Independence Day Observance The day British rule ended and India became independent, 15 August 1947.
Independence Day 2027 falls on Sunday, 15 August, computed for Chennai.
The name
The same day, in every language that has a word for it
- English
- Independence Day
- தமிழ்
- சுதந்திர தினம்
- తెలుగు
- స్వాతంత్ర్య దినోత్సవం
- ಕನ್ನಡ
- ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ ದಿನ
- മലയാളം
- സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യ ദിനം
- हिन्दी
- स्वतंत्रता दिवस
- বাংলা
- স্বাধীনতা দিবস
- मराठी
- स्वातंत्र्य दिन
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
- ਸੁਤੰਤਰਤਾ ਦਿਵਸ
- অসমীয়া
- স্বাধীনতা দিৱস
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
- Sunday, 15 August 2027
- Tuesday, 15 August 2028
- Wednesday, 15 August 2029
Where Independence Day falls on the solar year, and how far the date moves between occurrences.
- 2027: 15 Aug
- 2028: 15 Aug
- 2029: 15 Aug
The dates, year by year
Tamil Nadu calendar, computed for Chennai
| Year | Independence Day |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Friday, 15 August 2025 |
| 2026 | Saturday, 15 August 2026 |
| 2027 | Sunday, 15 August 2027 |
| 2028 | Tuesday, 15 August 2028 |
| 2029 | Wednesday, 15 August 2029 |
| 2030 | Thursday, 15 August 2030 |
| 2031 | Friday, 15 August 2031 |
| 2032 | Sunday, 15 August 2032 |
| 2033 | Monday, 15 August 2033 |
| 2034 | Tuesday, 15 August 2034 |
| 2035 | Wednesday, 15 August 2035 |
| 2036 | Friday, 15 August 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 day British rule ended and India became independent, 15 August 1947. The Prime Minister raises the flag at the Red Fort and speaks from the ramparts, and every school, office and panchayat raises its own and gives out sweets. Like the other two national days it is kept as a holiday and a ceremony, not as a rite.
- Deity
- None; a civil day, not a temple one
- Kind
- Observance Days marked, watched or begun, without a fast or a feast of their own.
The hour
Clock times for Sunday, 15 August 2027 at Chennai
A fixed civil date, 15 August. The flag is raised in the morning; by the flag code it is hoisted briskly at the top of the staff, not run up slowly as on a day of mourning.
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 kept. Sweets are given out at the flag raising, and several states keep it as a dry day.
Where the regions differ
One gazette for the whole country, so it falls the same way everywhere; the states raise their flags at their own secretariats the same morning.
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.