Purnima 2026
next: Kartik Purnima vrat, Tuesday, 24 November
Purnima is the full Moon, the fifteenth tithi of Shukla paksha, which closes the month in the North Indian (Purnimanta) calendar.
- Purnima begins
- 23 Nov, 11:42 PM
- Purnima ends
- 24 Nov, 8:23 PM
- Purnima begins
- 23 Dec, 10:47 AM
- Purnima ends
- 24 Dec, 6:58 AM
For New Delhi, in IST. A tithi begins and ends at the same moment everywhere; the day a vrat falls on, and its hours, are New Delhi’s and can differ by a day abroad.
Purnima dates
to January 2028, with the tithi’s times
What Purnima is
Families keep the Purnima vrat and hear the Satyanarayan katha, and bathe in a river and give daan on the Purnima morning. Several Purnimas are festivals of their own: Guru Purnima, Raksha Bandhan, Sharad Purnima, Kartik Purnima, Buddha Purnima.
How the date is decided
The Purnima vrat is kept on the first day whose madhyahna, the middle fifth of the daylight, Purnima touches. When Purnima begins in the evening it is the next day; when it begins in the morning it is that same day, even though the Purnima of the snan-daan is the next morning. The snan-daan day is the one Purnima holds at sunrise, and is shown beside the vrat when it differs. This matches the standard panchangs’ Purnima vrat dates for New Delhi in every month of 2025 to 2029.
Vrat vidhi
- Bathe early, in a river if you can or with a little Ganga jal in the water, and take the sankalp.
- Keep the fast through the day on fruit and milk.
- In the evening, do the Satyanarayan puja and hear the katha, with panjiri and panchamrit as prasad and tulsi on the offering.
- After the Moon rises, offer arghya to Chandra with water and a little milk, then break the fast.
- On the Purnima morning give daan: food, clothes, or white things such as rice, milk or sugar.
What to eat
- Fruit, milk, curd and makhana
- Kheer or a sattvik meal after the Moon is seen
What to avoid
- Meat, eggs, alcohol and tobacco
- Onion and garlic, for those keeping the vrat
Common questions
5 questionsWhen is the next Purnima?
Kartik Purnima vrat, on Tuesday, 24 November 2026, in New Delhi. The Purnima runs from 23 Nov, 11:42 PM to 24 Nov, 8:23 PM.
When is Purnima in November 2026?
In New Delhi, Kartik Purnima vrat on Tuesday, 24 November.
When is Purnima in December 2026?
In New Delhi, Margashirsha Purnima vrat on Wednesday, 23 December.
Why are there two Purnima dates in some months?
One is the vrat day, the other the snan-daan day. When Purnima begins in the morning and ends the next morning, the vrat and katha are on the first day and the bath and daan on the second, when Purnima holds the sunrise.
When is the Satyanarayan katha done?
On the Purnima vrat day, usually in the evening, though any time of the day is accepted. Many families also do it for a griha pravesh, a wedding or a new job, on any good day.
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