Panchang · tithi
Purnima Tithi
Purna tithi
Purnima ends the Shukla paksha, a Purna tithi ruled by Chandra. Next: Mon 23 Nov, 11:42 PM to Tue 24 Nov, 8:23 PM (New Delhi).
When Purnima comes next
Start and end to the minute, New Delhi, IST
| Tithi | Month | Begins | Ends | Lasts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purnima | Kartika | Mon 23 Nov, 11:42 PM | Tue 24 Nov, 8:23 PM | 21h |
| Purnima | Margashirsha | Wed 23 Dec, 10:47 AM | Thu 24 Dec, 6:58 AM | 20h |
| Purnima | Pausha | Thu 21 Jan 2027, 9:30 PM | Fri 22 Jan 2027, 5:47 PM | 20h |
| Purnima | Magha | Sat 20 Feb 2027, 8:00 AM | Sun 21 Feb 2027, 4:53 AM | 21h |
A tithi is kept on the day it is running at sunrise, so a tithi that begins after sunrise is usually kept the next day. In other cities the minutes shift with sunrise; the panchang gives your city.
Across these, Purnima lasted from 20 to 21 hours: a tithi is a 12° step of the Moon from the Sun, and the Moon moves faster near perigee, so no two are the same length.
What Purnima suits
Purna tithi, by Muhurta Chintamani’s five groups
Purna (full): any shubh work: the fullest of the five.
- Purnima: devata Chandra
The groups repeat every five tithis: Nanda (1, 6, 11) for joy, Bhadra (2, 7, 12) for lasting work, Jaya (3, 8, 13) for victory, Rikta (4, 9, 14) for clearing, and Purna (5, 10, 15) for any good start. A muhurat also weighs the weekday, nakshatra and lagna. Muhurat
Kept on Purnima
- Purnima: Purnima vrat, Satyanarayan katha
How it is kept
- Purnima: a fast and Satyanarayan katha; the fast is opened after moonrise.
When it falls on a weekday
- Each month’s Purnima carries the month’s festival: Guru Purnima (Ashadha), Sharad Purnima (Ashwina), Kartik Purnima
Festivals on this tithi
- Pausha Purnima Shukla Pausha
- Magha Purnima Shukla Magha
- Holika Dahan Shukla Phalguna
- Hanuman Jayanti Shukla Chaitra
- Buddha Purnima Shukla Vaishakha
- Guru Purnima Shukla Ashadha
- Raksha Bandhan Shukla Shravana
- Sharad Purnima Shukla Ashwina
- Dev Deepawali Shukla Kartika
- Kartik Purnima Shukla Kartika
- Dattatreya Jayanti Shukla Margashirsha
- Margashirsha Purnima Shukla Margashirsha
Where the Moon is
- Purnima: the Moon 168° to 180° ahead of the Sun
In the Shukla paksha the Moon waxes from the new Moon to the full; in the Krishna paksha it wanes back. The same tithi name comes twice a month, and the paksha is said with it.
All sixteen tithis
Common questions
When is the next Purnima?
The next Purnima begins Mon 23 Nov, 11:42 PM and ends Tue 24 Nov, 8:23 PM, New Delhi time.
What is Purnima tithi good for?
By Muhurta Chintamani’s five groups, Purnima is a Purna (full) tithi, for any shubh work: the fullest of the five.
Which deity rules Purnima?
Purnima: Chandra.
Today’s tithi, for your city
The panchang gives the tithi at sunrise where you are, with its end time.
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