Hindu Festival

Sheetala Ashtami 2027 in Charlotte

Sheetala Ashtami 2027 is on Monday, March 29, 2027. Chaitra, Krishna Ashtami.

Dates for Charlotte. Change the city or date from the header above.

MAR292027
Monday

Sheetala Ashtami

Kept on Krishna Ashtami in the lunar month of Chaitra.

Observed through the day, no fixed puja muhurat

Sheetala Ashtami has no single prescribed muhurat. It is kept through the day. See below how it is observed and why the date falls as it does.

When is Sheetala Ashtami? — 2027–2031

Kept on Krishna Ashtami in the lunar month of Chaitra.

2027
Mon, 29 MAR
2028
Fri, 17 MAR
2029
Tue, 6 MAR
2030
Mon, 25 MAR
2031
Sat, 15 MAR

These dates are worked out for Charlotte from the true (Drik Ganita) panchang. They can shift by a day in other cities. Pick a different city in the header to recompute.

About

About Sheetala Ashtami

Chaitra, Krishna Ashtami

Sheetala Ashtami is fixed by the Hindu lunisolar panchang, not the Gregorian calendar. So its date changes each year and can shift by a day between cities. The card above shows the 2027 date and the years that follow, worked out from the true (Drik Ganita) panchang for your selected city. The “how we calculate this” link explains which kala, the part of the day, decides it.

Sheetala Ashtami is also known as Shitala Ashtami.

FAQ

Sheetala Ashtami: Frequently Asked Questions

Chaitra, Krishna Ashtami.

Sheetala Ashtami 2027 is on Monday, March 29, 2027. The Sheetala Ashtami 2027 date depends on your city, because it is fixed by the local tithi and sunrise. Select your city on this page to see the date, along with the day's full panchang, tithi, nakshatra and auspicious muhurats.

Sheetala Ashtami follows the Hindu lunisolar panchang, not the Gregorian calendar. A particular tithi (lunar day) or nakshatra (star) sets its date. The lunar and solar cycles do not line up exactly, so that tithi falls on a different Gregorian date each year.

Not always. The tithi begins and ends at a set moment, read against each city's own sunrise. So Sheetala Ashtami can land a day earlier or later in one region than another. This calendar works it out for the city you select.

It comes from the true Drik Ganita (observational) panchang, the same astronomy used for eclipses, instead of older approximate tables. The "how we calculate this" link on the page shows which part of the day decides Sheetala Ashtami.