🪷 चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā Paurṇamī

📅 When is Citrā Paurṇamī?

YearDateDay
20252025-05-12Monday
2026 (this year)2026-05-01Friday
20272027-05-20Thursday
Tamil regional Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā observance; honors Citragupta.

Tradition

Tradition: Regional

Vrata: No

Detection Rule (Pure Pañchāṅga-Based)

{
  "tithi_number": 15,
  "tithi_paksha": "Śukla",
  "lunar_month": "Vaiśākha"
}
Precedence: 6 (lower = higher priority on multi-festival days)
Engine: Festival catalogue runs at request time over the Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate's pañchāṅga output

Sources and Connected Observances

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Citrā Paurṇamīlocal festival mūrti-page · Regional/festivalsall 124 festival pages and tradition categories/2026 Hindu calendaryear-level festival occurrence aggregation from the same engine2025 occurrenceCitrā Paurṇamī computed on Monday, 2025-05-122026 occurrenceCitrā Paurṇamī computed on Friday, 2026-05-012027 occurrenceCitrā Paurṇamī computed on Thursday, 2027-05-20BG 10.35Krishna as Mārgaśīrṣa among months and kusumākara among seasonsBG 10.30kālaḥ kalayatām aham · Krishna as Time among reckoners/jyotisha-referencetithi, nakshatra, vāra, and pañchāṅga element source layer/cosmic-timekalpa, manvantara, yuga, and annual-cycle time context/lagna-tithi-lokaMātṛ-Vidyā source layer for tithi, loka, and reader-local kṣetra/samskara-muhurtaoperational muhūrta doorway for dharmic timing decisions/bindufestival time as Bindu-touch aperture in the dharmic year/philosophyKrishna = Paramaatma = Parabrahman constitutional foundation