Akshaya Tritiya 2027 in Canada: Sat, May 8 — Puja Time by City

How the Akshaya Tritiya date is decided

Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya at local sunrise; if it lasts less than 3 muhurtas after that sunrise, the previous day (when Tritiya prevails at midday) is taken.

Significance

Events of this day in the Puranas: the start of the Treta Yuga, the birth of Parashurama, Vishnu's sixth avatar (Parashurama Jayanti — in Pradosh), the descent of the Ganga to earth (linked to Ganga Saptami), the start of the writing of the Mahabharata (Vyasa-Ganesha), the Akshaya Patra to Draupadi, Sudama meeting Krishna, Kubera's lordship over wealth — hence wealth, charity and food are all imperishable.

Abujh muhurat — weddings, engagements, griha pravesh, purchase of land, vehicles and gold, starting a business are auspicious without a muhurat check; even more so with Rohini nakshatra and a Wednesday/Friday. The whole day is auspicious, Abhijit best; purchases during the day, weddings by the lagna.

The doors of Badrinath Dham open around this day and in Vrindavan the feet of Banke Bihari are shown only on this day of the year; the building of the Jagannath Rath Yatra chariots begins in Puri on this day; 'Halkhata' in Bengal.

Puja vidhi (brief)

1. Bathe in Brahma Muhurat/at sunrise (time above) (river/Gangajal), wear yellow; sankalp — 'I keep the Akshaya Tritiya vrat and charity for the family's imperishable prosperity.' Fast — fruit/one meal (many homes only puja and charity).
2. Vishnu-Lakshmi puja: yellow cloth, a picture of Lakshmi-Narayana, kalash; panchamrit, Tulsi, yellow flowers, sandalwood; bhog of barley/wheat sattu, cucumber, chana dal, mishri; 'Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya' / Vishnu Sahasranama; the Lakshmi mantra 'Om Shreem Mahalakshmyai Namah'; remembrance of Kubera.
3. Charity (sunrise to noon, best up to Abhijit): a water-filled earthen pot (surahi), fan, umbrella, slippers, sattu, melon-cucumber, rice-dal-jaggery, cow donation/fodder — things that cool in the heat; to a Brahmin/the needy/a water stall; as much as possible, in the 'akshaya' spirit.
4. Purchases (during the day, Abhijit best): gold-silver (a coin/ornament — the symbol of Lakshmi; even one gram), a new vessel, a deal for land or a vehicle, account books; place the purchased item at the puja place first with roli-akshat.
5. Women (Rajasthan-Malwa 'Akha Teej'): girls' Gauri vrat, flour laddoos and sattu, pot puja, a clay bird with grain; married women's bayana of sattu and a pot.
6. Evening (Pradosh): Parashurama Jayanti — remembrance of Vishnu's avatar Parashurama, a lamp; a lamp at the Tulsi platform; Ganga Saptami/the Vaishakha bath continues the next day.
7. New work: wedding/engagement/griha pravesh/shop — all day; tarpan water for the ancestors (satisfaction of ancestors in Vaishakha) — charity in the ancestors' name on this day is imperishable.
8. Breaking the fast: after the puja and charity; Lakshmi bhajans at night.

Frequently asked questions

Is Akshaya Tritiya 2027 on the same day in Canada and India?

No. India: Sunday, May 9, 2027; Toronto (Canada): Saturday, May 8, 2027. The tithi is judged at the local deciding moment, which falls on a different calendar day here.

What is the puja time for Akshaya Tritiya 2027 in Toronto?

Purvahna (morning) Puja time: 6:01 AM to 11:48 AM (EDT). Other cities are in the table above.

Which time zone are these timings in?

Each row is in that city's own local time with daylight saving applied (Eastern Time (EST/EDT) for Toronto).

What to donate on Akshaya Tritiya?

Things for the summer — a water-filled pot/surahi, fan, umbrella, slippers, sattu, melon-cucumber, grain-jaggery, cloth; setting up a water stall; cow donation/gaushala; in the ancestors' name — whatever is given is imperishable.

Are Parashurama Jayanti and Akshaya Tritiya on the same day?

Yes — Parashurama was born in the Pradosh of Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya; so the Jayanti is on that day (the day on which the Tritiya is present in Pradosh — sometimes the next day); remembrance in the evening.

What is Akha Teej?

The folk name of Akshaya Tritiya in Rajasthan-Malwa — mass weddings, the girls' Gauri vrat, sattu and pot, a clay bird; 'Akha' = Akshaya.

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