Bhogi 2027 போகி

Thursday, 14 January 2027

The day in the Tamil calendar

DateThursday, 14 January 2027
Tamil dateMargazhi 30 மார்கழி
Tithi at sunriseShashthi (சஷ்டி) until 1:59 PM · Shukla Paksha
Nakshatra at sunriseUttara Bhadrapada (உத்திரட்டாதி) until 11:19 PM
Sunrise / Sunset6:38 AM / 5:57 PM
Tamil Nadu holidayNot in the Tamil Nadu government holiday list for 2027

Timings for Chennai. The date follows the Tamil Nadu calendar.

About the festival

Bhogi is the first day of the Pongal festival, which is observed over three or four days, and falls on the last day of the Tamil month of Margazhi.1,2

Households traditionally clean their homes and discard old belongings, and at dawn many light bonfires to burn the discarded items.2,3,4

The custom is commonly explained as clearing away the old to make way for the new.2,3

When it falls: Bhogi is observed on the last day of Margazhi, the day before Thai Pongal (the first day of Thai).1,2,4

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Pongal (festival)
  2. deccanchronicle.com
  3. tamilnadutourism.tn.gov.in
  4. Wikipedia: Bhogi

Bhogi in other years

2025Monday, 13 January 2025
2026Wednesday, 14 January 2026
2027Thursday, 14 January 2027
2028Friday, 14 January 2028

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