53m
- Rahu Kaal1h 39m
- Dur Muhurta53m
- Yama Gandam1h 39m
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 5:27 am
- Sunset
- 6:40 pm
- Moonrise
- 9:29 am
- Moonset
- 9:14 pm
The festival day's almanac
Panchang for Fri, 6 August
- Tithi
- Panchami, then Shashthi
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Phalguni
- Yoga
- Siddha
- Karana
- Bava
- Paksha
- Shukla
- Masa
- Shravana
- Tithi
- PanchamiFrom Until Then Shashthiuntil
- Nakshatra
- Uttara PhalguniFrom Until
Choghadiya, day and night
Day
- ChalNeutral
- LabhGood
- AmritGood
- KaalAvoid
- RogAvoid
- ShubhGood
- UdvegAvoid
- ChalNeutral
Night
- RogAvoid
- KaalAvoid
- LabhGood
- UdvegAvoid
- ShubhGood
- AmritGood
- ChalNeutral
- RogAvoid
The story
Nag Panchami: significance and rituals
Snakes hold a sacred place in Hindu mythology — Shiva wears Vasuki around his neck, and Vishnu rests on Shesha Naga. Celebrated across India, especially in rural areas.
Rituals
Draw snake images on walls or worship live or metal snake idols. Offer milk, turmeric, flowers, and rice. Do not dig the earth on this day. Visit Naga temples.
Keep exploring
