Dussehra 2027 in South Africa

Also called Dussehra (Vijayadashami), Dasara.

The date in South Africa

Saturday, 9 October 2027

Same as India this year (Saturday, 9 October 2027).

City by city

CityDateAparahna (midday)
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal9 October 202711:43
Johannesburg, Gauteng9 October 202711:55
Pretoria, Gauteng9 October 202711:54
Cape Town, Western Cape9 October 202712:34

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 South Africa, 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 South Africa?

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) 2027 in South Africa falls on Saturday, 9 October 2027. Computed from each city's own coordinates and UTC offset.