Columbus · Sunday, 17 January 2027
The day, hour by hour
Sunrise · the vrat begins
7:51 AMThe vrat begins at sunrise, after the head bath: red flowers and a ghee diya at Lord Murugan's picture, and fruit before Him.
The evening puja
5:33 PMAt dusk: sarkarai pongal, milk, fruit and panchamrit before Him, the camphor aarti, and a Murugan temple if one is near. The vrat is closed after it.
Parana · the strict vrat
7:51 AMMonday, 18 JanuaryOnly for those who keep the vrat through the night: it is closed the next morning, after a bath and a short puja.
Times for Columbus, OH in EST, UTC−5, rounded to the minute, computed by Kalava's engine for this town's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise. How
Krithigai is the day the Moon stands in Krittika, the star of the six Karthigai women who nursed Murugan in the Saravana pool. Shiv ji told them the child would be called their son, and that whoever keeps a vrat and does puja at His feet on their day will have all they lack made good.
The vrat
No sleep in the daytime, and no anger: the day is kept with the mind on Him. Anyone unwell, elderly, pregnant or diabetic keeps it as their health allows, with milk, fruit or a proper meal — there is no need to punish the body, and the puja and the Kanda Sashti Kavasam are the vrat as much as the food is.
Every town is its own sunrise
Krithigai 2027 in other towns
Highlighted rows keep the day on another date than India. Tap a town for its full day.
| Town | Date | The evening puja |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 18 Jan | 5:48 PM |
| Mumbai | 18 Jan | 6:23 PM |
| Kolkata | 18 Jan | 5:15 PM |
| Chennai | 18 Jan | 6:03 PM |
| Bengaluru | 18 Jan | 6:14 PM |
| Hyderabad | 18 Jan | 6:03 PM |
| Ahmedabad | 18 Jan | 6:17 PM |
| Jaipur | 18 Jan | 5:57 PM |
| Lucknow | 18 Jan | 5:37 PM |
| Patna | 18 Jan | 5:22 PM |
| Abroad | ||
| Columbus US | 17 Jan a day before India | 5:33 PM |
| London GB | 18 Jan | 4:25 PM |
| Leicester GB | 18 Jan | 4:24 PM |
| Birmingham GB | 18 Jan | 4:28 PM |
| New York US | 17 Jan a day before India | 4:55 PM |
| Edison US | 17 Jan a day before India | 4:58 PM |
| Jersey City US | 17 Jan a day before India | 4:56 PM |
| Chicago US | 17 Jan a day before India | 4:47 PM |
| Houston US | 17 Jan a day before India | 5:46 PM |
| Dallas US | 17 Jan a day before India | 5:46 PM |
| San Francisco US | 17 Jan a day before India | 5:17 PM |
| San Jose US | 17 Jan a day before India | 5:16 PM |
| Los Angeles US | 17 Jan a day before India | 5:09 PM |
| Atlanta US | 17 Jan a day before India | 5:54 PM |
| Washington, DC US | 17 Jan a day before India | 5:12 PM |
| Boston US | 17 Jan a day before India | 4:39 PM |
| Seattle US | 17 Jan a day before India | 4:48 PM |
| Toronto CA | 17 Jan a day before India | 5:09 PM |
| Brampton CA | 17 Jan a day before India | 5:10 PM |
| Vancouver CA | 17 Jan a day before India | 5:45 PM |
| Sydney AU | 18 Jan | 8:08 PM |
| Melbourne AU | 18 Jan | 8:43 PM |
| Auckland NZ | 18 Jan | 8:41 PM |
| Singapore SG | 18 Jan | 7:17 PM |
| Kuala Lumpur MY | 18 Jan | 7:22 PM |
| Dubai AE | 18 Jan | 5:53 PM |
| Doha QA | 18 Jan | 5:08 PM |
| Nairobi KE | 18 Jan | 6:49 PM |
| Durban ZA | 18 Jan | 7:00 PM |
| Port Louis MU | 18 Jan | 6:56 PM |
