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The Ganga at Har Ki Pauri at night, with a long lit bridge and lights reflected in the fast water.
The Ganga at night, Haridwar. Photo: Tarun802, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bathing day · Haridwar 2027

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SaturdayFebruary 2027

Magh Purnima माघ पूर्णिमा

Tithi: Magha Shukla Chaturdashi at sunrise

ProvisionalOfficial Haridwar Kumbh website
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Haridwar Kumbh 2027 · Bathing day

Magh Purnima Snan: Saturday 20 February 2027

KumbhMela.info Editorial TeamChecked on Sun 18 Oct 2026

The Magh Purnima snan of Haridwar Kumbh 2027 falls on Saturday 20 February 2027. It is one of the eleven bathing days on the official Haridwar Kumbh website, not an Amrit Snan.

ProvisionalChecked on Sun 18 Oct 2026

The date is listed on the official Haridwar Kumbh website (checked 18 October 2026); the mela administration first announced it in April 2026, as reported by PTI. No dated government notice listing it was found online. Tithi at sunrise: Magha Shukla Chaturdashi at sunrise, from the Tirth panchang.

Magh Purnima is the full moon of Magha. It closes the month of Magha, a season many devotees keep with daily bathing and charity. The mela administration lists it for 20 February; at sunrise that day the tithi is still Chaturdashi, and the full-moon tithi begins later in the day, so check the official notice for the final date.

The day, hour by hour

  1. The evening before

    Chaturdashi tithi begins.

  2. 2021: heavy and commercial vehicles barred inside Haridwar from the day before until 8 pm the next day.1

    In 2021

  3. 2021: pilgrims from other states began arriving from the afternoon before.2

    In 2021
  4. Sunrise

    Sunrise. The tithi at sunrise is Chaturdashi.

  5. Morning

    Chaturdashi tithi ends.

  6. 2021: all vehicles barred on Upper Road from Shivmurti tiraha to the Bhimgoda barrier.1

    In 2021

  7. Ghat timings and the traffic plan for 20 February 2027 are not yet published.3,4

    Not announced yet
  8. Afternoon

    Winter 2020: Shri Ganga Sabha's bhajan sandhya at Har Ki Pauri began at 4 pm, before the aarti.5

    In 2020
  9. Sunset

    Sunset.

  10. Shri Ganga Sabha holds the Ganga aarti at Har Ki Pauri every day at sunset.6,7

    In 2026

Times in grey type are from the Tirth panchang for the bathing place. Bathing times are set by the mela administration, not by the panchang.

Sources for these rows (7)
  1. Amar Ujala: Magh Purnima snan 2021: heavy vehicles barred in Haridwar for three days (Hindi) (2021)
  2. Amar Ujala: Magh Purnima 2021: over seven lakh bathe in Haridwar (Hindi) (2021)
  3. Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand: Official Haridwar Kumbh 2027 website: public data for snan days, main snan ghats, spiritual activities and types of snan (read 20 October 2026)
  4. Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand: Snan and Events · Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (official website)
  5. Amar Ujala: Haridwar: Ganga aarti at Har Ki Pauri now two and a half hours long (Hindi) (2020)
  6. Ministry of Tourism, Government of India (Utsav portal; details supplied by Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board): Haridwar Ganga Aarti (Live Darshan)
  7. Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand: Rituals of Kumbh: Ganga Aarti, the Procession and Satsang (Haridwar Kumbh 2027 official website)

What Magh Purnima means

Magh Purnima is the full moon of the month of Magha. The official Haridwar Kumbh website calls it a highly auspicious day for a dip in the Ganga, for prayers and for daan, charity given as an act of faith. Devotees believe that a bath on this day cleanses the mind and the soul, removes past sins and brings peace and spiritual growth.

The website describes the city on Magh Purnima as full of devotional chants, temple rituals, spiritual discourses and cultural programmes. Many devotees give daan and pray for the well-being of their families and of their ancestors. At Haridwar the Kumbh is said to begin from Magh Purnima. In 2027 the date needs one note. At sunrise on 20 February the tithi is still Chaturdashi, and the full-moon tithi begins later that morning. The mela administration lists the 20th as the bathing day.

