Purnima Dates (पूर्णिमा)
🌕 Dedicated to Vishnu/Lakshmi (via Satyanarayan Puja); also Chandra
About Purnima
The full-moon day, considered spiritually potent — many temples hold special poojas, and a Satyanarayan Puja/Katha is commonly performed at home. Several Purnimas carry their own additional named significance (e.g. Guru Purnima, Sharad/Kojagari Purnima, Kartik Purnima) shown in this calendar under their own name where applicable.
🪔 Puja Vidhi
A holy bath (ideally in a river) at sunrise; Satyanarayan Puja — reading of the Katha, offering of Panchamrit and sheera/halwa prasad; charity is considered especially fruitful on this day.
- Charity — food, clothes, or money to the needy
- Satyanarayan Katha / Vishnu worship
- Feeding Brahmins or the poor
- Non-vegetarian food and alcohol
- Conflict or unkind speech
📅 All Purnima Dates — Next 12 Months
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 (Mon) | Kojagara Puja / Sharad Purnima |
| 24 Nov 2026 (Tue) | Kartika Purnima |
| 23 Dec 2026 (Wed) | Dattatreya Jayanti / Margashirsha Purnima |
| 22 Jan 2027 (Fri) | Pausha Purnima |
| 20 Feb 2027 (Sat) | Magha Purnima |
| 21 Mar 2027 (Sun) | Holi (Phalguna Purnima) |
| 20 May 2027 (Thu) | Buddha Purnima / Vaishakha Purnima |
| 18 Jun 2027 (Fri) | Purnima |
| 18 Jul 2027 (Sun) | Guru Purnima / Ashadha Purnima |
| 17 Aug 2027 (Tue) | Raksha Bandhan (Shravana Purnima) |
| 17 Aug 2027 (Tue) | Gayatri Jayanti / Shravana Purnima |
| 15 Sept 2027 (Wed) | Bhadrapada Purnima |
Frequently Asked Questions
One Purnima falls in most lunar months — 12 in a typical year, 13 in a year with an Adhika (leap) month; see every 2026 date above.
A puja and katha (story recital) dedicated to Vishnu, commonly performed at home on Purnima and considered especially fruitful for charity.
Several do — Guru Purnima, Sharad/Kojagari Purnima, Kartik Purnima and more each have a dedicated page where AstroAnsh AI covers them individually; the rest are shown here as a plain Purnima.