Bhai Dooj 2027 in the UK: Saturday 30 October
India: Sunday 31 October. Hindu date: Kartika Shukla Dwitiya.
Why London keeps a different day
Bhai Dooj follows Shukla Dwitiya in the afternoon. Shukla Dwitiya runs from Sat 30 Oct 13:22 BST to Sun 31 Oct 11:43 GMT (Sat 30 Oct 17:52 IST to Sun 31 Oct 17:13 IST). In London it covers the afternoon on Saturday (13:43 to 15:40 BST), so London keeps Saturday. In New Delhi Saturday's afternoon (13:11 to 15:25 IST) is over before it begins, so New Delhi keeps Sunday.
in London: Sat 30 Oct 13:22 BST to Sun 31 Oct 11:43 GMT.
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Why Leicester keeps a different day
Bhai Dooj follows Shukla Dwitiya in the afternoon. Shukla Dwitiya runs from Sat 30 Oct 13:22 BST to Sun 31 Oct 11:43 GMT (Sat 30 Oct 17:52 IST to Sun 31 Oct 17:13 IST). In Leicester it covers the afternoon on Saturday (13:46 to 15:42 BST), so Leicester keeps Saturday. In New Delhi Saturday's afternoon (13:11 to 15:25 IST) is over before it begins, so New Delhi keeps Sunday.
in Leicester: Sat 30 Oct 13:22 BST to Sun 31 Oct 11:43 GMT.
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Why Birmingham keeps a different day
Bhai Dooj follows Shukla Dwitiya in the afternoon. Shukla Dwitiya runs from Sat 30 Oct 13:22 BST to Sun 31 Oct 11:43 GMT (Sat 30 Oct 17:52 IST to Sun 31 Oct 17:13 IST). In Birmingham it covers the afternoon on Saturday (13:49 to 15:46 BST), so Birmingham keeps Saturday. In New Delhi Saturday's afternoon (13:11 to 15:25 IST) is over before it begins, so New Delhi keeps Sunday.
in Birmingham: Sat 30 Oct 13:22 BST to Sun 31 Oct 11:43 GMT.
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Why Manchester keeps a different day
Bhai Dooj follows Shukla Dwitiya in the afternoon. Shukla Dwitiya runs from Sat 30 Oct 13:22 BST to Sun 31 Oct 11:43 GMT (Sat 30 Oct 17:52 IST to Sun 31 Oct 17:13 IST). In Manchester it covers the afternoon on Saturday (13:50 to 15:45 BST), so Manchester keeps Saturday. In New Delhi Saturday's afternoon (13:11 to 15:25 IST) is over before it begins, so New Delhi keeps Sunday.
in Manchester: Sat 30 Oct 13:22 BST to Sun 31 Oct 11:43 GMT.
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Govardhan Puja and Bhai Dooj fall on the same day this year: is running at sunrise and Dwitiya by the afternoon, so both are kept that day. The day before has at sunrise, so neither falls on it.
The date in each city
| City | Date |
|---|---|
| London | Sat 30 Oct 2027 |
| Leicester | Sat 30 Oct 2027 |
| Birmingham | Sat 30 Oct 2027 |
| Manchester | Sat 30 Oct 2027 |
| New Delhi | Sun 31 Oct 2027 |
Dwitiya in force in the afternoon.