When Is Onam 2027?

Live Countdown to the Festival

Onam falls on Sunday, September 12, 2027 at 20:27 UTC — 333 days from now.

333

Days

Hours

Minutes

Seconds

Happy Festival!

Onam 2027 falls on Sunday, September 12, 2027 at 20:27 UTC. Live countdown, dates through 2028, and how the date is determined.

Onam (IPA: [oːɳɐm]), the national festival of Keralam, is an annual harvest and Hindu cultural festival celebrated mostly by the people of Keralam and is traditionally associated with the legend of the benevolent Asura King Mahabali, who once ruled Keralam, returning each year to visit his people. A major annual event for Malayalis, it is the official festival of the state and includes a spectrum of cultural events. Onam falls on the Thiruvonam nakshatra day in the Malayalam month of Chingam.

Onam falls on Sunday, September 12, 2027 at 20:27 UTC. The countdown above updates live, so you always see exactly how many days, hours, and minutes are left.

Onam dates by year

Year	Date
2027	Sunday, September 12, 2027 at 20:27 UTC	in 333 days
2028	Friday, September 1, 2028 at 20:28 UTC	in 688 days

Dates can vary by a day between regions and traditions.

Why does the date move?

Hindu festivals follow the panchang, a lunisolar calendar in which most festivals are tied to a particular lunar day (tithi) of a particular month. Because lunar months drift against the solar year and a leap month is periodically inserted, the Gregorian date of each festival moves within a few weeks from year to year — and regional traditions can observe the same festival a day apart.