Choghadiya Today in Detroit
Today’s choghadiya for Detroit, Michigan, worked out from Detroit’s own sunrise and sunset in Eastern Time (America/Detroit). Hindu life in Metro Detroit grew from a 1975 meeting of thirty people at the Northwood Inn in Royal Oak into the Bharatiya Temple on 18 acres in Troy, inaugurated in 1981, and now reaches Canton’s 2010 temple, the Telugu community’s granite Sri Venkateswara Temple in Novi and the Hare Krishna temple in the 1928 Fisher Mansion on Grayhaven Canal. Detroit’s clock runs 9 hours 30 minutes to 10 hours 30 minutes behind India’s, so some festivals fall a day earlier here than in India.
Best times in Detroit
| Choghadiya | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh शुभ | 8:28 AM to 9:44 AM | Good |
| Amrit अमृत | 2:47 PM to 4:03 PM | Good |
| Shubh शुभ | 8:48 PM to 10:32 PM | Good |
| Amrit अमृत | 10:32 PM to 12:16 AM | Good |
| Abhijit Muhurat | 11:56 AM to 12:36 PM | in Udveg and Char |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh windows clear of Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal, Vara Vela, Kala Vela and Kala Ratri, with the Abhijit Muhurat. A good choghadiya that falls in one of them is marked Mixed in the tables below. How these overlaps work.
Day choghadiya
| Choghadiya | Time | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal काल Gulika Kaal Kala Vela | 7:12 AM to 8:28 AM | Avoid |
| Shubh शुभ | 8:28 AM to 9:44 AM | Good |
| Rog रोग Rahu Kaal | 9:44 AM to 11:00 AM | Avoid |
| Udveg उद्वेग | 11:00 AM to 12:16 PM | Avoid |
| Char चर | 12:16 PM to 1:32 PM | Neutral |
| Labh लाभ Yamaganda Vara Vela | 1:32 PM to 2:47 PM | Mixed |
| Amrit अमृत | 2:47 PM to 4:03 PM | Good |
| Kaal काल Kala Vela | 4:03 PM to 5:19 PM | Avoid |
Night choghadiya
| Choghadiya | Time | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| Labh लाभ Kala Ratri | 5:19 PM to 7:03 PM | Mixed |
| Udveg उद्वेग | 7:03 PM to 8:48 PM | Avoid |
| Shubh शुभ | 8:48 PM to 10:32 PM | Good |
| Amrit अमृत | 10:32 PM to 12:16 AM | Good |
| Char चर | 12:16 AM to 2:01 AM | Neutral |
| Rog रोग | 2:01 AM to 3:45 AM | Avoid |
| Kaal काल | 3:45 AM to 5:29 AM | Avoid |
| Labh लाभ Kala Ratri | 5:29 AM to 7:14 AM | Mixed |
Panchang in Detroit for today
Auspicious time
Times to avoid
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Hindu festivals in Detroit: dates and timings
These are the dates as they fall in Detroit, worked out for Detroit’s own sunrise and moonrise. 14 of the 37 festivals below fall on a different day here than in India.
| Festival | Date in Detroit |
|---|---|
| 2026 | |
| Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Tue, Oct 20 Same day as India |
| Sharad Purnima | Sun, Oct 25 Same day as India |
| Karva Chauth Moonrise 8:06 PM. Puja 6:31 PM to 7:52 PM. Fast 7:59 AM to 8:06 PM. | Wed, Oct 28 Day before India (Thu, Oct 29) |
| Ahoi Ashtami | Sun, Nov 1 Same day as India |
| Dhanteras | Fri, Nov 6 Same day as India |
| Naraka Chaturdashi (Abhyang Snan) | Sat, Nov 7 Day before India (Sun, Nov 8) |
| Kali Chaudas (Choti Diwali) | Sat, Nov 7 Same day as India |
| Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) Lakshmi puja 5:35 PM to 7:22 PM. | Sun, Nov 8 Same day as India |
| Chhath Puja | Sun, Nov 15 Same day as India |
| Dev Uthani Ekadashi | Fri, Nov 20 Same day as India |
| Tulsi Vivah | Sat, Nov 21 Same day as India |
| Kartik Purnima (Dev Diwali) | Tue, Nov 24 Same day as India |
| Vivah Panchami | Sun, Dec 13 Day before India (Mon, Dec 14) |
| Gita Jayanti | Sat, Dec 19 Day before India (Sun, Dec 20) |
| 2027 | |
| Makar Sankranti | Thu, Jan 14 Day before India (Fri, Jan 15) |
| Maha Shivratri | Sat, Mar 6 Same day as India |
