Ganesh Chaturthi · UK
Ganesh Chaturthi 2027 in the UK
Ganesh Chaturthi 2027 in the UK is on Friday, 3 September 2027, a day earlier than in India (Saturday, 4 September). In London the Ganesh Puja muhurat is 11:39 AM – 02:20 PM BST. Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi begins at one instant worldwide: 09:50 AM BST on 3 September in London, which is 02:20 PM IST on 3 September in India. Each place keeps the festival on the day the tithi covers its own midday (Madhyahna). Every UK city below keeps it on the same date, each at its own local time.
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Ganesh Chaturthi 2027 in UK cities
Date and Ganesh Puja muhurat in each city, in its own local time. In India (New Delhi) Ganesh Chaturthi is on Saturday, 4 September 2027. Open a city for its full muhurat, timings to avoid and choghadiya.
- LondonFri, 3 Sept11:39 AM – 02:20 PM BSTA day earlier than India
- LeicesterFri, 3 Sept11:42 AM – 02:24 PM BSTA day earlier than India
- BirminghamFri, 3 Sept11:45 AM – 02:27 PM BSTA day earlier than India
- WolverhamptonFri, 3 Sept11:46 AM – 02:28 PM BSTA day earlier than India
- CoventryFri, 3 Sept11:44 AM – 02:26 PM BSTA day earlier than India
- SloughFri, 3 Sept11:41 AM – 02:22 PM BSTA day earlier than India
- ManchesterFri, 3 Sept11:46 AM – 02:29 PM BSTA day earlier than India
- LeedsFri, 3 Sept11:44 AM – 02:26 PM BSTA day earlier than India
- GlasgowFri, 3 Sept11:54 AM – 02:38 PM BSTA day earlier than India
- CardiffFri, 3 Sept11:51 AM – 02:32 PM BSTA day earlier than India
Madhyahna Ganesh Puja Muhurat. Calculated for each city's own sunrise, sunset.
How Ganesh Chaturthi is kept in the UK
In the UK, many families bring a Ganesha murti home on Ganesh Chaturthi, install it with puja at the midday (Madhyahna) muhurat, and offer modak, durva grass and red flowers. The murti stays for one and a half, three, five, seven or ten days, with aarti morning and evening, until visarjan.
Abroad, many families choose a murti of natural clay and do the visarjan at home in a tub or bucket of water, then return the water and clay to the garden, since rules for immersion in rivers and the sea differ from place to place. Mandirs and community groups often hold public celebrations and visarjan on the weekends.
Tradition advises not looking at the Moon on the night of Chaturthi; each city's page gives the hours for its own sky.
Why the date and times differ abroad
A tithi is a stretch of the Moon's journey from the Sun, so it begins and ends at the same instant everywhere. In 2027, Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi begins at 02:20 PM IST on 3 September in India, which is 09:50 AM BST on 3 September in London.
What differs is the local day: sunrise, sunset and the clock. Ganesh Chaturthi is kept on the day the tithi covers the local midday (Madhyahna), so each city has its own times; and because the clocks differ, the tithi can begin on a different local date, so a city can keep the festival a day apart from India. Both dates are right for their place.
Ganesh Chaturthi in the UK: questions
When is Ganesh Chaturthi 2027 in the UK?
Friday, 3 September 2027, in every UK city listed here, by each city's own sunrise and moonrise.
Is Ganesh Chaturthi on the same day in the UK as in India?
No. In London it is on Friday, 3 September 2027, a day earlier than in India (Saturday, 4 September). Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi begins at one instant worldwide: 09:50 AM BST on 3 September in London, which is 02:20 PM IST on 3 September in India. Each place keeps the festival on the day the tithi covers its own midday (Madhyahna).
What time is the Ganesh Chaturthi puja in London in 2027?
11:39 AM – 02:20 PM BST on Friday, 3 September 2027, local time in London (Madhyahna Ganesh Puja Muhurat).
Why are Ganesh Chaturthi times different in the UK?
The tithi begins and ends at the same instant everywhere, but sunrise, sunset and moonrise are local, and so is the clock. Ganesh Chaturthi's timings are set by these local moments, so each city has its own times, and occasionally its own date. The times on this page are each city's local time.