Dussehra 2027 in Australia
Also called Dussehra (Vijayadashami), Dasara.
Sunday, 10 October 2027
In India it is Saturday, 9 October 2027 — Australia observes a day later.
Australia does not observe on a single date this year. Cities far enough apart in longitude can fall either side of the tithi boundary — the table below gives the date for each. This is real, not a rounding artefact: the qualifying moment can sit minutes inside the window in one city and minutes outside it in another.
City by city
| City | Date | Aparahna (midday) |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney, NSW | 10 October 2027 | 12:42 |
| Melbourne, Victoria | 10 October 2027 | 13:07 |
| Brisbane, Queensland | 10 October 2027 | 11:35 |
| Adelaide, South Australia | 10 October 2027 | 13:03 |
| Canberra, ACT | 10 October 2027 | 12:51 |
| Perth, Western Australia | 9 October 2027 | 12:04 |
Times are local to each city, computed from its own coordinates and real UTC offset for that date — so daylight saving is already accounted for. For Dussehra, the observance is reckoned at aparahna, the afternoon period.
Dussehra in Australia, other years:
Why can the date differ from India?
A tithi is a 12° step of the Moon's elongation from the Sun. It begins and ends at a single instant everywhere on Earth. What changes by location is whether the moment the rule points at — sunrise, sunset or moonrise — falls inside that window on a given local date. That is why the shift runs opposite to the timezone: places west of India can observe a day earlier, places east a day later.
Frequently asked questions
When is Dussehra (Vijayadashami) 2027 in Australia?
Dussehra (Vijayadashami) 2027 in Australia falls on Sunday, 10 October 2027, a different day from India, where it is Saturday, 9 October 2027. Computed from each city's own coordinates and UTC offset.