Sinhala & Tamil New Year 2027
Aluth Avurudda (Sinhala) / Puththandu (Tamil) — the Sun’s ingress into Mesha (Aries), Sri Lanka Standard Time.
| Date | Wednesday, 14 April 2027 |
|---|---|
| Exact moment | 15:28 |
Auspicious Times (Nekath Seettuwa) 2027
| Date | Time | Observance | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr | — | New moon viewing (lunar year) | Transcribed |
| 12 Apr | — | Bathing for the old year | Transcribed |
| 14 Apr | 15:29 | New Year dawn (solar ingress into Mesha) | Independently checked |
| 14 Apr | 09:05–21:53 | Punya Kalaya / Nonagathaya (neutral/inauspicious transition period) | Transcribed |
| 14 Apr | 18:18 | Commencing work and transactions | Transcribed |
| 17 Apr | 07:04 | Anointing with oil (traditional herbal bath) | Transcribed |
| 21 Apr | 06:15 | Leaving home for occupations | Transcribed |
New moon viewing (lunar year): No time given in the source. Single-sourced (Sri Lanka Mirror).
Bathing for the old year: No time given in the source. Single-sourced.
New Year dawn (solar ingress into Mesha): Matches this site's own sankranti-engine calculation (api/sankranti-punya-kalam, class vishuva) to the minute -- engine gives 15:28. Also corroborated by a second news outlet (Colombo Times).
Punya Kalaya / Nonagathaya (neutral/inauspicious transition period): Single-sourced. The source further splits this window: 9:05 a.m. begins the period to take food/drink, stop work and perform religious observances; 3:29 p.m.-9:53 p.m. is when cooking, commencing work, transactions and eating should be carried out (the New Year dawn at 3:29 p.m. falls inside this second part).
Commencing work and transactions: Green attire, facing north. Single-sourced.
Anointing with oil (traditional herbal bath): Blue attire, facing north. Single-sourced.
Leaving home for occupations: Green attire, facing south, after eating milk rice with mung beans. Single-sourced.
Not shown because no verified source was found: Preparing the New Year meal -- no specific time given (source recommends milk rice with mung beans and sweetmeats, but no clock time). Tamil New Year-specific times (the source covers only the Sinhala schedule). Tree-planting auspicious time. Hearth-lighting (Helawalam) time. Auspicious colour/direction for the year as a whole (only per-ritual attire/direction given above).
Issued by: Government Information Department / Department of Cultural Affairs, on behalf of the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs. Prepared by the re-established 19-astrologer National Auspicious Times Committee. Officially released 2026-08-17 (per the Ministry's own announcement); this detailed schedule reported 2026-08-25.. Primary source: Sri Lanka Mirror, https://srilankamirror.com/news/auspicious-times-for-2027-sinhala-new-year-announced/