Ganesh Chaturthi · USA
Ganesh Chaturthi 2027 in the USA
Ganesh Chaturthi 2027 in the USA is on Friday, 3 September 2027, a day earlier than in India (Saturday, 4 September). In New York City the Ganesh Puja muhurat is 11:37 AM – 02:13 PM EDT. Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi begins at one instant worldwide: 04:50 AM EDT on 3 September in New York City, 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 US city below keeps it on the same date, each at its own local time (EDT, CDT, PDT).
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Ganesh Chaturthi 2027 in US 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.
- New York CityFri, 3 Sept11:37 AM – 02:13 PM EDTA day earlier than India
- EdisonFri, 3 Sept11:39 AM – 02:15 PM EDTA day earlier than India
- San FranciscoFri, 3 Sept11:51 AM – 02:26 PM PDTA day earlier than India
- San JoseFri, 3 Sept11:49 AM – 02:24 PM PDTA day earlier than India
- FremontFri, 3 Sept11:50 AM – 02:24 PM PDTA day earlier than India
- Los AngelesFri, 3 Sept11:35 AM – 02:09 PM PDTA day earlier than India
- ChicagoFri, 3 Sept11:31 AM – 02:08 PM CDTA day earlier than India
- DallasFri, 3 Sept12:10 PM – 02:43 PM CDTA day earlier than India
- HoustonFri, 3 Sept12:04 PM – 02:37 PM CDTA day earlier than India
- WashingtonFri, 3 Sept11:49 AM – 02:25 PM EDTA day earlier than India
- AtlantaFri, 3 Sept12:20 PM – 02:53 PM EDTA day earlier than India
- SeattleFri, 3 Sept11:49 AM – 02:28 PM PDTA day earlier than India
Madhyahna Ganesh Puja Muhurat. Calculated for each city's own sunrise, sunset.
How Ganesh Chaturthi is kept in the USA
In the USA, 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 04:50 AM EDT on 3 September in New York City.
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 USA: questions
When is Ganesh Chaturthi 2027 in the USA?
Friday, 3 September 2027, in every US city listed here, by each city's own sunrise and moonrise.
Is Ganesh Chaturthi on the same day in the USA as in India?
No. In New York City it is on Friday, 3 September 2027, a day earlier than in India (Saturday, 4 September). Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi begins at one instant worldwide: 04:50 AM EDT on 3 September in New York City, 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 New York City in 2027?
11:37 AM – 02:13 PM EDT on Friday, 3 September 2027, local time in New York City (Madhyahna Ganesh Puja Muhurat).
What time is the Ganesh Chaturthi puja in San Francisco in 2027?
11:51 AM – 02:26 PM PDT on Friday, 3 September 2027, local time in San Francisco (Madhyahna Ganesh Puja Muhurat).
Why are Ganesh Chaturthi times different in the USA?
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.