🪷 1925 Pūrṇimā Calendar · 12 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
1925-01-09FriPauṣaPauṣa Pūrṇimā (Śākambharī Devī Jayantī)
1925-02-08SunMāghaMāghī Pūrṇimā
1925-03-10TuePhālgunaHoli (Phālguna Pūrṇimā)
1925-04-08WedCaitra
1925-05-08FriVaiśākhaBuddha Pūrṇimā
1925-06-06SatJyeṣṭhaJyeṣṭha Pūrṇimā (Vaṭa Sāvitrī)
1925-08-04TueŚrāvaṇaRakṣā Bandhana / Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā
1925-09-02WedBhādrapada
1925-10-01ThuĀśvinaŚarad Pūrṇimā / Kojāgarī Pūrṇimā
1925-10-31SatKārtikaKārtika Pūrṇimā / Tripurī Pūrṇimā
1925-11-29SunMārgaśīrṣa
1925-12-29TuePauṣaPauṣa 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 · 1925 CE