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Upakarma 2027: Melbourne, Victoria

Rigveda, Yajur and Samaveda Upakarma dates for your city

📍 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Upakarma · 2027

📍 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Rigveda Upakarma

August 16, 2027

Shukla Yajurveda

September 15, 2027

Krishna Yajurveda (Baudhayana)

Krishna Yajurveda (Apastamba)

September 15, 2027

Krishna Yajurveda (Hiranyakeshi)

Samaveda Upakarma

September 3, 2027

Rigveda, Yajur and Samaveda Upakarma dates for your city

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Upakarma Dates · Melbourne

Rigveda Upakarma Full page →

Repeating

August 16, 2027

Shravana Nakshatra

First-timer

With parihara: August 16, 2027

Shukra Modhyami: please contact your family priest (Pujari/Vadyar) for the appropriate remedy before performing Upakarma.

🌅 Previous Sunrise

Aug 15

07:06:53

⭐ Nakshatra Begins

Aug 16

00:57:28

🌅 Sunrise

Aug 16

07:05:38

🌇 Sunset

Aug 16

17:43:58

⭐ Nakshatra Ends

Aug 17

04:03:39

🌅 Next Sunrise

Aug 17

07:04:23

☀️ Sankranti

Aug 17

18:37:28

Yajur Upakarma Full page →

Shukla Yajurveda

Repeating

September 15, 2027

Bhadrapada Purnima

Sankranti (Simha): Aug 17, 2027 6:37 PM

First-timer

With parihara: August 17, 2027

Perform Surya Puja and Surya Mantra Homa (108 Ahuti) before performing Upakarma.

Shukra Modhyami: please contact your family priest (Pujari/Vadyar) for the appropriate remedy before performing Upakarma.

Krishna Yajurveda, Baudhayana Sutra

Repeating

July 18, 2027

Guru (Ashadha) Purnima

Sankranti (Simha): Aug 17, 2027 6:37 PM

First-timer

With parihara: August 17, 2027

Perform Surya Puja and Surya Mantra Homa (108 Ahuti) before performing Upakarma.

Shukra Modhyami: please contact your family priest (Pujari/Vadyar) for the appropriate remedy before performing Upakarma.

Krishna Yajurveda, Apastamba Sutra

Repeating

September 15, 2027

Bhadrapada Purnima

Sankranti (Simha): Aug 17, 2027 6:37 PM

First-timer

With parihara: August 17, 2027

Perform Surya Puja and Surya Mantra Homa (108 Ahuti) before performing Upakarma.

Shukra Modhyami: please contact your family priest (Pujari/Vadyar) for the appropriate remedy before performing Upakarma.

Krishna Yajurveda, Hiranyakeshi Sutra

Repeating

August 7, 2027

Hasta Nakshatra, Shravana Shukla

Sankranti (Simha): Aug 17, 2027 6:37 PM

First-timer

With parihara: August 17, 2027

Perform Surya Puja and Surya Mantra Homa (108 Ahuti) before performing Upakarma.

Shukra Modhyami: please contact your family priest (Pujari/Vadyar) for the appropriate remedy before performing Upakarma.

Gayatri Japam

August 18, 2027

🌅 Previous Sunrise

Aug 16

07:05:38

🌕 Purnima Begins

Aug 16

14:58:53

🌅 Sunrise

Aug 17

07:04:23

🌖 Purnima Ends

Aug 17

17:28:22

🌇 Sunset

Aug 17

17:44:49

☀️ Sankranti

Aug 17

18:37:28

🌅 Next Sunrise

Aug 18

07:03:06

Samaveda Upakarma Full page →

Samaveda Upakarma

Repeating

September 3, 2027

Bhadrapada Hasta Nakshatra

Karkastha Surya (Sun in Cancer)

First-timer

With Prayashchitta: September 3, 2027

Perform the Yajnopavita Dharana (thread replacement) on this day regardless, reciting the standard mantra and discarding the old thread -- this keeps daily duties like Sandhyavandanam valid even when the full Upakarma cannot be performed at an auspicious time.

Observe a fast (Upavasa) or Prajapatya Krichchhra as Prayashchitta (penance) for the missed rite, per Nirnayasindhu.

Bathe in a river or sacred water body and offer simple Rishi Tarpana -- this is said to purify the remaining defect.

🌅 Previous Sunrise

Sep 2

06:42:16

⭐ Nakshatra Begins

Sep 2

22:05:42

🌅 Sunrise

Sep 3

06:40:47

🌇 Sunset

Sep 3

17:59:05

⭐ Nakshatra Ends

Sep 3

20:23:12

🌅 Next Sunrise

Sep 4

06:39:18

Eclipse or Sankranti within 48 hours of Upakarma

☀️ Karka Sankranti: Sat, Jul 17, 2027, 10:12 AM AEST · 1 panchang day before the Upakarma (Jul 18, 2027)
🌕 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: Mon, Jul 19, 2027, 1:57 AM to 2:09 AM AEST · Madhya 2:03 AM · In the Upakarma panchang day (Jul 18, 2027) · Moon is up in this city
Penumbral eclipses are not considered in Dharmashastra.
🌕 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: Tue, Aug 17, 2027, 3:24 PM to 7:03 PM AEST · Madhya 5:14 PM · In the Upakarma panchang day (Aug 17, 2027) · Moon is up in this city
Penumbral eclipses are not considered in Dharmashastra.
☀️ Simha Sankranti: Tue, Aug 17, 2027, 6:37 PM AEST · In the Upakarma panchang day (Aug 17, 2027)
☀️ Kanya Sankranti: Fri, Sep 17, 2027, 6:34 PM AEST · 2 panchang days after the Upakarma (Sep 15, 2027)

About

Upakarma

Upakarma is the annual renewal of the sacred thread (yajnopavita) and the resumption of Vedic study. Each Veda observes it on its own day: Rigveda Upakarma, Yajur Upakarma (Shravani Upakarma, Aavani Avittam) and Samaveda Upakarma.

The dates above are for your city and year, for those repeating the observance and for those performing it for the first time. Each Veda's full page has the complete table.

Where the views of different sampradayas differ, please follow the convention observed by your own family or sampradaya.

Commonly searched as: “Upakarma 2027 Melbourne”, “Upakarma Melbourne 2028”, “Aavani Avittam Melbourne 2027”

Tradition & Practice

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Rigveda Upakarma

Anchored to Shravana Nakshatra in Shravana masa.

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Yajur Upakarma

Anchored to Shravana Purnima, for Shukla Yajurveda and Krishna Yajurveda.

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Samaveda Upakarma

Anchored to Hasta Nakshatra in Bhadrapada.

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