Purnima 2029 dates
The full-moon day, kept each month as a day for worship and charity; several festivals fall on it.
Dates and times for New Delhi, India
Every Purnima of 2029
| Date | Name | Tithi | Puja time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 30 January 2029 | Magha Purnima | 1:53 PM, 29 Jan – 11:33 AM, 30 Jan | |
| Wednesday, 28 February 2029 | Phalguna Purnima | 2:05 AM, 28 Feb – 10:40 PM, 28 Feb | |
| Thursday, 29 March 2029 | Chaitra Purnima · Adhik maas | 11:52 AM, 29 Mar – 7:56 AM, 30 Mar | |
| Saturday, 28 April 2029 | Chaitra Purnima | 7:55 PM, 27 Apr – 4:06 PM, 28 Apr | |
| Sunday, 27 May 2029 | Vaishakha Purnima | 3:15 AM, 27 May – 12:07 AM, 28 May | |
| Monday, 25 June 2029 | Jyeshtha Purnima | 10:55 AM, 25 Jun – 8:52 AM, 26 Jun | |
| Wednesday, 25 July 2029 | Ashadha Purnima | 7:50 PM, 24 Jul – 7:05 PM, 25 Jul | |
| Thursday, 23 August 2029 | Shravana Purnima | 6:48 AM, 23 Aug – 7:21 AM, 24 Aug | |
| Saturday, 22 September 2029 | Bhadrapada Purnima | 8:18 PM, 21 Sept – 9:59 PM, 22 Sept | |
| Sunday, 21 October 2029 | Ashwin Purnima | 12:32 PM, 21 Oct – 2:57 PM, 22 Oct | |
| Tuesday, 20 November 2029 | Kartika Purnima | 7:02 AM, 20 Nov – 9:32 AM, 21 Nov | |
| Thursday, 20 December 2029 | Margashirsha Purnima | 2:30 AM, 20 Dec – 4:16 AM, 21 Dec |
How it is kept
A morning bath, worship of Vishnu (often the Satyanarayan katha), charity, and in some homes a fast until moonrise.
Why it is kept
Purnima, the full-moon day, closes each month in the purnimanta calendar and is held auspicious throughout India. Many of the year's festivals fall on it, and in many homes it is kept every month with a fast, the Satyanarayan katha and charity; the full Moon is honoured with an offering of water (arghya) at moonrise.
How it is kept, step by step
- A morning bath, in a river or holy water where possible; many take a dip on the great Purnimas of Kartika and Magha.
- Worship of Vishnu, often with the Satyanarayan katha in the evening, with family and neighbours.
- Charity: food, clothes or grain for those in need, which tradition holds especially meritorious on Purnima.
- Those who fast keep it through the day and offer arghya to the Moon at moonrise before breaking it.
The fast
The Purnima fast is lighter than Ekadashi's: most keep it until moonrise with fruit and milk, or eat one meal without grains, and break it after offering arghya to the Moon. Where the Satyanarayan katha is held, its prasad (sheera or panjiri) ends the day. Fast as your health allows: children, elders, pregnant women and anyone unwell traditionally keep a lighter fast, and anyone with a medical condition should ask their doctor first.
The Purnimas of the year
- Chaitra Purnima
- Hanuman Jayanti in North India.
- Vaishakha Purnima
- Buddha Purnima: the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and passing.
- Jyeshtha Purnima
- Vat Purnima in Maharashtra and Gujarat, when married women pray at the banyan tree; the Snana Yatra at Puri.
- Ashadha Purnima
- Guru Purnima, the day to honour one's teachers.
- Shravana Purnima
- Raksha Bandhan; Narali Purnima on the coast of Maharashtra, with coconuts offered to the sea.
- Bhadrapada Purnima
- Pitru Paksha, the fortnight for ancestors, begins with it.
- Ashwin Purnima
- Sharad Purnima, Kojagiri in Maharashtra: kheer kept in the moonlight and a night awake.
- Kartika Purnima
- Dev Diwali at Varanasi, the holy dip of Kartika, and Guru Nanak Jayanti.
- Margashirsha Purnima
- Dattatreya Jayanti.
- Pausha Purnima
- Shakambhari Purnima, and the start of the Magha Mela at Prayag.
- Magha Purnima
- Maghi Purnima, a great bathing day of the Magha Mela.
- Phalguna Purnima
- Holika Dahan on its evening; Holi follows the next day.
Across India
In the South the full moon is Pournami; at Tiruvannamalai thousands walk the girivalam around Arunachala hill each Pournami night. In Maharashtra many homes hold the Satyanarayan puja on Purnima, and Kojagiri and Narali Purnima are among the year's festive nights. In Bengal and Odisha, Ashwin's Purnima is Kojagari Lakshmi Puja.
Questions
What is Purnima?
The full-moon day, kept each month as a day for worship and charity; several festivals fall on it.
How is Purnima kept?
A morning bath, worship of Vishnu (often the Satyanarayan katha), charity, and in some homes a fast until moonrise.
Why does the Purnima date differ between calendars?
Each calendar computes for a place: a tithi that begins or ends near sunrise (or moonrise, or the evening) can fall on different civil days in different cities. These dates are for the city shown; choose yours above.
Is Purnima a fast day?
For many, yes: a light fast until moonrise, broken after arghya to the Moon. It is not obligatory; tradition values the bath, worship and charity of the day as much as the fast.
What is the Satyanarayan puja?
A worship of Vishnu as Satyanarayan, often held on Purnima, with the katha of his devotees read aloud, a lamp, tulsi, and prasad shared with all present. Families hold it to give thanks, for a new home or a new start.
Where does Purnima fall in the month?
Purnima is the fifteenth tithi of the bright half, when the Moon is full. In the purnimanta calendar of North India it ends the month; in the amanta calendar of Maharashtra, Gujarat and the South it falls in the middle of the month.
Which Purnimas are the most widely kept?
Each month's has its own festival; Guru Purnima, Raksha Bandhan, Sharad Purnima, Kartika Purnima and the Holi Purnima of Phalguna are among the most widely kept.