| Holika Dahan | Sun, Mar 21 Day before India (Mon, Mar 22) |
| Holi | Mon, Mar 22 Day before India (Tue, Mar 23) |
| Chaitra Navratri begins | Wed, Apr 7 Same day as India |
| Ram Navami | Wed, Apr 14 Day before India (Thu, Apr 15) |
| Hanuman Jayanti | Tue, Apr 20 Same day as India |
| Akshaya Tritiya | Sat, May 8 Day before India (Sun, May 9) |
| Vat Savitri Vrat | Fri, Jun 4 Same day as India |
| Shani Jayanti | Fri, Jun 4 Same day as India |
| Ganga Dussehra | Sun, Jun 13 Same day as India |
| Nirjala Ekadashi | Mon, Jun 14 Same day as India |
| Guru Purnima | Sat, Jul 17 Day before India (Sun, Jul 18) |
| Sawan Somwar begins | Mon, Jul 19 Same day as India |
| Hariyali Teej | Wed, Aug 4 Same day as India |
| Nag Panchami | Fri, Aug 6 Same day as India |
| Raksha Bandhan | Mon, Aug 16 Day before India (Tue, Aug 17) |
| Krishna Janmashtami | Tue, Aug 24 Day before India (Wed, Aug 25) |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | Fri, Sep 3 Day before India (Sat, Sep 4) |
| Radha Ashtami | Tue, Sep 7 Day before India (Wed, Sep 8) |
| Anant Chaturdashi | Tue, Sep 14 Same day as India |
| Sharad Navratri begins | Thu, Sep 30 Same day as India |
| Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Sat, Oct 9 Same day as India |
Why a date can differ: a tithi (lunar day) begins at the same instant everywhere on earth, but a festival is kept on the local day when its tithi holds at the right moment, such as sunrise or moonrise. Detroit keeps a different clock from India, so that moment can land on a different calendar day here. For festivals not listed, see the festival calendar.
Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya and Pradosh in Detroit
The next vrat days for Detroit, with the tithi window in Detroit time.
Ekadashi
| Papankusha Ekadashi | Wed, Oct 21 |
| Rama Ekadashi | Wed, Nov 4 |
| Devutthana Ekadashi | Fri, Nov 20 |
| Utpanna Ekadashi | Fri, Dec 4 |
| Mokshada Ekadashi | Sat, Dec 19 |
| Saphala Ekadashi | Sat, Jan 2 |
Purnima
| Ashwina Purnima Tithi 2:25 AM Oct 25 to 12:10 AM Oct 26 | Sun, Oct 25 |
| Kartika Purnima Tithi 1:12 PM Nov 23 to 9:53 AM Nov 24 Kartika Purnima Vrat: Mon, Nov 23 Kartika Purnima: Tue, Nov 24 | Mon, Nov 23 Tue, Nov 24 |
| Margashirsha Purnima Tithi 12:16 AM Dec 23 to 8:27 PM Dec 23 | Wed, Dec 23 |
| Pausha Purnima Tithi 10:59 AM Jan 21 to 7:16 AM Jan 22 | Thu, Jan 21 |
| Magha Purnima Tithi 9:28 PM Feb 19 to 6:21 PM Feb 20 | Sat, Feb 20 |
| Phalguna Purnima Tithi 8:50 AM Mar 21 to 6:42 AM Mar 22 | Sun, Mar 21 |
Amavasya
| Kartika Amavasya Tithi 12:57 AM Nov 08 to 2:00 AM Nov 09 | Sun, Nov 8 |
| Margashirsha Amavasya Tithi 5:42 PM Dec 07 to 7:51 PM Dec 08 | Tue, Dec 8 |
| Pausha Amavasya Tithi 12:44 PM Jan 06 to 3:24 PM Jan 07 Darsha Amavasya: Wed, Jan 6 Pausha Amavasya: Thu, Jan 7 | Wed, Jan 6 Thu, Jan 7 |
| Magha Amavasya Tithi 8:35 AM Feb 05 to 10:55 AM Feb 06 Darsha Amavasya: Fri, Feb 5 Magha Amavasya: Sat, Feb 6 | Fri, Feb 5 Sat, Feb 6 |
| Phalguna Amavasya Tithi 3:15 AM Mar 07 to 4:28 AM Mar 08 | Sun, Mar 7 |
| Chaitra Amavasya Tithi 8:09 PM Apr 05 to 7:50 PM Apr 06 | Tue, Apr 6 |
Pradosh
| Shukra Pradosh Vrat Puja 6:39 PM to 9:18 PM | Fri, Oct 23 |
| Shukra Pradosh Vrat Puja 5:20 PM to 8:06 PM | Fri, Nov 6 |
| Shani Pradosh Vrat Puja 6:25 PM to 7:59 PM | Sat, Nov 21 |
| Shani Pradosh Vrat Puja 4:59 PM to 7:57 PM | Sat, Dec 5 |
| Soma Pradosh Vrat Puja 5:02 PM to 8:01 PM | Mon, Dec 21 |
| Soma Pradosh Vrat Puja 5:12 PM to 8:10 PM | Mon, Jan 4 |
Hindu temples in and around Detroit
Mandirs across the Detroit area, from the city to the suburbs. Check each temple’s website for darshan hours and its festival programme.
