AstroGlimps

Purnima 2026

Every date in 2026, worked out for Delhi from the tithi, sunrise and moonrise.

Purnima, the full moon, ends the bright fortnight of every month. It is a day for a holy bath, giving and Satyanarayan katha, and several are festivals in their own right: Buddha Purnima, Guru Purnima and Kartik Purnima among them.

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24 November 2026
Tuesday
Kartik Purnima
Kartika · Tithi: 11:44 PM yesterday to 8:25 PM
Vrat and moonrise: 4:56 PM

Purnima 2026 in Delhi

  1. 3 January 2026
    Saturday
    Purnima
    Pausha · Tithi: 6:55 PM yesterday to 3:34 PM
    Vrat and moonrise: 2 January 2026, 4:18 PM
  2. 1 February 2026
    Sunday
    Purnima
    Magh · Tithi: 5:55 AM to 3:41 AM tomorrow
    Vrat and moonrise: 5:26 PM
  3. 3 March 2026
    Tuesday
    Purnima
    Phalguna · Tithi: 5:58 PM yesterday to 5:10 PM
    Vrat and moonrise: 2 March 2026, 5:20 PM
  4. 2 April 2026
    Thursday
    Purnima
    Chaitra · Tithi: 7:08 AM yesterday to 7:44 AM
    Vrat and moonrise: 1 April 2026, 6:06 PM
  5. 1 May 2026
    Friday
    Buddha Purnima
    Vaishakha · Tithi: 9:15 PM yesterday to 10:55 PM
    Vrat and moonrise: 6:47 PM
  6. 31 May 2026
    Sunday
    Purnima
    Adhik Jyaistha · Tithi: 12:00 PM yesterday to 2:17 PM
    Vrat and moonrise: 30 May 2026, 6:35 PM
  7. 29 June 2026
    Monday
    Purnima
    Jyaistha · Tithi: 3:08 AM to 5:28 AM tomorrow
    Vrat and moonrise: 7:11 PM
  8. 29 July 2026
    Wednesday
    Guru Purnima
    Ashadha · Tithi: 6:21 PM yesterday to 8:07 PM
    Vrat and moonrise: 28 July 2026, 6:38 PM
  9. 28 August 2026
    Friday
    Purnima
    Shravan · Tithi: 9:10 AM yesterday to 9:50 AM
    Vrat and moonrise: 27 August 2026, 6:23 PM
  10. 26 September 2026
    Saturday
    Purnima
    Bhadrapada · Tithi: 11:08 PM yesterday to 10:20 PM
    Vrat and moonrise: 5:53 PM
  11. 26 October 2026
    Monday
    Purnima
    Ashwina · Tithi: 11:57 AM yesterday to 9:43 AM
    Vrat and moonrise: 25 October 2026, 4:55 PM
  12. 24 November 2026
    Tuesday
    Kartik Purnima
    Kartika · Tithi: 11:44 PM yesterday to 8:25 PM
    Vrat and moonrise: 4:56 PM
  13. 23 December 2026
    Wednesday
    Purnima
    Margashirsha · Tithi: 10:49 AM to 7:00 AM tomorrow
    Vrat and moonrise: 4:36 PM

Months are shown purnimanta / amanta where the two differ, in the dark fortnight.

How the dates are worked out

The Purnima day is the one on which Purnima prevails at sunrise; the bath, the giving and the named full moons are kept then. The Purnima vrat is kept when Purnima is running at moonrise, so when Purnima begins in the afternoon the vrat falls on the evening before, and both days are shown. Moonrise and the tithi are calculated for the city chosen.

Questions

Why are two dates shown for some Purnimas?

Because the vrat and the day are decided differently. The vrat needs Purnima at moonrise, which can fall on the evening before; the bath and the giving need Purnima at sunrise. When Purnima begins in the afternoon, they fall on consecutive days.

What is done on Purnima?

A bath in a river or at home before sunrise, giving food or money, Satyanarayan puja and katha, and for those who fast, breaking it after seeing the Moon.