Gandhi Jayanti Observance The birthday of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, born 2 October 1869, and the third of India's three national holidays.
Gandhi Jayanti 2027 falls on Saturday, 2 October, computed for Chennai.
The name
The same day, in every language that has a word for it
- English
- Gandhi Jayanti
- தமிழ்
- காந்தி ஜயந்தி
- తెలుగు
- గాంధీ జయంతి
- ಕನ್ನಡ
- ಗಾಂಧಿ ಜಯಂತಿ
- മലയാളം
- ഗാന്ധി ജയന്തി
- हिन्दी
- गांधी जयंती
- বাংলা
- গান্ধী জয়ন্তী
- मराठी
- गांधी जयंती
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
- ਗਾਂਧੀ ਜਯੰਤੀ
- অসমীয়া
- গান্ধী জয়ন্তী
Only the names actually in use are listed. A blank script is not an omission: the day may simply not be kept there, or be kept under a different festival's name.
Asia/Kolkata · UTC+5:30
The date of a festival depends on the place: a tithi that ends at dusk in Chennai can still be running at dusk a thousand kilometres west, which moves the day. Sunrise and sunset here are computed for the place above.
When it falls next
Tamil Nadu calendar, computed for Chennai
- Saturday, 2 October 2027
- Monday, 2 October 2028
- Tuesday, 2 October 2029
Where Gandhi Jayanti falls on the solar year, and how far the date moves between occurrences.
- 2027: 2 Oct
- 2028: 2 Oct
- 2029: 2 Oct
The dates, year by year
Tamil Nadu calendar, computed for Chennai
| Year | Gandhi Jayanti |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Thursday, 2 October 2025 |
| 2026 | Friday, 2 October 2026 |
| 2027 | Saturday, 2 October 2027 |
| 2028 | Monday, 2 October 2028 |
| 2029 | Tuesday, 2 October 2029 |
| 2030 | Wednesday, 2 October 2030 |
| 2031 | Thursday, 2 October 2031 |
| 2032 | Saturday, 2 October 2032 |
| 2033 | Sunday, 2 October 2033 |
| 2034 | Monday, 2 October 2034 |
| 2035 | Tuesday, 2 October 2035 |
| 2036 | Thursday, 2 October 2036 |
Worked out for Chennai, Lahiri ayanamsa. A date is a function of the place: set yours above and the next three come back for where you are.
What the day is
The birthday of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, born 2 October 1869, and the third of India's three national holidays. The United Nations keeps the same date as the International Day of Non-Violence. Prayer meetings are held at Raj Ghat and at Gandhi memorials, with Vaishnava Jana To and Raghupati Raghava sung; schools mark it with cleaning drives and spinning.
- Deity
- None; the day honours Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
- Kind
- Observance Days marked, watched or begun, without a fast or a feast of their own.
The hour
Clock times for Saturday, 2 October 2027 at Chennai
A fixed civil date, 2 October, by the civil calendar and not by a tithi. Unlike a Hindu jayanti, which follows the Moon and moves through the year, this one never moves.
This day carries no instant that can be put on a clock: it is fixed by the tithi or the nakshatra running at sunrise, or by a moonrise the app does not compute. The rule above is the whole of it.
The fast
No fast is prescribed, though many keep the day vegetarian and it is a dry day across the country, which is the one rule most people notice.
Where the regions differ
Kept the same way nationally; Gujarat, his own state, keeps it most fully, and Porbandar and Sabarmati draw the crowds.
The dates above are the Tamil Nadu reckoning, because that is the calendar this key belongs to. Switch the tradition on the calendar page to see how another one dates the same day.
Every date here is computed from the Sun and Moon for the place entered, by the rule printed beside it. A printed panchangam can differ by a day where an almanac reads a tithi at a different instant, and a family's own custom always comes first. Where the practice genuinely varies, the text says so rather than choosing for you.