When is Upakarma in 2027?

Upakarma (Rigveda Upakarma, Repeating) is on Monday, August 16, 2027 in Auckland, Auckland. Rigveda Upakarma, First-timer: Monday, August 16, 2027. Shukla Yajurveda, Yajur Upakarma: Tuesday, August 17, 2027. Krishna Yajurveda, Yajur Upakarma: Tuesday, August 17, 2027.

Upakarma dates for your city: Rigveda Upakarma, Yajur Upakarma (Shukla Yajurveda, Krishna Yajurveda Baudhayana, Apastamba and Hiranyakeshi, Aavani Avittam) and Samaveda Upakarma, for repeating and first-time performers. Upakarma (Rigveda Upakarma, Repeating) is on Monday, August 16, 2027 in Auckland, Auckland. Rigveda Upakarma, First-timer: Monday, August 16, 2027. Shukla Yajurveda, Yajur Upakarma: Tuesday, August 17, 2027. Krishna Yajurveda, Yajur Upakarma: Tuesday, August 17, 2027.

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Upakarma 2027: Auckland, New Zealand

Rigveda, Yajur and Samaveda Upakarma dates for your city

Updated October 13, 2026 · Pundit Mahesh Shastri, Panchanga Siddhanti

📍 Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

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Upakarma · 2027

📍 Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

August 16, 2027 (parihara)

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Shukla Yajurveda

Yajur Upakarma

August 17, 2027 (parihara)

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Krishna Yajurveda

Yajur Upakarma

August 17, 2027 (parihara)

September 3, 2027 (Parihara)

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Samaveda Upakarma (Tamil Sampradaya)

Repeating

September 3, 2027

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Samaveda Upakarma (Tamil Sampradaya)

First-timer

September 3, 2027 (Parihara)

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Rigveda, Yajur and Samaveda Upakarma dates for your city

Panchang and festival dates calculated by Pandit Mahesh Shastri, Panchangakarta and Siddhanti, using Drishya Ganita and traditional Dharmashastra principles.

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Upakarma Dates · Auckland

Rigveda Upakarma Full page →

Repeating

August 16, 2027

Shravana Nakshatra

First-timer

With parihara: August 16, 2027

Shukra Modhyami: please contact your family priest (Pujari/Vadyar) for the appropriate remedy before performing Upakarma.

🌅 Previous Sunrise

Aug 15

07:06:16 AM

⭐ Nakshatra Begins

Aug 16

02:57:28 AM

🌅 Sunrise

Aug 16

07:05:04 AM

🌇 Sunset

Aug 16

05:46:08 PM

⭐ Nakshatra Ends

Aug 17

06:03:39 AM

🌅 Next Sunrise

Aug 17

07:03:50 AM

☀️ Sankranti

Aug 17

08:37:28 PM

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Shukla Yajurveda

With parihara: August 17, 2027

Perform Surya Puja and Surya Mantra Homa (108 Ahuti) before performing Upakarma.

Shukra Modhyami: please contact your family priest (Pujari/Vadyar) for the appropriate remedy before performing Upakarma.

Krishna Yajurveda, Baudhayana Sutra

With parihara: August 17, 2027

Perform Surya Puja and Surya Mantra Homa (108 Ahuti) before performing Upakarma.

Shukra Modhyami: please contact your family priest (Pujari/Vadyar) for the appropriate remedy before performing Upakarma.

Krishna Yajurveda, Apastamba Sutra

With parihara: August 17, 2027

Perform Surya Puja and Surya Mantra Homa (108 Ahuti) before performing Upakarma.

Shukra Modhyami: please contact your family priest (Pujari/Vadyar) for the appropriate remedy before performing Upakarma.

Krishna Yajurveda, Hiranyakeshi Sutra

With parihara: August 17, 2027

Perform Surya Puja and Surya Mantra Homa (108 Ahuti) before performing Upakarma.

Shukra Modhyami: please contact your family priest (Pujari/Vadyar) for the appropriate remedy before performing Upakarma.

Gayatri Japam

August 18, 2027

🌅 Previous Sunrise

Aug 16

07:05:04 AM

🌕 Purnima Begins

Aug 16

04:58:53 PM

🌅 Sunrise

Aug 17

07:03:50 AM

🌇 Sunset

Aug 17

05:46:57 PM

🌖 Purnima Ends

Aug 17

07:28:22 PM

☀️ Sankranti

Aug 17

08:37:28 PM

🌅 Next Sunrise

Aug 18

07:02:36 AM

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Samaveda Upakarma

Repeating

September 3, 2027

Bhadrapada Hasta Nakshatra

First-timer

With Parihara: September 3, 2027

Perform the Yajnopavita Dharana (thread replacement) on this day regardless, reciting the standard mantra and discarding the old thread; this keeps daily duties like Sandhyavandanam valid even when the full Upakarma cannot be performed at an auspicious time.

Observe a fast (Upavasa) or Prajapatya Krichchhra as Parihara for the missed rite, per Nirnayasindhu.

Bathe in a river or sacred water body and offer simple Rishi Tarpana; this is said to purify the remaining defect.

🌅 Previous Sunrise

Sep 2

06:42:21 AM

⭐ Nakshatra Begins

Sep 3

12:05:42 AM

🌅 Sunrise

Sep 3

06:40:55 AM

🌇 Sunset

Sep 3

06:00:34 PM

⭐ Nakshatra Ends

Sep 3

10:23:12 PM

🌅 Next Sunrise

Sep 4

06:39:28 AM

Eclipse or Sankranti within 48 hours of Upakarma

🌕 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: Tue, Aug 17, 2027, 5:25 PM to 9:03 PM NZST · Madhya 7:14 PM · In the Upakarma panchang day (Aug 17, 2027) · Moon is up in this city
Penumbral eclipses are not considered in Dharmashastra.
☀️ Simha Sankranti: Tue, Aug 17, 2027, 8:37 PM NZST · In the Upakarma panchang day (Aug 17, 2027)

About Upakarma

About

Upakarma

Upakarma is the annual renewal of the sacred thread (yajnopavita) and the resumption of Vedic study. Each Veda observes it on its own day: Rigveda Upakarma, Yajur Upakarma (Shravani Upakarma, Aavani Avittam) and Samaveda Upakarma.

The dates above are for your city and year, for those repeating the observance and for those performing it for the first time. Each Veda's full page has the complete table.

Where the views of different sampradayas differ, please follow the convention observed by your own family or sampradaya.

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Tradition & Practice

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Rigveda Upakarma

Anchored to Shravana Nakshatra in Shravana masa.

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Yajur Upakarma

Anchored to Shravana Purnima, for Shukla Yajurveda and Krishna Yajurveda.

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Samaveda Upakarma