Bharatiya Temple
The temple’s own history begins with about 30 people meeting on 25 January 1975 at the Northwood Inn in Royal Oak, bylaws adopted at the first fundraiser on 21 March 1975, an 18-acre lot bought for $70,000, construction from 2 October 1980 and the formal inauguration on 19 July 1981 by Swami Chinmayananda and Satguru Keshavadas, with the deities installed on 19 and 20 November 1983; the City of Troy’s proclamation for its 50th anniversary on 20 July 2025 records expansions in 1984 and 1991, a new temple in 2012 and more than 5,000 families using it. Its 2026 Navratri Raas Garba runs from 11 October.
Hindu Temple of Canton
The Observer’s report of 5 September 2010, reprinted by Hinduism Today, records the formal opening of the $8.3 million, 37,517-square-foot temple over a three-day celebration with 8,000 to 10,000 visitors, after a $7.8 million expansion was blessed in May 2009; the temple’s site lists hours of 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 5:00 to 9:00 PM on weekdays and 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM at weekends, with Navaratri Mahotsav 2026 opening on 11 October, garba at the Livonia Athletic District on 16 and 17 October, Chandi Havan on 18 October and Saraswati Puja on 20 October.
Sri Venkateswara Temple and Cultural Center
The temple’s site lists hours of 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 5:30 to 8:30 PM on weekdays and 9:00 AM to 8:30 PM at weekends, with the last archana at 8:00 PM, and a Maha Lakshmi Navarathri programme from 11 to 20 October 2026 ending with Vijaya Dashami and Sri Venkateswara Swami Jayanthi on 20 October; the Free Press reported its opening in May and June 2013 with six days of ceremonies and 24 priests at the $10 million, 25,000-square-foot all-granite building, built largely by the Telugu-speaking community, serving about 3,000 people, the first temple in Michigan named for a south Indian deity.
ISKCON Detroit (Devasadan Mandir) at the Fisher Mansion
The temple’s site lists Mangla Aarti at 4:45 AM, Shringar at 8:00 AM, Rajbhog at 12:00 PM, Dhoop at 4:15 PM, Sandhya at 7:00 PM and Sayana at 9:00 PM, calls itself the first Vedic temple opened in Michigan and offers mansion tours for a suggested $20 donation; the Detroit Historical Society records the mansion built in 1928 for Lawrence Fisher by C. Howard Crane for $2.5 million and bought in 1975 by Alfred Brush Ford and Elizabeth Reuther Dickmeyer, who donated it to the Bhaktivedanta Cultural Center, with the devotees moving in during 1976.
Paschima Kasi Sri Vishwanatha Temple
The temple’s site describes a 65-foot white limestone structure carrying over 126 sculptures of deities, open 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM and 6:00 to 8:00 PM on weekdays and 9:00 AM to 7:30 PM at weekends, with Garba on 10 October 2026, Navaratri from 11 October, Bathukamma on 16 October and a Chandi Homam on 18 October.
Durga Temple
WDET’s report of May 2022 describes it as the oldest Bengali Hindu temple in Metro Detroit, established in 2006 by a handful of families, now hosting about a dozen large pujas a year that draw thousands, with a $1 million expansion fund under way.
