Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi 2027 – Gorakhpur
Avoid seeing the moon until (Gorakhpur)
8:24 PM
Saturday, 4 September 2027
All dates – Gorakhpur
| Date | Moonset |
|---|---|
| Monday, 14 September 2026 | 7:45 PM |
| Saturday, 4 September 2027 | 8:24 PM |
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About this festival
Ganesh Chaturthi celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesha with home and community idols, and ends with visarjan after up to ten days. By tradition, seeing the moon on this night is avoided (it is said to bring false blame, "mithya dosh"), so people want to know until when the moon stays in the sky.
How it is observed
- Ganesh sthapana (installing the idol) during the midday muhurat.
- Offer modak, durva and red flowers.
- Avoid looking at the moon until moonset; if seen by mistake, the Syamantaka mani story is recited.
Calculated for Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh (26.76°N, 83.37°E) with a flat horizon. Behind buildings or hills the moon can appear a few minutes later.
Questions people ask
Until what time should we not see the moon?
Until moonset that night. On this date the moon rises in the morning and sets in the late evening; the moonset time for your city is shown above.