Republic Day Observance The day the Constitution of India came into force, on 26 January 1950, and the country became a republic.
Republic Day 2027 falls on Tuesday, 26 January, computed for Chennai.
The name
The same day, in every language that has a word for it
- English
- Republic Day
- தமிழ்
- குடியரசு தினம்
- తెలుగు
- గణతంత్ర దినోత్సవం
- ಕನ್ನಡ
- ಗಣರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ
- മലയാളം
- റിപ്പബ്ലിക് ദിനം
- हिन्दी
- गणतंत्र दिवस
- বাংলা
- প্রজাতন্ত্র দিবস
- मराठी
- प्रजासत्ताक दिन
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
- ਗਣਤੰਤਰ ਦਿਵਸ
- অসমীয়া
- গণৰাজ্য 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
- Tuesday, 26 January 2027
- Wednesday, 26 January 2028
- Friday, 26 January 2029
Where Republic Day falls on the solar year, and how far the date moves between occurrences.
- 2027: 26 Jan
- 2028: 26 Jan
- 2029: 26 Jan
The dates, year by year
Tamil Nadu calendar, computed for Chennai
| Year | Republic Day |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Sunday, 26 January 2025 |
| 2026 | Monday, 26 January 2026 |
| 2027 | Tuesday, 26 January 2027 |
| 2028 | Wednesday, 26 January 2028 |
| 2029 | Friday, 26 January 2029 |
| 2030 | Saturday, 26 January 2030 |
| 2031 | Sunday, 26 January 2031 |
| 2032 | Monday, 26 January 2032 |
| 2033 | Wednesday, 26 January 2033 |
| 2034 | Thursday, 26 January 2034 |
| 2035 | Friday, 26 January 2035 |
| 2036 | Saturday, 26 January 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 the Constitution of India came into force, on 26 January 1950, and the country became a republic. It is one of the three national holidays, closed in every state and every union territory, with the parade down Kartavya Path in Delhi and the flag raised at every school and government office. Families keep it as a holiday rather than as a rite: there is no puja and nothing is cooked for it.
- 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 Tuesday, 26 January 2027 at Chennai
A fixed civil date, 26 January, with no astronomy in it at all. The flag is raised in the morning, by convention after the national anthem and before the school day would have begun.
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. It is a dry day in several states, meaning the liquor shops are shut, but nothing is prescribed or avoided at home.
Where the regions differ
Kept identically across India, because it is one gazette for the whole country; the parade is Delhi's and the state capitals hold their own.
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.