The Hindu community in Detroit
- The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro has an estimated 99,271 Asian Indian residents (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B02015), out of 222,693 Asian residents. (US Census Bureau ACS via Census Reporter)
- The Troy City Council’s proclamation of 20 July 2025 marked the Bharatiya Temple’s 50 years since the 1975 founding meeting, noting expansions in 1984 and 1991, the new temple of 2012, more than 5,000 families using its religious, cultural and banquet facilities, and the school groups that visit to learn about Hindu culture. (City of Troy proclamation, 20 July 2025)
- For the first time the City of Detroit hosted Diwali in the D, a week of events from 20 to 25 October 2025 at venues including Momo Cha and Detroit Shipping Company, supported by the Shanti Foundation. (WXYZ Detroit)
- Navaratri 2026 opens on 11 October at the Hindu Temple of Canton, with garba nights at the Livonia Athletic District on 16 and 17 October, the Novi temple’s Maha Lakshmi Navarathri runs from 11 to 20 October with a Dandiya night on 18 October, the Flint temple holds its garba on 10 October and Bathukamma on 16 October, and the Bharatiya Temple’s Raas Garba runs from 11 October, by the temples’ own calendars. (Hindu Temple of Canton calendar)
- The Free Press reported in May 2013 that about 85,000 Asian Indian Americans lived in Michigan, 76 percent of the adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher against 27 percent statewide, and that new Hindu centres had opened in Detroit, Hamtramck, Ada, Canton, Pontiac, Sterling Heights and Livonia. (Detroit Free Press via Hinduism Today, May 2013)
- Michigan has the third-largest Bangladeshi community in the United States, and the Durga Temple’s pujas, including Durga Puja and the Bengali New Year, draw thousands of worshippers. (WDET, 23 May 2022)
Detroit choghadiya and festivals: common questions
- What time is the Karva Chauth moonrise in Detroit?
- Wednesday, October 28, 2026, a day before India (Thu, Oct 29): moonrise 8:06 PM, puja 6:31 PM to 7:52 PM. It can fall on a different calendar day from India because the fast is kept on the evening when the Chaturthi tithi is in force at moonrise, and Detroit’s clock runs 9 hours 30 minutes behind India’s that week.
- When is Lakshmi puja on Diwali in Detroit?
- The Lakshmi puja muhurat in Detroit is Sunday, November 8, 2026: 5:35 PM to 7:22 PM.
- When is Holi 2027 in Detroit?
- Monday, March 22, 2027 in Detroit, a day before India (Tue, Mar 23). Holika Dahan: Sunday, March 21, 2027.
- When is Janmashtami 2027 in Detroit?
- Tuesday, August 24, 2027 in Detroit, a day before India (Wed, Aug 25).
- When is Dussehra 2026 in Detroit?
- Tuesday, October 20, 2026 in Detroit, same day as India.
- When does Navratri 2027 begin in Detroit?
- Thursday, September 30, 2027 in Detroit, same day as India.
- When is Makar Sankranti 2027 in Detroit?
- Thursday, January 14, 2027 in Detroit, a day before India (Fri, Jan 15).
- Which is the oldest Hindu temple in Metro Detroit?
- The Bharatiya Temple in Troy traces itself to a January 1975 meeting in Royal Oak, was inaugurated on 19 July 1981 and installed its first deities in November 1983; the City of Troy marked its 50th anniversary on 20 July 2025. ISKCON Detroit, in the Fisher Mansion since 1976, describes itself as the first Vedic temple opened in Michigan. Each claim is the temple’s own.
- When is Diwali in the D?
- In 2025 the City of Detroit hosted Diwali in the D for the first time, from 20 to 25 October, a week of events at venues including Momo Cha and Detroit Shipping Company, supported by the Shanti Foundation. Temple programmes follow the lunar calendar: in 2026 the Canton temple’s Navaratri opens on 11 October with garba at the Livonia Athletic District on 16 and 17 October.
Choghadiya through the year in Detroit
Sunrise and sunset in Detroit on the 21st of each month, and how long one choghadiya lasts by day and by night.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Each day choghadiya | Each night choghadiya |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January | 7:56 AM | 5:31 PM | 9h 36m | 1h 12m | 1h 48m |
| 21 February | 7:21 AM | 6:11 PM | 10h 51m | 1h 21m | 1h 39m |
| 21 March | 7:34 AM | 7:45 PM | 12h 10m | 1h 31m | 1h 29m |
| 21 April | 6:42 AM | 8:20 PM | 13h 37m | 1h 42m | 1h 18m |
| 21 May | 6:06 AM | 8:52 PM | 14h 46m | 1h 51m | 1h 9m |
| 21 June | 5:55 AM | 9:12 PM | 15h 17m | 1h 55m | 1h 5m |
| 21 July | 6:14 AM | 9:03 PM | 14h 50m | 1h 51m | 1h 9m |
| 21 August | 6:45 AM | 8:26 PM | 13h 40m | 1h 43m | 1h 17m |
| 21 September | 7:18 AM | 7:33 PM | 12h 15m | 1h 32m | 1h 28m |
| 21 October | 7:52 AM | 6:42 PM | 10h 51m | 1h 21m | 1h 39m |
| 21 November | 7:30 AM | 5:06 PM | 9h 36m | 1h 12m | 1h 48m |
| 21 December | 7:58 AM | 5:02 PM | 9h 5m | 1h 8m | 1h 52m |
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