🪷 1906 Pūrṇimā Calendar · 13 Full Moons

The lunar peak of every Hindu month · most-auspicious for satsang and sādhana

नक्षत्राणामहं शशी
"Among nakshatras (stars · constellations) I am the Moon (Śaśī)." — Bhagavad-Gītā 10.21 — every Pūrṇimā is the moment the entire nakshatra-vyūha is fully illumined by Krishna's lunar-aspect

Pūrṇimā (full moon) is the 15th tithi of Śukla-pakṣa · the moment of maximum lunar light. Traditionally observed with: satsang gatherings · pitr-tarpaṇa (ancestor offerings) · upavāsa (fasting) · all-night bhajana-kīrtana · viṣṇu-sahasranāma recitation. Multiple major festivals fall on Pūrṇimā: Buddha-Pūrṇimā (Vaiśākhī) · Guru-Pūrṇimā (Āṣāḍha) · Kārtika-Pūrṇimā (Dev-Dīpāvalī) · Holikā-Pūrṇimā (Phālguna).

DateDayLunar MonthFestival
1906-01-10WedPauṣaPauṣa Pūrṇimā (Śākambharī Devī Jayantī)
1906-02-09FriMāghaMāghī Pūrṇimā
1906-03-10SatPhālgunaHoli (Phālguna Pūrṇimā)
1906-04-09MonCaitra
1906-05-08TueVaiśākhaBuddha Pūrṇimā
1906-06-06WedJyeṣṭhaJyeṣṭha Pūrṇimā (Vaṭa Sāvitrī)
1906-07-05ThuĀṣāḍhaGuru Pūrṇimā / Vyāsa Pūrṇimā
1906-08-04SatŚrāvaṇaRakṣā Bandhana / Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā
1906-09-02SunBhādrapada
1906-10-02TueĀśvinaŚarad Pūrṇimā / Kojāgarī Pūrṇimā
1906-10-31WedKārtikaKārtika Pūrṇimā / Tripurī Pūrṇimā
1906-11-30FriMārgaśīrṣa
1906-12-30SunPauṣaPauṣa Pūrṇimā (Śākambharī Devī Jayantī)

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📖 References

  1. Bhāgavata Purāṇa · Pūrṇimā as the day of pitr-tarpaṇa — Classical authority on full-moon observance
  2. Brahma-Purāṇa · Pūrṇimā-vrata-māhātmya — Spiritual merit of full-moon observance
  3. Bhagavad-Gītā 10.21 · nakshatrāṇām ahaṁ śaśī — Krishna IS the Moon
Categories: Lunar Calendar · Pūrṇimā · Full Moons · Hindu Calendar · Pañchāṅga Reference · 1906 CE