How the day runs

  1. Before the dayThe mela administration publishes each bathing day’s arrangements, and the district police its road diversions and parking, shortly before the day. Nothing had been published for 20 February when we checked.
  2. Through the morningPilgrims bathe at Har Ki Pauri and the other ghats. The official Haridwar Kumbh website describes the day with a holy dip, prayers and charity; many devotees also give daan and pray for their families and ancestors.
  3. The Ganga aartiShri Ganga Sabha holds the Ganga aarti at Har Ki Pauri twice a day, at sunrise and at sunset. No special timing has been published for 20 February; see the Ganga aarti at Har Ki Pauri.
The red clock tower beside Brahmakund at Har Ki Pauri, with pilgrims on the ghat steps and the Ganga flowing past.Photo: mckaysavage, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Pilgrims on the Haridwar ghats; on Magh Purnima many give daan and pray for their families

Before and after this day

  1. February 2027
    11Thu
    Basant Panchamiबसंत पंचमीMagha Shukla PanchamiHar Ki PauriSunrise 7:01 am
    Provisional
  2. March 2027
    Amrit Snan
    6Sat
    Mahashivratriमहाशिवरात्रिPhalguna Krishna Trayodashi at sunriseHar Ki PauriSunrise 6:38 am
    Provisional

Sunrise at the bathing place, from the Tirth panchang. Bathing times are set by the mela administration, not by the panchang.

Where the bathing happens

Har Ki Pauri is the main bathing ghat, where the akharas bathe on an Amrit Snan. The map also shows the railway station and the bus stand.

Haridwar: main ghats, temples and arrival pointsGangaGanga canal12345671 kmN
Haridwar: main ghats, temples and arrival points
  1. 1Har Ki Pauri and BrahmakundGhat · Bathing place
  2. 2Mansa Devi TempleTemple
  3. 3Chandi Devi TempleTemple
  4. 4Maya Devi TempleTemple
  5. 5Daksh Mahadev Temple, KankhalTemple
  6. 6Haridwar railway stationRailway
  7. 7Haridwar Roadways bus stationBus

A guide to where places are, not a route plan. During the mela, roads and ghats open and close by the official plan; follow police and mela directions. How to use the official Haridwar map.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Some temple locations from Wikidata (CC0). openstreetmap.org/copyright

The panchang, and a card to share

Sat 20 Feb 2027For Haridwar, in IST
  • Sunrise6:53 am
  • Tithi at sunriseChaturdashi until 7:59 am
  • From 7:59 amPurnima until 4:52 am the next day
  • From 4:52 amPratipada until 2:03 am the next day
  • Paksha and monthShukla paksha, Magha
  • Sunset6:10 pm

Calculated by the Tirth panchang (PyJHora 4.8.7) · open the panchang · checked on Sun 18 Oct 2026

The panchang gives the day's timings by tradition; it does not set bathing times. The mela administration decides when each ghat opens and the order of the akhara processions. Follow its plan, the police and mela instructions on the day.

Questions people ask

Haridwar Kumbh 2027 mein Magh Purnima snan kab hai?

On Saturday 20 February 2027, according to the official Haridwar Kumbh website; the mela administration first announced it in April 2026 (PTI). It is provisional until a government notice lists it.

Is 20 February 2027 an Amrit Snan?

No. The four Amrit Snans are 6 March, 8 March, 15 March and 14 April 2027. This is a main bathing day.

Where next

How to reachTrains, buses, roads and the last stretch
Where to stayAreas, camps and what to check
First visitA simple order for getting ready
Ghats and placesWhere the bathing happens

Sources

8 sources · checked 18 Oct 2026
  1. Dates announced for bathing festivals during Ardh Kumbh Mela in Haridwar · Press Trust of India (via The Week) ·
  2. Har Ki Pauri · District Haridwar, Government of Uttarakhand ·
  3. Snan and Events: Haridwar Kumbh 2027 (official website) · Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand ·
  4. Snan and Events: day descriptions in the 'View Details' panels (Haridwar Kumbh 2027 official website) · Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand ·
  5. Snan and Events: Mauni Amavasya and Vasant Panchami panels, and re-check of the Important Snan Dates list (Haridwar Kumbh 2027 official website) · Haridwar Kumbh Mela administration, Government of Uttarakhand ·
  6. Panchang for Haridwar on the 2027 bathing days (Tirth panchang) · TravNext Tech Private Limited (Tirth.com) ·
  7. Haridwar: Buddha Purnima snan traffic route diversion plan issued, heavy vehicles barred · Amar Ujala ·
  8. Haridwar Ganga Aarti (Live Darshan) · Ministry of Tourism, Government of India (Utsav portal; details supplied by Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board) ·